Thread: General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
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Old 09-09-2014, 00:07   #1803
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
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Originally Posted by cj136uk View Post
I don't get what you are saying? Only the BBC make gaelic
I think andy_m is saying is that there are larger minorities in the UK (eg the Poles and the French) who don't get programs made in their languages subsidised by all UK licence fee payers. So should the BBC not be catering for these minorities as well?

I guess the issue is that if the BBC and Scottish government did not fund Gaelic language broadcasting then no one would. By contrast, native French speakers have access to some free content and some paid content from France and other French-speaking countries. Could it also be argued that Gaelic is also a native UK language whereas the others mentioned are not as they have their origins outside the British Isles?

**This discussion probably merits its own thread as it's not about new channels coming to cable.**
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