The Beeb’s
boldest channel heads into the hinterland….
Out of all of the BBC’s channels, BBC3 has struggled
most to find its identity. Largely filled with repeats it has a low average for
producing memorable programmes of its own yet when it does they are generally interesting. Now it is moving online complete
with its hilarious new logo which is surely taken from the comedy WIA. Indeed it is easy to imagine the
design committee sat on rocking horse styled red seats or something thinking it
up. Yet even that move has hardly been smoothly done. Despite the enthusiastic
efforts to present it as a reaction to the way young people watch television
(not that young people watch much television anyway) when it is really a move
born out of government cuts is perhaps understandable. Announcing that any new
programmes will also be shown on either BBC2 or BBC4 seems to make the move
pointless. Not to mention the awkward idea of presenting a `channel` in the
format of a `platform`. It is another example of the BBC racing to dismantle
itself before the government does, as if that is any better. The whole
operation feels like a decision taken by about 30 different people each of whom
see `online` as something different. While sitting on orange beanbags probably. | |
| Really???!! |
