New BBC Idents.

[Everhelpful]

What's wrong with the current(irrelavent) Idents? �1.2million of Licence-Payers money to replace them,Money certainly is no object when it's not your own. An absolute scandal!!

[jenstar]

It's not really a lot considering much much use they're going to get out of them. And what's wrong with the current idents? Er... they're crap?

[Everhelpful]

Why do you need them? Why can't a continuity announcer tell you what's on next? I understand that newsreaders,etc. cannot say more than ONE sentence at a time before His/Her colleague says the next line,but surely it doesn't take a genius to say what's on next.

[Postdog]

I dunno, have you listened to those on BBC 3?

[Everhelpful]

potdog,they ARE crap,probably wear scarves indoors as well.!!

[Everhelpful]

Sorry,should be postdog.

[Backdrifter]

Point of accuracy - once we've paid the fees it IS their own money.

I must admit I don't care about the idents - if anything I find them really irritating, especially the blokes in wheelchairs - but while 1.2 milllion is a lot, in terms of programme budgets and the BBC budget overall it actually isn't much. I hate that we live in such an image-conscious world, believe me I'd reverse that if I could, but whatever you think of the BBC they have an image & reputation to maintain and the overall look of the channels would seem comparatively lame if they didn't have flashy idents.

Again, I stress that this situation annoys me, but it's how media work nowadays. Either way, it's hardly an absolute scandal.

[JamesEverton]

What about all of the money that's wasted on daytime TV? I work all day so I don't get to watch it. What's wrong with 'Pages from Ceefax' or the testcard?

[Backdrifter]

TV isn't just for people with day jobs.

[Everhelpful]

Backdrifter,sorry to disagree,but it is NEVER their money.

[Backdrifter]

But we've paid it. So it's not ours anymore. It'd be like buying something in a shop, then going back a week later and saying "where's my money"

[Everhelpful]

Backdrifter,I suppose scandal was perhaps a bit strong. I am afraid we will have to agree to disagree about the money matter.Thanks for you interest,though.