Re: FN-FORUM: TV Licence

date posted 16th September 2005 23:07

Ah yes, i thought it funds the radio. How could you have a
non-funded/commercial free BBC radio network? I can't see how that would
work. But all the same, I strongly believe that the tv license/bbc
subcription should be optional. It'll happen in time. When that'll be
I've no idea.. 10 - 20 years? Not sure, but it will happen.

Tom wrote:
>
> I'm not sure what it funds tbh, however remember that the license fee
> does not only fund television, but ten national radio stations, the
> world service, and all the online content too.
>
> Here's a good site I've stumbled upon:
>
> http://www.taith.org.uk/tv/index.html
>
> Tom.
>
> alastair wrote:
>
>>
>> Tom wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> You think that commercial television is the way to quality broadcasting?
>>> The programmes on commercial television are there to fill the time up
>>> between adverts. I note with alarm that some cable/freeview/satellite
>>> channels are now having two ad breaks in a half-hour programme, it's
>>> enough to drive me crazy.
>>> The BBC is still the best television provider in the world, and the
>>> only way we can avoid american style television is if we continue to
>>> fund it in this way.
>>> I have absolutely no worries about paying such a meagre amount of
>>> money to keep a worthy service like this running.
>>>
>>> Tom.
>>
>>
>>
>> I think it's more about choice than anything. In this day and age, we
>> shouldn't be forced into subscribing to the BBC, which essentially
>> this is what we're doing.
>>
>> Just out of interest, is the license fee *purely* for funding the beeb
>> or does part of it go elsewhere?
>>
>> For me, it makes no difference though.. I don't own or watch tv.
>>
>> Alastair
>>
>>
>>
>


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