Seems that despite the text under the logo: from the team at Gardeners' World magazine, it's not particularly clear that this site is a different entity to the TV show.
@NoraGW is this site funded at all by the BBC? Is it purely commercial?
Gardenersworld.com is published by Immediate Media Company Limited under licence from BBC Worldwide who help fund BBC programmes. The Gardeners' World word mark and logo are trademarks of the BBC.
This is at the bottom of this page Wayside.
There's also a site feedback button on the homepage.
As I understand it, the GW magazine used to belong to the BBC, as did the Radio Times and some other magazines ... then the government stepped in and stopped the BBC having 'a commercial arm' as the commercial media companies saw it as unfair competition, and it had to sell the magazines off
I only asked, as the thread started in reference to the Gardeners' World TV series. You can understand the confusion. And as such this might not be the correct forum or site to discuss or provide feedback for the TV show.
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Seems that despite the text under the logo: from the team at Gardeners' World magazine, it's not particularly clear that this site is a different entity to the TV show.
@NoraGW is this site funded at all by the BBC? Is it purely commercial?
Gardenersworld.com is published by Immediate Media Company Limited under licence from BBC Worldwide who help fund BBC programmes. The Gardeners' World word mark and logo are trademarks of the BBC.
This is at the bottom of this page Wayside.
There's also a site feedback button on the homepage.
Last edited: 03 August 2016 10:10:22
As I understand it, the GW magazine used to belong to the BBC, as did the Radio Times and some other magazines ... then the government stepped in and stopped the BBC having 'a commercial arm' as the commercial media companies saw it as unfair competition, and it had to sell the magazines off
Info here http://www.immediate.co.uk/news/corporate/immediate-media-co-new-force-in-consumer-media/
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I only asked, as the thread started in reference to the Gardeners' World TV series. You can understand the confusion. And as such this might not be the correct forum or site to discuss or provide feedback for the TV show.
Pointless peeing into the wind and all that.