BBC PUSHES THE RED BUTTON.

BBC PUSHES THE RED BUTTON.


BBC pushes the red button more and more as the weeks go on.
It seems the idea behind the red button use will make us all so familiar about using it, it will force us all to develop an even bigger push button culture.
The interactive service will be "no problem", by the time the service is in full swing as by that time we will all be experts at pressing the red interactive button.
Well, that is the general idea, so what do we see as the problem - we think, that the media or TV guides etc... should list the red button programmes and
programme highlights as another free channel or two, as strictly speaking that's exactly what they are.
A good example was the Olympics for freesat viewers, we could watch what others missed and we with the red button channels could watch at times where the
mainstream viewers who had no freesat missed out.
It's a bad idea that viewers have to scour the internet to find out the future red button plans - we should be able to see what's on in newspapers and magazines.
Upcoming red button plans which seem to be fluid are;
June 4th English council elections - June 5th on red button
June 4th European Parliament elections - June 7th results on red button
From yesterday up until the 8th June - cricket on red button
June 7th Epsom races which includes the Derby - June 7th/8th on red button

Please take note that some of these may not be covered on freesat but only on terrestrial TV.