TV licence goes up by £3

[Amy Jade]

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[Denver]

Good

[Liam-]

If it pays to eventually get Leah Rimini on Strictly, idc

[Swan]

One of the most draconian laws still practised in this country.

[Denver]

One of the most draconian laws still practised in this country.

You want to watch ad free TV then you pay for it simply as that

[Swan]

You want to watch ad free TV then you pay for it simply as that

No i don't, i would much prefer the BBC to have ads than be required by law to pay for something i watch very little of.

[user104658]

25p a month I'll need to cancel Sky :worry:

[arista]

No i don't, i would much prefer the BBC to have ads than be required by law to pay for something i watch very little of.


Yes They have to change
Its well out of date.

[arista]

25p a month I'll need to cancel Sky :worry:


No SkyAtlanticHD
is bliss.

And Now more USA Comedy
on SkyComedyHD

[Scarlett.]

Price goes up, quality goes down

[arista]

Price goes up, quality goes down

Yes True Dia.

[user104658]

No SkyAtlanticHD
is bliss.

And Now more USA Comedy
on SkyComedyHD

I have no need of your poxy ads-based council telly :hmph:.

'cept for Love Island and stuff.

[Cal.]

I hope the extra money goes to Lacey Turner

[arista]

I have no need of your poxy ads-based council telly :hmph:.

'cept for Love Island and stuff.


Record it
Fast Forward

[user104658]

Record it
Fast Forward

Next you'll be sending me down the mines, foraging for scraps of coal to keep my family warm!

[arista]

Next you'll be sending me down the mines, foraging for scraps of coal to keep my family warm!

No you are at Manager level

[user104658]

No you are at Manager levelI don't work in retail any more arista. No more managing for me :hee:

[Marsh.]

No i don't, i would much prefer the BBC to have ads than be required by law to pay for something i watch very little of.

You aren't required. You have a choice.

[Livia]

Still a great bargain compared to what Sky charges a month.

[Swan]

You aren't required. You have a choice.

True, however I'd be more for the BBC to move to a subscription model, then at least you can pay as you watch. Or better still air adverts.

But even if you don't watch 1 second of BBC programming, you're still required by law to pay licence fee if you watch any other channel, in the 'free' world that's disgraceful imo.

[Marsh.]

Still a great bargain compared to what Sky charges a month.

And better quality.

Pay a fortune for a squillion channels with nothing on them but repeats of old BBC shows. :hehe:

[Marsh.]

True, however I'd be more for the BBC to move to a subscription model, then at least you can pay as you watch. Or better still air adverts.

But even if you don't watch 1 second of BBC programming, you're still required by law to pay licence fee if you watch any other channel, in the 'free' world that's disgraceful imo.

Channel 4 is part funded by the licence.

Nothing is free.

[user104658]

Still a great bargain compared to what Sky charges a month.

To be fair though... if you want Sky you have to pay the license fee AS WELL as Sky subscription.

I reckon Sky should make some sort of deal where BBC channels are a package that costs say £12 a month and it gets paid forward to the BBC by Sky if you take that package... and you can otherwise still watch TV but with no Beeb channels :hee:.

[Josiah.]

Having grown up with the member-supported funding system used for the PBS here in the US, I don't know how well it'd go down with you guys, even if its to keep ads out of programmes. I'm also thinking that maybe the BBC could do the NPO treatment and only do ads inbetween programmes.

[Mystic Mock]

Price goes up, quality goes down

If the latest season of Doctor Who is anything to go by then I agree.

If the BBC are gonna rip people off at least try to make the shows entertaining.

[arista]

To be fair though... if you want Sky you have to pay the license fee AS WELL as Sky subscription.

I reckon Sky should make some sort of deal where BBC channels are a package that costs say £12 a month and it gets paid forward to the BBC by Sky if you take that package... and you can otherwise still watch TV but with no Beeb channels :hee:.


Comcast /NBC owned Sky
would not do that, now.

[Livia]

And better quality.

Pay a fortune for a squillion channels with nothing on them but repeats of old BBC shows. :hehe:

True. My Dad has every channel available and there's never anything on, so they watch ITV or BBC. iPlayer is worth the licence fee alone.

[user104658]

And better quality.

Pay a fortune for a squillion channels with nothing on them but repeats of old BBC shows. :hehe:

Exactly.

Channel 4 is part funded by the licence.


No it isn't, and I have no idea why you would spread this dangerous misinformation.

https://i.imgur.com/qdq2vPc.jpg

Also https://faqs.channel5.com/hc/en-us/articles/202719501-Does-my-TV-Licence-pay-for-Channel-5-

I couldn't find an ITV one but it doesn't fund that either, as the name implies :nono:

[user104658]

True. My Dad has every channel available and there's never anything on, so they watch ITV or BBC. iPlayer is worth the licence fee alone.

I agree that there's never anything on over-the-air TV but for me that applies to BBC and ITV as well :joker:. And thing is... I don't disagree that there's some great content available on BBC streaming. I personally WOULD choose to pay for it as a streaming service. But the important aspect here is that I would choose to... if the content is truly unmissably great then people will choose to pay for it. It should nonetheless be a choice.

And I know people say "It is a choice, you can just not have TV at all" but even that isn't true, the magic vans don't exist so they simply ASSUME you're watching television illegally if you're in an occupied house that doesn't have a TV license, and they send endless harassing, bullying and intimidating letters. Most people don't have the stomach to not just pay up and they know/rely on that.

[arista]

TS
Ch4 like ITV and Ch5
all get funding for Documentary's
from the BBC Tax.

[Alf]

I was gonna give £3 a year to the starving children, that's that gone for a burton now. It'll end up in Claudia Winkleman's purse, instead.

[Marsh.]

Exactly.


Well, they're not gonna repeat brand new shows on UK Gold are they, they couldn't afford it. :nono:

[arista]

I was gonna give £3 a year to the starving children, that's that gone for a burton now. It'll end up in Claudia Winkleman's purse, instead.


Yes so long as she is still working there.

Also Over 75 year olds soon have to pay again


So BBC getting loads of Dosh

[Marsh.]

If the latest season of Doctor Who is anything to go by then I agree.

Not really, Doctor Who's budget has been slashed.

Chibnall being a hack has nothing to do with the licence fee.