they use licence payers money to fund their various digital channels , then you need a digibox to watch what youve already paid for. given the choice would you ditch the bbc and just pay sky instead of the licence fee.? is it fair that even if you never watch the bbc you still have to pay?
2007-01-18 01:34:36 · 11 answers · asked by ginger 6 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
It was fine in 1812 when they were the only channel. Now it is an unfair monopoly. For our US cousins we have to pay around $250
a year for BBC channels by law whether we watch them or not.
If we dont pay up we get a $2000 Fine! I could get by easily without the BBC so could many others.
2007-01-18 01:44:55 · answer #1 · answered by Northern Spriggan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The politicians (public servants?) are not prepared to represent us on this. The BBC say that 80% of fee-payers want the License, fee, the opposite is true. We have to have a national fee-payers vote on this issue. If we are going to pay a license fee, how about £50 a year and the government use it to help cutting-edge innovative channels instead of the conservative Beeb who show darts and snooker all the time and waste a lot of money on a racist competition like the Eurovision Song Contest.
You are dead right, we shouldn't have to pay twice. Its about time this legalised racketeering was stopped and the BBC got into the real world, grew up, stood on its own two feet and stopped living off charity. They barely earn a penny.
Personally, I don't need them at all.
2007-01-18 01:51:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, no no no do not do that to yourselves. I don't live in the Uk anymore and can't get BBC. All the TV here is funded by advertising and it is dreadful believe me. British television is amongst the best in the world and that is because even though there are commercial stations as well having the BBC there gives them a standard they have to maintain. Without it things will go down hill very very rapidly. Hang on to licence fees as long as you can. I would pay it quite happily to get the BBC over here if only it were possible.
2007-01-18 01:48:55 · answer #3 · answered by gerrifriend 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the BEEB like CBC in Canada and PBS in the US gets some government funding so when they have speciality channels it's you the taxpayer who basically gets the revenue back in programming.
Government run tv channels can either be progandists for whatever governments are in power, or they can also be the one station which holds the government's feet to the fire so to speak. They aren't at the whim of advertisers , they are representatives of the public of that country in gathering news and information the public needs to know.
2007-01-18 01:45:18 · answer #4 · answered by Lizzy-tish 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont watch bbc unles its on sky which u have to pay for so i dont really watch it officialy but you have to pay anyway any after digital switch its going up £20 i thought d..s would mean the end of tv licencing
so in 3 words
i completly agree
2007-01-18 04:05:46 · answer #5 · answered by liam0_m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they should. Apparently they get £5billion per year at the moment and it is set to rise by 3%. No wonder they can pay presenters £18million contracts.
2007-01-18 01:44:43 · answer #6 · answered by Loo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've just answered this question. Well, sort of... The Beeb should swivel for our license fees. Sweet as.
2007-01-18 01:43:10 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!
There have to be channels with no advertising or I'll go completely mad.
2007-01-18 01:43:53 · answer #8 · answered by mcfifi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They already do sneak in adverts, and get bribes from companies placing products - they still wants your £s though
2007-01-18 01:44:13 · answer #9 · answered by fact_hunt_1970 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
u know i was thinking the same just b4
2007-01-18 01:43:27 · answer #10 · answered by nessx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