woody2 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 it doesn't need state funding, it works in a commercial market without it. i've lost count of the number of proms in the park events i have done over 30 years..... its a case of the poor paying for corporate entertainment and complimentary nights out for the cs..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 9 minutes ago, woody2 said: it doesn't need state funding, it works in a commercial market without it. i've lost count of the number of proms in the park events i have done over 30 years..... If you don’t appove of govt supported events then you should not be accepting payment for those contracts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 12 hours ago, pongo said: If you don’t appove of govt supported events then you should not be accepting payment for those contracts. you don't understand business do you? proms in the park are commercial events...... the taxpayers £1 billion the opera house and the 2 companies based there have received over the last 40 years is disgusting..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 The Proms is funded by the BBC Woody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 56 minutes ago, pongo said: The Proms is funded by the BBC Woody. i didn't refer to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Proms in the park events are part of the BBC Proms season Woody. 14 hours ago, woody2 said: i've lost count of the number of proms in the park events i have done over 30 years..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 To be fair, aside from broadcast costs, though they are probably funded through ticket sales, merch, concessions like almost every other outdoor concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 The BBC ticket prices are tiny compared with any typical commercial event. That’s a good thing - I am not knocking it. Also factor in that the orchestras and other performers will invariably also and separately be publicly funded. And the venues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 1 hour ago, pongo said: Proms in the park events are part of the BBC Proms season Woody. not all...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 17 minutes ago, woody2 said: not all...... OK. Can you list any Proms In The Park events you have worked on in, say, the past 5 years which were not either fully or partially publicly funded or organised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 1 hour ago, pongo said: The BBC ticket prices are tiny compared with any typical commercial event. That’s a good thing - I am not knocking it. Also factor in that the orchestras and other performers will invariably also and separately be publicly funded. And the venues. Woody was talking about Proms in the Park not the Proms though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojomonkey Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 18 hours ago, woody2 said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 18 minutes ago, Declan said: Woody was talking about Proms in the Park not the Proms though. I want to say "so?" - but I want to say that politely and with good humour. It's a sincere question. I don't see the contradiction. Can you explain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 51 minutes ago, pongo said: I want to say "so?" - but I want to say that politely and with good humour. It's a sincere question. I don't see the contradiction. Can you explain? proms in the park have zero to do with the bbc proms season, they are commercial events...... as for bbc events in general they are run through the commercial arm of the bbc, nothing to do with the taxayer funded side..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 1 hour ago, mojomonkey said: quick edit did you and richard enjoy xmas together with all your friends...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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