Comments on: The passing of BBC News Interactive and integration http://strange.corante.com/2007/10/16/the-passing-of-bbc-news-interactive-and-integration Picking out patterns in the chaos Mon, 21 May 2012 12:33:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Kevin Anderson http://strange.corante.com/2007/10/16/the-passing-of-bbc-news-interactive-and-integration#comment-2743 Kevin Anderson Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:14:04 +0000 http://strange.corante.com/2007/10/16/the-passing-of-bbc-news-interactive-and-integration#comment-2743 Brett, thanks for your comment. I know that there has to be some level of integration. It makes sense, and it has to be done. When I was there, I worked in an integrated way, and you and I had the privilege of working together on a few of those projects - despite challenges that were thrown in our way. ;) I understand the challenges of working with a lower licence fee, and I know that some of the choices involving integration now won't be made because they make organisational sense or sense for BBC employees but because savings must be made. The BBC has some of the best radio, television, digital and internet talent in the industry. Sensible management could bring together those talents - even under such difficult circumstances - to create a model of integration. Fight the good fight Brett. Brett, thanks for your comment. I know that there has to be some level of integration. It makes sense, and it has to be done. When I was there, I worked in an integrated way, and you and I had the privilege of working together on a few of those projects - despite challenges that were thrown in our way. ;)
I understand the challenges of working with a lower licence fee, and I know that some of the choices involving integration now won’t be made because they make organisational sense or sense for BBC employees but because savings must be made.

The BBC has some of the best radio, television, digital and internet talent in the industry. Sensible management could bring together those talents - even under such difficult circumstances - to create a model of integration.

Fight the good fight Brett.

]]> By: Brett Spencer http://strange.corante.com/2007/10/16/the-passing-of-bbc-news-interactive-and-integration#comment-2742 Brett Spencer Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:13:18 +0000 http://strange.corante.com/2007/10/16/the-passing-of-bbc-news-interactive-and-integration#comment-2742 Having been the other side of the fence and now inside the TV Centre walls I can see both sides of the argument. However the Guardian like the Times, the Telegraph and all the other papers lining up to produce audio and video are reorganising their newsrooms to become multimedia brands. How can the BBC justify having so many different staff members file the same story for several different outlets? In a digital present (and not a digital future as most describe it, it ain't coming it's here), and with a lower licence fee (and who knows how many more of those there will be anyway), there has to be some level of integration Having been the other side of the fence and now inside the TV Centre walls I can see both sides of the argument. However the Guardian like the Times, the Telegraph and all the other papers lining up to produce audio and video are reorganising their newsrooms to become multimedia brands. How can the BBC justify having so many different staff members file the same story for several different outlets? In a digital present (and not a digital future as most describe it, it ain’t coming it’s here), and with a lower licence fee (and who knows how many more of those there will be anyway), there has to be some level of integration

]]> By: Kevin Anderson http://strange.corante.com/2007/10/16/the-passing-of-bbc-news-interactive-and-integration#comment-2741 Kevin Anderson Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:35:40 +0000 http://strange.corante.com/2007/10/16/the-passing-of-bbc-news-interactive-and-integration#comment-2741 Jemima, I would say that one might argue that some in-fighting keeps the progs hungry and competitive. But there is plenty of market competition if you consider the BBC's competitors CNN and Al Jazeera. As for impartiality, I'm not sure the in-fighting is a plus or minus. Jemima,

I would say that one might argue that some in-fighting keeps the progs hungry and competitive. But there is plenty of market competition if you consider the BBC’s competitors CNN and Al Jazeera.

As for impartiality, I’m not sure the in-fighting is a plus or minus.

]]> By: Andy Davies http://strange.corante.com/2007/10/16/the-passing-of-bbc-news-interactive-and-integration#comment-2740 Andy Davies Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:43:12 +0000 http://strange.corante.com/2007/10/16/the-passing-of-bbc-news-interactive-and-integration#comment-2740 Trouble is the BBC wants to rely on soft funding of the license fee rather than adopting subscription. The BBC is just too big and doing too much stuff that it shouldn't be e.g. BBC Jam, half the stuff on the BBC website, buying Lost Planet etc. Soft funding has made them fat, perhaps they should cancel Eastenders to fund News Interactive - would get my support Trouble is the BBC wants to rely on soft funding of the license fee rather than adopting subscription.

The BBC is just too big and doing too much stuff that it shouldn’t be e.g. BBC Jam, half the stuff on the BBC website, buying Lost Planet etc.

Soft funding has made them fat, perhaps they should cancel Eastenders to fund News Interactive - would get my support

]]> By: Jemima http://strange.corante.com/2007/10/16/the-passing-of-bbc-news-interactive-and-integration#comment-2739 Jemima Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:55:19 +0000 http://strange.corante.com/2007/10/16/the-passing-of-bbc-news-interactive-and-integration#comment-2739 Very interesting, if depressing, reading. On your point about in-fighting and competition between BBC progs, I have wondered about whether this is actually a benefit in terms of BBC impartiality. The sheer impossibility of getting everyone to sing from the same songsheet does, perhaps, ensure that pan-BBC bias is an impossibility. No? Very interesting, if depressing, reading. On your point about in-fighting and competition between BBC progs, I have wondered about whether this is actually a benefit in terms of BBC impartiality. The sheer impossibility of getting everyone to sing from the same songsheet does, perhaps, ensure that pan-BBC bias is an impossibility. No?

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