TV Licence Super Thread
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Associate
Why is that our problem? The BBC should not be funded through general taxation. They need to work out the logistics behind getting their products to their customers though some kind of paywall. Other companies in the private sector manage it and if they cannot work out how to sell their services, or do not make enough to cover their expenses then they go under.
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Soldato
Am I the only person here who doesn't mind the license fee and doesn't see £15 as a big deal?
Obviously I'd rather not pay it if it's an option but I think the service the BBC provides is very good and not an ad in sight, bliss.
Obviously I'd rather not pay it if it's an option but I think the service the BBC provides is very good and not an ad in sight, bliss.
Associate
Time and time again the price is broken down to a monthly or daily price and proclaimed as "great value" or a "national treasure".
Well it depends on how each person values the services. The only BBC broadcast I watch is snooker from time to time.
Am I happy paying £159 for that? No not especially
Would I pay £159 if it was a subscription model? Nope
Would I pay for £15 a year if they offered a snooker only contract? possibly
I might use the BBC website for weather. But if they shoved it behind a paywall I would happily use another forecast.
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Caporegime
So what's the problem with the BBC having to fund its self the same way as everyone else?
Would you throw that same £15 in the bin each month for no reason?
Soldato
Moment BBC presenter gives middle finger to the camera live on air
Chief presenter Maryam Moshiri can be seen raising her eyebrows and flipping off the camera as she comes on-screen after the programme's famous countdown ended.
Soldato
Would you extend that argument to the NHS?
Moment BBC presenter gives middle finger to the camera live on air
Chief presenter Maryam Moshiri can be seen raising her eyebrows and flipping off the camera as she comes on-screen after the programme's famous countdown ended.www.dailymail.co.uk
Well shes human like all of us
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Rather that than a groomerMoment BBC presenter gives middle finger to the camera live on air
Chief presenter Maryam Moshiri can be seen raising her eyebrows and flipping off the camera as she comes on-screen after the programme's famous countdown ended.
Soldato
The NHS is funded by taxation already and supplemented by NI contributions, and there's a slight difference between 'entertainment' and life-saving care.
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Associate
BBC weather is rubbish these days, since they stopped using Met Office for their data.
Met Office website is far more accurate I find.
Caporegime
Soldato
This is what happens when professionalism goes out the window. Employees taking liberties.Moment BBC presenter gives middle finger to the camera live on air
Chief presenter Maryam Moshiri can be seen raising her eyebrows and flipping off the camera as she comes on-screen after the programme's famous countdown ended.
Why do these kind of stories nearly always happen to the BBC? I can't remember other channels having this many issues.
Soldato
One equivalence is that there are plenty of people who don't feel the NHS is value for money, in the same way that plenty don't feel the TV license fee is.
If the BBC wanted to move to a subscription model like Netflix etc I'd consider still paying it. I have Radio 6 on most days, use the news and sport website daily, and enjoy some of the programmes on iPlayer.
This doesn't hold.
The BBC isn't essential. I'm never going to need it.
The NHS is very different. Most if not all of us use it/need it. And many would like it scrapped for a USA system.
Back years ago, I can see why the BBC etc was needed. Times have changed. You can't place it in the same area as schools, NHS, bin collection etc
Moment BBC presenter gives middle finger to the camera live on air
Chief presenter Maryam Moshiri can be seen raising her eyebrows and flipping off the camera as she comes on-screen after the programme's famous countdown ended.
Soldato
I sometimes forget that people on the internet like to take a statement and then run off with it in a completely different direction... Explaining to me the differences between the NHS and the BBC isn't necessary, I'm not 6.
One of the many problems with the BBC becoming a private company (which is what people seem to suggest it should become) is that the content will be even less impartial.
One of the many problems with the BBC becoming a private company (which is what people seem to suggest it should become) is that the content will be even less impartial.
It'll die if it becomes private.
It would not be able to afford its pension commitments, salaries etc. Even laying people off would cost a fortune.
I wonder how many people would a pay 150-200 a year just for the BBC?
50 percent?
And I expect that would tank when people realise how little they'd be losing.
I have no idea on the number. But if people are cancelling Netflix etc. I suspect the BBC would suffer huge drops.
It would be effectively overnight as well if this was suddenly switched on
Soldato
Because vital services (BBC education or world services output for example) could end up disappearing if there aren't workable and feasible solutions available. But i appreciate most in here are of the "i'm alright jack" mentality.
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