And the BBC news has become more and more like "The Day Today".

Either over-use of flashy gimmicks because they have too much money / subsidy, because they can, or they genuinely think we need spinning backdrop pictures of a petrol pump when they talk about oil prices. For want of a better example.

Posted By: APB on September 3rd 2009 at 23:47:01

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Kin ell - Waggers has got the right arse with the Beeb, intee (NCFC) - Yellalee, Sep 3, 22:52:35
- am I being stupid here? (NCFC) - Charles21, Sep 3, 23:48:48
- Not sure I'm getting it (n/m) (NCFC) - mr chimp, Sep 3, 23:08:31
  - me neither (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 3, 23:15:41
  - Archant News vs BBC News (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Sep 3, 23:13:28
  - Ah, I see. (n/m) (NCFC) - mr chimp, Sep 3, 23:10:58
- And I have some sympathy with him (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Sep 3, 23:07:22
  - I hadnt really thought about it, to be honest (NCFC) - Yellalee, Sep 3, 23:10:32
    - If I had a budget of ?250 million I'm sure I could cobble together a decent website (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Sep 3, 23:19:25
      - True, but without a "service" provider, the rash of competing sites would drown all in (NCFC) - APB, Sep 3, 23:26:24
        
        I'm not suggesting removing the BBC from the equation (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Sep 3, 23:41:45
      - but remove the BBC from the equation (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 3, 23:26:06
        
        Spot on (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Sep 3, 23:38:10
        
        Beat me to it. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Sep 3, 23:26:58
        
        however, there is a counter argument (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 3, 23:38:38
        
        And the BBC news has become more and more like "The Day Today". (NCFC) - APB, Sep 3, 23:47:01
        
        damned by a rich heritage in news programmes no doubt (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 3, 23:50:51
        
        I read that as "trolling news". (NCFC) - APB, Sep 3, 23:56:09
        
        Ha (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 4, 00:06:37
        
        It would appeal to the reality buffs. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Sep 4, 00:11:58
        
        Oh yeah, I forgot about the scourge of advertising (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Sep 3, 23:43:32
        
        I suspect the monkeys typing shakespeare analogy comes in with US tv (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 3, 23:49:12

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