TV license - Page 2

chav1 · 17-01-2007, 22:53

maybe the only way to get the peoples message to parliment is tuen up in thousands threatening to burn it down like they used to in the olden days

garinda · 17-01-2007, 22:54

She got rid of every other nationalised industry, I'm just suprised Thatcher let the BBC slip through her fingers.

shakermaker · 17-01-2007, 22:57

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Originally Posted by sarah

Where have you got this price from?

Sarah, it was confirmed on the news earlier tonight.

maccy · 17-01-2007, 22:58

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Originally Posted by garinda

She got rid of every other nationalised industry, I'm just suprised Thatcher let the BBC slip through her fingers.

proberly because it helped suport her lol

shillelagh · 18-01-2007, 00:13

I got my new tv licence this morning and its £131.50 until 31.01.08.

garinda · 18-01-2007, 00:14

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

I got my new tv licence this morning and its £131.50 until 31.01.08.

...don't forget to recycle your old one.

shillelagh · 18-01-2007, 00:25

It hasnt ran out yet!!!

jedimaster · 18-01-2007, 01:47

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Originally Posted by sarah

Where have you got this price from? It only went up by £5 last year, so I doubt very much that this time it will be jumping up by almost £20. Incidently it is the tv signal that you are receiving that you are paying for, NOT the BBC channels, and the fee is set by the goverment, NOT the BBC.

i actually think they said it will rise to £151 by 2012
but it is still a bleedin rip off as many have said why pay tax on something you don't use!

steeljack · 18-01-2007, 05:35

Chipping in as a foreigner, just want to say that the BBC produces some of the best television in the world and you guys don't know how lucky you are , obviously some of the on-air talent is grossly over-paid, their wages could be cut by a half and these folks would still be climbing over each other for air time, where else are they going find to work ...the northern WMC circuit ? or the end of a pier somewhere .
Television here in the US is an abombination , designed for the best advertising demographic (young urban males aged between 18 and 30) incidentally the same demo has the lowest attention span , i.e. television programing for dolts, not sure what the limits are in the UK , but here in the US advertising takes up a minimum of 18 minutes of every hour of broadcasting and radio even more , I'm sure the folks calling for wholesale commercial television don't want that .
One of the few bright spots we have are our PBS stations which show BBC programs, (a one hour episode of Prime Suspect without any interuptions is priceless), and carry BBC World News , believe me when I say the BBC World News 1/2 hour program beats any US news program hands down.
I'm not sure how the finances work at the BBC and can understand folks being upset at the licence fee considering how much money, effort and energy is spent on the world service , (to my mind the world service should be financed by the Govt. since its an arm of the Govt. 'propagnda' division).

SPUGGIE J · 18-01-2007, 07:20

I am gonna disagree with that Steeljack apart from were some of the wildlife documentories are concerned. I begrudge paying it considering some of the crap and repeats thats on.

garinda · 18-01-2007, 08:23

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Originally Posted by steeljack

Chipping in as a foreigner, just want to say that the BBC produces some of the best television in the world and you guys don't know how lucky you are , obviously some of the on-air talent is grossly over-paid, their wages could be cut by a half and these folks would still be climbing over each other for air time, where else are they going find to work ...the northern WMC circuit ? or the end of a pier somewhere .
Television here in the US is an abombination , designed for the best advertising demographic (young urban males aged between 18 and 30) incidentally the same demo has the lowest attention span , i.e. television programing for dolts, not sure what the limits are in the UK , but here in the US advertising takes up a minimum of 18 minutes of every hour of broadcasting and radio even more , I'm sure the folks calling for wholesale commercial television don't want that .
One of the few bright spots we have are our PBS stations which show BBC programs, (a one hour episode of Prime Suspect without any interuptions is priceless), and carry BBC World News , believe me when I say the BBC World News 1/2 hour program beats any US news program hands down.
I'm not sure how the finances work at the BBC and can understand folks being upset at the licence fee considering how much money, effort and energy is spent on the world service , (to my mind the world service should be financed by the Govt. since its an arm of the Govt. 'propagnda' division).

Do you have to pay to watch PBS?

***Mr D*** · 18-01-2007, 10:27

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Originally Posted by shakermaker

Ah but you don't have to have Sky to watch TV.

I wish we could just have the option to take off BBC channels.
Then again, we'd get radio tax...

You do when you dont have an ariel and only a sky dish.

shakermaker · 18-01-2007, 10:31

Fair enough. Could you try freeview? You only pay for the set top box & then you're away, no bills for it or anything.

***Mr D*** · 18-01-2007, 10:38

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Originally Posted by shakermaker

Fair enough. Could you try freeview? You only pay for the set top box & then you're away, no bills for it or anything.

I wish but misses loves Sky One.

I would cancel Sky otherwise, its supprising what you actually get for free.

shakermaker · 18-01-2007, 10:42

I miss 24 a hell of a lot from Sky One but some programmes are repeated on Sky3 during the week which is on Freeview, I dunno it's worth a look. Sky's prices are scandalous.