tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post5243656860013370478..comments2023-06-19T13:17:55.210+00:00Comments on MediaPaL@LSE: Puttnam weighs in on BBC Jam decisionAndrew Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08664518896648660120noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post-33945935585880774172007-04-05T09:21:00.000+00:002007-04-05T09:21:00.000+00:00For two more comments regarding the impact of the ...For two more comments regarding the impact of the BBC Jam decision inside and outside the BBC, see:<BR/><A HREF="http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,,2049259,00.html" REL="nofollow">Dozen face axe at BBC schools</A><BR/>and<BR/><A HREF="http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,,2049073,00.html" REL="nofollow">Indies face BBC Jam fallout</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post-19001932119924665962007-04-02T14:29:00.000+00:002007-04-02T14:29:00.000+00:00For a further interesting comment on the critical ...For a further interesting comment on the critical importance of the BBC Trust in defining the future parameters of the public service, see <A HREF="http://news.independent.co.uk/business/analysis_and_features/article2411243.ece" REL="nofollow">Will the BBC get Jam tomorrow, or will it go hungry</A> from the Sunday Independent.Andrew Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664518896648660120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post-11529653204172414862007-03-27T10:32:00.000+00:002007-03-27T10:32:00.000+00:00On this theme, comments made by Greg Dyke were rep...On this theme, comments made by Greg Dyke were reported in the MediaGuardian today to the effect that the BBC should never have commissioned Fame Academy when Pop Idol was already on ITV:<BR/><BR/>"I still think it was a mistake for the BBC to make Fame Academy. It was too derivative. It's fine for ITV to nick programme ideas from the BBC, which they do all the time, but not for the BBC to take from ITV. <BR/><BR/>"The justification for getting large sums of public money is to innovate. <BR/><BR/>"Being popular and getting ratings is not enough for the BBC... It's not to say that entertainment has no value, but you must set out to give people something extra."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com