Is the BBC Dying?
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With the modern media landscape shifting and the BBC facing criticism from multiple angles in recent years, many are questioning whether its current model can survive in the era of digital news. So what problems will they face in the coming years?
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@meatbap 3 ай бұрын
Honestly, I have never called it ''the beeb'' and hopefully never will
@SnazzBot 3 ай бұрын
You just did.
@meatbap 3 ай бұрын
@@SnazzBot doesn't count, had my fingers crossed
@MrSecretariat_RBLX 3 ай бұрын
The beeb is a very interesting with it's biased left wing reporting
@Eurobazz 3 ай бұрын
Calling it "The Beeb" or "Aunty", are acceptable and affectionate terms used by Brits.
@artsed08 3 ай бұрын
It's not all about you. I know you think it is, but it isn't.
@cephalopad 3 ай бұрын
All public broadcasters should be beholden to the public, NOT advertisers!
@MrSecretariat_RBLX 3 ай бұрын
Commie
@bobhob35 3 ай бұрын
I think the problem is it believes it’s not beholden to anyone
@useodyseeorbitchute9450 3 ай бұрын
Are you sure that' your wish? The public wants them defunded...
@Crispman_777 3 ай бұрын
@@MrSecretariat_RBLX Y'know that's not an insult on its own, right?
@michaelwhittaker5537 3 ай бұрын
All government funded media should immediately cease to exist.
@Canario_27 3 ай бұрын
The year is 2030, TLDR buys what is left of the BBC
@joehoe222 3 ай бұрын
Make it a self fulfilling prophecy!
@ibvghgfvbnbc 3 ай бұрын
Please, this channel is better than the Bastard Broadcasting Corp
@jeremymanson1781 3 ай бұрын
The problem with advertising is that broadcasters dare not upset their multi-national corporate paymasters by revealing any true but negative news involving those paymasters.
@Jonas-sw8mj 3 ай бұрын
BBC shows that tax funded news can become corrupted and politicised as well. I don't trust them and won't watch anymore. They are unreliable and won't be missed.
@Jonas-sw8mj 3 ай бұрын
...from the ridiculous coverage of Gaza.
@TheLooking4sunset 3 ай бұрын
Someone read Chomsky 👍
@EverettBurger 3 ай бұрын
Couldn't you say the same thing in regards to political parties? If one party shovels truckloads of money to your organization and the other wants to cut your budget, will there be impartial reporting on said parties?
@useodyseeorbitchute9450 3 ай бұрын
Remember, as way of achieving rough objectivity watch only channels which are demonetized as the author made big business unhappy or even better seal of approval is being banished to alt-tech.
@mrmr446 3 ай бұрын
I can remember the host on a BBC show declaring 'there is no alternative to austerity' as if most countries hadn't reacted differently to the banking crisis, too many examples to list of bias and poor reporting while always reacting badly when criticised. It has been afraid of successive governments since Blair after coverage of the run up to invading Iraq was deemed too critical, if it can't stand up for itself it wont survive.
@louiswilliamterminator2887 3 ай бұрын
People love the BBC for its lies, propaganda, hate for those that fund it and disgusting lack of ethics
@DaDARKPass 3 ай бұрын
Most of Europe had reacted in the same way - they all followed austerity.
@mrmr446 3 ай бұрын
@@DaDARKPass only Greece had same reaction
@shafsteryellow 3 ай бұрын
@@DaDARKPass why Erdoğan is right
@louiswilliamterminator2887 3 ай бұрын
@@shafsteryellow yes, but UK beats Turkey in several key areas including political corruption, knife crime, and vomit-covered pavements
@RTDoh5 3 ай бұрын
I still have good memories of listening to the BBC World Service on my shortwave radio. Taught me a lot about the world.
@yux.tn.3641 3 ай бұрын
the radio service is still alright though
@MrKingkz 3 ай бұрын
My step dad says this all the time but i would argue that they have not changed with the times they still talk and sound like its the 1950s they refuse to update and wonder why more then 70% under the age of 40 dont bother with the BBC
@ibvghgfvbnbc 3 ай бұрын
Ew
@guyjeffries7168 3 ай бұрын
I find it extremely unlikely that tory MP's are genuinely concerned the BBC is "financially unfair".
@6thwilbury2331 3 ай бұрын
Okay, I was confused by the same and wondered if this was another difference between the UK and US. Here in 'Murica, it's more likely that the Dems, not the GOP, would oppose what is essentially a regressive tax.
@alexswanson7127 3 ай бұрын
@@6thwilbury2331 The key point is that regardless of what they might publicly claim, Labour knows perfectly well that the BBC is left wing. That's why they defend it so fanatically.
@Lemonyora 3 ай бұрын
@@alexswanson7127the BBC isn’t left wing. It’s centrist with a pro conservative establishment objective. It’s not left. It doesn’t support socialism or equality or whatever. Just because it’s has some black people working for it doesn’t mean it’s a fundamentally left wing organisation. It does try hard to be neutral and only present facts. Objectively tho it is very much centre right with its life long conservative head and executives. It’s designed to protect the interests and institutions of the establishment such as the monarchy. The issue today is that in recent years the right hardliners have taken control of society and imported MAGA style politics causing a shift to the far-right of the spectrum thus making it their new mainstream, where as labour have been shifting closer to the centre under starmer. Labour are no longer leftist and will run the country much the same as the tories have done.
@Lemonyora 3 ай бұрын
Essentially labour is kinda turning into the democrats and the conservatives into the GOP. It all sucks honestly. Britain is not America im tired of this nation acting like it’s baby.
@alexswanson7127 3 ай бұрын
@@Lemonyora The BBC may not be as left wing as you are personally but they still are and have been for decades. During the 1980s, for example, Newsnight was obsessed with South African apartheid and ran many articles on it, but almost completely ignored Communist human rights violations in Eastern Europe. There was a period of several years when I personally engaged with them to try and get impartiality or at least factual accuracy but failed because the left wing culture was too embedded. On one occasion I was subjected to a ten minute rant from a (then) household name for not holding the left wing views he did, with the accusation that I only disgareed because of my alleged privileged background, something that existed only in his own delusional mind. As for society now being taken to the Right, that also is delusional. I've been interested in politics for over fifty years now and both the Labour and Conservative parties are clearly more left wing now than they have been for forty years. You only have to look at the way they're prepared to spend unbelievable amounts of money on pretty much anything except defence, and the total lack of will to enforce immigration laws.
@johnbarosa9872 3 ай бұрын
The only time people i know here in Germany talked or were interested in contend of the BBC was when Top Gear and Dr Who was still "good" and that's quite some time ago...
