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Originally Posted by ntluser
Given that the BBC may give up the licence fee in favour of subscriptions to channels, does anyone know what the effect will be on Virgin Media's transmission of BBC TV channels if that goes ahead? Just wondering if things will carry on as normal for Virgin customers or if Virgin will be required to charge extra. Any info greatly appreciated. TIA.
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There's isn't a given on this. The bbc executive and trust ruled it out. Scrambling the channels would be costly to reinstate, and a backwards move. The BBC is based on the principle of free to air in the uk for all services. Therefore the current way of receiving bbc will remain. The gov ruled out changing the the funding mechanism for the BBC. Some MPs took advice on withdrawing bbc channels from individuals who do not pay the license fee, but it doesn't seem to point on how they could do it without significant cost.