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"... move their coverage from 主播大秀 Two to 主播大秀 One so that we ensure the largest amount of people can see them."

It's incredibly frustrating for viewers who are trying to record programmes on Video/Tivo/Sky/etc. when this happens. For example, if Tennis is scheduled on 主播大秀2 and it turns out it's Andy Murray playing then you'll switch it to 主播大秀1 and cause problems for anyone trying to record Eastenders etc.

I'd love to see the statistics on how many people can't receive 主播大秀2 but can receive 主播大秀1

To be honest, 主播大秀 One is meant to be the primary station that everyone can receive. There are only a few who can't receive both One and Two but those few are probably extremely grateful for the 主播大秀 moving important programmes.

if you go to Glasgow to T in the Park you will be sadly disappointed - it isn't in Glasgow!

It really is very hard work at the 主播大秀. We have so much exciting TV to cram into only a few channels. When our great leader said in March that 鈥渢he 主播大秀 has to do less things better鈥�, my initial reaction was 鈥渨e鈥檒l have to stop complaining that we鈥檝e got too much great content and not enough channels鈥�. But, as with a lot of senior managers, I have to constantly justify my huge salary, I thought I鈥檇 use the 鈥楢bout the 主播大秀鈥� blog to harp on about how very brilliant the 主播大秀 is.

The 主播大秀 is covering so many live sporting events at your expense this year. We鈥檝e got horse racing, tennis, rugby, boats, posh horse racing, posh tennis, running, football and people jumping over high things. It鈥檚 a fantastic choice of exciting events that we mugged off of the commercial sector by out-bidding them with your money.

Satisfying our 鈥榤usic on TV鈥� remit we鈥檒l be showing rolling footage of the dozen or so artists that the music industry is currently hyping as 鈥楾he next big thing鈥� at 3 festivals this summer. We鈥檒l have interviews with each of these acts, more footage on the red button service and, if you鈥檙e not already convinced enough to buy a CD of these acts that we are advertising on behalf of the major labels, we鈥檒l featuring the self-same artists on the playlists for Radio Numb, 2Music and 6FM.

It should be noted at this point that we don鈥檛 just offer free exposure for the major labels鈥� up and coming bands. Once in a while we鈥檒l offer free advertising for established acts if they have new albums to promote. Who can forget the thinly disguised promotional video for Cork鈥檚 finest band UB 2 on top of Broadcasting Towers or the recent wall-to-wall coverage we gave to UK tax-exiles The Boiling Stones which just so happened to coincide with the re-release of one of their classic albums on EMU Records? No wonder we want to shut 6 Radio with its DJs who go looking for challenging music that isn鈥檛 being heavily plugged or its listeners who have minds of their own.

Anyway, back to the schedules.
We had two options. We could try to do what we always do and squeeze as much as possible into the 主播大秀1 and 2 schedules. A more forward-thinking idea was to encourage people away from the TV and out into the world beyond the living room during the summer months by suspending some regular content. The latter option was too ground-breaking so we鈥檒l just continue to serve-up the same old same old. And for anyone looking to take an extended break from getting-up and having a life, don鈥檛 forget the 主播大秀3 schedule. It鈥檚 packed with programmes that won鈥檛 even exercise your brain.

For now, let鈥檚 just look forward to what appears to be an incredible summer for 主播大秀 managers, with so many opportunities to swan about in corporate hospitality tents networking with friends, family and business contacts.

Taxi!

I would like to take issue with the esteemed Andy in his comments above. There are simply not enough coverage of posh boats on the 主播大秀. This is a sport where we trounce the world and yet our own broadcaster insists on covering sports we are obviously no good at and never will be - football, tennis etc.

Why doesn't the 主播大秀 cover British success? Also Andy - Cowes week is a great opportunity for the networking that is such an important part of your role.

I think more coverage of local events would be a good step forward, local people are crying out for more coverage to encourage tourists to travel to some of the great attractions the UK has to offer such as the , The Great Yorkshire Show and Harlow Carr Japanese gardens in harrogate. It would be a shame if people stopped experiencing this these wonderfull events to sit at home and watch tv programs about things happening thousands of miles away.

I can't wait for the 主播大秀's coverage of Glastonbury. Even though I'm going, I will be recording all of it.

Just the thought of see the massive crowds waving their 'Save 6Music' banners. Or watching the interviews around the festival site which will no doubt be interupted with people shouting "Save 6Music".

All in all it should be very memorable. Unless of course the 主播大秀 do the honourable thing beforehand and cancel their silly proposal to shut the station.