@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat 3 ай бұрын
It's so crazy to me that 350 million people don't get to watch a show because one bloke punched another bloke once. We all know exactly how you sort a situation like that out and it doesn't involve twitter.
@artsed08 3 ай бұрын
That's more than I've heard from German broadcasters, ever.
@johnbarosa9872 3 ай бұрын
@@artsed08 Yes! And you shouldn't start! German TV was and is horrible! For real!
@johnbarosa9872 3 ай бұрын
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat Very true! 😪
@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat 3 ай бұрын
@@johnbarosa9872I used to like DW. But it seems like they're following a similar pattern to the BBC.
@matthewparker9276 3 ай бұрын
Advertising funding for the bbc is a terrible idea. Yesterday an interveiw aired on the abc with the ceo of australia's biggest advertiser, in which he made it clear he expected his statements to be censored. The interveiwer refused, because they have no need of the advertising, but if not... Media funded by advertising is too easily compromised.
@jackdeniston59 3 ай бұрын
Alternative please?
@Charlie43348 3 ай бұрын
@@jackdeniston59 Subscription - the model for the BBC now
@sayachan6069 3 ай бұрын
@@jackdeniston59 Easy just fund the BBC, it has flaws but you are getting a bargin for what is being paid for, its more than just the news arm.
@useodyseeorbitchute9450 3 ай бұрын
I thought that for all practical purposes they had been compromised long time ago...
@Enover5 3 ай бұрын
@@jackdeniston59 The currently unpopular one. By need, not plebiscite, just like its annual increase.
@roborob347 3 ай бұрын
Cable television itself is dying
@E3ECO 3 ай бұрын
I cut the cord as soon as I got broadband.
@yux.tn.3641 3 ай бұрын
yeah, just watch anything online
@even_cooler_name_w_israel 3 ай бұрын
really is it?
@blakkwaltz 3 ай бұрын
people still watch cable? I had no idea
@0greeny0001 3 ай бұрын
I wouldnt mind paying the TV license if it was a reasonable amount. They are not just funded by the TV license remeber they get money from syndication deals and advetise outside the UK. Its the same with most Publicly funded organisations. Too many people at the top on ridiculous wages. You will notice the "cuts" where all targeted at people on the lower end of the payscale.
@marksnow7569 3 ай бұрын
All national media organisations have a basic problem relative to global media organisations: economies of scale. Hence, for example, a Netflix show which is watched by only 1 million people in the UK is financially viable because it is watched by 5 million in the US, and millions more in other countries, whereas a BBC show is usually made with a UK audience in mind, and even if exported would get much lower ratings in other countries. All public service media organisations have an additional basic problem relative to entertainment media organisations: economies of output type. For example, quite a lot of specialised work goes into making news and current affairs programmes, so Disney+ prefer to just make fun stuff instead.
@Wozza365 3 ай бұрын
It annoys me that the only thing they're cutting are the things that only a publicly funded broadcaster can support like local radio and education. I'd pay a license if it was just those things. Like you I think they need to be cutting these salaries of the top people massively. Who cares if they walk away? The BBC doesn't make a profit from Lineker presenting football shows, so literally save millions, bring on some way cheaper alternatives. I also don't think they should be paying for the whole of big events like World Cup and the Olympics. Only matches/events UK is in and finals. Also annoys me that the 'no ads' is now like 3 minutes of trailers for their own TV shows, it's gotten way worse in the last 15 years.
@Wozza365 3 ай бұрын
@@marksnow7569Disney corporation owns like half the US news outlets though lol
@marksnow7569 3 ай бұрын
@@Wozza365 _"the only thing they're cutting are the things that only a publicly funded broadcaster can support"_ Not true; those are just the things people notice. What's also happened is that the whole balance of programming has shifted towards "bang for your buck" (as explained by Richard Osman recently in his podcast with Marina Hyde). If you can shoot 5 episodes in 1 day on a single set, that's *way* cheaper than shooting 1 episode in 5 days on multiple sets, let alone 5 episodes in 5 months comparing architectural styles on 5 continents. _"cutting these salaries of the top people massively"_ How are you defining "massively"? Lineker earns £400k a year less from the Beeb than he used to, for example. _"Olympics"_ The BBC hasn't had exclusive UK rights to the Olympics for years; for Paris 2024 you'll also need a Eurosport subscription if you have specialised interests.
@marksnow7569 3 ай бұрын
@@Wozza365 "half the US news outlets" seems quite a reach. They own ABC, and I suppose you could say ESPN offers specialist news, but for example the acquisition of Fox did not include Fox News.
@Septumsempra8818 3 ай бұрын
"Why does Raytheon buy ad space on Good Morning America?" Have you bought a Raytheon product recently? No. It allows them to have subtle yet effective editorial control over the programming. BBC will be subject to more of that.
@kaiserteddie9564 14 күн бұрын
Has this happened?
@Brookler 3 ай бұрын
Bad products don't get used and bad business go out of business.
@Jabberstax 3 ай бұрын
Unless they are artificially propped up by a mandatory licence fee and the threat of imprisonment for non-payment.
@KrisRogos 3 ай бұрын
The problem with moving to a subscription model is, what would they set the price at? The license fee works out to £13.25 per month, already more than Netflix, Disney, Amazon, Apple or NOW Entertainment. BBC is the only one people are legally mandated to pay for even if they do not watch BBC's content. Going to sub-only would mean far fewer people paying for it, so those that do would have to pay a lot more than £13 to make their numbers stack up.
@jabezhane 3 ай бұрын
Ironically cheaper than KZfaq premium...a service that makes next to none of its content.
@KrisRogos 3 ай бұрын
@@jabezhane true, but they have a 55% revenue split with the creators. Conventional media platforms don't have that as actors and everyone else are paid per episode/season/film (tho higher view figures usually lead to better chance at renewal/next gig)
@weird-guy 3 ай бұрын
why a subscription model instead of limited ad´s like my country and others? my public broadcaster produces programs that privates wouldnt touch they are last in viewership apart from a few time slots unlike with what happens with the bbc in the uk apparently, but you guys really really hate the license fee.
@KrisRogos 3 ай бұрын
@@weird-guy I am actually in favour of the license fee or similar "media tax," personally. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of things BBC could be doing better, but I do think the innovations it has brought over the decades and the ideals of a universal and unbiased broadcaster are worthwhile. I saw "news" bulletins on other stations, including abroad, accompanied by adverts from oil companies, pharma, sweets etc, guess what these stations only made the briefest of negative mentions of and never gave proper context to. A few decades ago, news was brought to you by tobacco companies. I would rather keep a public funding model than wait for politicians to solve the next version of this issue.
