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Originally Posted by Chris
A recession is exactly the time a publicly-funded TV service is most important, as it is a guarantor of quality at a time when commercial operations are trying to get away with doing, and spending, less.
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I would normally agree, however we are at a stage where BBC output has never been of lesser quality and you're now getting ITV beating the BBC at their own game with Downtown Abbey, whereas the BBC are quite happy to let teenagers be ridiculed and laughed at in the likes of Junior Apprentice.
I wouldn't go so far as to scrap the licence fee.
However, I think BBC could make plenty of savings.
I heartily object to flying out News Anchors aorund the world to report on events, when they already have a correspondent out there, the News Anchor can stay behind his desk in London and do his job from there.
Also I don't see why they need correspondents all over the world, surely they can use freelance reporters or local news providers.
Also the other day I flicked the radio between Radio 2, Radio 4 and Radio 5 and got basically the same news bulletin from 3 different people at the same time.
I accept Radio 1 news may need to be tailored to their audience, but R2, R4 and R5 probably have the same audience demographic surely one news bulletin can be put together to cover those three.
I'd also scrap R3 altogether.