BBC Strategic Review - 6Music/Asian Network to be axed

mr_weed · 03-04-2010, 05:16 AM

Probably a bit of an Anglocentric post, but what are everyone's thoughts on the recent suggestions put forward as part of the BBC strategic review to close two stations? Namely 6Music and BBC Asian Network....

Personally I think it'll be an absolute disaster and will set the BBC back culturally by many years!

You?

TheCunningStunt · 03-04-2010, 08:38 AM

Them closing down 6 music is a bad thing.

Not bothered about Asian Network though.

mr_weed · 03-04-2010, 09:34 AM

The director of Audio & Music at the BBC, Tim Davie has just come out as being firmly in the Mark Thompson camp of thinking too this afternoon. Seriously how can a supposed director of music so massively miss the point of how unique the programme strands and archive sessions are on 6music?

BBC's Tim Davie: I'm passionate about 6 Music, too â€“ but it has to go | Media | guardian.co.uk

That said its not surprising when you read that he came to the BBC from the marketing departments at Pepsi Europe and Proctor & Gamble. Marketing for two industries that have an integral part in the cultural development of music in both the UK and on a global scale. [/sarcasm]

TheCunningStunt · 03-04-2010, 10:21 AM

BBC News - BBC Radio producer jailed over sex tapes

BBC Radio producer jailed over sex tapes

clowns.

TheCunningStunt · 03-04-2010, 10:22 AM

Manchester eh?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 03-04-2010, 12:16 PM

Typical toothless BBC these days.

It really pisses me off that the BBC seemingly has to act more & more like a commercial station these days. Niche stations like these 2 are exactly the sort of thing the BBC should be doing.
Let ITV & Virgin and all that lot do the more populist rubbish. They're the ones that need to appeal to a mass audience to attract advertisers. The BBC by it's very nature should offer something different.

For the amount of quality the BBC offers i'm more than happy to be taxed for owning a television but if they keep this kind of thing up they may as well scrap it & become a commercial station too.

333 · 03-04-2010, 05:19 PM

I, too, am disappointed. This is the first I've heard of it.

mr_weed · 03-05-2010, 05:18 AM

The current directorship at the BBC are so morally bankrupt its untrue - they are proposing to reinvest the money saved on chopping 6music to make more quality programming - I read this as someone has gone and green-lit another series of "Two Packets of Lager and A Pint of Crisps" because the last 12 series have been absolutely unmissable!

mr_weed · 03-05-2010, 05:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Manchester eh?

yes

stormjh · 03-05-2010, 08:50 AM

6music is the only worthwhile BBC station in the daytime, Jarvis C0ckers show is great. I'm pretty annoyed their axing the station.

Id rather the axed BBC3 and spent more money on BBC4 and 6music. I've never really listened to BBC Asian network, but my friend who's into that kind of thing say's its very good.

03-04-2010, 05:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
mr_weed Groupie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Manchester Posts: 29	BBC Strategic Review - 6Music/Asian Network to be axed Probably a bit of an Anglocentric post, but what are everyone's thoughts on the recent suggestions put forward as part of the BBC strategic review to close two stations? Namely 6Music and BBC Asian Network.... Personally I think it'll be an absolute disaster and will set the BBC back culturally by many years! You?

03-04-2010, 12:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Typical toothless BBC these days. It really pisses me off that the BBC seemingly has to act more & more like a commercial station these days. Niche stations like these 2 are exactly the sort of thing the BBC should be doing. Let ITV & Virgin and all that lot do the more populist rubbish. They're the ones that need to appeal to a mass audience to attract advertisers. The BBC by it's very nature should offer something different. For the amount of quality the BBC offers i'm more than happy to be taxed for owning a television but if they keep this kind of thing up they may as well scrap it & become a commercial station too. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

03-05-2010, 08:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
stormjh Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 161	6music is the only worthwhile BBC station in the daytime, Jarvis C0ckers show is great. I'm pretty annoyed their axing the station. Id rather the axed BBC3 and spent more money on BBC4 and 6music. I've never really listened to BBC Asian network, but my friend who's into that kind of thing say's its very good. __________________ Sig removed by mod.

03-04-2010, 08:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Them closing down 6 music is a bad thing. Not bothered about Asian Network though.

03-04-2010, 09:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
mr_weed Groupie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Manchester Posts: 29	The director of Audio & Music at the BBC, Tim Davie has just come out as being firmly in the Mark Thompson camp of thinking too this afternoon. Seriously how can a supposed director of music so massively miss the point of how unique the programme strands and archive sessions are on 6music? BBC's Tim Davie: I'm passionate about 6 Music, too â€“ but it has to go \| Media \| guardian.co.uk That said its not surprising when you read that he came to the BBC from the marketing departments at Pepsi Europe and Proctor & Gamble. Marketing for two industries that have an integral part in the cultural development of music in both the UK and on a global scale. [/sarcasm]

03-04-2010, 10:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	BBC News - BBC Radio producer jailed over sex tapes BBC Radio producer jailed over sex tapes clowns.

03-04-2010, 10:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Manchester eh?

03-04-2010, 05:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
333 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 965	I, too, am disappointed. This is the first I've heard of it.

03-05-2010, 05:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
mr_weed Groupie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Manchester Posts: 29	The current directorship at the BBC are so morally bankrupt its untrue - they are proposing to reinvest the money saved on chopping 6music to make more quality programming - I read this as someone has gone and green-lit another series of "Two Packets of Lager and A Pint of Crisps" because the last 12 series have been absolutely unmissable!