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Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute
Considering the BBC owns most of the content and they are broadcasting anyway I'm with you on this one why not actually repeat prime time for night shift workers
If you really want to parliament there is already a channel and iplayer if you need to catch up
I can't see why that would cost more than parliament repeats
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They own the copyright in many cases but by no means all. Many productions are made by outside companies and pitched to the BBC; they fund production and get first run but they don't buy or own outright. Even in cases where they do fully own the copyright in the recording they often need permission from the performers, possibly also the scriptwriter, who are entitled to repeat fees.
You don't have to pay a newsreader extra for broadcasting them on two channels simultaneously and you don't have to pay MPs anything.