• Re: Channel 4: Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan confirms U-turn on pr

    From Mark Carver@21:1/5 to John Williamson on Thu Jan 5 14:40:46 2023
    XPost: uk.media.tv.misc, uk.tech.broadcast

    On 05/01/2023 13:09, John Williamson wrote:

    Channel 4 welcomed the news, saying the decision "allows us to be even
    more of a power in the digital world".
    [/quote]

    Bear in mind they dropped their "killer programme" years ago.
    Countdown has never been the same since Richard Whiteley and Carol
    Vorderman left.

    I don't think Richard had any other choice but to leave the show !

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  • From Dave W@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 6 11:54:58 2023
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  • From Martin@21:1/5 to Dave W on Sat Jan 7 12:00:39 2023
    On Fri, 06 Jan 2023 11:54:58 +0000, Dave W <davewi11@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

    On Thu, 5 Jan 2023 20:36:53 -0000, "Alexander" <none@nowhere.fr>
    wrote:


    "John Williamson" <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:k1o0h8FboqsU1@mid.individual.net...

    Because what the country really, really, needs is yet another "race to
    the bottom" TV channel to help scrape the bottom of the programme barrel >>> really clean. :-/

    If someone said to ne "race to the bottom TV channel" the first that
    came to mind would be Channel 4 - a mixture of formulaic banal daytime >>drivel and, in so-called primetime, lots of lewd filth justified by some >>WOKE ideological box-ticking exercise.

    Cancellation of the privatisation plans mean that the nepotism will >>continue I suspect - people who are only in management positions because
    of the people they know, awarding lucrative programme-making contracts
    to their own chums.

    The broadcaster will continue its descent into irrelevance.

    In my opinion.

    Channel 4 is one of my main viewings. I avoid your "lewd filth" but
    there are some good programmes.

    In my opinion.

    and in my opinion too.
    Channel 4 has the best serious News programme
    --

    Martin in Zuid Holland

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  • From MB@21:1/5 to Martin on Sat Jan 7 12:57:58 2023
    On 07/01/2023 11:00, Martin wrote:
    and in my opinion too.
    Channel 4 has the best serious News programme


    You are entitled to your opinion but having a newsreader who was filmed shouting obscenities at the Prime Minister is not good indication of impartiality.

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jan 7 16:11:20 2023
    On 07/01/2023 12:57 pm, MB wrote:

    On 07/01/2023 11:00, Martin wrote:

    and in my opinion too.
    Channel 4 has the best serious News programme

    You are entitled to your opinion but having a newsreader who was filmed shouting obscenities at the Prime Minister is not good indication of impartiality.

    +1 (though it seems that he is now gone, for all the difference that makes).

    Channel Four News continually fails to comply with the channel's public
    service requirement in respect of unbiased, politically-neutral and
    even-handed news. Those producing and presenting the programme have
    indicated time and again that they are incapable of doing that.

    Whatever happens to Channel Four, someone with a responsible attitude
    and sufficient authority needs to take C4 News in hand start cracking
    the whip.

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  • From Peter Johnson@21:1/5 to MB@nospam.net on Sat Jan 7 17:53:11 2023
    XPost: uk.media.tv.misc, uk.tech.broadcast

    On Thu, 5 Jan 2023 20:49:50 +0000, MB <MB@nospam.net> wrote:


    Combination of too much soft porn

    Where do you find porn on C4 these days?
    It was known for the 'foreign films' that it broadcast when it started
    but it's been a long time since they broadcast any of them.

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  • From Martin@21:1/5 to JNugent on Mon Jan 9 10:56:18 2023
    On Sat, 7 Jan 2023 16:11:20 +0000, JNugent <jenningsandco@mail.com> wrote:

    On 07/01/2023 12:57 pm, MB wrote:

    On 07/01/2023 11:00, Martin wrote:

    and in my opinion too.
    Channel 4 has the best serious News programme

    You are entitled to your opinion but having a newsreader who was filmed
    shouting obscenities at the Prime Minister is not good indication of
    impartiality.

    +1 (though it seems that he is now gone, for all the difference that makes).

    Channel Four News continually fails to comply with the channel's public >service requirement in respect of unbiased, politically-neutral and >even-handed news. Those producing and presenting the programme have
    indicated time and again that they are incapable of doing that.

    Whatever happens to Channel Four, someone with a responsible attitude
    and sufficient authority needs to take C4 News in hand start cracking
    the whip.

    ditto PMs.
    --

    Martin in Zuid Holland

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  • From Martin@21:1/5 to MB@nospam.net on Mon Jan 9 10:54:58 2023
    On Sat, 7 Jan 2023 12:57:58 +0000, MB <MB@nospam.net> wrote:

    On 07/01/2023 11:00, Martin wrote:
    and in my opinion too.
    Channel 4 has the best serious News programme


    You are entitled to your opinion but having a newsreader who was filmed >shouting obscenities at the Prime Minister is not good indication of >impartiality.

    but PMs also shout obscenities. Did you mean a PM?
    --

    Martin in Zuid Holland

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  • From MB@21:1/5 to Martin on Mon Jan 9 11:59:29 2023
    On 09/01/2023 09:54, Martin wrote:
    but PMs also shout obscenities. Did you mean a PM?



    Which one and when?

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  • From Martin@21:1/5 to MB@nospam.net on Tue Jan 10 11:45:34 2023
    On Mon, 9 Jan 2023 11:59:29 +0000, MB <MB@nospam.net> wrote:

    On 09/01/2023 09:54, Martin wrote:
    but PMs also shout obscenities. Did you mean a PM?



    Which one and when?

    A snip too far?
    --

    Martin in Zuid Holland

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 13 17:01:12 2023
    On 09/01/2023 11:59 am, MB wrote:

    On 09/01/2023 09:54, Martin wrote:

    but PMs also shout obscenities. Did you mean a PM?

    Which one and when?

    Broon, by all accounts.

    It was a miserable life being a mobile phone within his reach, too.

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to Martin on Fri Jan 13 17:00:13 2023
    On 09/01/2023 09:56 am, Martin wrote:

    JNugent <jenningsandco@mail.com> wrote:
    On 07/01/2023 12:57 pm, MB wrote:
    On 07/01/2023 11:00, Martin wrote:

    and in my opinion too.
    Channel 4 has the best serious News programme

    You are entitled to your opinion but having a newsreader who was filmed
    shouting obscenities at the Prime Minister is not good indication of
    impartiality.

    +1 (though it seems that he is now gone, for all the difference that makes). >> Channel Four News continually fails to comply with the channel's public
    service requirement in respect of unbiased, politically-neutral and
    even-handed news. Those producing and presenting the programme have
    indicated time and again that they are incapable of doing that.
    Whatever happens to Channel Four, someone with a responsible attitude
    and sufficient authority needs to take C4 News in hand start cracking
    the whip.

    ditto PMs.

    Translate, please! :-)

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