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TV distributors
I would like a clarification in the guidelines because I see a lot of variation in the data.
Example:
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) [gb] is a company.
BBC One [gb] is one of the BBC's channels. It is not a separate company.
When the BBC airs a program on BBC One, which company name should be added as distributor?
If the answer is that it depends on how the distributor is credited, then what if there is no such credit?
Related, the Distributors guide is clear with regard to the BBC's streaming service:
Catch up streaming services such as USA Now or BBC iPlayer would come under the main production company for the channel (i.e. USA Network [us] and BBC [gb] respectively).*
*I think the text should say British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) [gb] instead of BBC [gb] in keeping with the company name guidelines
eboy
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5 years ago
I usually add the channel, since it’s the ”distributor” and from the historical point of view it’s the best option. But there are probably many people who add the company.
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Michelle
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5 years ago
Hi Peter -
I have filed a request to modify the existing Help Guide to include further clarification on the company usage for TV Distributors.
As soon as I have an update on the request I will let you now here.
Cheers!
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Michelle
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3 years ago
Hi @Peter_pbn -
Thanks again for requesting these Help Guide updates, I wanted to provide an update on the issue. We are so sorry it has taken this amount of time to resolve, due to our backlog we don't have a timeframe on when the expected updates will be reviewed, for this reason we are closing this thread but know that we are still tracking the request and will pick it up when we have the bandwidth to handle it.
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