El Cid Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Waldo said: Wonder if public funding for just BBC radio would be an idea? BBC So long as its a relatively small amount per person. Other parts of the BBC could be separated and run along the lines of Netflix / Amazon video. It would be just like general taxation, the rich would pay most of it. BBC radio and the BBC world service would need to be funded, to keep Britain Great. The licence fee also funds other channels, not just the BBC, it funds programs that are in the interests of the general good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 The licence fee should be scrapped and the BBC should be left to fend for itself. It's not what it was, its now an agenda driven woke mess and let's not forget how the BBC covered for Saville. Scrap the license and let's see what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bloke Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Hmmm... While the BBC is publically funded, it will (like most publically funded organisations) continue to waste money through poor budgetary controls and management. A good example of the difference between an organisation that has to justify its costs (through advertising and good management) and one where they think they can just demand more funding from the public, is the cost of the new sets for the ITV and BBC soap operas. While ITV spent £10m on the new set for Coronation Street https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/6099280/coronation-street-new-set-itv-10m-open-public-may/ the BBC managed to spend a whopping £87m on their new EastEnders set, having now gone £27m over budget! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46521700 Can any viewers tell the difference in value for money on screen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francypants Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) What really annoys me is that the BBC blatantly advertises products etc on all sorts of programmes. Once upon a time any product name would be blanked out .... not nowadays. An example was on the BBC news this morning ..... a woman climber was being interviewed and she wore a knitted hat advertising Red Bull ! You couldn't miss it, there was no other reason for her to wear a woolly hat in the studio other than to promote Red Bull. The BBC are total hypocrits. Edited January 18, 2022 by francypants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, West 77 said: I'm happy to pay for the TV licence each year. I don't pay for any channels such as sky. I guess when people are paying for TV channels they are not as happy as me to pay the £159 to fund the BBC. Also many people are paying a fortune each month for phone contracts which didn't happen in the old days. Then there is broadband which is another monthly out going for many households which didn't happen in the old days. The BBC is by far the best channel to cover important national events and it would be a shame if their channels are not available to everyone in the future. I agree with you. I still think the BBC are good.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron99 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Tuned in part way through a radio report today with someone, (didn't catch their name, job title, etc), stating that the licence fee freeze would be noticible to the viewers in the quality of BBC programmes produced in the coming years & that unless the licence fee is subsequently increased, people will 'suffer'(?). What? Will Lineker be forced to take up a paper round to supplement the 8 other jobs he was reportedly doing last year or Winkleman be forced to take in washing? Here's a start in making a few savings. I'm sure that if the BBC let Lineker go, they could probably get the likes of Jermaine Jenas or Alex Best to front MOTD for at least half the cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Would love to know how much the Beeb pay that wonderful actor Danny Dire for his acting in a soap and that great gameshow he grunts through , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron99 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, hackey lad said: Would love to know how much the Beeb pay that wonderful actor Danny Dire for his acting in a soap and that great gameshow he grunts through , I was going to correct the spelling of his surname but it's actually more appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 17 minutes ago, Baron99 said: I was going to correct the spelling of his surname but it's actually more appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Gee Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 33 minutes ago, Baron99 said: I was going to correct the spelling of his surname but it's actually more appropriate. 16 minutes ago, hackey lad said: I like Danny but I guess a working class lad who slags off the Tories is a bit too much for a pair of cap doffing forelock tuggers like you two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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