Every body who can receive 主播大秀 (Now 主播大秀1 or 主播大秀 one) can receive 主播大秀2, ITV1 and Channel4 (or S4C)
as they all come from the same transmitter.
In the 1980's the last B&W VHF transmitters closed down. So you had to switch to UHF and get the new third channel called 主播大秀 2.
The new channels 主播大秀 3, 主播大秀 4 and even Channel 5 won't start in some areas until 1013.
On-Digital think it's 2012 according to their web site.
It's the 30th of March 2013 in Whitehead, Northern Ireland.

i still don't understand - why do things get switched between 主播大秀1 and 主播大秀2?

I would argue with Jana's comment. You took this decision far too lightly! Local news coverage is very important, and your statistic of 58% of license holders watch at least 15 minutes of Wimbledon each year does NOT justify changing 主播大秀1 news schedules for minority interest tennis matches which have scheduled time on 主播大秀2.

Why was it felt necessary to switch the Andy Murray match from its scheduled slot on 主播大秀2 to 主播大秀1.Anyone interested in this match would already have been watching it on 主播大秀2.There cannot be anyone in the country who is unable to receive 主播大秀2 so it defies logic why it was felt it needed to be on 主播大秀1.This is a blatant attempt to manipulate viewing figures.

I agree - exactly how many people who can receive 主播大秀1 can't receive 主播大秀2. Surely the answer is to put a message on the screen on 主播大秀1 saying Andy Murray's match is still showing on 主播大秀2.

If tennis viewers are too lazy to press their remote button to return to 主播大秀2 is that really the problem of those of us wanting to watch the local news? (surely they were already watching it if they were that interested).

Oh dear...please could you explain why you will be cutting away from the ladies final at 2.30pm, while it is in progress (baring something exceptional happening) , to bring us half an hour of three/four men in a studio building up to the world cup match between Germany and Argentina? If England had made it through I could have understood, given the national interest, but not for these two sides. Why not bring us the ladies final in it's entirety and then switch to the football for the second half? (unlikely the Womens final will last longer than 2 hours going on past experience). What was the decision making process/thought behind this scheduling on 主播大秀 HD?

I completely agree with the last 4 comments. There was absolutely no justification for the switch of the Murray match fr all of 15mins when he was already a break of serve up. Yet more complete stupidity from the 主播大秀 as was cutting off the end of the Formula 1 nearly 2 weeks ago for the football (just stick with one programme on one channel!) and like someone else said, the ladies final at Wimbledon. I absolutely fail to believe that some people literally sit there all day watching whatever 主播大秀1 throws at them rather than seeing what is on and changing channels. People who want to watch tennis know it is on and will switch to 主播大秀2 to watch it. If they don't then tough - they miss out. You cannot continue pandering to stupid people. Like others have said, everyone has access to 主播大秀2 if they have 主播大秀1.

The 主播大秀 viewing figures do not distinguish those who are actively watching a programme, those who are waiting for another programme to start and those who are just too lazy change channels. But then by not distinguishing why people are tuned to a channel it artificially boosts the viewing figures and the 主播大秀 can boast false claims such as 12 million people watched ........

And not everyone thinks a summer with so much sport is wonderful.

Perhaps you could also ask 主播大秀 One and Two Scotland to stop further medling with the schedules?

By the next world cup the digital switch over will be complete, all games not involving a national team from the UK could be carried on the red button instead of wasting space on 主播大秀 1 and 2 and ruining most people's evening viewing.

Also why exactly was 'catch me if you can' swapped for 'bend it like Beckham'? The last thing anyone wanted after the schedules had been over run by a football match not even involving a British team was more football! also the target audience for bend it like Beckham is teenage girls so it's not exactly the right film to play at night to replace a film aimed at adults is it now?

I love the 主播大秀 but wish you'd use a bit more common sense when it comes to schedule alteration.

I sent this as a complaint on 22nd June:

and now it is happening again. The 主播大秀 is OBSESSED with sport when it should be taking a lead in more intellectual and less ruinous pursuits. After a hard days work we come in to

主播大秀1
5-6 SPORT
7pm-10pm SPORT (3 hrs to show a 90 minute football match?)
主播大秀 2
5.15 pm- 8pm SPORT
8pm - 9 pm MORE SPORT
10 pm - 10.30 pm MORE SPORT

You have 6 hours x 2 (12 hours) between 5 and 11 and you are devoting 1 + 3 + 3.45 + .3 hrs to SPORT. That is 8 hrs and 15 minutes of SPORT (nearly 69% of the bulk of the evening when I (and many like me ) might wtach TV) and after that another 1.30 of NEWS on 主播大秀1and 50 mins on 主播大秀2 (so NEWS (a lot of which will be SPORT) and SPORT occupy 10 hrs and 35 mins of the 12 hours between 5 and 11. This is unfair, lazy, thoughtless, unimaginative and many other negative things. All you are doing is pointing some cameras at some overpaid prima donnas kicking or hitting a ball and you think we should pay 拢100 plus for a licence. Shame on you!!

