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Originally Posted by Mr K
There must have been 156 different versions of this thread whilst I've been on CF !
The BBC is continuing and needed. Even the last inept Govt agreed on that. Just a matter of how to fund it. The licence fee might be not be the fairest way any longer.
Advertising and subscription are non starters, it would lose all the things that make it essential and unique as a public service broadcaster ( and take it downmarket like the hundreds of other channels repeating crap and producing nothing new/unique). Making programmes that only attract advertisers is a downward spiral.
We'll pay one way or another just like we do for everything else. Some might pay more, others less , if that's done fairly then its an improvement on the licence fee. General taxation, and/or taxing the extra streaming services. You don't get something for nothing.
(And those that say they never use any BBC services:- tv channels, national radio, local radio, news, weather, apps, iplayer , website - I don't believe you !)
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The BBC is not needed by everybody, that is the point. You may need it, and you can pay for it but leave those who don’t watch it out of the bubble.
I agree that advertising is not the appropriate option for BBC TV but a voluntary subscription is perfectly acceptable. It would ensure that the Beeb paid more attention to what people actually want from them, such as less wokery.
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Originally Posted by Mr K
It's a public service broadcaster. The same reason you pay taxes for all public services even though you might not personally use them all. Others subsidise you for the ones you use, and they don’t.
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It’s not an essential service like education or defence, Mr K, so that is not a strong argument at all.
ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 are also public service broadcasters, but we don’t even pay for them.