@crapmalls 3 ай бұрын
Good
@deleted-something 3 ай бұрын
People WILL always complain about ads, especially in this internet era in which ads declined extremely only to go up again (not even close to pre internet levels in most cases but still) People always says that something needs to be ad funded, but in reality how many people click or go when they see an ad? Ad paid almost nothing and it would cause points of conflict within the bbc, and within 2 years a lot of people would complain about ads anyway.
@UGMD 3 ай бұрын
Ads pay very little per person, but they aggregate to a lot of money. Companies like Netflix have literally created ad-based models after the normal subscription was deemed unprofitable. I would much rather see some ads from the BBC than see their quality drop further. Sure, I’d complain, but it’s still a net positive.
@deleted-something 3 ай бұрын
@@UGMD normal subscription was never unprofitable wdym, Netflix did that just to have another plan and say that you can get Netflix for a lower price in their advertising, and that was post password sharing crackdown anyways, also why would it be a net positive?also Netflix is a global company and it would be less criticized than a news organization for advertising either way
@TugaAvenger 3 ай бұрын
The people clamoring that won't be the one's watching anyway. Easy for them to say.
@sayachan6069 3 ай бұрын
Ads are absolutely intrustive at times and bringing that in erodes what should be a "public" broadcaster which would put it on the leesh of advertizers and private sector interests which can also open the door to lobbying as well. Also can the slow path to reducing the BBCs output into content sludge over time.
@2dradon2 3 ай бұрын
I don't pay a license fee because I disagree with the idea of it. I don't watch anything on it anyway. I used to like Top gear, sherlock and a bit of DrWho. But now I just use netflix and other subscription services where I have plenty to watch.
@ashtech1184 3 ай бұрын
I firmly believe that the BBC needs to split into separate divisions. The radio, news and maybe documentaries should be publicly funded through tax. The TV side should be funded by either ads or a subscription. I am 29 and have never paid the licence fee. It simply dosnt make sense to pay £160 a year to watch live TV that mostly has ads and and a limited bbc iplayer library when for a similer price i can get a streaming subscription with no adverts and much more content.
@andybrice2711 3 ай бұрын
Yeah, I think you're probably right. Like (for example) I've enjoyed _Would I Lie to You?_ and _Vigil_ recently. But I find it hard to argue that those things need to be taxpayer funded.
@aikighost 3 ай бұрын
I firmly believe the BBC needs to become a non taxpayer funded commercial entity which is entirely disconnected from the UK government so I can ignore it both in terms of its agenda and my personal finances, forever.
@Super-id7bq 3 ай бұрын
@@aikighost "its agenda" lol. Honestly if my eyes could roll any further I'd be looking through my ears. The BBC doesn't have an agenda. People think it does because they only noticed the things they disagree with. I know people on the left and the right who both believe the BBC is biased the other way when both can't be true. BBC Verify alone spend all day disseminating disinformation on both sides of many issues and all they get in response is people like yourself claiming they are propagandists, event though if they had taken the time to check their feed from a few hours earlier they'd have seen different posts that debunk disinformation on the other side of the issue. And you can ignore it with your personal finances forever, literally don't pay the fee and don't watch live terrestrial TV. It's not that hard.
@Kenb3d1 3 ай бұрын
This! Government has no place providing 'entertainment' when there are already a significant number of alternatives available.
@no.fourteen9316 3 ай бұрын
The licence fee also enables you to watch hundreds of other channels via Freeview - the money just goes to the BBC , what is it that people genuinely don’t get about the way it works?
@mikeward1701 3 ай бұрын
BBC should be split into two organisations; Education & Information services, and Entertainment Services. Education & Information should be a state funded and non-profit; free at the point of service for those in the UK, supported by advertising and subscription internationally. Entertainment services should be a for-profit business, funded by subscriptions and advertising. Any assets, capital, personnel, resources etc that would be shared between the two would be owned and managed by a third legal entity, with payment being apportioned based on usage. Each show and resource would be its own entity and be initially and periodically assessed to see where on the entertainment/information spectrum it fell. Those which utilised both would pay the other for what they used. Eg. Radio 1 (entertainment) would pay BBC Information for every news broadcast it carried.
@marksnow7569 3 ай бұрын
Tricky to manage, because the clever thing about the original "Inform, educate and entertain" concept was that the three aims could be blended both within the overall schedule and even within individual programmes. For example, _Countryfile_ (almost as popular as _Dec & Ant's Limitless Win_ ) provides all three.
@mikeward1701 3 ай бұрын
@@marksnow7569 Each show and resource would it’s own entity and need to be initially and periodically assessed or see where in the spectrum it fell, which would determine how it was funded. For example, most BBC radio stations would be considered entertainment. A new news and weather only radio station would be created that operated similar to BBC News 24. Entertainment stations like Radio One would pay BBC Education for using their news broadcasts on the hour for example.
@mikeward1701 3 ай бұрын
@@marksnow7569 Each show and resource would be its own entity and need to be initially and periodically assessed to see where it falls on the Information/Entertainment spectrum. Depending on which side it fell on would determine how it was funded or apportioned. Resources that carried both entertainment and information content would pay the other for what they used. Eg. Radio 1 (entertainment) would pay BBC Education every time it aired a news broadcast.
@andybrice2711 3 ай бұрын
@@momytik They do sell educational microcontrollers like the BBC Micro:bit. There's really no need for the BBC to make computers anymore as that's a saturated market which has been taken over by industry specialists.
@andybrice2711 3 ай бұрын
@@marksnow7569 I don't think that's a major problem though. Programmes which are partly educational could be part-funded by the public-service wing. Like how some programmes are produced in collaboration with the Open University.
@lilygaming_ 3 ай бұрын
The BBC being tied to the TV license is a situation not to its benifit. With how aggressive the enforcement is I dont know why it isnt funded from taxation like everything else
@nbarrett100 3 ай бұрын
I think the reason is because being directly funded by taxation would give the government too much influence. The license fee means it is directly funded by viewers (although the government sets the fee) so it's a bit murky
@agffans5725 3 ай бұрын
DR the Danish equivalent to the English BBC have recently moved from being tied to TV license to being funded by a media income tax, which mean that it in general has become cheaper, because now everyone is forced to pay, and if you are single you are now paying less than half as much as before, because the TV license was tied to each household, with the perception that a household = 2 adults, so if you were single you were kind of paying TV license for two adults, which obviously was highly unfair.