So, the whole centre of the evening is taken up by sport which is pointless and hideously boring. Why BOTH channels and .................................................why EGGHEADS again!!

It never got acknowledged or replied to!

And it gets worse, Eggheads is now off for, of all the boring and pointless things golf!!!!

There is more to my complaint than a selfish wish t5o see My programme. In its worshipping of sport the 主播大秀 is complicit in this scandal that sport is the most important thing we do (closely followed by listening to music) you are pandering to a silliness which has to stop if we are ever going to move on as a nation. Many wonder is wrong with our youth? Giving the impression that playing a stupid, pointless game is worthwhile is a big part of what is wrong. Play and fun is all they want, and this obsession with sort and music festivals is close to the heart of why.
主播大秀 should be leading the public, not following all this nonsense.

Just looking at what moderating means. Explain why a message board has to be ENJOYABLE and only this (apart from safe, which I can see)

Oh come on you lot! The Beeb's coverage of sport (at least that which it has access to)is simply unrivalled. Those who are desperate to hear (or more likely watch)the latest news, should go to the 主播大秀 News Channel (OK, you are not likely to find too much in the way of 'local' coverage but there's always ITV Regional News)and I am guessing that not everyone ahs yet switched over to digital or are amongst the poor souls who live in an area where digital will not fully reach even after switchover is complete - the Welsh Valleys being a case in point.

Where I might be inclined to take issue with the Beeb, is the reduced availability of Red Button coverage - which from what I understand is to make way for HD on Freeview. Is this the holy grail of TV ambition? For starters, HD isn't going to be fully available on Freeview until the middle of 2012 and even then, those with limited coverage even after switchover is complete, may still not get HD. Therefore, to reduce Red Button options is not terribly clever.

However, I can recommend the streams that are to be found on FTA satellite pointing to 28.2E, which I can only assume is the Freesat Red Button option (we don't have a Freesat box). Not only are all the streams there but the picture quality (in SD) is fine - there are some issues with sound quality now and then but you can't have everything!

By the way, one other benefit of FTA/Freesat, is that all the regional variations of 主播大秀1, 2, ITV1 and C4 can also be found there, so if you want to know what is going on in the Channel Islands but live say somewhere in the middle of England, then you can tune in to the regional output on 主播大秀1 and ITV1. (This is also available through Sky and Virgin TV - but they cost at least a minimum subscription).

You 'pays yer money and takes yer choice'!

Oh dear, gary skinner would be better off living in the US or Italy or Holland, where their channels are filled with enough mindless game shows as it is possible to watch. (OK, if he cannot speak Dutch or Italian, it might get a bit tricky to follow). Has he not also realised that a lot of the Eggheads/Weakest Link genre are repeats nowadays? Also, has he caught on to the fact that many of the questions asked are the same but sometimes differently put in either or both shows?

At least when the Sport is being covered, it is (apart from Football/Cricket/some Rugby) it is live and current, ie not last year's matches rehashed? (Well yes, we do get reruns of 'classic matches' on occasion)

The Beeb is the ONLY channel to offer live uninterrupted coverage of sporting events - how many of us were watching the first England World Cup match when the England goal was missed because of a rogue cut to the sponsors advert? Adrian Chiles sheepish comment at half time was that he understood there had been 'some disruption to viewers watching in HD'. I am guessing that the producers didn't tell him what really happened until AFTER the broadcast had finished - otherwise I am sure some acerbic comment would have ensued. Adrian, don't be a prat, give ITV the heave ho - it didn't work for Des Lynam it won't work for you.

So, better to watch mindless sport rather than mindless game shows eh? I am complaining about the sheer laziness of the 主播大秀, and now they are at it again. The Eggheads show has now been cancelled whilst we watch............the Pope's visit!! Of course we could turn over and watch the news, which is covering, oh, the Pope's visit!!
How would you feel if your precious football match was cancelled so that others could watch the Pope's visit. The fact is, this pre-occupation with sport is a very worrying situation. Young people are now thinking that if they kick a ball, or maybe hit it or throw it , that is OK. Most of them are wasting their lives. And then look at the role models sportsmen make!! Shame on them, and you, for making all this POINTLESS sport so apparently important.

I can understand everything mentioned above when it relates to live sport or other important events. But it should NEVER happen to accommodate highlights. Moreover, if sport overruns I believe that scheduled highlights should be forfeit if other programmes cannot be shown at their planned time.

For example University Challenge on 4/10/2010 has been taken off to show golf highlights. Hasn't there been enough golf on in the past few days?

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