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| Joined: Oct 11th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: This Scepter'd Isle Posts: 543
Rep Power: 37 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | We pretty much all know this, but BBC2's Controller, Roly Keating, has stated in an interview with Media Gaurdian that Top Gear is staying where it is. Quote:
Link to full interview, although I've quoted the only part which refers to Top Gear. | |
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| Joined: Feb 11th, 2007 Last Online: 08:34 AM Location: Wollongong, Australia Age: 28 Posts: 1,018
Car: Ford Focus LX Rep Power: 20 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Hmmm.... sorry if this is a stupid question, but would it matter which BBC channel it was on? And if so, why? |
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| Joined: Sep 23rd, 2005 Last Online: 12:34 AM Location: Glasgow, Scotland. Bah. Age: 21 Posts: 2,372
Rep Power: 54 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Not hugely. BBC1 occasionally has bigger ratings, but that's about it. In the past BBC1 has always been 'important' news and dramas, whereas BBC2 has been more culture stuff. That line's pretty blurred now.
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| Joined: Feb 11th, 2007 Last Online: 08:34 AM Location: Wollongong, Australia Age: 28 Posts: 1,018
Car: Ford Focus LX Rep Power: 20 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Thanks teeb, I wasn't sure whether BBC1 had some advantages over the other BBCs. Here in Australia, ABC1 is the only ABC (our version of the BBC) that is transmitted in analogue. ABC2 and ABC3 are only available as digital channels. |
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| VIP | Actually it might make a difference as Top Gear would have a much bigger budget on BBC ONE as BBC ONE has a much bigger budget itself than BBC TWO and shows tend to be given more money. However it's also much more of a mainstream channel - so Top Gear on BBC ONE would be more like series nine than series ten - more about entertainment and stunts with VERY LITTLE in the way of cars like many on here seem to prefer. It breaks down like this BBC ONE - mainstream all audience primary channel 60% of total BBC Vision budget or £4.50 per licence fee or about £1.2 billion P/A BBC TWO - alternative mainstream channel male skewed audience 25% of total BBC Vision budget or £1.80 per licence fee or about £600 million P/A BBC THREE - young channel for 21 - 30 year olds digital only 5% of total BBC Vision budget or about £100 million P/A BBC FOUR - arty, elitist channel digital only 2.5% of total BBC Vision budget or about £50 million P/A The figures are from the 2006/07 budget and since then things have changed slightly with commissioning and programme budgets more centrally controlled by BBC Vision - but it still stands that a BBC ONE show would be more mainstream with a bigger budget than a BBC Two show. |
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| Joined: Sep 23rd, 2005 Last Online: 12:34 AM Location: Glasgow, Scotland. Bah. Age: 21 Posts: 2,372
Rep Power: 54 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | How much is BBC HD getting? Or is it coming from the actual channels themselves (who happen to make programmes in HD) ?
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| Joined: Dec 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 05:37 AM Posts: 197
Car: 98 Nissan Altima, YEAH Rep Power: 11 ![]() ![]() ![]() | as long as its primary channel is not Dave, I am happy. |
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| Joined: Jan 20th, 2008 Last Online: December 21st, 2008 Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 411
Rep Power: 11 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Why do you think that most people here want to see very little in the way of cars? This is a car show after all. And why do you feel the show has to be reviewing cars in order for it to be about cars. All the challenges are about cars in one form or another, just because they are not reviewing the newest boring 1.5 litre hatchback does not mean the show is no longer about cars.
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| Cigar Smoking Man Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Last Online: 02:04 AM Location: A-Town, Illinois. Age: 33 Posts: 5,121
Car: MY07 G11 WRX-TR WRB. Rep Power: 92 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Quote:
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| Not A Dude Joined: Nov 7th, 2007 Last Online: 06:06 AM Location: The Netherlands Age: 24 Posts: 60
Car: Opel corsa (wich I absolutely adore) Rep Power: 5 ![]() | I don't care wheter it's bbc1 or 2. As long as it's on of those. Those are the only britisch channels that I can recieve! And I don't want to miss top gear, and have to wait till it's on dutch television! |
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| Joined: Dec 19th, 2005 Last Online: January 7th, 2009 Posts: 228
Rep Power: 16 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Quote:
![]() Look at Little Britain. When they showed that on BBC1, they cut out a lot of it. | |
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| Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 07:45 AM Location: Southampton Posts: 6,221
Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 58 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | One plus point if it were to go to BBC1 - No F******g Snooker interruptions. |
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| Joined: May 27th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Anchorage, AK Age: 24 Posts: 378
Car: A Blue Hatchback Rep Power: 17 ![]() ![]() ![]() | That reason alone almost makes it worth it to do the switch to BBC1! I bet it still would have been good if they made the switch. And who knows what could happen if their budget doubled!
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| BBC Four is very elitist tho, it should really be called "BBC Not-For-The-Working-Class" Just to avoid confusion. I kinda think TG should move to One, it would give them a bigger budget...BUT I do think they'd be forced to clean up there act by BBC moaning fools, so properly working on the small budget hidden away on BBC 2 is better.
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