Comments on: Channel 4 Radio – A Catalyst for the Radio Industry? http://www.mattdeegan.com/2007/07/06/channel-4-radio-a-catalyst-for-the-radio-industry/ Matt Deegan's home on the web Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:47:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Olly Benson http://www.mattdeegan.com/2007/07/06/channel-4-radio-a-catalyst-for-the-radio-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-9935 Olly Benson Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:05:51 +0000 http://www.mattdeegan.com/2007/07/06/channel-4-radio-a-catalyst-for-the-radio-industry/#comment-9935 Hi Matt, I don't know the answer to this, and you seem as good a person to ask as any. How much of Channel 4 radio will be produced by them, and how much by the indie-sector? With the BBC being pushed towards a 50/50 split; it'd be difficult for Channel 4 to produce more than half of it's content in-house wouldn't it? The BBC argues that it's "on-the-day" programmes have to be produced in-house; but ITN manage to produce C4 News well (and handle specials and breaking news with few problems). I would really like to see Jon Snow do the equivilant of the Today programme; and I wouldn't be surprised if C4 pushed him to do it... he brings huge kudos to C4 News but doesn't get the viewing figures. Putting him on opposite Today (even for a short while) would surely mean there was a serious challenge for the "must-listen" radio in the morning. They say they want to go more youthful than Radio 4... but isn't that just FiveLive? And the problem with FiveLive is that although it has a good reputation and fresher sound, except for the sport the audience is still older than they would like. Sorry - this is turning into a blog post of its on. Have fun in Cambridge and happy birthday for Wednesday... Olly Hi Matt,

I don’t know the answer to this, and you seem as good a person to ask as any.

How much of Channel 4 radio will be produced by them, and how much by the indie-sector? With the BBC being pushed towards a 50/50 split; it’d be difficult for Channel 4 to produce more than half of it’s content in-house wouldn’t it? The BBC argues that it’s “on-the-day” programmes have to be produced in-house; but ITN manage to produce C4 News well (and handle specials and breaking news with few problems).

I would really like to see Jon Snow do the equivilant of the Today programme; and I wouldn’t be surprised if C4 pushed him to do it… he brings huge kudos to C4 News but doesn’t get the viewing figures. Putting him on opposite Today (even for a short while) would surely mean there was a serious challenge for the “must-listen” radio in the morning.

They say they want to go more youthful than Radio 4… but isn’t that just FiveLive? And the problem with FiveLive is that although it has a good reputation and fresher sound, except for the sport the audience is still older than they would like.

Sorry – this is turning into a blog post of its on. Have fun in Cambridge and happy birthday for Wednesday…

Olly

]]> By: Jimmy http://www.mattdeegan.com/2007/07/06/channel-4-radio-a-catalyst-for-the-radio-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-9805 Jimmy Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:21:46 +0000 http://www.mattdeegan.com/2007/07/06/channel-4-radio-a-catalyst-for-the-radio-industry/#comment-9805 It's all about the collaboration :) It’s all about the collaboration :)

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