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Originally Posted by m419
And the BBC owns the remaining 50% profiting from the advertising when it claims that ''we do not have adverts on our channels and therefore we impose a licence fee upon you'' To be honest i've never paid for a TV licence and never will, the BBC should have adverts on or else make them pay-tv channels and therefore be included in your Virgin Media or Sky bill. £145 per year is a lot of money just to watch Eastenders!
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The BBC wouldn't work as a Pay-TV company despite the fact its great reputation for quality programming. Adverts may be a solution but personally I'd rather pay my license fee than have Go Compare every 15 minutes into the F1 or Doctor Who. Plus they offer much more than Eastenders seeing as they operate at least 7 channels and countless radio stations all with a large viewing/listening percentage.
Plus without innovations like iPlayer, all the channels would be lagging behind and I doubt you'd have catchup for anything.
Also, BBC and BBC Worldwide are two separate companies so the reason there are adverts on UKTV channels is the same reason they don't hand out DVDs of the shows, and probably why shows like Doctor Who and Top Gear can even afford to be made.