The Future's bright for British Broadcasting - Debate

Arguments For:

• Britain own 53% of formats.
• Pop idol, Who wants to be a millionaire, Deal or no deal, Britain's got talent, The Office are all programmes that originated from Britain. They are now shown in several other countries, especially 'Who wants to be a millionaire' that is replicated in over 10o countries.
• "The UK has a better tradition in making interesting factual programmes and formats. In the US a lot of talent comes from Hollywood."
• Other countries are relying on Britian to come up with new ideas that can later be made in various other countries.

Argument Against:

• Their is an argument that Britain is running out of new and fresh ideas for programmes.
• The costs of making a new programme/series in much more expensive than buying in programmes from America.
• Programmes are now being shown on the Internet and on BBC iplayer,4 on demand and youtube. This effects ratings, as if you miss a programme you can easily watch it at a later date.