@agffans5725 3 ай бұрын
@@nbarrett100 .. It makes no difference if it's a TV license or by taxation, because the media tax that has been agreed upon, goes directly and automatically to the TV station, so the government is not involved in how the money is spend, the whole parliament is to some extend, because they voted for the media taxation law, and who it was to benefit and by how much.
@marcussver620 3 ай бұрын
People are tired of seeing biased news that only praises one side and fails to see the mistakes of the people they admire, instead of acknowledging that both sides make mistakes from time to time.
@wpjohn91 3 ай бұрын
Or all the time. Both sides just go from on scandal to another
@useodyseeorbitchute9450 3 ай бұрын
Just you know, you are not forced to pay for biased minor content creators.
@shivanshna7618 3 ай бұрын
@@useodyseeorbitchute9450u are forced to pay for bbc ? Really
@useodyseeorbitchute9450 3 ай бұрын
@@shivanshna7618 For me it's a non issue, as neither I pay nor watch it, just indirectly watch a dumpster fire that BBC recently creates with moderate amusement. Though the discussion is within Britain and based on the poll those who are forced to pay appear not to be thrilled for value for money that they receive.
@ellbo2 3 ай бұрын
No idea if this guy is left-wing or ring-wing cos both sides criticise the BBC for bias lol
@FatNorthernBigot 3 ай бұрын
We need a news outlet that is not funded by either advertising or corporate sponsors to ensure impartiality. That's the BBC. However, they do not appear to be impartial, so what is the point?
@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat 3 ай бұрын
This is honestly a subtly great point I'd never thought of. The WHOLE POINT of public broadcasters is to avoid outside influence yet somehow public broadcasters have become among the most partisan.
@doggieclaude 3 ай бұрын
Agree. When your "state owned media" is churning out propaganda instead of informing, educating and entertaining, its worse than pointless.
@richardvash 3 ай бұрын
Watched it for 40+ years but gave up in the run up to Brexit as the news was biased. Now it’s just woke channel. It’s there to cater for minorities. The world has moved on.
@FatNorthernBigot 3 ай бұрын
@@richardvash Certain reporting during the 'rona was deliberately false, as was aspects of BLM riot reporting.
@FatNorthernBigot 3 ай бұрын
@@richardvash It's not easy to be impartial, as you're never going to please everyone. However, the reporting of COVID was biased to the point of deliberate lies, the BLM riots, etc... They do not paint the corporation in a good light. "Mostly peaceful"? My arse is "mostly peaceful", but you don't want to be around when it isn't. 😂
@SL89999 3 ай бұрын
BBC podcast content is quality, and reaches audiences beyond the scope of the licence fee. Sadly UK 24/7 news content is no longer valued by viewers and therefore quality has dropped. The licence fee should not be a line item in my taxes, just roll it up with pot hole repair, NHS services, border security and helicopter fares for the cabinet. Also a national broadcaster can only be independent if the trustees/board controlling the application of public funds are themselves independent. 🙏🏽 BBC
@SirChocula 3 ай бұрын
"Quality" lulz
@brutalusgaming8809 3 ай бұрын
I am a 50 year old American and the BBC has always been a part of my life. NPR using a fair amount of BBC news daily. Documentaries etc. from my youth onward. Even children's television in various forms for my younger siblings and then for my own children. The loss of the BBC or even a significant downgrade to it would be a tragedy for the entire world. Also, they made Dr Who.
@krpkrp3033 3 ай бұрын
Dr Who is not made by the "BBC" but by "BBC studios" a private company. The BBC only makes the News programes.
@nickvickers3486 3 ай бұрын
Well said, and it's great that you can enjoy the Beeb in the States! And just out of interest would you say that having access to all that BBC content has a positive impact on your view of the UK in general? A lot of people here do seem to underestimate the Beeb's soft power in the world.
@T-T672 3 ай бұрын
Well! Doctor Who has not been good for years. They should take a break
@malcky630 3 ай бұрын
Are you being forced to pay for it then. Thats our problem.
@MrKingkz 3 ай бұрын
Its an easy thing to say if you dont have goons running around your country arresting any single mother who owns a telly
@Ixidor13 3 ай бұрын
Germany also pays 150 euro a year for tv rights of shows that one does not see.... Not to mention they DO run ads, etc. But honestly sick of funding these with our already stretched salaries x.x.
@TastySanchez 3 ай бұрын
It's not a complex problem. Just pay for it through tax, remove the entire industry around managing licences fees and use all that money to reduce the equivalent cost per individual. Sure some people don't use the bbc but that's how it goes for all national services. I've never needed a fire engine but happy to pay my taxes towards maintaining one.
@jabezhane 3 ай бұрын
I don't use the schools as I have no kids but happy to pay for them as they benefit society as whole. The BBC on the other hand...no one really needs it anymore.
@MrKingkz 3 ай бұрын
There is a big difference between the bbc and the fire service and more then 70% of people under 40 dont watch telly and that number is growing why should i pay for a tv service i and a lot of people do not use
@jabezhane 3 ай бұрын
@@MrKingkz Yeah it's odd that so many think it a sacred cow or sush. If it was so amazing why are thousands of people a month cancelling their direct debits for it? Its time (certainly as it currently is) is past.
@WobblycogsUk 3 ай бұрын
I don't think the BBC have woken up to the fact they are competing against online streaming. Netflix is £10.99/month ad free, the Beeb is £14.12 and produces far less content. If your budget for entertainment is limited, why would you choose the Beeb? Realistically, the Beeb is a couple of add-on channels for a streaming package. For news it's TLDR all the way ;-)
@DavidPashley 3 ай бұрын
One thing that surprises me is the lack of international streaming on iPlayer. I imagine there's a significant number of people willing to pay to access their content. There is BritBox from BBC and ITV but it's only in a few markets.
@danielo3320 3 ай бұрын
Netflix produces just streaming video content online… BBC produces vast amounts of video, audio, news, sport etc across both broadcast and online so the value is there
@llljustcallhimdave 3 ай бұрын
It won't be long before netflix starts showing adverts just like Amazon, also like Amazon they will let you have an add free version for extra money
@stephengray1344 3 ай бұрын
The BBC produces far more new content than Netflix. It's not just the TV channels, it's the five national radio channels and dozens of local radio stations. It is also propping up what's left of Britain's local newspapers, by funding local democracy reporters everywhere in the country - making it directly responsible for around 99% of the journalism that covers local government in the UK.
@codyeasonBGR 3 ай бұрын
Don't kill public broadcasters please I don't want all my info from Amazon about how important its is to hate unions..
