Will the Tories do Murdoch's bidding and kill off the BBC?

I have split some posts out of the 'coming soon to Virgin Media' thread, as they have absolutely nothing to do with that topic, but may still be of interest.

[Nook29]

Originally Posted by Frank_Butcher

Signed up today as this site is such a useful source of information, mainly down to Media Boy so thank you for your hardwork and constant updates.

One quick question that has no doubt already been answered - what are the chances of Virgin Media getting Sky Sports HD? ESPN HD has wet my appetite but don't want to join Sky to get Sky Sports HD if there is feint possibility Virgin may get the rights.

Media Boy - Do you have a twitter account for all the latest updates?

It all depends on Ofcom. They need to get things sorted before the Tories get in power, otherwise we'll probably never see any Sky HD channels on Virgin Media.

Originally Posted by Nook29

It all depends on Ofcom. They need to get things sorted before the Tories get in power, otherwise we'll probably never see any Sky HD channels on Virgin Media.

Did you just say Ofcom???

[Ben B]

Originally Posted by Nook29

It all depends on Ofcom. They need to get things sorted before the Tories get in power, otherwise we'll probably never see any Sky HD channels on Virgin Media.

IF the Tories get in power

[Nook29]

Originally Posted by Ben B

IF the Tories get in power

They will.

[Arthurgray50@blu]

I hope the bloody Tories don't in, l can see them trying to find money from somewhere, and the first thing they will hit, will be satellite customers, trying to introduce a licence for it.

[Nook29]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I hope the bloody Tories don't in, l can see them trying to find money from somewhere, and the first thing they will hit, will be satellite customers, trying to introduce a licence for it.

I hope they don't as well, but no other party will beat them.

[ArronC07]

Originally Posted by Nook29

They will.

If they do you can kiss goodbye to the BBC, sadly I think I agree with you and they will get in and then Murdoch will have free riegn to ruin the BBC and do whatever else he likes- including bullying Virgin.

[Ben B]

In the words of Gordon Brown "Change brings consequence"

[Hiroki]

Are the Tories planning to get rid of the BBC? If so that's one positive reason to vote for them I suppose

[moroboshi]

Originally Posted by Hiroki

Are the Tories planning to get rid of the BBC? If so that's one positive reason to vote for them I suppose

I assume that's just flame bait.

The BBC is the one last quality programme maker left in the UK. Who else could make Planet Earth, Life, Lost China, Nature's Great Events, Last Chance to See, or of course, Top Gear.

Or maybe you just like the kind of tabloid, brain dead rubbish that C4, Sky and Living come up with. If the BBC ever went away, I would never watch broadcast TV again.

[Hiroki]

Originally Posted by moroboshi

I assume that's just flame bait.

The BBC is the one last quality programme maker left in the UK. Who else could make Planet Earth, Life, Lost China, Nature's Great Events, Last Chance to See, or of course, Top Gear.

Or maybe you just like the kind of tabloid, brain dead rubbish that C4, Sky and Living come up with. If the BBC ever went away, I would never watch broadcast TV again.

Nope it was a genuine question as I despise the BBC & their output.

I think you're going to be disappointed Hiroki - remember, Rupert was a pretty big fan of NuLiebour back in the late 1990s, yet Tony Bliar failed to destroy the BBC after he won the election. And the biggest Beeb-hater in the Commons is on the Liebour benches - one Gerald Kaufmann MP.

Originally Posted by Hiroki

Nope it was a genuine question as I despise the BBC & their output.

Why?What is so bad about BBC programmes that you hate so much.

Their News?

Their nature programmes?

Their historical dramas and docudramsa.

Are you honestly saying that they have never produced anything that you like.

do you hate Monty Python?

[soicky]

Unfortunately yes.