Friday, 9 February 2024
Mindfulness, wellbeing and sleep space
The BBC launches three new channels in shake-up to much-loved stations
The BBC has announced plans to launch "new, distinctive digital music stations as extensions" for its long-running radio outlets BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 3.
The broadcaster shared the news this week. It said the proposed platforms, which include three new extensions, if approved by the relevant regulators, will "look to delve deeper into specific genres and periods of music with context, curation and storytelling"....
The final extension planned is for Radio 3, featuring "a wide range of classical music," both new and known, "intertwined with voices and soundscapes" to create "a fresh, distinctive sound that transports listeners to a place of calm". It adds that it will include content that "leans into the mindfulness, wellbeing and sleep space" with both speech and music.
All I can think of at the moment is that people are paid to write such stuff. I wonder if anyone knows what it means?
No problem with "storytelling" because that is something the BBC does.
There is a problem with "context" because that is something the BBC avoids.
No problem with "curation" because BBC news does that all the time.
Getting there I suppose. Not sure about "sleep space" though.
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6 comments:
"If these go well, a new extension is planned for Radio 4. This will lean into the space of significant omission, suggestive juxtaposition, and sly innuendo, because the semi-educated middle class don't like being told what to think, but prefer to be led around by trendy vacuity..."
"intertwined with voices": no, no, a thousand times no. I refuse to listen even to the excellent Classic FM because of the effing voices.
On the Internet age with vlogs, blogs etc there is no need for any BBC expansion, rather the reverse.
Dearieme cracked it: Classic FM is ruined by the repetitive low budget adverts and character-free presenters.
The Bollox Broadcasting Company - in their money for nothing way - don't seem to realise - or are willing to ignore - that if you take a plate of shit then add more it's still a plate of shit.
All that rubbish would be laughed out of the shareholders' meetings had the broadcaster been a private company!
Sam - very good and some in the BBC must know that. They would read your comment with a sly smirk.
dearieme - I gave up on Classic FM for the same reason. A pity.
Anon - yes, it comes across as clinging to the old days when expansion might have been of interest, days long gone now.
Jannie - I'm sure they are hoping for a new funding mechanism from Starmer and this is to make them seem relevant in an election year.
Scrobs - and the shareholder would have quietly sold their shares.
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