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Doctor Who's next series 'written and planned' as insiders vow 'We'll be back' (www.mirror.co.uk)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The budget is £55m per season. DW is one of the biggest earners for BBC Studios, and they’re going to want to output in 4K anyway for future exploitation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I'm inclined to agree on all counts, but I also think we're working with a less complete view of circumstances than you assert. By all accounts the BBC is not in a great financial situation, so the difference between 2K and 4K might matter.

Edit: I'm now pretty sure The mirror's estimate of 4K conversion cost is much too high (maybe the mentioned sum covers a season, not an episode), and so my own calculus needs to be scaled down as well.