BBC can't afford F1, spend £86.7million on Eastenders set
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EastEnders set revamp goes £27m over budget
The BBC project to replace and expand the external set of EastEnders will now cost £27m more than originally planned.
The original 2015 forecast for the scheme was £59.7m, but the revised budget is now £86.7m.
A National Audit Office (NAO) report concluded that "the BBC will not be able to deliver value for money... in the way that it envisaged in 2015".
The BBC said the project was "large" and "complex", adding that there had been "challenges on the way".
The original completion date for the project - called E20 - was pushed back from October 2020 to May 2023.....continues
On an awful soap !!!
The BBC project to replace and expand the external set of EastEnders will now cost £27m more than originally planned.
The original 2015 forecast for the scheme was £59.7m, but the revised budget is now £86.7m.
A National Audit Office (NAO) report concluded that "the BBC will not be able to deliver value for money... in the way that it envisaged in 2015".
The BBC said the project was "large" and "complex", adding that there had been "challenges on the way".
The original completion date for the project - called E20 - was pushed back from October 2020 to May 2023.....continues
On an awful soap !!!
robinessex said:
EastEnders set revamp goes £27m over budget
The BBC project to replace and expand the external set of EastEnders will now cost £27m more than originally planned.
The original 2015 forecast for the scheme was £59.7m, but the revised budget is now £86.7m.
A National Audit Office (NAO) report concluded that "the BBC will not be able to deliver value for money... in the way that it envisaged in 2015".
The BBC said the project was "large" and "complex", adding that there had been "challenges on the way".
The original completion date for the project - called E20 - was pushed back from October 2020 to May 2023.....continues
On an awful soap !!!
But more popular than F1?The BBC project to replace and expand the external set of EastEnders will now cost £27m more than originally planned.
The original 2015 forecast for the scheme was £59.7m, but the revised budget is now £86.7m.
A National Audit Office (NAO) report concluded that "the BBC will not be able to deliver value for money... in the way that it envisaged in 2015".
The BBC said the project was "large" and "complex", adding that there had been "challenges on the way".
The original completion date for the project - called E20 - was pushed back from October 2020 to May 2023.....continues
On an awful soap !!!
On an awful soap that 10 million viewers regularly watch in the UK, and which generates millions of quid in worldwide sales, you mean?
Is it really a big deal if they want to refresh the set once every 30 years?
I've never watched Eastenders, but I'm afraid I can't really get outraged about this one.
Is it really a big deal if they want to refresh the set once every 30 years?
I've never watched Eastenders, but I'm afraid I can't really get outraged about this one.
emicen said:
I saw that article on the bbc this morning. Initially I misread it, I was already going “how fking much?!” at £27m then realised that was just the overrun, not the total!
The total, £86.7m as of the latest revised budget, is over 575,000 times the annual TV licence.
But it's a set that was originally designed to last two years - so we've had almost 20 years of 'free' out of the last one. The total, £86.7m as of the latest revised budget, is over 575,000 times the annual TV licence.
87m - Eastenders audience has peaked at well over 10m a number of times over the last 20 years. Who knows how much they've sold it for over the years.
As per a couple of other posts - I really can't see how we can get our knickers in a twist over this one?
emicen said:
I saw that article on the bbc this morning. Initially I misread it, I was already going “how fking much?!” at £27m then realised that was just the overrun, not the total!
The total, £86.7m as of the latest revised budget, is over 575,000 timesthean annual TV licence.
EFAThe total, £86.7m as of the latest revised budget, is over 575,000 times
Given that £5billion is raised a year from the licence, it seems like small fry!
Leave it owwwwt!
For the numbnuts:
You have £100m do you:
A) spunk it on a bought in TV show that will generate £100m + in losses.
Or
B) invest it in a show that many more people seem to enjoy, employs far more people and pays an enormous salary bill, can be sold worldwide and in all generates a profit?
But unfortunately this is a story that contain key numbnut trigger words such as BBC and London.
But at least if this thread gets properly going we can have a game of Numbnuts Bingo as other trigger words such as diversity, left wing bias or license fee crop up.
For the numbnuts:
You have £100m do you:
A) spunk it on a bought in TV show that will generate £100m + in losses.
Or
B) invest it in a show that many more people seem to enjoy, employs far more people and pays an enormous salary bill, can be sold worldwide and in all generates a profit?
But unfortunately this is a story that contain key numbnut trigger words such as BBC and London.
But at least if this thread gets properly going we can have a game of Numbnuts Bingo as other trigger words such as diversity, left wing bias or license fee crop up.
Edited by DonkeyApple on Thursday 13th December 11:04
ReallyReallyGood said:
BoRED S2upid said:
Why build a new set? Last time I watched it looked like it was filmed in a filthy slum.
If they are doing it to keep authenticity with the real east London, surely all they needed to do was board-up the pub.DonkeyApple said:
ReallyReallyGood said:
BoRED S2upid said:
Why build a new set? Last time I watched it looked like it was filmed in a filthy slum.
If they are doing it to keep authenticity with the real east London, surely all they needed to do was board-up the pub.DonkeyApple said:
ReallyReallyGood said:
BoRED S2upid said:
Why build a new set? Last time I watched it looked like it was filmed in a filthy slum.
If they are doing it to keep authenticity with the real east London, surely all they needed to do was board-up the pub.Doesn't make as good a TV show though.
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