BBC coverage to be given the "Olympics treatment"

[eFestivals]

You've lost me on that one Neil...

Murdoch, and Branson.

It's all very well the BBC having all these red button channels, but that's sod all good for the majority of people who get their TV thru freeview.

[James Bolivar]

I think people are seeing this from a different perspective from me; I'm sure the BBC aren't upping their coverage to show more posers in the crowd. If anything this should just focus on what's on the stage.

Also, given tickets have sold out, it's not as if this is going to encourage anyone to go this year because there's now more chance of getting on camera.

[hawkzred]

Further waste of the license fee and another jolly weekend away for the employees of the BBC!

[budvar]

Murdoch, and Branson.

It's all very well the BBC having all these red button channels, but that's sod all good for the majority of people who get their TV thru freeview.

[eFestivals]

Does the red button not work on FreeView?

as far as I'm aware there's only one red button channel on freeview.

[budvar]

as far as I'm aware there's only one red button channel on freeview.

[eFestivals]

I see!

Suggest you look at YouView or Freesat as alternatives - plus my understanding is that red button on Freeview should now be a lot better i.e. no different than on Sky.

yeah, cos the whole of the country should change their set-up from the most widely used and publicly funded system just so they can receive the same publicly funded broadcasts as everyone else.

The BBC is great, but if they're not able to broadcast via the national broadcast system that the licence fee is partly there to fund then they shouldn't broadcast that thing at all.

Worse than that, what they're essentially doing is using public money to encourage people to go and pay Branson or Murdoch money, and undermining their own future.

[eFestivals]

Looked it up; the changes mean it's the same across all platforms now:

http://faq.external.bbc.co.uk/questions/television/red_button_streams

In which case the BBC are not going to be able to broadcast for "all the main stages" at once. They don't have the channels.

[budvar]

More coverage means more interest - basically a three day long ad for Glastonbury Festival. It won't mean more demand this year, but next year just make sure you've got your refresh finger well oiled.

[budvar]

In which case the BBC are not going to be able to broadcast for "all the main stages" at once. They don't have the channels.

[eFestivals]

I certainly don't know how they'll do it but my guess is that. as with the Olympics, it'll be by utilising the website.

the Olympics is the exact reason for my red button rant - where much more was available on Sky and Virgin than was on Freeview.

[James Bolivar]

The BBC is great, but if they're not able to broadcast via the national broadcast system that the licence fee is partly there to fund then they shouldn't broadcast that thing at all.

[MEGABOWL]

the Olympics is the exact reason for my red button rant - where much more was available on Sky and Virgin than was on Freeview.

[budvar]

the Olympics is the exact reason for my red button rant - where much more was available on Sky and Virgin than was on Freeview.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

They were one of the main contributors to the YouView standard and so partly responsible for it not being an open standard.

Personally, I would prefer it if the concentrated on, or even started, making decent content and stayed the fuck out of technological pissing competitions.

[James Bolivar]

The BBC makes and broadcasts lots of very good stuff, but the best bits aren't what the public wants to watch, which is why instead of some of the best stuff on BBC 3 and 4 being shown, Miranda and Mrs Brown's Boys, which are comedic equivalents to a piece of my shit, are given prime time slots.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Haha I like that opening line. Borgen and The Killing have both been consistently praised around the world, while Ripper Street has had very good reviews and figures, all drama wise.

[grumpyhack]

Bugger. If they're covering more stages I'll have to get more flags to wave.

[Guest]

as if they were there.

[Gnomicide]

Further waste of the license fee and another jolly weekend away for the employees of the BBC!

[Paul ™]

Connected red button is the way the bbc are going

[hawkzred]

Just fed up of the BBC trying to provide shit extra content to justify the license fee. The good stuff that they do make they then package into a DVD boxset and rinse everyone again!

Cheques in the post.

[whisty]

Give my tickets back, no need to walk miles in the mud any longer.

[Guest]

the Olympics is the exact reason for my red button rant - where much more was available on Sky and Virgin than was on Freeview.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Just fed up of the BBC trying to provide shit extra content to justify the license fee. The good stuff that they do make they then package into a DVD boxset and rinse everyone again!

Cheques in the post.