[White Christmas]

Defund the BBC.

[arista]

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.]

[Merry Mockmas]

Originally Posted by arista

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.]

I will actually give Sunak a lot of respect here if he can pull this off.

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.

[arista]

[Father Chris Mouse]

I really hope this is enough for others to stop paying this.

[bots]

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

[arista]

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

[arista]

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.]

[bots]

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

[arista]

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.]

[arista]

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

[arista]

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

[arista]

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”.]

[bots]

no chance, they can't have a model where it's mandatory to pay

[arista]

[Father Chris Mouse]

Just stop paying it, it's that simple. It will force them to change.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Swan

Just stop paying it, it's that simple. It will force them to change.

Older Ladies are in jail
for doing just that.

[_Seth]

Originally Posted by arista

Older Ladies are in jail
for doing just that.

Oh no they're not, you just made that up.

[arista]

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

[Ammi]

…surely the thing is to stop watching in any and all capacities, not just to stop paying…not paying but still watching at all, to me just gives the message that something worthy of the cost is still being given…a complete boycott/shunning/avoidance would/could be the only way that would bring about any significant change…in my thoughts, anyway…don’t pay/don’t watch/do both…

[Ammi]

…is it an April Fool…?…it’s been scrapped and disposed of and binned, hasn’t it…

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…is it an April Fool…?…it’s been scrapped and disposed of and binned, hasn’t it…

No

£10:50 added to our TV Tax.

[thesheriff443]

I stopped paying in July last year but I also stopped watching tv so I’m totally legal

The letters started coming reminders then more threatening ones
Then ones telling me I was going to get visit
I had two visits one when I was not at home and one when I was still in bed looked out the window saw a tv goon but left him standing on the door step for ten minutes didn’t answer the door

Since then I’ve had no letters or visits

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

I stopped paying in July last year but I also stopped watching tv so I’m totally legal

The letters started coming reminders then more threatening ones
Then ones telling me I was going to get visit
I had two visits one when I was not at home and one when I was still in bed looked out the window saw a tv goon but left him standing on the door step for ten minutes didn’t answer the door

Since then I’ve had no letters or visits

I stopped must be 2 years ago now

[bots]

there will be some element of public broadcast that continues into the future, but i can see things like eastenders, strictly etc going behind a pay wall