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03-11-2023, 10:50 PM | #176 | |||
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03-11-2023, 11:06 PM | #177 | |||
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The BBC is now just the PR wing of Hamas.
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03-11-2023, 11:19 PM | #178 | |||
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04-11-2023, 09:47 AM | #179 | |||
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I have totally given up watching the BBC, which is run by Islington Guardianista Remainers hilariously telling people "It's your BBC". |
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04-11-2023, 09:55 AM | #180 | |||
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i read the explanation the BBC gave for not calling hamas terrorists and basically it was because they have a world wide audience that they don't want to offend. I am forced by law to pay for that?
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04-11-2023, 09:57 AM | #181 | |||
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04-11-2023, 10:36 AM | #182 | |||
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Defund the BBC.
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04-11-2023, 11:04 AM | #183 | |||
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POW! BLAM!
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Some people deserve to be offended.
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03-12-2023, 10:04 PM | #184 | |||
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Sky News Text:
[Rishi Sunak is expected to block a planned 9% rise in the BBC licence fee and force the corporation to accept a smaller increase, according to The Daily Telegraph.] |
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03-12-2023, 10:06 PM | #185 | |||
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03-12-2023, 11:11 PM | #186 | |||
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I really hope this is enough for others to stop paying this.
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04-12-2023, 03:40 AM | #187 | |||
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Jessica Meuse was robbed.
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It's rare that I give any Political leader credit, and as he is the UK leader there's extra pride in it if he can do something good. But seriously I hope he isn't giving the public false hope.
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04-12-2023, 06:48 AM | #188 | |||
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it's the fact that the BBC take old folks to court for not paying their tv licence and then try to bump up the price. It's insane
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04-12-2023, 02:15 PM | #189 | |||
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Starmer just Live
last question, He was asked will he Stop the BBC Price Rise? He said he will see what Conservative Lucy Frazer MP does first. Then he will, announce their plan for the BBC |
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22-01-2024, 02:55 AM | #190 | |||
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BBC News Text:
[The Daily Telegraph reports the government's recommendations that regulator Ofcom should gain enforcement action over BBC News website articles it does not believe meet relevant broadcast standards. "BBC faces tougher scrutiny over bias", reads the paper's headline.] |
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22-01-2024, 04:15 AM | #191 | |||
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i'm all for having a trusted source, provided it is actually something that can be trusted .... and that remains to be seen.
The other thing is that it won't be a place for instant news as every story will need to be verified before it's published |
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04-02-2024, 08:09 AM | #192 | |||
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BBC News Text :
[Mail on Sunday is its report that a BBC editor was "paid to give expert witness evidence" in a number of deportation appeals by Somali nationals.] |
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06-03-2024, 02:38 PM | #193 | |||
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BBC2HD went Live in BBC London Central
He had 4 Monitors behind the reporter One was turned off the other all had BBC News Image I could also see loads of Monitors no staff I am paying for that Each month with the BBC TAX. Turn off all those monitors STOP burning Public Money Poxy BBC |
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27-03-2024, 05:39 AM | #194 | |||
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BBC CEO Tim Davie would like richer folk to pay more? He would like more cash Newspaper headline: BBC could make wealthy pay more for licence fee in radical overhaul [The BBC could turn its back on a flat fee and means-test TV licences, with richer households paying more. Director general Tim Davie said he is open to a “more progressive” way of funding the corporation, as he revealed the “biggest-ever consultation process” on its future. He told a Royal Television Society (RTS) event in London that the broadcaster is planning to “proactively research” how it will reform the system after its current charter agreement ends in 2027.] [A new approach will consider “its scope, how it could be more progressive and making sure its enforcement is fair and proportionate, ” he said in a speech. It follows an article in The Independent on Tuesday in which he agreed with critics that the corporation has no “God-given right to exist”, warning that it must not be defensive, complacent or arrogant. “The BBC can only ever be as important and relevant as the positive impact we have on society,” he wrote.] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b2518305.html Last edited by arista; 27-03-2024 at 06:00 AM. |
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27-03-2024, 05:50 AM | #195 | |||
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The rest from that
Independent newspaper link: [The licence fee has been frozen for two years at £159 but last year the government announced it would use a lower rate of inflation to set the household charge from April at £169.50 a year, putting Mr Davie under pressure to balance the BBC’s books. Likely changes include the rebuilding of online services, investing in programmes and raising commercial income. This could include new partnerships with global groups, with the recent deal with Disney over the screening of Doctor Who thought to signal a way forward. Meanwhile, long-running programmes could be cut and further jobs lost, particularly at TV channels and radio stations.] [Mr Davie, who has been in charge of the BBC for four years, said the corporation supported and nurtured democracy while warning of a mounting global challenge with hostile countries investing heavily in technology to spread disinformation. However, the BBC has been embroiled in several controversies since he took over, including deciding not to call Hamas militants “terrorists” in the wake of the 7 October attacks on Israel, taking Gary Lineker off air briefly last year, and an inquiry finding Martin Bashir had breached editorial conduct in obtaining the 1995 interview with Princess Diana.] [Mr Davie said the corporation is “not defensive about the future” and believes it “will need reform”. “There is no doubt that the market has changed hugely since the licence fee was introduced and I think it is right to ask fundamental questions about its longevity in a world that is now [given] so much choice,” he said in his speech. “We should not create another commercial walled garden or a narrow BBC that provides a niche service for the most hardcore users. The very wonder of the BBC is that quality news sits next to genres such as drama and sport, thus ensuring widespread engagement. This is a precious ecosystem.”] [He noted that those over age 74 who receive pension credit are entitled to apply for a free licence and said he is open to considering who else could receive concessions. He added: “That doesn’t necessarily imply means-testing, there could be a number of ways you could make it progressive. I just think the idea we’re just sitting where we’re at is the wrong one.” However, he confirmed he believes a licence fee should still be in place in some capacity as he feels it is important that everyone has a “stake” in it. [“We are curiously really accountable to the British public for that value. And I think that connection is really important and it keeps BBC on its toes in a way which I think is really helpful,” he added. Earlier this year, the culture secretary Lucy Frazer said the corporation “needs to adapt” to the reforms or risk “losing the trust of the audience it relies on”.] Last edited by arista; 27-03-2024 at 05:52 AM. |
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27-03-2024, 07:04 AM | #196 | |||
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no chance, they can't have a model where it's mandatory to pay
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27-03-2024, 03:06 PM | #197 | |||
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27-03-2024, 03:11 PM | #198 | |||
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Just stop paying it, it's that simple. It will force them to change.
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27-03-2024, 04:43 PM | #199 | |||
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01-04-2024, 06:56 AM | #200 | |||
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TV Tax has now gone up £10:50
[The increase will now be £10.50 in 2024, rather than an expected £15 for the year, taking the price of a TV licence to £169 a year from April 2024. The decision to raise it by a smaller percentage will leave an expected funding gap of around £90m.] This should be gone by now CEO Tim Davie Take a pay cut. Sack Gary Last edited by arista; 01-04-2024 at 07:01 AM. |
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