Thread: Funding of the BBC
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Old 01-02-2019, 16:59   #147
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Re: Funding of the BBC
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Originally Posted by Mr K View Post
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It's a public service broadcaster, which you can't seem to get your head around. It's output is different from other broadcasters, as it isn't a slave to ratings and advertiser's. It makes programmes others don't as they aren't profitable. All that glitters isn't subscription TV.
Yes I'd wish there weren't repeats but unless you really want to pay a lot more £12 a month that's the way it is.

Tbh I'd wish it went off air in the daytime (like the good old days !), rather than all the property/antique programmes, and didn't do stuff like Strictly. But some people like them and it has to cater for all tastes as the licence fee is universal.
Er, I do know what a public service broadcaster is, Mr K. However, it is a very old fashioned innovation and it's about time the concept was thoroughly reviewed.

You and other naysayers keep on saying that the cost of a subscription would be more than the cost of a TV licence. I disagree. The freedom the Beeb would gain from breaking away from government control (including not having to fund free licences for the elderly) would make up for the slightly smaller number taking up the subscription.
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