@jakedesnake97 3 ай бұрын
We're dealing with the same thing right now im Canada with the CBC. The CBC's editorial coverage has garnered a lot of flack, some I find justifiable, and has led the opposition party to call for defunding. But the main issue I have with the CBC is that we are pouring millions into fictional shows that people just aren't watching. The point of a public broadcaster should be to offer news coverage free from financial constraint, especially to smaller communities and minority French/English communities that are often overlooked by our private media industry. If the CBC could have a more scaled-down mandate, and was funded with somerhing like a licensing fee similar to the BBC's instead of having to negotiate its budget with the government every few years, I think its public profile would be much better. And that said, as far as I can tell, advertising does not affect the experience anyone has with the CBC.
@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat 3 ай бұрын
As an American, Canada looks like pretty radical right now. Ya'll are de-banking people for protesting. And stripping people's professional licenses because of their political tweets. I'd have to imagine the CBC programming probably looks like something out of Maoist China.
@gfys756 3 ай бұрын
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoatAllow me to sum up their most likely reply --- "None of that stuff is happening. If it is, it's actually the evil right-wingers infringing upon our rights. If it harms the evil right-wingers, then it's a good thing!" 😂
@smkh2890 3 ай бұрын
You failed to mention that the 'licence fee' is obligatory for all television sets, that is receivers of terrestrial broadcasts. So regardless of whether you watch the BBC or not, you have to pay the licence fee in order to use a tv set.
@MrKingkz 3 ай бұрын
Not just TV if you own a laptop or phone as well cuz you can watch bbc on them as well its a piss take i call it the tech tax
@smkh2890 3 ай бұрын
@@MrKingkz as I remember the BBC Online site requires login with a license that’s correct but that’s only if you want to use the BBC site
@MrKingkz 3 ай бұрын
It dose but they still think people are watching without a licence hence the tv licence for phones and computers it really needs to be stopped cuz at this point it really is just tech tax @@smkh2890
@blehblahov7398 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the informative video! Just one mild error: the table at 1:50 seems irrelevant to "BBC being known all over the world". If anything it says that only brits know BBC
@MrRikksmith 3 ай бұрын
i am 40 years old and i have not once ever heard the bbc being called the ‘beeb'
@dannyarcher6370 3 ай бұрын
I worked in the UK 20 years ago, and a couple of my colleagues called it that. In fairness, we were working in broadcast.
@Cunnysmythe 3 ай бұрын
You can't be serious, it's called that often.Though I can't say I've ever heard it in person, it's only been in the media. You've at least heard of it being called Auntie though, right?
@shobley 3 ай бұрын
I'm guessing you don't remember Kenny Everett. Pretty sure he started it.
@Crispman_777 3 ай бұрын
@@Cunnysmythe Literally never. Who says these things?
@Cunnysmythe 3 ай бұрын
@@Crispman_777 Probably just the media - Another one I've never heard in person. There used to be a blooper programme called Auntie's Bloomers that Terry Wogan presented
@TheJttv 3 ай бұрын
The removal of red from the website was a bad move
@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat 3 ай бұрын
The website redesign was really bad. It went from being very iconic BBC to looking exactly like 50 snooty lefty news sites I can think of off the top of my head. EDIT: As a side note it, also broke the website on my 7 year old ipad that can't be updated anymore lol.
@grodesby3422 3 ай бұрын
The unspoken purpose of the BBC in times past was a cultural mechanism for getting everyone across the UK on more or less the same page regarding cultural and political matters.
@uktruecrime 2 ай бұрын
exactly, and now no one really watches it, not like before. Evening news was always on in my house, in the evenings. They constantly promote Taylor Swift but I have NEVER knowingly heard any of her songs. Same with the ginger bloke and his guitar.
@shobley 3 ай бұрын
Sigh... I think I'll go watch the Capaldi era again... or maybe Pertwee. He was great.
@toothlessseer3153 3 ай бұрын
I did a google search for *BBC* and got some strange results 🤔
@llljustcallhimdave 3 ай бұрын
Google tailors your search results to your normal search habits.....
@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat 3 ай бұрын
You need to add modifers to make it clear you're searching for current events, like "destroys Palestinian girl."
@squizzlygrirrel6227 3 ай бұрын
I wouldn't mind the TV license fee if it wasn't sold though harassment tactics that would not be out of place in a protection bracket. For TV licensing you are considered guiltily until proven innocent and even when you have declared you don't need one they still threaten you with visits, I can't see how such behavior can be seen as legal.
@mrjoe5292 3 ай бұрын
Yeah I've been getting visits from TV license people. Irony is if it was a subscription service Id probably pay it, at least when I want to watch BBC content. I don't watch BBC stuff much these days, but there's a few things I'd be happy to pay for, Doctor Who, Wolf Hall, the documentaries. As it is I just don't watch anything. And having people come knock on my door and threaten court action doesn't really endear me to their cause or make me want to pay the license.
@uktruecrime 2 ай бұрын
you get those letters as well. Aparently some enforcement action will be happening in my street soon. I'm tooled up and waiting, but the anxiety is effecting my health.
@ce1834 3 ай бұрын
The government really underestimates the international influence of the BBC - far outside English, heavily influential in many countries and languages - when you look at the alternatives, the BBC is really a British asset that should be protected
@toobalkain 3 ай бұрын
Licence fees are a relict of the past, in a free society people deserve the right to decide who they'll subscribe to with their money on their own.
@johncastle2013 3 ай бұрын
We a free society, it techno feudalism.
@gfys756 3 ай бұрын
There is no such thing as a "free society".
@uktruecrime 2 ай бұрын
your missing the point though, the public broadcaster is there to 'inform, educate and entertain', the paid for services just provide what you want, mostly gargage. You wont get open university on Net Flix.
@TheBrowncoatcat 3 ай бұрын
Are these Tory MPs who say the Licence Fee is unfair because it is "one size fits all", the same Tory MPs who brought the "one size fits all" Poll Tax?
@jarnMod 3 ай бұрын
I mean...on the hub BBC is still pretty popular... Has anyone made that joke yet?
@joneswigan 3 ай бұрын
2:19 - BBC are allowed to use ads and sponsors through private companies that they fully own, like BBC Studios, that own channels like Dave and gold, and they use ads outside of the UK It is not funded by the whole of the UK, just those who pay the TV licence (you only need to pay if you watch live TV or BBC iPlayer), and its money that it makes from private companies that it owns like BBC Studios
@uktruecrime 2 ай бұрын
BBC actually has ads on it if you watch from overseas.
