Licence fee to be cut

jaysay · 17-07-2010, 09:39

Licence fee for 'wasteful' BBC will be cut - Telegraph
It appears the TV licence may be cut, that's two pieces of good news in two days, Johnathan Wross left the BBC last night too

cashman · 17-07-2010, 09:47

2012 if it is to be cut, funny how it dont take 2 yrs to increase em.

jaysay · 17-07-2010, 12:02

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2012 if it is to be cut, funny how it dont take 2 yrs to increase em.

The current deal is in place until 2012 cashy, nout anybody can do about that

cashman · 17-07-2010, 16:47

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The current deal is in place until 2012 cashy, nout anybody can do about that

i seem to think there's been quite a few different things in place, that have now been cut? so why not the B.B.C.?

flashy · 17-07-2010, 16:53

i didn't even know how much a tv license cost till my dad told me this morning, for the last 12 years i've just paid mine fortnightly, it's never really made a difference to me

jaysay · 17-07-2010, 17:31

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i seem to think there's been quite a few different things in place, that have now been cut? so why not the B.B.C.?

Its in a contract cashy set out in 2008 I think, unlike things promised that can't be paid for, big difference

Ken Moss · 19-07-2010, 08:24

This will probably be an unpopular thing to say but Great Britain really really needs the BBC and the licence fee. If you think that TV is crap now, just pray that the day never comes when we turn into Little America and it truly is wall-to-wall adverts and no quality programming.

Programmes such as CSI and Lost which are well-made and proved to be a worldwide success are very much in a minority. People may think that they never watch BBC stuff but it has far wider-reaching implications on the output of other channels. At the moment they need to compete with quality TV whereas they would simply spew out populist tripe 24/7 if all they had to do was garner viewers.

I know this isn't the point of the thread but it's a little hobby-horse of mine. The BBC needs to trim the dead wood and fat salaries but it's starting to cut into areas it should be leaving alone instead, such as selling off its book and audio departments to third parties.

Bad move.

cashman · 19-07-2010, 08:28

no-one i think is saying they don't need the license fee, just its extortionate n needs capping or reducing.

jaysay · 19-07-2010, 10:00

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Originally Posted by Ken Moss

This will probably be an unpopular thing to say but Great Britain really really needs the BBC and the licence fee. If you think that TV is crap now, just pray that the day never comes when we turn into Little America and it truly is wall-to-wall adverts and no quality programming.

Programmes such as CSI and Lost which are well-made and proved to be a worldwide success are very much in a minority. People may think that they never watch BBC stuff but it has far wider-reaching implications on the output of other channels. At the moment they need to compete with quality TV whereas they would simply spew out populist tripe 24/7 if all they had to do was garner viewers.

I know this isn't the point of the thread but it's a little hobby-horse of mine. The BBC needs to trim the dead wood and fat salaries but it's starting to cut into areas it should be leaving alone instead, such as selling off its book and audio departments to third parties.

Bad move.

Quite a few people have got over wall to wall adverts Ken, its called Sky +

Ken Moss · 19-07-2010, 10:05

I don't watch enough TV to warrant Sky but Freeview is bad enough.

The vast majority of my favourite programmes over the years have been from the BBC, to turn it into another commercial channel will be the death knell for Britsh television.

Some trimming of salaries is the best way of making it better value.

jaysay · 19-07-2010, 10:49

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I don't watch enough TV to warrant Sky but Preview is bad enough.

The vast majority of my favourite programmes over the years have been from the BBC, to turn it into another commercial channel will be the death knell for British television.

Some trimming of salaries is the best way of making it better value.

You' have loved a program last night, after the Golf on BBC HD about old maps kept in the Library in London absolutely brilliant

Ken Moss · 19-07-2010, 18:00

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You' have loved a program last night, after the Golf on BBC HD about old maps kept in the Library in London absolutely brilliant

That's actually my sort of programme.

Kiss that sort of thing goodbye if we lose the licence fee, it doesn't have Katie bloody Price in it.

jaysay · 19-07-2010, 18:04

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That's actually my sort of programme.

Kiss that sort of thing goodbye if we lose the licence fee, it doesn't have Katie bloody Price in it.

But on the plus side we wouldn't get over paid clowns like wrossy either

Ken Moss · 19-07-2010, 18:08

Possibly not, but we'd end up with BBC3 being even more 'trendy' than it already is and wastes of space such as Paris Hilton being villified as top flight entertainment.

Give me David Attenborough's well-researched programmes anyday.

jaysay · 19-07-2010, 18:13

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Originally Posted by Ken Moss

Possibly not, but we'd end up with BBC3 being even more 'trendy' than it already is and wastes of space such as Paris Hilton being villified as top flight entertainment.

Give me David Attenborough's well-researched programmes anyday.

Alas I doubt if we'll ever see "One Night In Paris" on BBC3 Ken