Talking TV #26 - BBC quotas & digital rigs

Published: July 11, 2014, 10:09 a.m.

b'This week Talking TV focuses on the BBC\\u2019s proposal to scrap its quota system \\u2013 and goes behind the digital rig of Channel 4s\\u2019 Secret Life Of Students.\\n\\nJoining host Jake Kanter in the studio is Broadcast columnist Steven D Wright, and Broadcast online editor Alex Farber.\\n\\nThey discuss the opportunities opened up for indies following director general Tony Hall\\u2019s decision to axe the WoCC as well as consider the reaction from BBC in-house. \\n\\nRaw TV\\u2019s Joanne Timoney pops in to talk about the innovative digital rig developed for the ob doc which allows producers to incorporate contributors text message and tweets into the show. \\n\\nAlso in the show, Silver River\\u2019s BBC1 doc Nick and Margaret: Too Many Immigrants? Comes under scrutiny, while praise is sung for Minnow Films\\u2019 BBC3 musical drama Glasgow Girls.'