> This is vaguely similar to something ITV is doing with ITV Local[1] - > something they spoke about at TV from the Nations & Regions in Salford a > couple of weeks ago. (Incidentally, there was a suggestion to rename > "User Generated Content" to "Home Made" instead, largely because the > latter has nicer connotations. The example given was "I like Home Made
> Jam - wouldn't be so sure about User Generated Jam". > [1] http://www.itvlocal.tv/ > They allow content to be uploaded, and make that available online. > They're not taking the step of broadcasting it, and as I understand it, > the quality is nowhere near good enough for regular programming. (Some > is extremely high quality, but still not near the quality people expect > to see broadcast) They did also mention that they *do* try to hook > people up with sponsors as well, although it sounds like that's > quite hard due to the niche level of audience. > Channel 4 is doing something very similar with something called > fourdocs: http://www.channel4.com/fourdocs/about/about.html > (And incidentally some of these *DO* get shown on Channel 4 apparently. > I've not seen one on Channel 4 personally, but I'm happy to believe the > person who said it :-) The BBC is also moving into this area - content from the Comedy Soup website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedysoup/ will be included in a new BBC Three comedy show called Comedy Shuffle http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/comedyshuffle/ And if you scour the depths of the free-to-air channels on Sky, you'll often find little "homemade" stuff, that often looks like it's been lifted from YouTube, with the associated poor quality video that goes with it! Open Access TV is also a place where people can buy timeslots and put their programming on air - there is a cost, however if you can get some, you get the ad revenue. It's often a place where you'll find poor quality copies of copyright-expired programming, however sometimes you'll find something random and bizairre late at night for someone who has forked out the couple of thousand pounds needed. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
