Netflix v BBC -- And vaginas.. and pockets.

 The difference between Netflix and the BBC:

- Netflix commissions more third parties, including the BBC, as it's primary means to get its content. Whereas the BBC is often the producer and distributor of much of their own content. 

- Netflix lacks live content, there is no set news, or sporting programming, whereas this is a common trend for BBC and it's scheduled programming along their

- The BBC is a publically-funded organisation, a PBS, (public broadcasting service) , they hold an agreement to produce a certain amount of new programming every year and must abide by creating and showing high-quality news programming. Netflix has no such agreement. BBC is supposed to appeal to a diverse range of voices, people and ideologies. 

-The BBC must appear impartial, Netflix doesn't need to.

-People critique the BBC for being expensive, albeit it has a lot of boxes to fill.

-Programs on the BBC do not need to make money. You've ideally paid your tv license. 

-BBC Iplayer (The BBC's Netflix competitor streaming service) is inherently weaker:
 - Its slow, with a library that is weak as is, whilst cycling out content from its library at an expiry date instead of keeping it there indefinitely.

Women's Hour:

Context

Women's Hour was initially created to encourage women to 'rebuild their home life' after the second world war. 

Reinforces patriarchal hegemony, through its segments.

Late Night women's hour was started in 2015 as a spin-off of the initial Women's Hour, albeit only discussing one topic.

In 2010 there was a brief stint of a 'Man's Hour' and it didn't really take off.  But why no man's hour regularly? Simply because the vast majority of media is already oriented around men, and caters to that audience.

In a letter to The Daily Worker, in 1946, a Mrs Bridget Long wrote: “The programme is much too patronising. What women want is a programme to compensate us for being tied to our domestic chores, to help us keep in touch with the world outside, whether it’s books, films, politics or other countries.” 
Subsequently, it was noted, “There was a feeling among many listeners that they were being patronised by the BBC and that both the material and the style of the presentation appeared to be directed at adolescents, not grown women.”
Discussion: to what extent do we agree with this, from what we know so far?

LNHW targets a niche and fragmented listening audience.