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Old 08-10-2013, 14:55   #329
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
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Originally Posted by ford prefect View Post
We have a public service broadcaster that is the envy of the world. If you want mindless, repetitive sport or trashy reality tv for morons then the BBC is not for you. If you are happy with continual recycling of the same content then look no further than Sky.

American TV has some gems but it is full of rubbish too. Without the TV paid for by the licence fee art and religious TV (the latter is never watche by me but is vital to many) as well as experimental comedy and drama will never be broadcast.

If you want TV for morons then abolish the licence fee. If you want accountable broadcasters backed up by more experience than all others put together then put up with paying your taxes and enjoy something that many other countries would love.
I think a reduction in the licence fee, bolstered by advertising and subscription services is the way to go.

I would not want the quality of programming sacrificed by any alternative solution, but I do think the BBC could be run a lot more efficiently. It needs some commercial discipline to achieve this.
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