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I don't think what people watch online is a good enough guide for a
traditional style TV channel. We all have busy lives and so I suspect
that many do as I do and think "that online content will always be there
- I can watch it any time - but this programme is only on TV tonight /
on demand for 7 days". But even then, it relies on there being something
sciencey on when I just want to flop in front of the TV for half an hour
before bed. If there was a science channel, I can imagine that being my
lazy TV viewing option (i.e. can't be bothered scrolling through on
demand services or putting a DVD on) instead of old episodes of panel
shows on Dave as it often is now!
--
Rhys Phillips
Lightning, Electrostatics & EMH
x4704
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Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] TV Channel - how much would you watch?
Dear all,
Been following this discussion with interest. Before setting up a new
channel I'd want to know if anybody would watch it. I wonder how many
minutes of online science video material you watch a day/week? And I
wonder how many minutes of science TV you watch a day/week? I guess I
watch around 10 minutes a week and 30 minutes/week respectively -
excluding the stuff I'm making.
All the best,
Richard
Richard Scrase
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On 2 May 2012, at 12:11, Phillips, Rhys wrote:
> All,
>
> A message from Duncan Dallas as emails he sends to the list keep
bouncing back to him:
>
> --
> As Ed Prosser pointed out the Royal Institution web-video project is
extremely interesting and has very good material. I had not known about
it until now.
>
> But that is not a TV Channel. One advantage of a TV channel is that it
can attract people who have no interest in science because they are just
flicking through the channels looking for something amusing or
interesting. Television is old-fashioned, but it is very accessible and
easy to watch - even if you are just cooking!
>
> Also a TV channel is concerned about the size of the audience, not
just the quality of material. So Television has to engage with the
audience, and since that is something science communication is supposed
to be doing maybe science could be the basis of a channel. 15 years ago
TV channels were only interested in science if it was about discovery or
controversy. Now the social, journalistic and political relationships
with science are much closer and might produce a variety of programme
ideas that would make a channel possible.
>
> As for a name, maybe News International would want to get some good
publicity - so it could be called Sky-Sci!
>
> Duncan Dallas
> [log in to unmask]
>
> --
>
> Rhys
>
> --
> Rhys Phillips
> Lightning, Electrostatics & EMH
> x4704
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Duncan Dallas [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 02 May 2012 12:00
> To: Phillips, Rhys
> Subject: FW: TV Channel
>
> Hi Rhys,
>
> You seem interested in the TV Channel. I am having a problem with my
computer, which sends back anything I now send to psci-com. Could you
forward this e-mail onto jiscmail for me please?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Duncan
>
>
>
> As Ed Prosser pointed out the Royal Institution web-video project is
extremely interesting and has very good material. I had not known about
it until now.
>
> But that is not a TV Channel. One advantage of a TV channel is that it
can attract people who have no interest in science because they are just
flicking through the channels looking for something amusing or
interesting. Television is old-fashioned, but it is very accessible and
easy to watch - even if you are just cooking!
>
> Also a TV channel is concerned about the size of the audience, not
just the quality of material. So Television has to engage with the
audience, and since that is something science communication is supposed
to be doing maybe science could be the basis of a channel. 15 years ago
TV channels were only interested in science if it was about discovery or
controversy. Now the social, journalistic and political relationships
with science are much closer and might produce a variety of programme
ideas that would make a channel possible.
>
> As for a name, maybe News International would want to get some good
publicity - so it could be called Sky-Sci!
>
> Duncan Dallas
> [log in to unmask]
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: psci-com: on public engagement with science
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ed Prosser
> Sent: 01 May 2012 13:34
> To: Duncan Dallas
> Subject: Re: TV Channel
>
> As Alom kindly pointed out earlier, the Ri Channel
(http://richannel.org) is a web-video project we've recently launched
incorporating many of the ideas and enthusiasms expressed in this
thread, albeit online rather than through a traditional broadcast
platform!
> We've been working really hard to create an online channel which
essentially acts as a hub for the best science video on the web and
since launch we've featured well over 200 videos on the site. We know
curation of online content is becoming increasingly important so we've
been working with a number of partners to not only produce new content,
but to also pull together some of the amazing content that already
exists online. If you take a look at our best-of-the-web
(http://richannel.org/best-of-the-web) and collection
(http://richannel.org/collections) sections you'll see we've already got
lots to get your teeth stuck into and we update these on a weekly basis.
>
> We're also creating a lot of our own content, Tales of the Prep Room
(http://richannel.org/collections/2011/tales-from-the-prep-room) and
DemoJam (http://richannel.org/demojam-0) are just two of the projects
we've been working on and that's not to mention our Christmas Lectures
and evening events being made available also. As we're online we've also
got the ability to provide more interactivity than the traditional
broadcast medium, expanding on our videos are timecoded transcripts and
'footnotes' which scroll along during video playback to provide
additional learning resources.
>
> Most of all we really value working together with the community, so
we're keen to hear your thoughts and especially from anyone interested
in working with us to produce or spotlight new content - whether
individuals or organisations. The more the merrier, in fact.
>
> Although we're not on TV, all our content is available on-demand, 24/7
and much of our own content is freely available to download under a
creative commons licence - so you can watch it on your TV if you really
want to!
>
> Ed
>
> Ed Prosser
> Editorial and Production Assistant
>
> Royal Institution of Great Britain,
> 21 Albemarle Street,
> London W1S 4BS
>
> t: 020 7670 2919
> e: [log in to unmask]
> w: http://www.richannel.org
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