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£15 rise wanted, Government not happy. It’s about time the Corporation was partly funded by advertising.
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Lots of people have stopped paying haven't they, since they made the pensioners pay again, they don't seem to enforce it like they used to, maybe harder to do so now?Originally posted by Cleve van Leef View Post -
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I've always thought they should just fund it through income tax. it would at least be progressive thenComment
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Since the fee was frozen, and pensioners given an exemption, the service has had to make huge cuts due to the drop in licence revenue. Its not surprising they want a relatively big increase. Either allow it or allow them to collect advertising revenue.Comment
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Turn them private no one wants to pay for it, give Lineker and co a pay cut, if they can make it work through advertising great if not they can do some streaming channels or something.Originally posted by The Bloop View PostComment
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You have to be over75 to get it free, not just of pension age.Originally posted by The Bloop View PostComment
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I think a significant increase could well lead to a lot of people re-evaluating the value they get from "live" tv as opposed to streaming/catch-up services.Comment
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I'm happy to pay it as I think it's good value for money. Just this weekend we've watched Have I got News for you, Match of the Day (1 and 2), Planet Earth 3, Doctor Who, listened to some music on BBC Sounds and read numerous News and Sport stories on the website.Originally posted by North Cardiff Blue View Post
If we to rely just on Streamers we wouldn't have anywhere near as much local news and sport coverage.Comment
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Originally posted by PontBlue View Post
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Where would we be without those Attenborough wildlife documentaries?
Did you wee those macaques nicking mobile phones and bartering to give them back? Clever monkeys!Comment
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They potentially will, but if an increase doesn't happen, then they can expect further cuts to the beebs output.Originally posted by JumpersforGoalposts View Post
I also thinks it's quite ironic that the government are citing the cost of living as an argument against the proposed increase.Comment
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People can re-evaluate all they like, but these are the facts regarding annual costs of the licence and the most popular streaming services. With all that you get from the BBC my view is it's worth every penny.Originally posted by JumpersforGoalposts View Post
Sky (Bloody everything) £948
Sky (Basic Package) £228
Netflix £216
BBC £159 (Proposed increase to £174)
Disney £109
Apple TV £108
Prime Video £95
Paramount + £83
ITV X £60
It seems it's the right are the ones who are most against the licence as long as it gets rid of Lineker and the rest of his woke ilk. Isn't it Murdoch and his rags that seem to shout the loudest about abolishing the licence fee? Wonder whyComment
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The BBC is far from perfect
I wish it had alternatives to the current radio 5 or radio 4 24 hour radio for example
But it's advert free and if it disappears then we will be left with utter rubbishComment
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You may well be right in terms of the paid services but for those "feeling the pinch" financially the comparison is to the plethora of free services that provide plenty of tv shows and movies.Originally posted by fingers View PostComment
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