Hampster Gull
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- Dec 22, 2010
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Right wing loonies leave our BBC alone
[TV] Tv license
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Spiros
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Why always assume that the alternative to the licence fee is adverts? There's no TV licence in Spain but TVe doesn't have ads. It is crap but I don't think that's anything to do with how it's funded
ATFC Seagull
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It's a public service that we do all use to varying extents. We can argue to the hilt about how impartial it's political coverage is, but it's certainly more impartial than C4 or Sky. At least it officially strives to achieve impartiality. What about things like lower league football coverage? Yes other companies might get the rights to show the goals on a Saturday night, but you can read a match report of every league game in England (and probably all the Conference ones as well?) every week. Who would take up that job if the BBC went? No-one.
Also, those with kids will know the programming done by the BBC is a zillion times better than anything else. It's wholesome, educational etc. Flick over to Nick Jr, Disney or the kids shows on ITV/C5 and they're just trash, which are mostly nothing more than an advert for the toys that supplement them. And if you don't have kids, you'll still benefit from a society with well-educated kids.
Also, those with kids will know the programming done by the BBC is a zillion times better than anything else. It's wholesome, educational etc. Flick over to Nick Jr, Disney or the kids shows on ITV/C5 and they're just trash, which are mostly nothing more than an advert for the toys that supplement them. And if you don't have kids, you'll still benefit from a society with well-educated kids.
Get rid of the licence and then we'll see what happens to standards. At present, I would suggest that the standard bearer is BBC News and that is what ITV and Sky compete against. If that standard is affected, isn't the likelihood that news standards will drop in the battle for ratings!
Also, at the moment we have many free to air sports events. Open Golf, FA Cup final, Grand National, Wimbledon. What's the likelihood that with the BBC going commercial those will be open to the highest bidder. I used to enjoy F1 but never see a race now.
Also, at the moment we have many free to air sports events. Open Golf, FA Cup final, Grand National, Wimbledon. What's the likelihood that with the BBC going commercial those will be open to the highest bidder. I used to enjoy F1 but never see a race now.
beorhthelm
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- Jul 21, 2003
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ditch it and provide funding direct from general taxation. open up that budget to independent alternative channels to bid for funds too.
everyone seems to be objecting on the basis of the merits of the BBC, which dont address the odd source of funding.
everyone seems to be objecting on the basis of the merits of the BBC, which dont address the odd source of funding.
Birdie Boy
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- Jun 17, 2011
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What is going on with the BBC news site? We don't get adverts on the TV channels so why are we getting them on the website? Absolutely plagued with them on every story. Absolute joke.
Are you on a VPN or something? That’s the experience the rest of the world I think but not from UK
Yep, not a single ad here.
Mustafa II
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Something is wrong your end. You should not be seeing ads.
It's probably your VPN.
Check: https://mylocation.org/
It would be even better value if they binned that piece of excrement Eastenders.
Birdie Boy
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- Jun 17, 2011
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Ah OK, I do have to have a vpn a I'm out of the country. Cheers
Super Steve Earle
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I thought you were going to say Lineker, but Eastenders works too.
Super Steve Earle
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Any anti licence types enjoying the Olympics, free with no ads?
NBC/Peacock/USA Channel coverage of the Olympics has been excellent in the States. I now pay US$2.99/month for Peacock but I believe it's going to be going up.
It really is the envy of the world. I have heard this from many people on my travels. BBC radio is a fantastic promoter of UK music as well…I have heard many tales of famous musicians, as well as regular people I have met, cite the Beeb as a source of new music.
GrizzlingGammon
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You're either in a different country, using VPN, or you've got malware.
Birdie Boy
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- Jun 17, 2011
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I'm in a different country but not noticed it this bad before the last couple of weeks.
Sorrel
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I wonder how it will be financed in the future? Everyone I know younger (my children, their contemporaries) doesn't pay the license when they are in rented accommodation, though they know they should. I would guess that it payment is more likely the closer people get to buying their own place.
Up until the 1970s there were wireless licenses. I wonder if the TV license will also change to be a "streaming" licence rather than a TV license, so those who use streaming will need to pay it, while those who just have old-school broadcast TV will not? To keep going it needs to do something to get the younger generation to pay rather than think it doesn't apply to them.
The alternative is to make it like another streaming service, allowing people to buy it or leave it easily (at the moment you have to do so in calendar months only). I don't think that's a good idea, though, as it provides many more services than just popular TV.
Up until the 1970s there were wireless licenses. I wonder if the TV license will also change to be a "streaming" licence rather than a TV license, so those who use streaming will need to pay it, while those who just have old-school broadcast TV will not? To keep going it needs to do something to get the younger generation to pay rather than think it doesn't apply to them.
The alternative is to make it like another streaming service, allowing people to buy it or leave it easily (at the moment you have to do so in calendar months only). I don't think that's a good idea, though, as it provides many more services than just popular TV.