trotamundos

Major cutbacks in the news and sports department so who knows?

retired_kpr

Dog Borstal

I love the BBC. Makes me feel uncomfortable when people call for the licence fee to be scrapped, even though it's very unlikely to happen. The lack of adverts is absolutely wonderful.

This doesn't look like great news. Interesting times for the BBC as the Intenet's clearly going to take over in the next twenty years, where's that going to leave large parts of the corporation?

retired_jshendel

When they can start doing phone in competitions again they will too, easy money.

Oh and why has a new series of Celebrity ballroom thing started that you vote for, if competitions are banned?

allygator

I'd also love to know who allowed Vernon Kay to go around the world looking for the "best elvis". Bet that wasn't cheap.

retired_ks reddy

That's an outrage. The Beeb should be somewhere that gives platform to new talent, and leave the paying big bucks for old talent to the commercial channels.

Just honestly can't get my head around why the BBC feel they are in competition?

retired_jshendel

They have about 5 mins of ads now promoting their own shoes in betwen programs. Its only the mid program breaks that differ now from itv

retired_princesspouty

The problem I see with this situation is that the kind of programmes we see too much of at the moment - the ones that fall under reality TV and related shows are the cheapest to produce.

I must admit I had no idea that the likes of Norton and Ross were on such huge contracts... that's obscene.

retired_jshendel

shows not shoes

retired_olechka

John Terry is on 14 million over 2 years so I think Ross deserves his 18m for what he does.

retired_olechka

It's no wonder they're up **** creek if they're promoting their shoes.