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Originally Posted by passingbat
It is not about that for me; like many I don't watch that much. However, funding by advert or subscription, would influence content to make sure adds or subscriptions stay high.
The way the BBC is funded allows them to make programmes that wouldn't get made if funding is purely commercial, such as education, documentaries and minority interest pieces. I think this is good for the nation to have.
We all pay for things that we don't immediately gain from, but in the long run we do gain benefits from. For example people without children don't gain directly from so many things, from good schools to support groups for kids who need them. But everyone does gain from them in the end.
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If we`re talking about the BBC providing educational programs which wouldn`t get made if they were behind a pay wall then let the government fund it! Personally i can`t see being behind a pay wall would stop the BBC from making educational programs,after all it doesn`t stop channels such as the History Channel or National Geographic making such programs does it?