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So because people dont agree with you and have offerered an alternative viewpoint, you immediatly brand them as 'thick in the head' - how very matutre of you!
If you want to form an arguement for the abloition of the BBC at least provide some valid and intelligent arguements instead of the ridicululous I dont use them so why should I pay for them statement. I seriously doubt you dont use any BBC service. In my view, BBC news online is worth 33p a day in itself when you compare it to the lackluster efforts of the commercial broadcasters! What would you like to see the licence fee replaced with? If funded by advertising, you will almost immediatly see a reduction in quality on ITV (moreso), Ch4 would find it difficult to make much of a profit at all, and five and many of the FTA digital channels would probably go under. There is only a finite amount of money in the advertising pot. Subscription is another choice, but who is going to pay for the introduction of new digital recievers that have slots for cards? There are over 5 million freeview boxes out there - do you expect everyone to have to go out and buy a new subscription compatible box so soon after lashing out £50 for a freeview box? As has been posted before, no-one likes to have to pay the licence fee, but then again, I dont want to pay for the NHS, public transport, education costs for other peoples kids but I do because its called living in a society where everyone pays a little for the benefit of the country as a whole! The licence fee isnt ideal, but until someone comes up with a better alternative its here to stay (at least another 10yrs!). Lets hear your suggestions since you feel so passionate about the subject.
By the way, that second website you linked to made fun reading - when was that written? Isnt it such a drag having to pay for BBC Choice - a channel that doesn't even exist any more! Its such a pain having to actually BUY a BBC DVD since we paid for the programme in the first place - of course, it doesnt cost anything to print and market the DVDs does it? ITV can justify its existence because of 'Oliver Twist' - hooray for them! Clearly you havent seen ITVs recent output have you? Oh, and since when have the commercial channels been 'free'? Last time I checked, they were funded by advertisers, and where do they get their money from? Yes, thats right, every week when we buy their products at inflated prices to pay for their adverts!
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Yes, but I dont use them, and it shouldnt be forced on you. Thats my point. If you all on here are too thick in the head, then I shall rest it here.
So because people dont agree with you and have offerered an alternative viewpoint, you immediatly brand them as 'thick in the head' - how very matutre of you!
If you want to form an arguement for the abloition of the BBC at least provide some valid and intelligent arguements instead of the ridicululous I dont use them so why should I pay for them statement. I seriously doubt you dont use any BBC service. In my view, BBC news online is worth 33p a day in itself when you compare it to the lackluster efforts of the commercial broadcasters! What would you like to see the licence fee replaced with? If funded by advertising, you will almost immediatly see a reduction in quality on ITV (moreso), Ch4 would find it difficult to make much of a profit at all, and five and many of the FTA digital channels would probably go under. There is only a finite amount of money in the advertising pot. Subscription is another choice, but who is going to pay for the introduction of new digital recievers that have slots for cards? There are over 5 million freeview boxes out there - do you expect everyone to have to go out and buy a new subscription compatible box so soon after lashing out £50 for a freeview box? As has been posted before, no-one likes to have to pay the licence fee, but then again, I dont want to pay for the NHS, public transport, education costs for other peoples kids but I do because its called living in a society where everyone pays a little for the benefit of the country as a whole! The licence fee isnt ideal, but until someone comes up with a better alternative its here to stay (at least another 10yrs!). Lets hear your suggestions since you feel so passionate about the subject.
By the way, that second website you linked to made fun reading - when was that written? Isnt it such a drag having to pay for BBC Choice - a channel that doesn't even exist any more! Its such a pain having to actually BUY a BBC DVD since we paid for the programme in the first place - of course, it doesnt cost anything to print and market the DVDs does it? ITV can justify its existence because of 'Oliver Twist' - hooray for them! Clearly you havent seen ITVs recent output have you? Oh, and since when have the commercial channels been 'free'? Last time I checked, they were funded by advertisers, and where do they get their money from? Yes, thats right, every week when we buy their products at inflated prices to pay for their adverts!