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River City moves to new multi-series format - CATV - 25-07-2023
Intresting format changes ahead for River City .
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/river-city-multi-series-format/
RE: River City moves to new multi-series format - Brekkie - 25-07-2023
Similar to Waterloo Road then. TBH I think it makes a lot of sense, especially on the iPlayer having it in blocks of 22 episodes.
RE: River City moves to new multi-series format - m_in_m - 25-07-2023
(25-07-2023, 03:41 PM)Brekkie Wrote: Similar to Waterloo Road then. TBH I think it makes a lot of sense, especially on the iPlayer having it in blocks of 22 episodes.
When I saw the announcement initially I thought they were announcing it as moving to network BBC One. It would have filled the other half of the Holby City gap. I suspect it has been quietly dropped and the gaps will be filled with repeats.
RE: River City moves to new multi-series format - Brekkie - 25-07-2023
Yes - not heard anymore about them commissioning anything from the nations to fill that slot.
RE: River City moves to new multi-series format - scottishtv - 25-07-2023
The reason for change is in the Notes to Editors:
The budget for River City remains the same but due to rising costs, the volume of hours has reduced by 15% over the course of the year. There will now be 33 hours of River City per year.
Personally, I wouldn't describe any of it as "must-see", but each to their own. It's just a shame it keeps popping up on BBC One Scotland in addition to the BBC Scotland channel - needlessly displacing network programming.
RE: River City moves to new multi-series format - Brekkie - 25-07-2023
How is BBC Scotland rating nowadays?
RE: River City moves to new multi-series format - AJB39 - 25-07-2023
(25-07-2023, 05:24 PM)scottishtv Wrote: The reason for change is in the Notes to Editors:
The budget for River City remains the same but due to rising costs, the volume of hours has reduced by 15% over the course of the year. There will now be 33 hours of River City per year.
Personally, I wouldn't describe any of it as "must-see", but each to their own. It's just a shame it keeps popping up on BBC One Scotland in addition to the BBC Scotland channel - needlessly displacing network programming.
A case of shrinkflation, you pay the same but get less for it.
RE: River City moves to new multi-series format - Keith - 25-07-2023
I wonder if making River City a multi-series format potentially makes it easier to export/redistribute.
RE: River City moves to new multi-series format - Ash101 - 25-07-2023
I guess there’s no easy way to create a join in episode where it can then end up everywhere on BBC One?
Is there even space for it? Or this other Holby replacement? They seem to be filling the gaps outside of Waterloo Road pretty well
RE: River City moves to new multi-series format - m_in_m - 26-07-2023
(25-07-2023, 08:26 PM)Ash101 Wrote: I guess there’s no easy way to create a join in episode where it can then end up everywhere on BBC One?
Is there even space for it? Or this other Holby replacement? They seem to be filling the gaps outside of Waterloo Road pretty well
As someone who watches a lot of drama there is certainly a noticeable reduction in volume. This is one example but also the Doctors slot over their summer break would usually be filled, outside of sport, with various dramas - a mixture of both UK created and imports. At least three weeks this year will have been a cookery repeat - an entirely different genre.