TV Licence Super Thread

[shifty_uk]

Its more because it will soon likely not be a choice. Once they bundle it into tax on some form or another

Like other countries aye and probably the way it should be.

I'm repeating what I've said previously but public broadcasters exist to serve a wider public interest(not a selfish few who moan on the internet) ie impartial news, educational content, arts, documentaries, kids stuff and national events that aren’t purely driven by ads or political donors.

Some people are perfectly happy consuming Farage TV with their cornflakes.. But the rest of us see the value in having at least one nationally funded broadcaster that isn’t commercially or politically driven.

No system is perfect but the alternative is having media shaped entirely by ratings, the Murdochs or political influence.

 

[Cromulent]

The BBC World Service was the best thing to come out of the British Empire.

 

[Smeghead]

If only you had the choice not to pay for something that didn’t interest you..

You say that as if they don't give you the ability to inform them that you don't use their services or watch their content and thus don't require a license, and they still send "threatening" letters every other month saying you MUST buy a license. And the fact that there have been multiple proposals in recent months, from making it part of council tax, to trying to finagle their way to somehow make Youtube/Netflix/Amazon Prime relevant to needing a license fee (which is just utterly laughable), just shows how predatory they are.

Can you imagine if any other company did anything remotely similar to that? Imagine you made it a point not to shop with Amazon for whatever reason, but because you bought something on there 10 years ago, you get letters every other month demanding you must buy Amazon Prime? It's absolutely asinine.

 

[shifty_uk]

You do realise the BBC aren't the ones chasing you for a licence fee, right?

 

[413x]

Like other countries aye and probably the way it should be.

I'm repeating what I've said previously but public broadcasters exist to serve a wider public interest(not a selfish few who moan on the internet) ie impartial news, educational content, arts, documentaries, kids stuff and national events that aren’t purely driven by ads or political donors.

Some people are perfectly happy consuming Farage TV with their cornflakes.. But the rest of us see the value in having at least one nationally funded broadcaster that isn’t commercially or politically driven.

No system is perfect but the alternative is having media shaped entirely by ratings, the Murdochs or political influence.

If they cut all the fluff, the expensive sport, soaps, game shows, it wouldn't be so bad.
Education, news, world service, radio. That's all that's needed.

 

[413x]

You do realise the BBC aren't the ones chasing you for a licence fee, right?

It kind of is the BBC. Sure it's via a separate body. But the end of the chain is the BBC.

 

[GIBURROWS]

Like other countries aye and probably the way it should be.

I'm repeating what I've said previously but public broadcasters exist to serve a wider public interest(not a selfish few who moan on the internet) ie impartial news, educational content, arts, documentaries, kids stuff and national events that aren’t purely driven by ads or political donors.

Some people are perfectly happy consuming Farage TV with their cornflakes.. But the rest of us see the value in having at least one nationally funded broadcaster that isn’t commercially or politically driven.

No system is perfect but the alternative is having media shaped entirely by ratings, the Murdochs or political influence.

Isn't commercially or politically driven.... that's satire the BBC would have come up with in the 90s

 

[GIBURROWS]

The BBC World Service was the best thing to come out of the British Empire.

Abolishing slavery might just nick it....

 

[shifty_uk]

If they cut all the fluff, the expensive sport, soaps, game shows, it wouldn't be so bad.

but that's what people watch, right? Maybe not people on this forum but a large group of society are tuning in for Sport, The Traitors, Peaky Blinders, Space stuff, whatever

 

[413x]

but that's what people watch, right? Maybe not people on this forum but a large group of society are tuning in for Sport, The Traitors, Peaky Blinders, Space stuff, whatever

That is all available by choice and can be paid for.

I'd love to have free gym access, or free swimming, you could argue that's much better use of public funds due to promoting health. But you have to draw the line somewhere. For me that's entertainment vs information.