@behrensf84 3 ай бұрын
the BBC is like a utility. we should have something like that here in the US for local news papers.
@joaopedroalbernaz 3 ай бұрын
We have PBS and NPR
@behrensf84 3 ай бұрын
@@joaopedroalbernaz yeah but we don’t pay for it directly with a specific tax…
@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat 3 ай бұрын
@@joaopedroalbernaz Both of which have become completely unwatchable/unlistenable unless you're on the far left.
@joaopedroalbernaz 3 ай бұрын
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat exactly !!! But we have it 🤣
@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat 3 ай бұрын
@@joaopedroalbernaz I do really miss Frontline. Frontline used to be so good. Then they started trying to chase Vice (whose already gone bankrupt) and started letting their edgy millennial "journalists" self-insert in front of the camera and their editors started playing scary music whenever big bad meanie republicans are on screen. Even as a millennial liberal Democrat that was 🙄for me. I can figure out who the bad guys are, stop trying to think for me.
@McShagger1872 3 ай бұрын
The BBEB boss angers me when he thinks £169.50 isn't enough!! Greed greedy man that is more than likely very rich!!!!
@ymtzlgn 3 ай бұрын
The BBC has become similar to a tabloid by this point
@albertoclonado 3 ай бұрын
BBC should have a subscription model available to viewers outside the UK, I’d happily pay a monthly fee to watch BBC in the US
@malcky630 3 ай бұрын
Why?
@reichtangleanschluss509 3 ай бұрын
1:12 Small clarification here: When this happened, South Africa was British dominion and India (British Raj back then) was British colony.
@SpikePBB 3 ай бұрын
Send them a letter revoking access to your property (you can find it online) and don't pay it, they can't do a damn thing. A mandatory TV license, especially one that's that expensive, is outdated and the BBC needs to be funded via adverts, not ripping off the British public. 🙄
@irtwiaos 3 ай бұрын
Not everything needs to be profit driven. Public broadcasting is one. The public need an accessible and reliabke outlet to inform the happening in a country. Now that doesn’t mean the bbc shouldn’t be partially funded by ads but it should be funded so that it is freely available to everyone and free to voice out any issue ir concerns with any advertiser without fear of losing revenue.
@skylineXpert 3 ай бұрын
I remember when the trio was doing top gear & It was fun...
@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat 3 ай бұрын
Yeah I miss Top Gear, I wish they hadn't stopped making it in 2015.
@Deeplycloseted435 3 ай бұрын
I watch the British propaganda, because I prefer it to my American propaganda. I swear, in my head, this makes sense.
@malcky630 3 ай бұрын
You are not being forced to pay then?
@VermyScrubs 3 ай бұрын
@@malcky630 A VPN and lying to the corporation saying you’re paying for the license and boom. Everything on IPlayer free of charge. Way more easier to bypass then C4’s service
@ibvghgfvbnbc 3 ай бұрын
Ew Theyrr worse than American propaganda. They just mask it on the etiquette which are actually classism of the British
@msthing 3 ай бұрын
omg had no idea World Service was so old! 90 years! I listen to it every morning, and would pay a subscription fee if I had to.
@jormungandrtheworldserpent8382 3 ай бұрын
everyone i have talked to hates the license fee because there forced to pay for something with no say in how that money is used i dont think all of it should be payed for by adds but some of it sure can be
@tomskih203 3 ай бұрын
For high quality news I come to TLDR XD
@BoraCM 3 ай бұрын
This is anything but high quality.
@MarioLanzas. 3 ай бұрын
tldr is just low budget bbc
@pisse3000 3 ай бұрын
TLDR does no reporting of their own and are entirely dependent on sources such as the BBC.
@redstream1237 3 ай бұрын
@@MarioLanzas. their content is good though unlike BBC
@RonTodd-gb1eo 3 ай бұрын
I like Sky news Australia.
@drew2pac 3 ай бұрын
There are so many cases of them presenting bias news, hiding sexual crimes, coverups etc. Plus we are forced to pay a licence fee in the UK and I never really find anything worth watching.
@robertewalt7789 3 ай бұрын
I have noticed that US media does a poor job of covering international news, so I started listening to BBC World Service. But lately, they have emphasized more features rather than news.
@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat 3 ай бұрын
I was extremely similar, I read the BBC World for 15 years because they covered the world so much better and they seemed way less partial than US media. I stopped for the first time since October because the "journalism" has declined so quickly.
@weird-guy 3 ай бұрын
My country is opting for a usa style news something that i hate,probably to increase viewership, news should be talking heads instead of opinions,commentary or ´show´
@mrtickleuk 3 ай бұрын
It's a LICENCE. This is not America.
@0xCAFEF00D 3 ай бұрын
3:00 The BBC ad-funded is a terrible idea. Because they _have_ to run. And the content isn't supposed to be optimized for views like most public broadcasters (which often implies bias news and following trends) the advertisers get leverage on the BBC. Eventually concessions will be made or it'll disappear.
@malcky630 3 ай бұрын
So what, no one cares. If they do they can pay a sub.
@weird-guy 3 ай бұрын
My public broadcaster has ads although less than privates.
@timor64 3 ай бұрын
after what I saw the BBC do during the Scottish Independence referendum, I have zero sympathy.
@orchidhouse297 2 ай бұрын
No TV for 25 years. Never missed it. KZfaq is a far better source of entertainment , news and education.We do listen to the radio which is on all day switching between World Service, Radio 4 extra, and Radio 4. Lack of funding shows in the number and frequency of repeats, and the use of failed series from years ago, mostly un-funny comedies. And, I am sick of Desert Island Discs in all its forms.
@Kenb3d1 3 ай бұрын
Government institutions should only exist where the private sector has shown to be incapable of providing adequate services. You can make a case that facilitating a news service has benefits, but there are already numerous services providing entertainment. Cut the license fee down significantly, providing funds for news services only, then remove the 'entertainment' sector of the BBC entirely, or make it a subscription model, where it will sink or swim depending on the quality and cost of what is produced.
@Crispman_777 3 ай бұрын
You're ignoring the cultural implications of that. Its reputation worldwide is arguably more valuable than any entertainment output they have. By letting it die you damage Britain's public image
@old_grey_cat 3 ай бұрын
Private industry has repeatedly shown itself incapable of providing the range of voices in entertainment public broadcasters do. From watching UK, US, NZ, and Australian output over 60 years, I can say that new approaches and non-"standard" talented individuals frequently get their first opportunities on publicly funded outlets. Several shows I saw as a teenager and young adult turned up a decade later on the commercial outlets. Another aspect ignored is the global reach of the BBC's collection of online educational resources. It was intended to help UK children, but has given the UK a better overall reputation than your businesses', politicians', and voters' work would otherwise allow.
