The BBC

[Bjornebye]

7 minutes ago, Dougie Do'ins said:

If they promised never to show snooker again, I might cut them some slack.

You surprise me there mate. Thought you might like it. 

[Creator Supreme]

It's all well and good getting rid of the text if everybody has Smart TV's and internet access, but there are plenty of people (mainly older people such as my parents) who don't have internet access and don't want it. They're having a great disservice done to them here!

[Dougie Do'ins]

1 hour ago, Bjornebye said:

You surprise me there mate. Thought you might like it. 

Not any more. Used to love it when all the characters were about. Reardon, White, Davis, Vergo and the rest of them. I remember the first time I ever watched Hendry and that was it. 

 

Anyway.... Yeah, I can see people just willing to queue up to pay £154.50 a year.

 

Gary Lineker calls for 'voluntary' licence fee

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51270012

[sir roger]

3 hours ago, Creator Supreme said:

It's all well and good getting rid of the text if everybody has Smart TV's and internet access, but there are plenty of people (mainly older people such as my parents) who don't have internet access and don't want it. They're having a great disservice done to them here!

Get rid of text ? How will Tony M ever find out our scores ?

[Creator Supreme]

2 hours ago, sir roger said:

Get rid of text ? How will Tony M ever find out our scores ?

Carrier pigeon?

[Bjornebye]

3 hours ago, sir roger said:

Get rid of text ? How will Tony M ever find out our scores ?

He’ll just wait for the pink 

[Bjornebye]

That weather reader on the BBC with half an arm missing is absolutely stunning. 2nd only to Lucy Versamy in the weather reading league. 

 

 

 

[Paulie Dangerously]

I stopped watching the BBC news after the election. I'm happier for it. I do miss Carol in the mornings though. 

[Bjornebye]

4 minutes ago, Paulie Dangerously said:

I stopped watching the BBC news after the election. I'm happier for it. I do miss Carol in the mornings though. 

Had it on silent in the background while I was streaming the villa game. 

[Dougie Do'ins]

18 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

 

I'm sure @AngryofTuebrook has a bit of a soft spot for her. Bumped just in case he missed it yesterday. 

[Dougie Do'ins]

BBC News - BBC News to close 450 posts as part of £80m savings drive

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51271168

[Rico1304]

This sounds like it’ll be great. 
 

https://unherd.com/2020/01/cast-out-how-knitting-fell-into-a-purity-spiral/

[Numero Veinticinco]

On 27/01/2020 at 18:57, Dougie Do'ins said:

Not any more. Used to love it when all the characters were about. Reardon, White, Davis, Vergo and the rest of them. I remember the first time I ever watched Hendry and that was it. 

 

Anyway.... Yeah, I can see people just willing to queue up to pay £154.50 a year.

 

Gary Lineker calls for 'voluntary' licence fee

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51270012

Needs fucking off. I’ve grown to hate it. Come on Tories, you’d privatise your Nan if she stood still long enough, sell the BBC to some nefarious outfit for pittance and let the fucker fold into the Sky packages. Fucking shite. 

[Creator Supreme]

I understand the calls for fucking it off, but remember not everybody is willing, and not everybody has the money to pay for sky or virgin or netflix or amazon, and not everybody has access to fast reliable broadband! The terrestrial channels are still needed.

 

I for one don't mind the licence fee, I'd rather pay towards public service broadcasting than some cunt like Murdoch!

[Rico1304]

I always thought privatisation was bad? 

[Creator Supreme]

2 minutes ago, Rico1304 said:

I always thought privatisation was bad? 

I don't want it privatised mate, it does need to become impartial again but it needs to stay public for me.

 

There were so many (unfounded mostly) accusations that it was a left wing echo chamber that the editorial narrative of the corporation has swung to the right in the last few years, and it feels weird for me to say but it needs to go back to the centre! A job for Stronts??

[Numero Veinticinco]

16 minutes ago, Creator Supreme said:

I understand the calls for fucking it off, but remember not everybody is willing, and not everybody has the money to pay for sky or virgin or netflix or amazon, and not everybody has access to fast reliable broadband! The terrestrial channels are still needed.

 

I for one don't mind the licence fee, I'd rather pay towards public service broadcasting than some cunt like Murdoch!

No, not everyone does have the money to pay for those things. That said, I don’t really see why I, as somebody who virtually has zero use from the BBC, should pay 154 quid per year to subsidise Rico watching Attenborough. It isn’t ‘needed’, it’s desirable. My major issue is that I think they’re shitbags and we are forced to pay for it if we want to watch a blue ray. It’s fucking bollocks. I’m this system, somebody on benefits is paying as much as a millionaire, even if he never watches the TV. It’s wank. 

