Thread: Funding of the BBC
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Old 08-09-2020, 08:55   #329
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Re: Funding of the BBC
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
I've not mentioned Labour voters.
Your staunch view on linear broadcasting was that its days are numbered. There was never a PS about the BBC in there.
In terms of DTT, DTH and even DTC, I can envisage these means of delivering linear channels being superceded in the future.
No you mentioned Conservative voters, implying that Labour voters actually had a different view of the BBC. You are trying to make this political when actually a growing number of people from different political points of view are questioning why, in this day and age, a licence fee is still appropriate.

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Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k View Post
They're already trying to get it changed so tvl will be needed for the likes of Netflix etc.

Another mentioned option is tvl becomes part of the council tax.
This still does not solve the problem. The money goes primarily to the BBC, which is losing audience share. A tax still means people are paying for a medium they don't use and a big, bureaucratic and wasteful operation is hampering commercial operators.

Anyway, what prospect is there that a Conservative government will simply perpetuate this problem rather than solve it? They've been considering a subscription model for years and it's only the state of technology that's prevented it from happening so far.

It will be down to the government to decide in the end, not Mr Davie, who seems to be turning native already.

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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
Police and fire authorities are precepting authorities that instruct local councils to collect money for them. Your local council adds this to your council tax bill - in England and Wales you should be able to see it itemised on your bill. It’s done slightly different in Scotland, but here the water and sewage is still in public ownership so you do still see that itemised on the council tax bill.

It would be difficult politically to put a BBC precept on every council tax bill across the UK, however wholesale reform, creating a broadcasting authority with broad responsibility for public tv, radio and communications infrastructure and allowing that to set precepts might work. Public service broadcasters might then bid for funding from this authority for money to fulfil their PSB obligations, with the lion’s share going to the BBC but cash also finding its way to ITV to ensure the continuation of programming that has social value but is increasingly difficult to justify financially.

The only realistic chance we have of switching our comms infrastructure entirely onto IP and related technologies as an alternative to satellite and terrestrial masts is if there’s some kind of public intervention because we are way short of the necessary bandwidth at present, not to mention the raw electrical power needed to run it.
That's just a fudge. Taxation should not be used to fund TV channels, radio stations and media websites. Taxation should be reserved for essential spending, such as education and social care. The government needs to stop using the taxpayer as a cash cow and let us spend more of our money how we want.
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