@Malusdarkblades11 3 ай бұрын
It is scary to know that more and more news are no longer publicly founded. Information can change the world... in a good and bad way.
@LaFranceBonjour 3 ай бұрын
being punlically funded doesnt make them politically neutral, maybe there is more focus on news and less rage baiting but they have established themselves are being pro-left bias even when they dont have a sponsored agenda
@Miranox2 3 ай бұрын
When a news company decides to become partisan like the BBC, why should the other half of the country continue supporting it?
@jacobmatthews7524 3 ай бұрын
publicly funded means at the beck and call of goverments, whether they admit it or not. Step out of line, say goodbye to the charter.
@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat 3 ай бұрын
NPR, the US public radio has also become completely unlistenable because of rampant far-left politicization. Lots of PBS programs too have become increasingly politicized. I used to love Frontline, I can't even watch it anymore because they literally play scary music when Republicans come on screen now. There's a reason Elon Musk started calling these places "Government Funded Media." That's what they are.
@jacobmatthews7524 3 ай бұрын
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat NPR is somehow more left-wing than CNN
@blakecasimir 3 ай бұрын
It does not help that a supposedly family-orientated show such as Dr Who engages in pretty wild misandry and virtue signaling, leaving one to wonder what kind of message the BBC is trying to give us.
@thedude7319 3 ай бұрын
Here before finishing it, I am curious if jimmy seval gets named
@DavidPashley 3 ай бұрын
No, but Jimmy Saville did
@Droidman1231 3 ай бұрын
As a politically moderate American, I view the BBC favorably and trust them more than our big three (Fox, CNN, MSNBC). I also like the idea of a publically funded news agency, as I think that funding corrupts the coverage less than an ad based one. However, I'm not the one paying for it nor do I know what the media landscape is in the UK. I do find it weird it's paid for by a flat fee; maybe that made sense back when few homes had TVs, but it should just be funded from general taxation at this point, which tends to be more progressive/proportional to income. If I was struggling financially, I could easily see how having to pay $160 to a news agency would be really annoying.
@darkwoods1954 3 ай бұрын
BBC ''verify'' is the last thing they should be spending money on. A BBC ministry of truth is the funniest comedy they've produced in over a decade.
@shaunpowelluk 3 ай бұрын
Whilst some coverage of the cost of living has been discussed, I'm surprised it hasn't been a main theme here. Between paying for food and heating, paying the license fee is probably the lowest of priorities for households, and any rise would find people simply not paying at all. There's then the political divide between those who pay to fund and those who choose not to pay due to not watching or feeling that the content caters to them. If you compared it to TLDR's Patreon funding, and considering contributions aren't mandatory, I imagine they have fallen since 2022. I also would infer that most contributions are from left-leaning donors based on the fact-driven news content. I fear that the cuts from the BBC will be the most progressive elements, or rounded news content not be published to cater towards the right.
@beveragebrit 3 ай бұрын
I dont think they should be disbanded but reformed into somthing like the ABC and similars
@tarrinpun3798 3 ай бұрын
I got an opportunity to visit BBC head office as a guest 3 times in my life at their former HQ in london. It was quite an interesting experience
@uktruecrime 2 ай бұрын
fascinating.
@jsg9575 3 ай бұрын
I cancelled my TV license, stopped watching the BBC ages ago
@DanHammonds 3 ай бұрын
Me too. I boycotted the BBC and the TV licence after the Jimmy Savile scandal.
@johnking5174 3 ай бұрын
There is the PBS way of funding in the US, where government money is provided to an independent corporation for public service broadcasting. This independent corporation then provides government money to PBS, which is a model the BBC could use. Government using general taxes to fund it, providing it to the independent corporation who then provides it to the BBC, but also use the money to help other public service broadcasting
@couchpotatoqueenera 3 ай бұрын
thank you
@radmain 3 ай бұрын
The TV Licence and BBC should just go now, the TV licence especially are so aggressive, I hate them.
@moafwaz5563 3 ай бұрын
why is no one talking about the vast amounts of money they wasted on internal DEI training/consultant work
@marksnow7569 3 ай бұрын
Because all organisations waste money one way or another; it's just that commercial ones never tell you until the **** really hits the fan
@stevehutchison7968 3 ай бұрын
Why doesn't the government just pay for it out of the budget?
@SimonTemplarX 3 ай бұрын
When I hear "with public finances under strain...." I question that more than anything else. Why is that? Because the government is just too self centred with siphoning off the means to fund such public service endeavors like the Beeb. Perhaps keeping the TVlicense fees is the way to go, but adapting them to household income levels. AND most importantly: offering a BBC subscription for viewers outside the UK, as the value of its entertainment and information for english speakers and expats abroad is worth gold. I dont know anybody outside who would not pay for access to e.g the iPlayer
@stephenclark9917 3 ай бұрын
"Hello, do you remember me?" There was a World War between the two "meetings".
@nyroysa 3 ай бұрын
Maybe in like 2040 the term BBC will be used only for that purpose and will become taboo word in public.
@MichelleEvans_CatLady 3 ай бұрын
you gotta do a similar video on RTE
@alexanderkowal5710 3 ай бұрын
You’ve got the time stamps wrong, you’ve put the conscription video’s ones here
@pelicannot. 3 ай бұрын
that's a youtube bug
@rbu2136 3 ай бұрын
Bias is arrogance and people hate that.
@greennames8350 3 ай бұрын
I have never heard someone say beeb in the uk in my life
@crapmalls 3 ай бұрын
Except on the goon show which was in the 1950s
@Valentine82 3 ай бұрын
It’s bollocks in 2024 that we have to pay for a TV licence. I pay for KZfaq Premium, Netflix, Amazon & Disney Plus. We barely watch standard television anymore. BBC should change to adverts.
@shazbots 3 ай бұрын
Hmm, I want to see a chart comparing the differences from PBS and BBC. (American here)
@casbot71 3 ай бұрын
So having the Tories in charge of the BBC has had a similar effects as having them in charge of the UK....
@JasonAtlas 3 ай бұрын
They have that effect. Magical really.
@robertburrows2106 3 ай бұрын
bbc mind reprogramming takes over one taste from the money trough and they are hooked.
@tyrport 3 ай бұрын
One only has to look at the large number of employees who were previously at the Guardian. It has a. Hard left skew
@nigelthomas7816 3 ай бұрын
Correction: Why is Licence(UK) spelt incorrectly as License(US)?
