[cma-l] BBC Trust service review: Music Radio Consultation

Fri Sep 12 10:38:52 BST 2014

The cynic in me says this is one of several dozen PR initiatives the BBC are
carrying out before their charter review.  

However, during my time with the BBC (many moons ago) we were very
interested in what people thought, we were even obsessed. But acting on it
is another matter. 

When people communicate with the BBC they can be under the misapprehension
that they have the full attention of the presenter, producer or editor; in
essence the decision maker. This is not the case as there are often many
layers of management and stake holders in the BBC who need to be 'in the
loop'.

I've sat in numerous production meetings, sometimes with over a dozen
people, many of which had their own agendas. One of the BBC's values is to
'put the audience first' which, in my experience, doesn't always happen.

While the BBC may be rubbish at acting on 'bottom up' audience feedback,
they are very good at implementing 'top down' initiatives. Not only will you
see Radio, TV and Web cross programming, you'll also see broader projects on
science, sport and currently politics.     

I don't see this as different from any organisation that's been in existence
for 90 years.   

Kind Regards

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[mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Ian Hickling
Sent: 11 September 2014 18:54
To: cma-l
Subject: [cma-l] BBC Trust service review: Music Radio Consultation

The main point I made in my response is that the general impression gained
out here is that the BBC is not interested in consumer feedback.

Whenever a point is made there is quickly a strong defence of the status quo
and very rarely a climb-down, change of approach or apology.

The BBC needs to appreciate the intelligence of the decision-makers who
comprise the most influential part of its audience.
It has a duty to educate - as well as inform and entertain.

In some areas it appears to be promoting poor use of English in particular -
instead of adhering to its traditional standards.

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From: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:11:18 +0100
To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Subject: [cma-l] BBC Trust service review: Music Radio Consultation

** NB This is a BBC Consultation
<https://consultations.external.bbc.co.uk/bbc/music_radio>  forwarded to the
list for information purposes **

Overview

Why are we doing this consultation?

The BBC Trust works on behalf of licence fee payers to ensure that the BBC
provides high quality services and good value for everyone in the UK. One of
the ways we do this is by carrying out an in-depth review of each of the
BBC's services at least once every 5 years.

The purpose of this consultation is to get your views on some of the BBC's
network radio services, specifically those that provide music: Radio 1,
1Xtra, Radio 2, Radio 3, 6 Music and Asian Network. What do you like, what
do you dislike and what should the BBC do to make these radio services
better for you? You will see that for some questions we will ask you to
think about the speech programmes on these services too.

We want views from as many people as we can from across the United Kingdom,
and people from a wide variety of ages, and social, ethnic, and cultural
backgrounds.

You can read the terms of reference for the consultation at the link below.
How to take part in the consultation
You will be asked a series of questions about BBC's music radio services.
The first section asks you about your overall impression of the BBC's music
radio services and is then followed by questions on each individual service.
Finally, we ask you about what kind of music you like and how you listen to
the radio. You can answer about as many or as few radio stations as you
wish.  
For information about the Data Protection Act, you can follow the link
below.
The consultation is open until 29th October 2014 and we cannot accept
returns after this date.
Alternatively, you can download the questionnaire from the list of documents
below, save it as an attachment to your computer, fill it in, and then email
it to us at musicradioreview2014 at bbc.co.uk   
To request a questionnaire in audio or braille please call 0800 0680 116 or
Textphone 03700 100 212.
If you would to give your views via a telephone interview in your own South
Asian language please leave a message on 0203 214 4973 and someone will call
you back.  For more information on this, please see the link below which
takes you to some instructions in five Asian languages.

Give Us Your Views
<https://consultations.external.bbc.co.uk/bbc/music_radio/consultation> 

Source: https://consultations.external.bbc.co.uk/bbc/music_radio

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