Re: [Swprograms] More on PBS World Focus

[Joe Buch <josephbuch@xxxxxxxxx>]

It is interesting that KCET is perceived by Wisconsin Public TV as less reliable than WLIW when they were syndicating the BBC World news.  Staleness of the WLIW product was a reason given by BBC in their decision to switch to KCET.

When Maryland Public TV was airing the WLIW product at 1730 local time it was 2 1/2 hours after the original UK feed.  Live remotes had a bug in the corner that showed the local time the reporter was airing his live report.  That allows me to see how old the program is when I see it.  

Now that KCET is sybdicating BBC World News for PBS stations, MPT is still airing it at 1730 but the original feed is only 1 1/2 hours old.  KCET has improved the staleness factor by a full hour and the show now appears in high-definition format.  I am very happy with the change to KCET.

Joe Buch

--- On Fri, 10/24/08, Kevin Anderson <k9iua@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Kevin Anderson <k9iua@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Swprograms] More on PBS World Focus
> To: "SWPrograms list" <swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 4:22 PM
> Earlier this week I left a comment on the webserver of
> Wisconsin Public Television (WPT), one of two PBS networks I
> can receive on my local cable given that I live on the
> border with that state, complaining about their substitution
> World Focus for BBC News.  Here is the key paragraph in
> their response, which just arrived:
> 
> "On Monday, Oct. 6, Worldfocus began airing on WPT at
> 5:30 p.m. Worldfocus is a 30-minute global news program
> based in New York City. It is an endeavor undertaken by a
> large consortia of national news organizations working with
> contributors worldwide. We at Wisconsin Public Television
> wanted to give our viewers the opportunity to view the work
> that is a result of this groundbreaking coalition. In
> addition to the high quality of this exciting news program,
> part of the decision to make the change from BBC World News
> at this timeslot was due to the move of BBC World News'
> production and distribution to Los Angeles. After that move,
> BBC World News has consistently experienced a number of
> technical issues with their delivery of the program and we
> could no longer rely on a daily broadcast. Worldfocus was
> able to offer a more timely and reliable feed at the 5:30
> timeslot than BBC World News. WPT Director of Programming
> Garry Danny said, "While Worldfocus is
>  stylistically different than BBC World News, it offers the
> same high quality of news from around the world aimed at an
> American audience."" 
> 
> Kevin Anderson
> 
> 
> 
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