Comment on BBC licence fee is ‘regressive tax’, broadcaster’s former chair says
snacks@feddit.uk 7 months ago
oh its one of those rare optional taxes which you dont have to pay. Not a tax, its a choice.
probably should be a subscription model. that way you can choose to not pay it just as you can already. Itll just take away a perfectly good world class production company which makes a flipping fortune for UK Plc, into the hands of private companies. You think its expensive but it brings a stupid amount in through sales and worldwide syndication. It makes far more than it costs, its a superb company which should be protected.
echodot@feddit.uk 7 months ago
They also produced an inordinate amount of crap though. Try turning the TV on at any point in the middle of the day, on a weekday, and there’s absolutely nothing worth viewing.
Devi@kbin.social 7 months ago
The thing that people don't get is that some TV is not for you. If a show gets low viewing figures then it's cancelled immediately these days, so everything you see on TV has decent figures for it's timeslot, ESPECIALLY those long running trashy daytime things. You're just not the target audience.
Oneeightnine@feddit.uk 7 months ago
Don’t wanna be that guy but I’ve got two kids, we watch Cbeebies pretty much everyday. It’s add-free, it’s educational and it’s all of a pretty high standard. It’s absolutely invaluable. And I’d imagine the same for CBBC.
Letting people self select what they want would likely mean the end of this.