Thread: Funding of the BBC
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Old 20-12-2018, 09:28   #106
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Re: Funding of the BBC
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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
So what it actually comes down to is your usual hobby horse .... the apparently imminent replacement of broadcast TV with on demand streaming services.

Ofcom is using regulations to force the BBC to lag behind commercial rivals, to prevent it using its massive financial muscle to dictate the whole marketplace, and as a result streaming services are developing more slowly in the U.K. than you would like.
No, I used that as an example, although the reason I selected something that I care about is irrelevant. It's what the BBC need to do if it is to keep up. The Corporation has looked into the future and can see its own demise if it does not adapt auickly in the rapidly changing world of the media.

Contrary to what you and some others appear to think, I don't want the BBC to sink without trace. I want it to compete on equal terms with other platforms and I want the Beeb to be able to show off its wares to the world and make more money that way. The BBC is working within an outdated regulatory system, which needs to be brought into the current century. By subsidising the BBC, we are at the same time constraining its ability to perform and thrive.
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