TV Licence Super Thread

wazza300 · 12 Dec 2019 at 13:32

Boris johnson plans to scrap it

Psycho Sonny · 12 Dec 2019 at 13:37

wazza300 said:
Boris johnson plans to scrap it

no he doesn't

he said he would look at reforming it. that doesn't mean he will reform it though.

therefore he isn't planning on scrapping anything.

wazza300 · 12 Dec 2019 at 13:39

I just read the headline he plans in scrapping tv licence and introducing a subscription,which would be better,as you can cancel subscriptions ect(we all no its a **** in the wind)

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...-looking-at-abolishing-tv-licence-fee-for-bbc

Basher · 12 Dec 2019 at 14:02

wazza300 said:
I just read the headline he plans in scrapping tv licence and introducing a subscription,which would be better,as you can cancel subscriptions ect(we all no its a **** in the wind)

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...-looking-at-abolishing-tv-licence-fee-for-bbc

Where does it say he plans to introduce it as a subscription in that article?

Kelt · 12 Dec 2019 at 14:06

It's long, long overdue that the BBC should have to generate its own money, just like ITV, CH4/5 etc.

wazza300 · 12 Dec 2019 at 14:08

Basher said:
Where does it say he plans to introduce it as a subscription in that article?

Said he'd like to introduce a netflix style subscription if read at the bottom,he said that it needs looking into how people are getting hounded over it aswell

Basher · 12 Dec 2019 at 14:09

wazza300 said:
Said he'd like to introduce a netflix style subscription if read at the bottom

No it doesn't ...

Those comments were from an ex-MP and were downplayed later by the party. Certainly nothing that Boris has suggested.

wazza300 · 12 Dec 2019 at 14:11

True,now slap my wrist

Its all ****** anyway

Psycho Sonny · 12 Dec 2019 at 14:13

wazza300 said:
Said he'd like to introduce a netflix style subscription if read at the bottom,he said that it needs looking into how people are getting hounded over it aswell

as i said before. he said he would look at it. but i can also say i'm going to look at the moon. it doesn't mean i'm going to build a space station on it.

Threepwood · 12 Dec 2019 at 14:20

Kelt said:
It's long, long overdue that the BBC should have to generate its own money, just like ITV, CH4/5 etc.

It already does with sales abroad and to streaming services... Takes the mick tbh

Basher · 12 Dec 2019 at 14:24

Psycho Sonny said:
as i said before. he said he would look at it. but i can also say i'm going to look at the moon. it doesn't mean i'm going to build a space station on it.

It honestly concerns me that people read articles like that and think he plans to scrap it. And these people can vote

SixTwoSix · 12 Dec 2019 at 14:27

Basher said:
It honestly concerns me that people read articles like that and think he plans to scrap it. And these people can vote

Article I read the other day said plan was to scrap and put into general taxation.

Woman at work today is actually voting Conservative as the decision to scrap TV licence swayed her. I really wish I was joking.

Raikiri · 12 Dec 2019 at 14:28

Basher said:
It honestly concerns me that people read articles like that and think he plans to scrap it. And these people can vote

And probably did today, for the Tories.

Psycho Sonny · 12 Dec 2019 at 14:31

Basher said:
It honestly concerns me that people read articles like that and think he plans to scrap it. And these people can vote

People usually like to align themselves with what is best for them or their own thoughts. So i can see how a dumb person might think oh free tv license and then base their whole vote off the back of fake news. Education is key. Unless something has been promised in a manifesto they cannot take it as anything other than hearsay.

b00merang69 · 12 Dec 2019 at 17:28

For the few above (yes that includes PSonny who always knows better

) who are posting inaccurate reply's try actually watching the video I put up (from the PM's mouth not some text added by another MP in any articles you see), he does not say anything about making it a general taxation, he said that it basically is what now and need to change.

MissChief · 12 Dec 2019 at 17:30

b00merang69 said:
For the few above (yes that includes PSonny who always knows better ) who are posting inaccurate reply's try actually watching the video I put up (from the PM's mouth not some text added by another MP in any articles you see), he does not say anything about making it a general taxation, he said that it basically is what now and need to change.

Personally I see it more of a veiled threat to the BBC by the Tories to try and make them even more biased towards them.

"andy" · 12 Dec 2019 at 19:16

He'd probably look at it then decide ealise only the common people watch TV and raise the price

In other news my latest warning came in a red chrismassy envelope. How nice

Malevolence · 12 Dec 2019 at 19:21

And now the BBC have made it so people with Samsung TVs can't even access iPlayer on them. It loads but then says you need to update your TV's firmware, problem is the TV reports the firmware as being current and Samsung say they won't have a fix rolled out until mid 2020.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50747526

Wonder what they'd say if people started to ask for a part refund of their licence fee?

NVP · 12 Dec 2019 at 19:29

Malevolence said:
Wonder what they'd say if people started to ask for a part refund of their licence fee?

They'd remind you that the labour party hates you and your kind.

Deleted member 77746 · 12 Dec 2019 at 19:36

Malevolence said:
And now the BBC have made it so people with Samsung TVs can't even access iPlayer on them. It loads but then says you need to update your TV's firmware, problem is the TV reports the firmware as being current and Samsung say they won't have a fix rolled out until mid 2020.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50747526

Wonder what they'd say if people started to ask for a part refund of their licence fee?

I saw this. I am never going to use features built into a TV ever again. I don't trust Samsung or BBC any longer to get things right.