Should BBC content be pay per view?

[randlemarcus]

From another thread:

silverthorn2151 said:

As a matter of interest, what exactly do you make a point of watching on iplayer?

Would you consider it appropriate for BBC output to be pay to view on line?

Which got me curious as to other opinions. Mine is that it should be free, but only once you've logged on as a licence payer. This includes from abroad, and people should be absolutely free to buy a licence from the US or France, or any country.

Granted, there will be some issues about other content (which is why you can't get some items on IPlayer), this seems like a workable compromise.

Thoughts?

[davepoth]

http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2011/12/07/bbc-gl...

[null]

Yes, and scrap the licence fee.

[randlemarcus]

null said:

Yes, and scrap the licence fee.

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[thinfourth2]

No No and NO again

As you go pay per view and BBC4 will vanish and be replaced by braindead st

[Mr_B]

No, I like it as it is thanks.

[jmorgan]

Imagine all the tat we could have sans fee.........

[anonymous-user]

I am sick to death of paying more taxes, I would rather have the the choice to pay than being forced to.

[Mastodon2]

They will never abolish the licence fee, so they might as well keep the iplayer free. They could quite easily cut BBC3 and especially BBC4 (what do they even show on that channel?) to save some money if they needed it.

[thinfourth2]

Mastodon2 said:

They will never abolish the licence fee, so they might as well keep the iplayer free. They could quite easily cut BBC3 and especially BBC4 (what do they even show on that channel?) to save some money if they needed it.

Or drop the Formula 1 as I never watch it

[98elise]

The Spruce goose said:

I am sick to death of paying more taxes, I would rather have the the choice to pay than being forced to.

Definately, there should be no licence fee. TV should be funded by the consumer, either directly or indirectly, not as a Tax. Its not as if most of the content is any different from ITV. Prime time saturday night is a celeb dance show ffs......why do I have to pay for that crap????

[jmorgan]

Oh I dunno, Frozen Planet (and the rest of them), Brian Cox, radio, other enterprises that the BBC take part in and produce in coop with others on their lonesome vs x factor and corrie.

[Randy Winkman]

I don't want to lose good TV and radio because of a political philosophy.

[thinfourth2]

98elise said:

Its not as if most of the content is any different from ITV

That is so far from the truth its funny

The BBC is so so so much more then the mindless st churned out on BBC1

go hunt round the BBC 4 and radio 4 and 6 music schedules

Then come back and say it is only mindless pap