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Originally Posted by harry_hitch
Like you said earlier Andy, I turn off the tv and listen to the radio for music. Do you listen to much BBC output on the radio though, as the license fee funds the radio stations too (I imagine you are aware of that too though). Not trying to cause a storm, just curious.
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I listen to the unbelievable truth on radio 4, otherwise it's almost solely commercial music radio.
And I watch Top Gear on tv, and some of the Nordic crime stuff that's been on BBC 4, and I'm racking my brain but I really think that might be about it.
I even find myself having to subscribe to pay for Sky Sports because the commitment to live sport has been reduced on the BBC to the point where they won't show all live f1 races, but won't give up the contract either, despite the fact that channel 4 were willing to step in and keep them free to air.
So my licence fee is being spent on less of the things I want, but I have to continue paying it just so that I still have the privilege of paying extra to continue to watch the stuff that they used to show.
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Originally Posted by passingbat
Television wise, The only revenue ITV has coming in, to make their programmes, is from advertising revenue and programme sales.
Likewise, the only revenue the BBC has coming in, to make their programmes, is from the license fee and programme sales.
Therefore, the advertising fees raised by ITV must roughly be equivalent to TV part of the fees raised by the licence fee for the BBC.
You have no choice but to pay the licence fee, and you have no choice but to pay the extra price added to your soap powder etc. to fund it's advertising.
Therefore, the license fee, and the money raised via advertising, (that you pay for) are the same thing. It's just that one is more obvious than the other.
I guess you could continually monitor all the adds on ITV etc., list them and never buy one of those products!  |
Exactly.