Have we a right to know what the BBC are doing?

buzz · Post by **buzz** » 30 Jun 2004, 13:40

As we pay the licence fee's I am sure we are entitled to know something.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 30 Jun 2004, 13:45

buzz wrote:As we pay the licence fee's I am sure we are entitled to know something.

I agree, lets all e-mail them!

Fight the power.

buzz · Post by **buzz** » 30 Jun 2004, 13:50

I've just sent mine.

[email protected]

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 30 Jun 2004, 14:13

buzz wrote:As we pay the licence fee's I am sure we are entitled to know something.

Too right we have. I think the only time they are officially accountable to the public (I mean by prior arrangement) is their annual report. Don't know when that is.

knockout artist · Post by **knockout artist** » 30 Jun 2004, 14:57

buzz wrote:I've just sent mine.

[email protected]

Me too.

THEBUTCH · Post by **THEBUTCH** » 30 Jun 2004, 15:37

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Twinkle Toes · Post by **Twinkle Toes** » 30 Jun 2004, 17:01

Email sent.

neil r · Post by **neil r** » 30 Jun 2004, 17:20

buzz wrote:As we pay the licence fee's I am sure we are entitled to know something.

Ehhhh since i dont actually have a tv license maybe i shouldnt email. As far as I understand things the Beeb are really only accountable when their license is renewed which happens every ten years or so i think. its only recently been renewed this time round

tonyevs · Post by **tonyevs** » 30 Jun 2004, 17:36

E-mail posted

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 30 Jun 2004, 18:08

BBC drop boxing. No more Jim Neilly. It's worth it.

BunglesFingers · Post by **BunglesFingers** » 30 Jun 2004, 18:13

Are we the only country in the world that has to pay for a TV licence?

BunglesFingers · Post by **BunglesFingers** » 30 Jun 2004, 18:17

bennie wrote:BBC drop boxing. No more Jim Neilly. It's worth it.

We have the Olympics coming very soon....no doubt Mr Neilly will be keeping us all well informed.

Eric the Viking · Post by **Eric the Viking** » 30 Jun 2004, 19:01

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:I think the only time they are officially accountable to the public (I mean by prior arrangement) is their annual report. Don't know when that is.

I'm guessing once a year? ;)

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 30 Jun 2004, 20:19

Nooo not Neily at the Olympics - 1 point for him, 1 point for him. Stop stating the obvious.

I actually am a little bit more optomistic with the new direct general action plan. He wants to enhance Drama and also get right for programes for the public interest - The news have showcased Sporting events like Wimbledon as high in the "Public interest" category - I think Boxing should be aswell, the Heavyweight champion should be the most famous athlete on the planet and the heavyweight championship is still a public event.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 01 Jul 2004, 05:07

I sent an email to Jim Bentley at BBC boxing, who I believe is the top boy, and quel surprise, no reply!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/3270983.stm

I just checked, he is the BBC boxing editor.

Coconut · Post by **Coconut** » 01 Jul 2004, 06:56

neil r wrote:
buzz wrote:As we pay the licence fee's I am sure we are entitled to know something.
Ehhhh since i dont actually have a tv license maybe i shouldnt email. As far as I understand things the Beeb are really only accountable when their license is renewed which happens every ten years or so i think. its only recently been renewed this time round

I think licence renewal is coming round soon.

Essentially this is a service which they're asking us to pay for, then tell us what it's going to be. I'm not going to jack in my TV for them not having boxing, but the principle is that I might, I'm just being denied this information. Schedules wouldn't be practical, but a statement of intent would do.

I've got a couple of mates who work at the Beeb, I'll see what they say.

kevin · Post by **kevin** » 01 Jul 2004, 06:58

Yes, I believe it is, they mentioned it on Five Live the other day, but was only half listening!

Kev

guestie · Post by **guestie** » 01 Jul 2004, 07:07

i think this is only my second post...i've been an observer of this board for the last year- been meaning to get involved for a while....interesting thread...but if you guys want to cause a ruck in the bbc....these are the contacts...

[email protected] Chairman
[email protected] Director General
[email protected] Head of Sport

As taxpayers they are obliged to reply to you. This is fact- they've replied to me!!!!

If you have an issue with sky, the contact is

[email protected] Head of Sport

Obv, as a commercial party, no mandate, so don't expect a reply! Which i didn't!

Laters

buzz · Post by **buzz** » 01 Jul 2004, 07:20

guestie wrote:i think this is only my second post...i've been an observer of this board for the last year- been meaning to get involved for a while....interesting thread...but if you guys want to cause a ruck in the bbc....these are the contacts...

[email protected] Chairman
[email protected] Director General
[email protected] Head of Sport

As taxpayers they are obliged to reply to you. This is fact- they've replied to me!!!!

If you have an issue with sky, the contact is

[email protected] Head of Sport

Obv, as a commercial party, no mandate, so don't expect a reply! Which i didn't!

Laters

J · Post by J » 01 Jul 2004, 07:38

What a shame you have pulled the plug on Boxing on the BBC, I throughly enjoyed your coverage over the past years and while I realise there maybe some commercial constraints here its a massive pity that there can be no slot found for this once great sport other than 11.55 on Sunday night.
One suggests that if you were to give the sport a real fair trial then reasonable scheduling would pull in the non hardcore-boxing fan, but who unless they are a boxing nut would stay up so late. Its also a massive shame as I feel that with the correct exposure and scheduling the Beeb could have put boxing back on the map and done a great deal of good for the Sport, instead what we now have is the monopoly of Sky / Sports Network given a carte blanche as far as televised bouts are concerned, you could have made a difference......shame you chose not to.

I'll look forward to whatever repeats you choose to put in its place (groan)

yours disenchanted
j

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 01 Jul 2004, 07:55

Nice one. I think we are watching the slow death of boxing on terrestrial TV, because they show it less and less, the viewing figures will continue to decline until there is no justification for them to show it, unless something is done to nip it in the bud now.

Every sport needs to attract new fans, and boxing just isn't doing that enough.

J · Post by J » 01 Jul 2004, 07:57

its madenss showing it at some god forsaken hour and expecting viewing figs of miullions, show it live, show it on bbc2 live at 8 o clock on a sat or friday night then make a friggin decision.
Not some half assed attempt to showcase it at gone midnite. Even an idiot can tell you that wont attact anyone but the die hards.
then again this is the bbc.

buzz · Post by **buzz** » 01 Jul 2004, 07:58

Send them e-mails lads, power in numbers

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 01 Jul 2004, 10:37

J wrote:its madenss showing it at some god forsaken hour and expecting viewing figs of miullions, show it live, show it on bbc2 live at 8 o clock on a sat or friday night then make a friggin decision.
Not some half assed attempt to showcase it at gone midnite. Even an idiot can tell you that wont attact anyone but the die hards.
then again this is the bbc.

Trouble is for BBC sport, how are they going to convince the higher eschelons of the BBC to take a chance on it, when people are going to write in in their thousands complaining that they haven't got their re-run of Midsomer murders/only fools and horses.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 01 Jul 2004, 10:47

jamesmcdonnell wrote:I sent an email to Jim Bentley at BBC boxing, who I believe is the top boy, and quel surprise, no reply!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/3270983.stm

I just checked, he is the BBC boxing editor.

The trouble with the Beeb is, there's nobody on board who knows absolutely anything about boxing.

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