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Old 13-06-2019, 22:21   #90
RichardCoulter
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Re: BBC to scrap free licence fee for over-75s

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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
The BBC Scotland channel has mostly been paid for by closing BBC2 Scotland. During most of its broadcast hours it still simulcasts the network BBC2 output from London. All it really is is BBC2 Scotland with a bit of enhanced programming over and above the network opt-outs it already had, and some politically expedient branding. Its viewing figures are tiny but what it’s achieved politically in Scotland isn’t measurable in ratings. I suspect it’s here for the long haul.
Just been reading that the BBC said that BBC2 itself would be under threat had they continued with free licenses for all pensioners aged 75 or over.
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