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Scottish TV at the expense of the English and Welsh
"JohnT" wrote in message ... "Jim Lesurf" wrote in message ... In article , JohnT wrote: "Jim Lesurf" wrote in message ... Jim clearly doesn't get the point that the BBC cannot express any opinion Whereas you've clearly not understood or read what I've already actually said. e.g. On 01 Dec in uk.tech.digital-tv, Jim Lesurf wrote: They have to explain what they think the practicalities and costs, etc, will be and stick to dealing with factual-based things. Not give an opinion on what they'd 'like' the vote to be. and similar statements in other postings. I'm explicitly not asking for their 'opinions' on how people should vote. But if they have any plans or examinations of the costs / options / practicalities following a 'yes' then that may affect how people decide to vote. Its a matter of being able to make an *informed* choice. Like it or not, a refusal to even discuss such matters in public will mean that some people will be deterred from voting 'yes' out of a worry that they'd lose access to things they wish to keep on being able to view/hear. Saying nothing is not 'neutral', it biasses consideration by denying people information. Afraid they can't simply pass this off as "for the Government to say" because both the costs, changes in provision, and practicalities would depend on how the BBC would impliment any changes. I did read and fully understand what you said. You just can't accept that the BBC is unable to offer any comment or opinion on the matter at all. The ITV Companies are not under similar constraints but it seems unlikely to me that they will offer any opinion either. But as purely commercial organisation, funded from adverts, it's easy to see that if the demand is there for a continuation of the status quo, all ITV programs in Scotland an ITV Scottish "region" could provide it. But the BBC can't do this as unless someone puts in some funding methods they will not want to show their programs in Scotland for "free" As I see it there are three outcomes for scottish viewers here - all of them bad (for somebody) tim |
Scottish TV at the expense of the English and Welsh
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On 27/11/2013 17:46, Mark Carver wrote: On 27/11/2013 16:44, Michael Chare wrote: I Scotland becomes a separate country how will we stop them from benefiting from free satellite TV paid for by the English and Welsh? The problems and anomalies surrounding TV in the proposed separation of Scotland from the UK are a relatively minor microcosm of the enormity of the task to create its own stand alone national infrastructure. Believe it or not, Scotland already has a national infrastructure in place. I can't think of anything that I have to go to England for. :-) Z But if you only have Scottish TV, how are your children going to grow up to speak like Cockneys or Mancunians. :¬) -- Ian |
Scottish TV at the expense of the English and Welsh
tim...... wrote:
But as purely commercial organisation, funded from adverts, it's easy to see that if the demand is there for a continuation of the status quo, all ITV programs in Scotland an ITV Scottish "region" could provide it. Or, it could evolve into what's developing in Ireland. The commercial channel there, TV3, has a number of ITV shows sold to them, Corrie, Emmerdale etc. Ulster TV (the ITV company for Northern Ireland) has just won a licence to broadcast a service in Eire. They have an exclusive deal from launch to show Corrie and Emmerdale. You'd have thought that might kill TV3 stone dead, but last week they signed a deal to screen X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent as well as some other tat. So in effect UK ITV's programming will be shared out between two rival TV stations in Ireland from 2016. ITV and the Beeb could well do the same thing, selling to SBC and STV, and no reason why STV couldn't show BBC programmes, particularly if SBC can't afford to buy them ? -- Mark Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply. |
Scottish TV at the expense of the English and Welsh
On Mon, 02 Dec 2013 18:51:48 +0000, Mark Carver
wrote: tim...... wrote: But as purely commercial organisation, funded from adverts, it's easy to see that if the demand is there for a continuation of the status quo, all ITV programs in Scotland an ITV Scottish "region" could provide it. Or, it could evolve into what's developing in Ireland. The commercial channel there, TV3, has a number of ITV shows sold to them, Corrie, Emmerdale etc. Ulster TV (the ITV company for Northern Ireland) has just won a licence to broadcast a service in Eire. They have an exclusive deal from launch to show Corrie and Emmerdale. You'd have thought that might kill TV3 stone dead, but last week they signed a deal to screen X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent as well as some other tat. So in effect UK ITV's programming will be shared out between two rival TV stations in Ireland from 2016. That's two rival TV *companies*. TV3 has two channels: TV3 and 3e. Listings he http://www.tv3.ie/tvguide.php ITV and the Beeb could well do the same thing, selling to SBC and STV, and no reason why STV couldn't show BBC programmes, particularly if SBC can't afford to buy them ? -- Peter Duncanson (in uk.tech.digital-tv) |
