TV licence goes up by £3
 

Good

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

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

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.

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

Yes They have to change
Its well out of date.

No SkyAtlanticHD
is bliss.

And Now more USA Comedy
on SkyComedyHD

Price goes up, quality goes down

Yes True Dia.

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

'cept for Love Island and stuff.

I hope the extra money goes to Lacey Turner

Record it
Fast Forward

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

I don't work in retail any more arista. No more managing for me :hee:

You aren't required. You have a choice.

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

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.

And better quality.

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

Channel 4 is part funded by the licence.

Nothing is free.

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:.

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.

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.