Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36143009)

BBC is still an incredible pipeline for British talent though. So many actors, writers, directors, musicians and, often overlooked, technical staff come through it. That is one of the reasons why there are so many British cultural exports and why we have so many new studios being built here for Hollywood and streaming content to be made, the U.K. has an abundance of talent.

I worry we'll just become another dumping ground for American homogenised content and nothing that is unique about British culture or comedy will be commissioned because it's easier to dump us with inoffensive and broad American exports.

Not to mention BBC Local Radio and BBC radio generally which is certainly not all commercially viable but just because BBC Radio Lancashire, for example, isn't profitable is not a reason to dump it. Things have more than a monetary value, something isn't pointless just because it doesn't make a profit for shareholders.

I am not sure if the licence fee can stay around forever but if not alternative public funding needs to be there for the BBC. It should remain publically owned and concerned with producing British talent and public service broadcasting, providing service beyond the bottom line of an accounting book.

Some people in Government seem to think their purpose is to slowly wind down Britain and chip away at the things we're good at and replicate them with multinational companies that make a profit for American venture capitalists in Califonia.

Originally Posted by Jaymoss (Post 36142996)

And here is a prime example of a troll. Joins into a conversation adding nothing of use to it but having a go at another poster

What do you actually think about the subject I posted about?

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36143009)

Some people in Government seem to think their purpose is to slowly wind down Britain and chip away at the things we're good at and replicate them with multinational companies that make a profit for American venture capitalists in Califonia.

Originally Posted by ianch99 (Post 36143014)

Of course wastage is bad but organisations do re-brand on a regular basis. The debate on if the sums spent are value for money is a subjective one. Many private sector companies spend much more than this on rebranding.

However this is not the point I was making: the Tory Press click bait headlines on "BBC wasting fee payers money" is just that, a distraction from the real issues that affect us in this country. I do not not see many threads on the 500 people dying every week in queues for emergency care, as a prime example.

It just shows what people really care about ...

Originally Posted by Jaymoss (Post 36143016)

Have you started one ?

Originally Posted by ianch99 (Post 36143017)

Again, missing the point.

Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36143013)

You give the BBC far too much credit for UK actors etc for Intenational success and studios being opened here.

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36143009)

BBC is still an incredible pipeline for British talent though. So many actors, writers, directors, musicians and, often overlooked, technical staff come through it. That is one of the reasons why there are so many British cultural exports and why we have so many new studios being built here for Hollywood and streaming content to be made, the U.K. has an abundance of talent.

I worry we'll just become another dumping ground for American homogenised content and nothing that is unique about British culture or comedy will be commissioned because it's easier to dump us with inoffensive and broad American exports.

Not to mention BBC Local Radio and BBC radio generally which is certainly not all commercially viable but just because BBC Radio Lancashire, for example, isn't profitable is not a reason to dump it. Things have more than a monetary value, something isn't pointless just because it doesn't make a profit for shareholders.

I am not sure if the licence fee can stay around forever but if not alternative public funding needs to be there for the BBC. It should remain publically owned and concerned with producing British talent and public service broadcasting, providing service beyond the bottom line of an accounting book.

Some people in Government seem to think their purpose is to slowly wind down Britain and chip away at the things we're good at and replicate them with multinational companies that make a profit for American venture capitalists in Califonia.

Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 36143038)

BBC local radio :rofl: they have more people working on the station than listening at some times, it wouldn't be so bad paying for it if it had an audience

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36143039)

7.8 million listen to BBC local radio each week.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/...eners-reached/

Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 36143041)

BBC london hasn't lost 31% of its audience or to put it another way, a million listeners.

Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 36143058)

So by your figures, BBC London alone still has over 2 million listeners?

Originally Posted by Jaymoss (Post 36143018)

all mouth and no trousers aint ya? spout your crap about trivial posts highlight one you do not consider trivial yet still not bothered to post it