The Scottish & Welsh underrepresented On TV

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borgelite

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Just a point, with current inclusion of all being at the forefront on sky, BBC etc the Scottish with a population of 5.5 million and Welsh with nearly 3 million are under represented on TV. This needs to be considered surely.
 
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Does the overbearing London-based media really represent anyone outside the M25?
That said, I recall the BBC putting millions into BBC Scotland and no one was watching the programs they were creating.
 
MFP said:
Does the overbearing London-based media really represent anyone outside the M25?
That said, I recall the BBC putting millions into BBC Scotland and no one was watching the programs they were creating.
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The Greater London area has the most diverse group of people in the country in terms of background and socio-economic groupings and is around a fifth of the population. If you cater for them you have a good chance of getting eyes or ears on your product regardless of where that audience is elsewhere.
 
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The Greater London area has the most diverse group of people in the country in terms of background and socio-economic groupings and is around a fifth of the population. If you cater for them you have a good chance of getting eyes or ears on your product regardless of where that audience is elsewhere.
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The media just isn't about advertising products.
We see a similar situation on Look North for example, which prioritises Newcastle-related stories.
 
MFP said:
Does the overbearing London-based media really represent anyone outside the M25?
That said, I recall the BBC putting millions into BBC Scotland and no one was watching the programs they were creating.
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The people in Scotland may have been, and I've seen some decent stuff on BBC Scotland. Their radio station isn't bad either, certainly better than the rubbish put out by the 'independents' across the country
 
I don't give a flying f++k what a persons colour, race, religion is, or where in fact where they were born or live when given a job at the BBC. I just want the best because that is what I expect.
 
MFP said:
Does the overbearing London-based media really represent anyone outside the M25?
That said, I recall the BBC putting millions into BBC Scotland and no one was watching the programs they were creating.
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Is this the London Based media that is all in Salford Quays?
 
Yes, that's the one. Salford Quays home of the BBC, ITV, News UK, BT, Virgin Media, Reuters, Sky, CNN, ITN, Channel 4 (for now), Channel 5, Northern and Shell, Reach, DMG, every national newspaper, the parent company of many regional/local newspapers, magazines and other print media, Riverside Studios, Broadcasting House, South Bank, publishing, the vast majority of UK advertising agencies, Soho, most of the nation's film and TV and radio HQs.
Oh, wait...
 
MFP said:
Yes, that's the one. Salford Quays home of the BBC, ITV, News UK, BT, Virgin Media, Reuters, Sky, CNN, ITN, Channel 4 (for now), Channel 5, Northern and Shell, Reach, DMG, every national newspaper, the parent company of many regional/local newspapers, magazines and other print media, Riverside Studios, Broadcasting House, South Bank, publishing, the vast majority of UK advertising agencies, Soho, most of the nation's film and TV and radio HQs.
Oh, wait...
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You do realise the first 2, the biggest by far, are in Salford quays don't you?
 
It could be solved by Alex Jones not breeding like a rabbit. This would also remove the infuriating Alex Scott, now that girl does get some TV air time.
 
When I was living in Wales I got really in to watching Welsh dramas and soap operas on S4C. Couldn't understand a word but I just used to make up what I thought that they might be saying and I'm pretty convinced that my improvised stuff was better than the real thing.
 
They have a presence in Salford Quays, yes. The mast majority of their operations are not there however.
And do you realise that the media isn't just BBC and ITV, the vast majority of which is based in London.
I'm trying to understand what your point is here, but yet again it appears you don't actually have one.
 
MFP said:
They have a presence in Salford Quays, yes. The mast majority of their operations are not there however.
And do you realise that the media isn't just BBC and ITV, the vast majority of which is based in London.
I'm trying to understand what your point is here, but yet again it appears you don't actually have one.
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My point is you seem to be looking at a bias thay isn't there. With so much media in Manchester it seem disingenuous to complain about a London bias. By disingenuous I mean wrong I guess
 
MFP said:
Says the London dweller.
What an absolute joke. :ROFLMAO:
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Not sure what the relevance is there. Other than of course you just being personal rather than taking about the subject. Which is your thing I guess.

Point is so much of our media is based in Manchester. And current male and female flavour of the month actors are both scourers. Not really a London bias there
 
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