+MEDIA UPDATE+
One of Britain’s most critically acclaimed news-comedy shows - The Mash Report - is to be axed as part of the new post-Brexit emphasis on more “patriotic & Conservative television”.
One of Britain’s most critically acclaimed news-comedy shows - The Mash Report - is to be axed as part of the new post-Brexit emphasis on more “patriotic & Conservative television”.
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The new BBC director Tim Davie - a prominent Conservative supporter of Boris Johnson - has been tasked with a radical overhaul of BBC comedy programming which has been perceived as too left wing & not pro Brexit.
The new BBC director Tim Davie - a prominent Conservative supporter of Boris Johnson - has been tasked with a radical overhaul of BBC comedy programming which has been perceived as too left wing & not pro Brexit.
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The Mash Report was publicly identified as one of the early targets for cancellation by Boris Johnson’s “anti-woke unit” as it was highly popular with a younger demographic who tend not to get their news via either official news channels nor Govt friendly press.
The Mash Report was publicly identified as one of the early targets for cancellation by Boris Johnson’s “anti-woke unit” as it was highly popular with a younger demographic who tend not to get their news via either official news channels nor Govt friendly press.
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Comedy was identified by the govt as crucial to institutionalising a more conservative “Brexit-patriotic” British culture as it was seen as landing more consistent criticism of govt actions than the more “tightly managed” news shows on UK TV.
Comedy was identified by the govt as crucial to institutionalising a more conservative “Brexit-patriotic” British culture as it was seen as landing more consistent criticism of govt actions than the more “tightly managed” news shows on UK TV.
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Ironically what may have confirmed The Mash Report’s cancellation was it’s very success.
Clips going viral is basically the Holy Grail of modern TV & media and TMR was one of the most successful BBC programs for this - ensuring that its jokes & sketches has a long afterlife.
Ironically what may have confirmed The Mash Report’s cancellation was it’s very success.
Clips going viral is basically the Holy Grail of modern TV & media and TMR was one of the most successful BBC programs for this - ensuring that its jokes & sketches has a long afterlife.
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The attack on comedy that the head of the BBC is tasked with is particularly aimed at under 40s who - are not only high consumers of this - are also unlike other genres such as news, quite prominent performers & managers.
It’s to reshape, not just BBC, but a whole Industry.
The attack on comedy that the head of the BBC is tasked with is particularly aimed at under 40s who - are not only high consumers of this - are also unlike other genres such as news, quite prominent performers & managers.
It’s to reshape, not just BBC, but a whole Industry.
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UK govt anti-woke unit tasked with encouraging a more Brexit-patriotic culture also seen as vital to protect the Union.
The perceived leftwing culture at BBC was seen as anti-Union & anti British Empire.
Davie is to introduce more “British themed” programmes to combat this.
UK govt anti-woke unit tasked with encouraging a more Brexit-patriotic culture also seen as vital to protect the Union.
The perceived leftwing culture at BBC was seen as anti-Union & anti British Empire.
Davie is to introduce more “British themed” programmes to combat this.
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As I’ve remarked upon before the anti-woke strategy is aimed principally at the you g who are seen as untrustworthy for a number of reasons:
1. High graduate count
2. More internationalist
3. Less reliant on traditional media
UK govt worried young less accepting of Brexit.
As I’ve remarked upon before the anti-woke strategy is aimed principally at the you g who are seen as untrustworthy for a number of reasons:
1. High graduate count
2. More internationalist
3. Less reliant on traditional media
UK govt worried young less accepting of Brexit.
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For those saying I’ve made this up..even the Telegraph reporting on this now:
For those saying I’ve made this up..even the Telegraph reporting on this now:
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This is what I was talking about earlier on the viral nature of The Mash Report’s clips:
This is what I was talking about earlier on the viral nature of The Mash Report’s clips:
https://twitter.com/OwsWills/status/1370336801609691140?s=20
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Uniquely & unprecedentedly for a BBC political comedy show, the Mash Report produced clips that went not just a “million times” viral - but a 100million+ times level viral.
So it was cancelled.
Uniquely & unprecedentedly for a BBC political comedy show, the Mash Report produced clips that went not just a “million times” viral - but a 100million+ times level viral.
So it was cancelled.
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Last post on this thread I’ll leave with Nish.
Dedicated to those who said I made this up...6 hours before the story hit all the major press, then said TMR, one of the most viral shows in British TV history, cancelled as it was unpopular.
Last post on this thread I’ll leave with Nish.
Dedicated to those who said I made this up...6 hours before the story hit all the major press, then said TMR, one of the most viral shows in British TV history, cancelled as it was unpopular.
https://twitter.com/Josh79227449/status/1370435276959576068?s=20
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