22-07-2023, 11:09 PM
(22-07-2023, 09:58 PM)interestednovice Wrote: I’m sorry, but they are not at all.This is true, if 'costing money' was a single interchangeable unit. All those modifications have cost an amount of money, but, in TV budgeting terms, we're talking pennies and nowhere comparable to the savings that have been made elsewhere.
It’s actually cost money to set up the “hostage screens area” and other modifications which were not strictly necessary.
(22-07-2023, 09:58 PM)interestednovice Wrote: And, again, “upgrading” a 5 Live Studio for “visualised radio” has cost money - totally wasted when they could simply broadcast the World feed at that time for a better service. A radio phone-in is not a rolling news programme.It's not a rolling news programme, but nor really is the rest of the schedule - rightly or wrongly, it isn't that kind of channel anymore. I wouldn't have picked a visualised Nicky Campbell, but I do think it is singled out unfairly when it isn't particularly any different in spirit to The Context and large parts of the The Daily Global and Washington overnights.