Scottish TV at the expense of the English and Welsh
Peter Duncanson wrote:
at. So in effect UK ITV's programming will be shared out between two rival TV stations in Ireland from 2016. That's two rival TV *companies*. TV3 has two channels: TV3 and 3e. Listings he http://www.tv3.ie/tvguide.php Thanks for the correction. What does 3e find to show, when the Jungle prog isn't running ?! -- Mark Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply. |
Scottish TV at the expense of the English and Welsh
"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message ... In article , JohnT wrote: "Jim Lesurf" wrote in message ... In article , JohnT wrote: "Jim Lesurf" wrote in message ... Jim clearly doesn't get the point that the BBC cannot express any opinion Whereas you've clearly not understood or read what I've already actually said. e.g. On 01 Dec in uk.tech.digital-tv, Jim Lesurf wrote: They have to explain what they think the practicalities and costs, etc, will be and stick to dealing with factual-based things. Not give an opinion on what they'd 'like' the vote to be. and similar statements in other postings. I did read and fully understand what you said. So why did you claim that Jim clearly doesn't get the point that the BBC cannot express any opinion when you'd understood that assertion was false? You just can't accept that the BBC is unable to offer any comment or opinion on the matter at all. Once again, what I've actually said has passed you by. Sorry I can't help if you are unable to comprehend the relevant distinctions. Whoosh! -- JohnT |
Scottish TV at the expense of the English and Welsh
On Mon, 02 Dec 2013 20:06:27 +0000, Mark Carver
wrote: Peter Duncanson wrote: at. So in effect UK ITV's programming will be shared out between two rival TV stations in Ireland from 2016. That's two rival TV *companies*. TV3 has two channels: TV3 and 3e. Listings he http://www.tv3.ie/tvguide.php Thanks for the correction. What does 3e find to show, when the Jungle prog isn't running ?! America's Got Talent. :-) -- Peter Duncanson (in uk.tech.digital-tv) |
Scottish TV at the expense of the English and Welsh
On 02/12/2013 16:18, JohnT wrote:
"Zimmy" wrote in message ... On 27/11/2013 17:46, Mark Carver wrote: On 27/11/2013 16:44, Michael Chare wrote: I Scotland becomes a separate country how will we stop them from benefiting from free satellite TV paid for by the English and Welsh? The problems and anomalies surrounding TV in the proposed separation of Scotland from the UK are a relatively minor microcosm of the enormity of the task to create its own stand alone national infrastructure. Believe it or not, Scotland already has a national infrastructure in place. I can't think of anything that I have to go to England for. :-) It isn't a Scottish infrastructure. It is a UK infastructure. Only for a few things, all the council services are Scottish already, NHS is Scottish, education system is Scottish, legal system is Scottish, etc. Even the stuff that isn't different from England generally has local offices with Scottish people working there, do you think that they would all have to relocate to England if there is independence? Every time the UK government changes from Labour to Conservative (and back), it does not require an 'enormous' change to national infrastructure, everything carries on working as it did the day before the election until they decide to make a few changes. Same when the CEO of a large corporation changes. Likewise with Scottish independence, all the infrastructure systems would not suddenly have to change how they operate (not straight away anyway), only the people holding the reigns would be changing. I'm not saying it wouldn't be a challenge in some areas, but it's not the huge thing that some are making it out to be. Z |
Scottish TV at the expense of the English and Welsh
On 03/12/2013 09:14, Zimmy wrote:
It isn't a Scottish infrastructure. It is a UK infastructure. Only for a few things, all the council services are Scottish already, NHS is Scottish, education system is Scottish, legal system is Scottish, etc. Even the stuff that isn't different from England generally has local offices with Scottish people working there, do you think that they would all have to relocate to England if there is independence? Self sufficient for electricity then ? No need for those cross border 400kv lines ? -- Mark Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply. |
Scottish TV at the expense of the English and Welsh
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Mark Carver wrote: On 03/12/2013 09:14, Zimmy wrote: It isn't a Scottish infrastructure. It is a UK infastructure. Only for a few things, all the council services are Scottish already, NHS is Scottish, education system is Scottish, legal system is Scottish, etc. Even the stuff that isn't different from England generally has local offices with Scottish people working there, do you think that they would all have to relocate to England if there is independence? Self sufficient for electricity then ? No need for those cross border 400kv lines ? Electricity is another Scottish export. No need for them at all after independence. -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18 |
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