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Telly tattle
Thursday, September 8th, 2011 10:40 amThere seems to be some attempt to start a scheduling row between the BBC and ITV over the scheduling of the final season of Spooks and the second series of Downton Abbey, both of which air at the same time, starting on 18 September.
The BBC said that since they are entirely different shows, they are offering viewers a real choice. ITV haven’t said anything, as far as I can see.
It’s clearly a sign that the silly season is not yet over. Who cares if two programmes clash in this day and age? For 35 years give or take, VCRs have been widely available and for the past six or seven the BBC have has iPlayer online. More recently ITV have introduced their own ITV Player online and if you have satellite or cable it’s all available on demand anyway. You don’t even have to record it any more; you just watch it when you feel like it.
I shall watch both shows. And I doubt I’ll watch either of them on 18 September, just because.
The BBC said that since they are entirely different shows, they are offering viewers a real choice. ITV haven’t said anything, as far as I can see.
It’s clearly a sign that the silly season is not yet over. Who cares if two programmes clash in this day and age? For 35 years give or take, VCRs have been widely available and for the past six or seven the BBC have has iPlayer online. More recently ITV have introduced their own ITV Player online and if you have satellite or cable it’s all available on demand anyway. You don’t even have to record it any more; you just watch it when you feel like it.
I shall watch both shows. And I doubt I’ll watch either of them on 18 September, just because.