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Originally Posted by Richardr
The BBC Red Button has a full schedule, e.g. for tomorrow:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p069dk6p/2022/03/07
However, independent of that, it isn't for the BBC to use their resources to rebroadcast any third party channel - that isn't what the licence fee is for.
No other OFCOM licensee will rebroadcast something unless they are 100% sure it will comply, and not leave them with regulatory problems. |
It was on the BBC news today that Rusdia has taken off the BBC World News channel.
The BBC are already supplying news to Ukraine via shortwave radio.
I would hope that TVL cash wasn't being used, but that it would be by way of donating spare capacity, waiving EPG fees or broadcasting the material during channel downtime.
The TVL isn't just meant for and used for BBC domestic TV and radio services. Some of it has been or is currently being used for broadband rollout, research & development, World services, websites, funding journalists for local newspapers etc.
It wouldn't cost much, if anything, for the BBC to show this material to help people who have lost everything and are worried about those left who may be losing their lives.
The bulk of broadcasting costs arise from making material to show, which would be free. The actual costs of technically transmitting the material are usually dwarfed by the cost of producing programming.
For example, closing BBC3 allowed the BBC to drastically reduce it's programming budget and the savings were achieved by doing this as opposed to the costs associated with providing a linear channel.