tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post5553246570187492061..comments2024-03-20T16:05:23.293+00:00Comments on The Cynical Tendency: A Cheer For The BBCDemetriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-81007918223312422512013-05-11T19:13:26.009+01:002013-05-11T19:13:26.009+01:00As someone who worked in the industry, yours is an...As someone who worked in the industry, yours is an excellent summary.<br /> One point worth noting is that in the ‘60’s and 70’s many of the studio based series were recorded on 2” videotape which was an extremely expensive format, and each tape had to be wiped in a large ‘de-magnetiser’ and the tape re-used. The only saving grace was that some programmes were also recorded on 16mm or 35mm film as well, mainly for sale abroad, and many of these have survived the passage of time. <br />As to the iplayer – I find it useful in an emergency to download via my smartphone and watch it on the proper box; but otherwise too irksome to fiddle around with. And there are countless numbers of my generation and older who lack the skills/patience so to do. Eventually the iplayer et al will be properly integrated into a reliable TV/box – the first offerings are here, but too temperamental and expensive at present for widespread use. So the BBC’s present technique is spot on.<br />Unwinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-10090011592077812392013-05-11T17:28:55.421+01:002013-05-11T17:28:55.421+01:00For me your blog is a must read and generally I ag...For me your blog is a must read and generally I agree with or I am at least impressed with what you have to say. This one however makes me believe that technology appears to have past you bye. With i players and the like repeats must surely be a thing of the past and is now the last refuge of an incompetent, inefficient and wasteful statist left wing biased organisation. Antistheneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120647617145756102noreply@blogger.com