BBC Alba Freeview date unveiled
 

In message , Scott
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On Wed, 25 May 2011 18:06:00 +0100, Mark Carver
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Scott wrote:
On Tue, 24 May 2011 23:30:18 +0000 (UTC),
(Richard Tobin) wrote:

In article ,
John J Armstrong wrote:

Why on earth didn't they remove the likes of C4+1 or ITV2+1 from the
very limited selection carried by the relays
Because they aren't allowed to take slots allocated to commercial
broadcasters and hand them over to the BBC?

How come BBC Radio Scotland is carried on a commercial DAB multiplex?

It was decided a while ago that the most practical and pragmatic solution for
carrying BBC 'local' stations on DAB was to reserve space on the relevant
local DAB muxes, and making it a requirement of the commercial mux operators
in each area to carry the corresponding 'local' BBC station(s) FOC.

However, don't forget, ten years ago some BBC Radio and TV was carried on the
SDN Mux, which AIUI the Beeb paid for ?

So are we not looking at a commercial arrangement between the BBC and
one of the commercial multiplex owners? I am sure Lord Sugar would
expect his prospective apprentice to be capable of negotiating a deal!

....and, as usual, he'd be disappointed.
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BBC Alba Freeview date unveiled
 

In article , J G Miller wrote:
My intent was not to disparage all of the Promenade Concerts, just
the excessive national chauvinism that has became part of the traditional
last night activities.

Personally I can't think of a better outlet for national chauvinism (if
that's the best name for it) than in the form of something enjoyable and
harmless that everybody can share.

Rod.
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In article , J G Miller
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On Wednesday, May 25th, 2011 at 15:18:59h +0100, Jim Lesurf wrote:

You'll be pleased to know, though, that despite living in the 'Top
Country' I was able to buy my Proms 2011 Guide, and have been merrily
marking the concerts I most want to sit and listen to. 24 of them also
on TV this year.

My intent was not to disparage all of the Promenade Concerts, just the
excessive national chauvinism that has became part of the traditional
last night activities.

I sort of half-agree with you. No doubt *some* of those participating may
be doing so with jingoistic feelings. But for others it is really just a
party to enjoy at the end of having been to so many great events. And in
recent years it really has been more 'flags of all kinds'.

Bear in mind that most prommers at the last night will probably have also
been to many previous concerts. The people who only turn up for the last
night tend to be the ones in the private and corporate boxes up the wall.

That said, I'd agree with Peter that all the 'extras' which have been piled
into the event do make a bit of a mess. I guess the BBC are now
ultra-sensitive to the criticism of it being a SE 'little englander' event.
But the fall for all the 'including Wales means harps and choirs singing
flat', etc, stereotypes which have to be included.

I'm more of a traditionalist - I'd want the G&S and Strauss nights
re-established as annual events. This year, as in recent years, the BBC
seem to be going overboard on 'Film Music' and quasi-jazz, but still
neglect other areas like G&S.

Are any of the performances going to be in 5.1 on BBC HD though?

Pass. Personally I'm more concerned that all the furtling about to force
Alba onto DVB-T may degrade the bitrates assigned to BBC4 in Scotland.

Jim

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J G Miller wrote:

Are any of the performances going to be in 5.1 on BBC HD though?

Some were last year.
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BBC Alba Freeview date unveiled
 

In article , Adrian
wrote:
J G Miller wrote:

Are any of the performances going to be in 5.1 on BBC HD though?

Some were last year.

And FWIW The BBC have also reported on their surround sound
recording/broadcast of Proms.

128th AES Convention, London May 2010, paper 8039 "Upping the Auntie: A
broadcaster's take on ambisonics". Examples include a 'Last Night'.

So I assume they'll be doing something along those lines this year, can't
say any more about it at present.

Slainte,

Jim

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In article , Jim Lesurf wrote:
Bear in mind that most prommers at the last night will probably have also
been to many previous concerts. The people who only turn up for the last
night tend to be the ones in the private and corporate boxes up the wall.

That said, I'd agree with Peter that all the 'extras' which have been piled
into the event do make a bit of a mess. I guess the BBC are now
ultra-sensitive to the criticism of it being a SE 'little englander' event.
But the fall for all the 'including Wales means harps and choirs singing
flat', etc, stereotypes which have to be included.

Who cares. Those who enjoy things like football or those awful "talent"
shows, or even those who sing the same dreary dirges in church every Sunday,
can have their repetitive excitement every week, so I feel perfectly entitled
to have mine once a year, whatever anybody else thinks of it.

Rod.
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