Thread: Funding of the BBC
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Old 20-12-2018, 13:32   #110
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Re: Funding of the BBC
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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
There are no restrictions on BBC Worldwide or BBC Studios, except that they are forbidden to use licence fee money to fund commercial projects. They are self sustaining and they return cash to the mothership to supplement the licence fee income. What other restrictions on the BBC’s commercial activities are you aware of that I’m missing?
Ofcom has been the reason why Project Kangaroo was abandoned and it continues to stymie efforts by the BBC to behave in a more commercial manner.

You dismiss on demand programming as being 'my obsession', but it's the way of the future. Anyone can see this. You can find references to it almost anywhere you look. The latest article I have read is here:

https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018...ming-services/

If the BBC was allowed to join with ITV and Channel 4 to set up an internet site along Netflix lines, it could make a lot of money out of it. Amazon spend about £5.5bn on content. The BBC could spend more of its £5.14 bn on content if it was given the freedom to do so. It currently spends only £2.7bn on content, which is abysmal, but due largely to government interference. Even with present levels of spending on content, if ITV and Channel 4 spend was added, imagine how attractive such a site would be globally. You are quite wrong when you say that the BBC cannot compete against global players like Amazon. Only the government is holding them back.

That alone is one good reason why the BBC should no longer be tied to politicians through the licence fee system.

It is not the only reason, of course. For example, its BBC Worldwide operations were cut back not long ago and you will be aware that the BBC was told it had to let other channels benefit from being able to take over its popular shows. Interference such as this is debilitating for any operation. Politicians need to give the Beeb its freedom and just butt out.
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