[Davelfc]

I always thought that the BBC pandered to the governments of the day, mainly in an effort to remain publicly funded. However I stopped watching the BBC years ago apart from the odd footy match. (I did have a spell when I genuinely didn't have a TV for about 5 years, and if it wasn't for this pesky BT box that I switch on only for UHD footy I could jib off the licence fee again. 

 

I understand the argument that people make about keeping it but I wouldn't miss the BBC and I think it's days are numbered. 

 

Oh and Attenborough isn't even on the BBC now, they lost Top Gear to Amazon and their footy coverage is shit. 

 

[Numero Veinticinco]

‘I thought privatisation was bad’. No you didn’t, you voted for the party of privatisation to save yourself a few quid. You’d sell off the healthcare service if it saved you a tenner per year. Privatisation of necessary public services is bad. Privatisation of entertainment and luxuries isn’t. You like the BBC, so therefore you’re happy for a low paid licence fee payer to subsidise your TV. You’re an inherently selfish person. 

[Creator Supreme]

It's not meant to be just entertainment though is it? It's a public service, and that's what they need to get back to!

 

6 music is worth the licence in its own!

[VladimirIlyich]

2 minutes ago, Creator Supreme said:

It's not meant to be just entertainment though is it? It's a public service, and that's what they need to get back to!

 

6 music is worth the licence in its own!

What does this 6 music channel do? I've never used it so have no idea.

[Mudface]

9 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

What does this 6 music channel do? I've never used it so have no idea.

It plays more sort of fringe or niche music that you don't get on channels like Radio 1 or commercial stations. It's really good, you should give it a whirl. Some of the more specialised shows are on in the evening/ late night and are well worth a listen if you like the particular genre of music or want to discover some new stuff- as an example Craig Charles's funk and soul show plays some banging stuff- I'm not even a soul fan and I like listening to it.

[Numero Veinticinco]

1 hour ago, Creator Supreme said:

It's not meant to be just entertainment though is it? It's a public service, and that's what they need to get back to!

 

6 music is worth the licence in its own!

What need do the BBC TV channels provide if not entertainment? 6 music isn’t worth shit to me, so why am I forced to pay for it? Seriously, why do I have to pay for Eastenders and Antiques Roadshow and for Matt Le Blanc to present Top Gear? I’m not saying these shows shouldn’t exist for the people who want to watch them, I’m saying why should somebody on minimum wage pay £154 for 6 Music when s/he doesn’t own a radio or for Top Gear and Eastenders just because he watches Netflix on a TV he saved up for.

 

It needs, in my opinion, to survive on its own two feet. Whether that’s as a commercial free subscription service like Netflix, Hulu, Prime and others, an opt-in service subsidised by a progressive taxation system, or through commercial advertising like so many other channels. It’s beyond me why we sell off parts of services that are vital to the health and wealth of the nation, yet keep this antiquated, biased, often poor quality service at a flat rate for all people regardless of income (other than elderly). It’s pretty ridiculous.

 

I’m not short of a few quid to pay the licence, so from a personal financial perspective it’s not the end of the world. Not everybody is like that. Now, I’m off to watch a BluRay I purchased. I’ve already paid for it. Shall I give my roadshow money to Rico or straight to Boris?
 

In short... I don’t like it. 

[VladimirIlyich]

11 minutes ago, Numero Veinticinco said:

What need do the BBC TV channels provide if not entertainment? 6 music isn’t worth shit to me, so why am I forced to pay for it? Seriously, why do I have to pay for Eastenders and Antiques Roadshow and for Matt Le Blanc to present Top Gear? I’m not saying these shows shouldn’t exist for the people who want to watch them, I’m saying why should somebody on minimum wage pay £154 for 6 Music when s/he doesn’t own a radio or for Top Gear and Eastenders just because he watches Netflix on a TV he saved up for.

 

It needs, in my opinion, to survive on its own two feet. Whether that’s as a commercial free subscription service like Netflix, Hulu, Prime and others, an opt-in service subsidised by a progressive taxation system, or through commercial advertising like so many other channels. It’s beyond me why we sell off parts of services that are vital to the health and wealth of the nation, yet keep this antiquated, biased, often poor quality service at a flat rate for all people regardless of income (other than elderly). It’s pretty ridiculous.

 

I’m not short of a few quid to pay the licence, so from a personal financial perspective it’s not the end of the world. Not everybody is like that. Now, I’m off to watch a BluRay I purchased. I’ve already paid for it. Shall I give my roadshow money to Rico or straight to Boris?
 

In short... I don’t like it. 

The reason they keep it is for propaganda purposes,see recent election. The licence fee is also a good way of getting more money from the plebs too. Why not just run adverts like every other station does?

[SasaS]

Must admit views on here never fail to amaze me, most people are usually arguing for the nationalization of a good part of the economy but just about the best publicly funded broadcaster in the world, no, this needs to be funded commercially.