[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Damien

BBC is still an incredible pipeline for British talent though. So many actors, writers, directors, musicians and, often overlooked, technical staff come through it. That is one of the reasons why there are so many British cultural exports and why we have so many new studios being built here for Hollywood and streaming content to be made, the U.K. has an abundance of talent.

I worry we'll just become another dumping ground for American homogenised content and nothing that is unique about British culture or comedy will be commissioned because it's easier to dump us with inoffensive and broad American exports.

Not to mention BBC Local Radio and BBC radio generally which is certainly not all commercially viable but just because BBC Radio Lancashire, for example, isn't profitable is not a reason to dump it. Things have more than a monetary value, something isn't pointless just because it doesn't make a profit for shareholders.

I am not sure if the licence fee can stay around forever but if not alternative public funding needs to be there for the BBC. It should remain publically owned and concerned with producing British talent and public service broadcasting, providing service beyond the bottom line of an accounting book.

Some people in Government seem to think their purpose is to slowly wind down Britain and chip away at the things we're good at and replicate them with multinational companies that make a profit for American venture capitalists in Califonia.

BBC local radio they have more people working on the station than listening at some times, it wouldn't be so bad paying for it if it had an audience