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Omg I’m absolutely THRILLED that Becky won :wub: Absolutely adore how much it means to her and how much she wanted it. She’s fought so so so hard to get where she is today and it felt like so many times she’d continuously get stuck as the faceless guest vocalist but she kept pushing and I’m thrilled she’s now officially a pop star in her own right!

tbf Adele and Ed Sheeran are amongst the two biggest names on the planet. It’s sad that ‘big names’ have to essentially mean anyone from North America. For me, I feel it can be nice to give that platform to celebrate homegrown talent where the performance will be the biggest of their career so far. I’m going on a complete tangent and it’s waaaay beyond this thread as I’m thinking of actors etc as well but it can sometimes be tiring that American names can dominate areas of the UK media so much and, despite much more limited success, sometimes get prioritised over UK names.

Just had a quick look and it appears Home and Away is still on one of Australia’s main channels, whereas Neighbours was moved to a multichannel a few years ago. It seems to be getting at least double the viewers and so it’s likely less reliant on Channel 5 funding. I think it’s less about the viewership in the UK and more about the costs, although they might be able to justify the costs if it was getting exceptional ratings for the timeslot. I’m sure they don’t want to see it go but they just can’t justify the high costs, especially for a show they don’t actually make.

I think it was on the rocks about 3-4 years ago due to negotiations regarding funding. Clearly there’s a point where it’s not sustainable for both broadcasters when no one is really watching in the country that makes it and the other country has to fork out the majority of the production costs for a show they don’t make.

I cannot promise anything but omg you need to watch series 3 as well Jade!! I’ve been watching Veep for the first time while I have a Now subscription but it’s expiring tomorrow before I’ll have finished it It’s been excellent though and some truly laugh out loud moments.

I think this has been planned for months as well, there was always a free weekend in February and as Jack says, it’s different to a full on show. As I’ve said elsewhere, there’s obviously more going on re the tour but we don’t know the full facts!

Contrary to what appears to be the general consensus, I’m enjoying this. Tense and an intriguing mystery that is emerging. I think perhaps the main problem is that it feels more like a second series? It’s as though there’s already been a first series establishing the world, characters, threat etc and, with that established, it’s returned with a big launch for it’s second series? I am definitely intrigued but it feels that there needs to be more about the actual threat etc because at the moment it feels very Davina ‘fancy another one’, ’hey, want another one’. I know we’ll get to it, and there are underlying comments re the ‘English flag’ but it feels there needs to be a bit more focus on the actual aim/plan of the threat.

omg not you agreeing with yourself

Definitely underwhelming, even in comparison to the other two seasons! I can’t say I really know any but hopefully they will be entertaining?? I have no idea! I only really know Todrick but that was through all the BB23 cast refusing to go home after the season ended and they just stayed at his house, clearly it was a ploy to get on the show himself!

Good to see this hopefully coming soon! I think Mirror is one of her weaker songs, and certainly her weakest single, but Burning Bridges was really strong! I agree though, it’s odd not to include Head on Fire but maybe that will be streaming/digital only as a bonus track?

I’ve heard it’s pretty awful so I won’t be checking it out but I really hope this is them testing the waters to bring CBB back! On the flip side though, they’re becoming a channel that just shows Australian reality shows :lol: I wish it was the US one instead :(

There’s obviously lots that has gone on behind the scenes that we don’t know about and, especially for a Vegas residency, there’s gonna have been a lot of key players. At least one of those players has massively f***ed up (likely insisting the show go ahead despite it never being in a position to do so), especially given the whole residency is postponed. This is more than Covid! It did seem like it was announced very close to when it was due to take place, and particularly placing it in the middle of an album campaign was a interesting choice. I think it’s this girl who missed out on seeing her like four times :lol: @1484522785397358594

I only envisage it like a Marvel/Star Wars style limited series, separate to the main show. I know RTD previously spoke about how Doctor Who should be embracing an MCU style with spin-offs etc. This could work but at the same time, how do you differentiate it from the main show? It would have to be a continuous storyline but… the main show has just done that oops I think it’s just a case of trying to put two and two together though, given the old team is back and David is the Tom Baker of new-Who.

omg Bastille yesss, such a feel good song!

Oh gosh, the gangs back together! If there’s anyone I have trust in to keep things fresh though, it’s RTD!

Doctor Who coming to rise :cheeseblock:

It consolidated to 4.3m which I think is the lowest rating since the revival. Admittedly, not great but it was likely affected by airing so close after Flux. Casual viewers may have expected it was carrying on the Flux storyline and not bothered with it. Shouldn’t read too much into anyway as there’s only two more episodes of the era left before another big relaunch that will have a big marketing push. It was also still within the Top 30 programmes of the week (whereas episodes of Series 12 fell out) which highlights the decrease in ratings across the board.

Thanks Mack, I’ve pinned the thread. I miss the days where each night was publicly available :lol:

oops Hard Drive Gold is my favourite since This is All Yours

I think we’re in an era that is very content driven and about continually releasing and getting music out there. I think framing it as a mixtape is therefore more an excuse (by both the artist and the label) to release more music without having the same level of scrutiny that goes into an album era. If the music takes off, great but if it doesn’t they can just write it off as more of an experimentation/something for the fans until they launch the next proper era. It’s like the halfway house between an EP and an album. It’s also a tool to get artist’s names out there, again without the scrutiny of a debut album. There’s a lot more new artists now getting some form of hit singles and following them up with EPs/mixtapes rather than an actual album. I know that was the intention of Olivia Rodrigo until Driver’s License became so huge it would be impossible not to capitalise on.

Potentially, it depends on the operating model. If it wanted to continue as it is, as a channel, most likely. It'll likely follow the Channel 4 model where it is state owned but it has adverts and all profits go back to creating content.

Whatever your views on the BBC/Licence fee model, the idea of using the Netflix model as an alternative is ridiculous in my view. I don't know the full ins and outs of it but Netflix has borrowed $16 billion and is in $10-15 billion debt - it's a high risk business model to switch to. The BBC can currently take risks under the current model and make shows that appeal to different sections of society as it doesn't need to be concerned as much about the commercial side of things. I do worry about the future of British content, both TV and radio without the BBC operating as we know it today. Yes, there are multiple failings in certain areas but, on the whole, it provides an excellent service across a range of platforms. It is particularly the home of prestige drama that can and in fact is competing with American shows and yet many of these are unlikely to have been made if the BBC wasn't what it is. Even stuff like The One Show was CRUCIAL during the heights of the pandemic in providing the crucial information in an easy to explain way and to address concerns, as well as providing a source of comfort for many people.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jan/...-funding-frozen Opening a thread here for discussion from a more non-political view if possible i.e. how the BBC can operate, whether we need the licence fee, whether alternative models are sustainable, how this will affect British culture - we have the News & Politics forum for the politics of this.

Danny Dyer is as likely as Kris Marshall. We’re in that period where someone leaves a high profile job and so immediately get attached to the Doctor job.