@ligius3 3 ай бұрын
As someone who stopped watching TV 15 years ago, I don't get why there are mandatory license fees for these kind of jobs. In Germany I would put them closer to mafia in terms of collecting fees, not sure how it is in the UK. Happy to pay a bit more for health so that sick people can benefit. But for TV, how does that translate?
@laurasands8322 3 ай бұрын
Nearly five years since i watched any TV at all, don't miss it at all, even though i like most of the population grew up watching it, all my favourites were on it, now i have them on dvd to watch, Blackadder, Porridge, Fawlty Towers, Some mothers do 'ave them, Monty Python, Hancock,Dads Army and so many others , nowadays they only seem to make programmes about drag queens, racism, Britain's colonial past, all unwatchable garbage, watch what you want on KZfaq or Dvd.
@genericaccount343 3 ай бұрын
If both sides criticise the BBC for not being impartial then odds are that it’s reporting the news properly.
@Squaretable22 3 ай бұрын
Alternatively, one could say it's biased to the establishment/liberal centre, which upsets socialists and some marginalized groups, as well as social conservatives - the more centrist your views, especially if you subscribe to the leading party, the more satisfied you will be with the beeb
@yt.personal.identification 3 ай бұрын
Or objectively poorly
@davidevans6514 3 ай бұрын
The middle ground fallacy spotted in the wild.
@useodyseeorbitchute9450 3 ай бұрын
Could be also a sign that they make their issue disastrously and even people who may otherwise agree with their agenda notice that.
@darkless60 3 ай бұрын
Expected a segue to advertising through the topic of news. Was disappointed
@ditch3827 3 ай бұрын
My main issue with the licence as it stands is that you have to pay the BBC to watch other broadcast channels even if you never watch BBC. This removes the incentive for the BBC to make programmes that people actually want as they get paid the same regardless. A simple change to make the TV licence required to watch BBC content would solve that problem as would funding it by subscription. Funding the BBC via taxation would perpetuate the problem so must be resisted.
@borderlandsglitches 3 ай бұрын
This is the first time I've heard the term 'beeb'. That being said I haven't watched TV channels in about 9 years. I use to get angery latter's from the 'beeb' demanding I pay for a TV licence dispite never asking for one due to me not needing one. It's quite scummy how they do that in the attempt to scare people into paying for something they don't use. It's more of a scam than anything else.
@marksnow7569 3 ай бұрын
Kenny Everett used to say "Beeb" quite a lot.
@borderlandsglitches 3 ай бұрын
Who's Kenny Everett?
@DavidPashley 3 ай бұрын
I imagine you're too young to have heard it be referred to as Auntie too.
@borderlandsglitches 3 ай бұрын
Not heard that one either. Don't mistake a lack of age for a lack of attention given.
@DanielleKingdjdinosaur 3 ай бұрын
after giving the conservatives a pass for fourteen years as the country fell apart after running a major dis information campaign against labour just before brexit i have not watched much BBC.Its a pity it was once a great broadcaster .In no way perfect but still one of the best but like i said .Recent history has made me check out.
@meatbap 3 ай бұрын
Yeah because politicians never lie
@Talshere88 3 ай бұрын
The BBC also proved that editorially it wasn't independent. During brexit, for example, it became evident that while it was paying lipservice to representing presenting all views, that the organisation would struggle to find 3 employees that thought the UK shouldn't remain in the EU. It has become absolutely captured by a certain political viewpoint by virtue of its hiring practices. For example, we discovered that for nearly 10 years it had diversity equity and inclusion interview questions which virtually guaranteed only full throated support would get you hired. And given DEI is a political initiative not some neutral proposition, this acted as a filter on recruitment. The BBC should have its entertainment wing completely stripped. It should be scaled back to the news, it's documentaries which are genuinely some of the best in the world, and probably kids programming. The licence fee shouldn't pay for anything else.
@joehoe222 3 ай бұрын
What annoys me as a Dutch citizen watching the BBC, is not being able to rewatch shows when they were not recorded by me. The idea is that we as Dutch didn't pay taxes for it, so we have only viewing rights from the provider, not rewatch possibilities. This is quite annoying when I missed a show I want to rewatch. The programmes are paid anyhow, so why so picky and childish policy?
@goughrmp 3 ай бұрын
Best £159 I don’t spend every year. Much better not spending your life sitting in front of the TV all day
@RandyBrickley 3 ай бұрын
the whole concept of forcing people to pay for a tv subscription is ridiculous.
@josejoao1621 3 ай бұрын
It was about time… I am tired of receiving letters at my home threatening they will visit it to check if I have a TV to make sure that if I do I pay for cable TV to fund for the BBC. And they can’t even give me unbiased news, supposedly their only purpose…
@Eurobazz 3 ай бұрын
BBC World has advertisements. Can't this model be copied and refined for the BBC's national TV stations and perhaps BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2?
@redkiwi5980 3 ай бұрын
Why are the not just funded out of general taxation like Australias ABC. WIld. 2024 and they still have TV licenses.
@bazookaman1353 3 ай бұрын
Nice, we need another tax sink.
@louisjefferies2733 3 ай бұрын
Because its intended to make it non government funded
@johnsamuel1999 3 ай бұрын
Why even fund them with taxes
@marksnow7569 3 ай бұрын
*Australian Parliament, Select Committee into the Abbott Government's Budget Cuts, 12/12/2014* _"John Menadue, a former news chief executive of News Corporation Australia and former undersecretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, has called a spade a spade in his observation that our Prime Minister is repaying his debt to Rupert Murdoch in his government's punitive budget treatment of the ABC. What is occurring at the ABC now-and SBS-is a hammer blow to this country's public broadcasters, from which it will take years to recover."_ Special media taxes, separate from the general budget, reduce the risk of such problems. It's just unfortunate that the British TV Licence is the stupidest media tax in the world.
@KoketsoR7 3 ай бұрын
Its a bais, news channel and people are catching on to that. As Bob Marley once said you "can fool some people sometimes, but you can't fool alot of people all of the time".
@artsed08 3 ай бұрын
Are you trying to say 'biased'?
@DadPun 3 ай бұрын
@@artsed08Typical response from someone who cannot formulate a counter argument. Yes the grammar is incorrect but the message is still clear.
@gfys756 3 ай бұрын
@@DadPunLol you watch Shoeonhead and China Uncensored. Your opinion is worthless. 😂
@DadPun 3 ай бұрын
@@gfys756 Wow really had to dig deep for that one. I'll respond like for like. I also watch BBC so I guess that makes your point invalid?
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