God, I bet BBC America are SO FUCKING PISSED OFF right about now.
Um... you do understand that BBC America is actually owned by the BBC, don't you? It says so right here (http://www.press.bbcamerica.com/press/corporateoverview.jsp) on their corporate webpage. So while there might be departmental noses out of joint, as far as BBCA is concerned it's just a decision made by TPTB and we all know how that goes...
What I do think is interesting about all this though, is that what Julie Gardner has done in spilling the beans to TV Guide is just such an incredibly huge, unimaginable no-no. The BBC has not spoken until the Holy Press Release has been issued. Period. And they have so far been silent on the matter...
I have to wonder if there isn't some sort of power-play going on between the DW/TW producers and the Beeb. Aunty is currently sulking because she didn't get the increased funding she wanted, so therefore budgets are being cut left and right and this is the rumoured reason for the short DW series in 2009. What if Gardner has deliberately breached BBC protocol in leaking this information in the hopes of stirring up some sort of a reaction that might the BBC to reconsider how much money they are allotting to Torchwood for 2009? Maybe she wants a fan out cry? Bad press? Or even to give BBCA a chance to protest about lost advertising revenue before it's a done deal...? (For all that the BBC is a publicly funded broadcasting service, significant revenue is raised by BBC Worldwide's more commercial enterprises, like merchandising, DVDs, CDs, books and yes, overseas TV sales.)
I think this is all a quite fascinating situation and I'm quite looking forward for the BBC's press office to make their contribution.
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Um... you do understand that BBC America is actually owned by the BBC, don't you? It says so right here (http://www.press.bbcamerica.com/press/corporateoverview.jsp) on their corporate webpage. So while there might be departmental noses out of joint, as far as BBCA is concerned it's just a decision made by TPTB and we all know how that goes...
What I do think is interesting about all this though, is that what Julie Gardner has done in spilling the beans to TV Guide is just such an incredibly huge, unimaginable no-no. The BBC has not spoken until the Holy Press Release has been issued. Period. And they have so far been silent on the matter...
I have to wonder if there isn't some sort of power-play going on between the DW/TW producers and the Beeb. Aunty is currently sulking because she didn't get the increased funding she wanted, so therefore budgets are being cut left and right and this is the rumoured reason for the short DW series in 2009. What if Gardner has deliberately breached BBC protocol in leaking this information in the hopes of stirring up some sort of a reaction that might the BBC to reconsider how much money they are allotting to Torchwood for 2009? Maybe she wants a fan out cry? Bad press? Or even to give BBCA a chance to protest about lost advertising revenue before it's a done deal...? (For all that the BBC is a publicly funded broadcasting service, significant revenue is raised by BBC Worldwide's more commercial enterprises, like merchandising, DVDs, CDs, books and yes, overseas TV sales.)
I think this is all a quite fascinating situation and I'm quite looking forward for the BBC's press office to make their contribution.