26-03-2024, 04:47 PM
Now that’s an idea!
A streaming-first BBC could be something like this…
- BBC One: the entertainment and big events channel, primary linear outlet
- BBC Two: secondary channel and alternative programming, a bit back to the roots of BBC Two and incorporating some programming from the current BBC Four, slightly more high-brow than current BBC Two to better differentiate from BBC One.
- BBC Three: live extended coverage of “events” type programming which deserves a linear outing, overspill from BBC One & BBC Two, films and some programming generally for younger people but not the whole purpose of the channel. A broader range of content than now and, potentially, a shop window to popular iPlayer content.
Alongside this;
- BBC News
- BBC Parliament
- BBC Alba
- CBeebies for young children
- BBC Red Button
All of the above list would be as-now. I would axe BBC Scotland and reintroduce BBC Two Scotland as an opt-out using the capacity.
CBBC would be an online service, including an iPlayer FAST-style stream, and BBC Four would close. Archive content would be found on iPlayer and sometimes BBC Two. Foreign dramas and other “BBC Four-type” programming could bolster BBC Two’s schedule.
BBC Three would have to be evening-only as it would share a stream with CBeebies.
A streaming-first BBC could be something like this…
- BBC One: the entertainment and big events channel, primary linear outlet
- BBC Two: secondary channel and alternative programming, a bit back to the roots of BBC Two and incorporating some programming from the current BBC Four, slightly more high-brow than current BBC Two to better differentiate from BBC One.
- BBC Three: live extended coverage of “events” type programming which deserves a linear outing, overspill from BBC One & BBC Two, films and some programming generally for younger people but not the whole purpose of the channel. A broader range of content than now and, potentially, a shop window to popular iPlayer content.
Alongside this;
- BBC News
- BBC Parliament
- BBC Alba
- CBeebies for young children
- BBC Red Button
All of the above list would be as-now. I would axe BBC Scotland and reintroduce BBC Two Scotland as an opt-out using the capacity.
CBBC would be an online service, including an iPlayer FAST-style stream, and BBC Four would close. Archive content would be found on iPlayer and sometimes BBC Two. Foreign dramas and other “BBC Four-type” programming could bolster BBC Two’s schedule.
BBC Three would have to be evening-only as it would share a stream with CBeebies.