CA
Best ignore him, as we know the BBC ended during the Cliff Richard court case or was it during the famous war we had with Russia in 2018
Here we go.
Best ignore him, as we know the BBC ended during the Cliff Richard court case or was it during the famous war we had with Russia in 2018
BM
BM11
Here we go.
Best ignore him, as we know the BBC ended during the Cliff Richard court case or was it during the famous war we had with Russia in 2018
Cliff Richard has dented the BBC's reputation by more than the BBC realize.
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JA
This has got the people on DS ranting about the "television tax" again... not that they need an excuse. Reminds my why I rarely go into the broadcasting forum on there.
AN
Andrew
Founding member
And that is quite a damning judgement considering the DS forums you do frequent
I bet you watch Years and Years and find the storylines a bit pedestrian...
This is a massive day in the history of the BBC - it makes it so much likely it will be changed beyond current recognition at the next charter renewal.
I think it is something that when the history of the BBC is looked back on in 20 years - it's not seen as the beginning of a massive era for the BBC history.
Any polling - like by You Gov - will be fascinating if it is conducted.
I really do think this will help create the conditions for enough of the public to support either the BBC to become a one station network during pure PSB (No Strictly Come Dancing or Eastenders) or it being privatized as a commercial or subscription (Netflix style which would lead to many being cut out due not have the skills to access it.) broadcaster
To put it simply - the BBC has, under heavy duress - probably signed it's own extended death warrant.
I think it is something that when the history of the BBC is looked back on in 20 years - it's not seen as the beginning of a massive era for the BBC history.
Any polling - like by You Gov - will be fascinating if it is conducted.
I really do think this will help create the conditions for enough of the public to support either the BBC to become a one station network during pure PSB (No Strictly Come Dancing or Eastenders) or it being privatized as a commercial or subscription (Netflix style which would lead to many being cut out due not have the skills to access it.) broadcaster
To put it simply - the BBC has, under heavy duress - probably signed it's own extended death warrant.
I bet you watch Years and Years and find the storylines a bit pedestrian...
NA
That would be a good plotline. The world is ending and people are arguing over television license fees.
And that is quite a damning judgement considering the DS forums you do frequent
I bet you watch Years and Years and find the storylines a bit pedestrian...
This is a massive day in the history of the BBC - it makes it so much likely it will be changed beyond current recognition at the next charter renewal.
I think it is something that when the history of the BBC is looked back on in 20 years - it's not seen as the beginning of a massive era for the BBC history.
Any polling - like by You Gov - will be fascinating if it is conducted.
I really do think this will help create the conditions for enough of the public to support either the BBC to become a one station network during pure PSB (No Strictly Come Dancing or Eastenders) or it being privatized as a commercial or subscription (Netflix style which would lead to many being cut out due not have the skills to access it.) broadcaster
To put it simply - the BBC has, under heavy duress - probably signed it's own extended death warrant.
I think it is something that when the history of the BBC is looked back on in 20 years - it's not seen as the beginning of a massive era for the BBC history.
Any polling - like by You Gov - will be fascinating if it is conducted.
I really do think this will help create the conditions for enough of the public to support either the BBC to become a one station network during pure PSB (No Strictly Come Dancing or Eastenders) or it being privatized as a commercial or subscription (Netflix style which would lead to many being cut out due not have the skills to access it.) broadcaster
To put it simply - the BBC has, under heavy duress - probably signed it's own extended death warrant.
I bet you watch Years and Years and find the storylines a bit pedestrian...
That would be a good plotline. The world is ending and people are arguing over television license fees.
JE
It's not even 24 hours since the announcement was made and the debate about the decision is already doing my head in. I wish the people who're criticizing the decision would explain how much of the BBC
they would cut
in order to fund the reportedly £745 million it would have cost the broadcaster (seeing
they're now funding the free licences
Pension Credit recipients will get, not the government) to keep giving free TV licences to everyone above 75.
It seems like the tabloid newspapers and people criticizing the decision (for some crazy reason) think providing free licences wouldn't cost the BBC anything when if they spent 10 minutes actually reading the documentation about the decision (like I did), they would have realized that:
Sorry for the rant but seeing the uninformed debate has really frustrated me - especially because the BBC were between a 'rock and a hard place' in that they would have been crucified for whatever decision they made
It seems like the tabloid newspapers and people criticizing the decision (for some crazy reason) think providing free licences wouldn't cost the BBC anything when if they spent 10 minutes actually reading the documentation about the decision (like I did), they would have realized that:
Quote:
The new scheme will cost the BBC around £250 million a year depending on take-up.
Had the BBC copied the Government’s scheme, the extra costs on top of around £500m would have meant unprecedented closures. In practice, we expect this would mean the closures of BBC Two, BBC Four, the BBC News Channel, the BBC Scotland channel, Radio 5live, and a number of local radio stations, as well as other cuts and reductions.
Sorry for the rant but seeing the uninformed debate has really frustrated me - especially because the BBC were between a 'rock and a hard place' in that they would have been crucified for whatever decision they made
BM
BM11
It was a win - win decision for those playing the long game for BBC abolition.
JA
So, the Tories, then.
It was a win - win decision for those playing the long game for BBC abolition.
So, the Tories, then.
SP
The biggest issue with means testing is that it opens a slippery slope.
Went shouldn't recipients of other forms of benefits get a freebie or discount?
Why don't single occupancy households get a discount like they do for Council Tax?
Went shouldn't recipients of other forms of benefits get a freebie or discount?
Why don't single occupancy households get a discount like they do for Council Tax?