Licence fee to be cut
 

Licence fee for 'wasteful' BBC will be cut - Telegraph
It appears the TV licence may be cut, that's two pieces of good news in two days, Johnathan Wross left the BBC last night too:D

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2012 if it is to be cut, funny how it dont take 2 yrs to increase em.:rolleyes:

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The current deal is in place until 2012 cashy, nout anybody can do about that;)

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i seem to think there's been quite a few different things in place, that have now been cut? so why not the B.B.C.?;)

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i didn't even know how much a tv license cost till my dad told me this morning, for the last 12 years i've just paid mine fortnightly, it's never really made a difference to me

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Its in a contract cashy set out in 2008 I think, unlike things promised that can't be paid for, big difference;)

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This will probably be an unpopular thing to say but Great Britain really really needs the BBC and the licence fee. If you think that TV is crap now, just pray that the day never comes when we turn into Little America and it truly is wall-to-wall adverts and no quality programming.

Programmes such as CSI and Lost which are well-made and proved to be a worldwide success are very much in a minority. People may think that they never watch BBC stuff but it has far wider-reaching implications on the output of other channels. At the moment they need to compete with quality TV whereas they would simply spew out populist tripe 24/7 if all they had to do was garner viewers.

I know this isn't the point of the thread but it's a little hobby-horse of mine. The BBC needs to trim the dead wood and fat salaries but it's starting to cut into areas it should be leaving alone instead, such as selling off its book and audio departments to third parties.

Bad move.

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no-one i think is saying they don't need the license fee, just its extortionate n needs capping or reducing.:rolleyes:

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Quite a few people have got over wall to wall adverts Ken, its called Sky + :D

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I don't watch enough TV to warrant Sky but Freeview is bad enough.

The vast majority of my favourite programmes over the years have been from the BBC, to turn it into another commercial channel will be the death knell for Britsh television.

Some trimming of salaries is the best way of making it better value.

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You' have loved a program last night, after the Golf on BBC HD about old maps kept in the Library in London absolutely brilliant

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That's actually my sort of programme.

Kiss that sort of thing goodbye if we lose the licence fee, it doesn't have Katie bloody Price in it.

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But on the plus side we wouldn't get over paid clowns like wrossy either:rolleyes:

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Possibly not, but we'd end up with BBC3 being even more 'trendy' than it already is and wastes of space such as Paris Hilton being villified as top flight entertainment.

Give me David Attenborough's well-researched programmes anyday.

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Alas I doubt if we'll ever see "One Night In Paris" on BBC3 Ken ;):rolleyes::D

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There you go,Once more we agree.

I really needed 24 repeats in one night.Still,You pay your money and take
your chance.

worth every groat.

If we are going to get rid of Quangos at least start at the top.

Oh sorry my lord.

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Think that's what's known as specialist Adult viewing & you have to pay for that :eek: :D

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Its just that Ms Hilton ain't really an adult;)

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Only in the intelligence dept Jay, only in intelligence ! :D

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There are repeats on every channel every night but the BBC is funding eight television channels, nine radio channels plus its interactive output, so they can't all be broadcasting fresh material all the time.

We're obviously on different sides of the fence again but the day is likely to come when the licence fee is abolished and TV in Great Britain will change dramatically for the worse.

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i hope they do cut the licence fee itsstupid i watch emmerdale and corrie and have to pay 5.30 to watch them ridiculas

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I can't wait to see how you have worked that out :D

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worked out what ???

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Puzzled me too dave:confused:

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How you pay 5.30

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I think it's

Minutes divide by Quids times by episodes (over a given period) = average % of Licence fee per Weekly viewing = 5.30 :confused:

Er, am I close ???? :D :D

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I would expect them to pay me to watch that junk TV.

OK - that was a bit drastic - I would accept pay but keep my eyes closed and use the mute button ;)

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You keep on with your knitting Margaret:D

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There is no doubt in my mind that the BBC is a big jobs for the boys outfit.They may do everything within the rules (where have I heard that before?) Oh yes,but never mind I digress.But they still look after each other at the tax payers expense.

They fund all the pro grammes with license payers money not their own,they have none.

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Actually, that's quite wide of the mark.

The BBC have plenty of money coming in from overseas sales of their programmes and it has been exactly the same for around 50 years but although many programmes earn far more than they cost to make (Doctor Who being a prime example), they still don't generate the return needed to be self-funding.

The 'jobs for the boys' days are long gone, whatever you might think. The 1980s saw a boom in that sort of thing under John Birt and that regime was finally ended by Greg Dyke, the best Director General there ever was.

The BBC of today is a comparatively slim machine in terms of fat cat salaries but what they need to get away from is multi-million pound deals for people like Jonathan Ross. There's plenty of talent out there that doesn't need to cost anywhere near that much.

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Ah are you thinking of taking up song and dance then Ken:D

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Ken and the Spin Doctors.:theband:

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I've been known to tread the boards on occasion....

I'm a member of Chorley Little Theatre Amateur Dramatics and Operatic Society, I'll have you know!

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Ah a singist, they'll have you giving a turn at the next Accy Web meet:D

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You'll have to watch your back Ken you'll have Gayle and Kate after signing you up or Ossy Players:cool: