Today, the announcement we’ve all be waiting for: 6Music isn’t getting canned. Naturally I take full responsibility for the post I wrote a few months ago, which received about 70 billion hits and got re-tweeted by people in locations as diverse as London, South London and probably even Brighton, as well as by some of the 6Music and Asian Network DJs.
Regrettably, while 6Music was saved, BBC Online and Asian Network still got cut. I won’t pretend that I have as much personal connection to either service as much as 6Music (even online, I only use the core news site/iPlayer, neither of which I can see being affected) but the campaign was always to save both 6Music and Asian Network, and in that goal, we have not been successful. For what it’s worth, I’m of the opinion that pretty much any cuts to the BBC represent a step in the wrong direction, and should be opposed vigourously. I’m unsure if there is any further recourse that can be taken to oppose the cuts that were announced, but I will be looking into it. After all, it’s our money they’re spending.
