Do you pay your TV licence fee?
Discussion
leef44 said:
Yes I pay, never stopped paying ever since I had my first house. Over 50.
I like the convenience of just switching on the tv now and then, and sitting down flicking through the channels.
I watch very little BBC content but too old fashioned to plug something in from the internet to watch tv. I enjoy the convenience of live tv, recording something from the tv guide but don't enjoy paying for BBC service.
So just to be clear, you enjoy the convenience, consume the content, but don't pay for it.I like the convenience of just switching on the tv now and then, and sitting down flicking through the channels.
I watch very little BBC content but too old fashioned to plug something in from the internet to watch tv. I enjoy the convenience of live tv, recording something from the tv guide but don't enjoy paying for BBC service.
There's word for taking something but not paying for it. Tip of my tongue...help me out here.
deckster said:
leef44 said:
Yes I pay, never stopped paying ever since I had my first house. Over 50.
I like the convenience of just switching on the tv now and then, and sitting down flicking through the channels.
I watch very little BBC content but too old fashioned to plug something in from the internet to watch tv. I enjoy the convenience of live tv, recording something from the tv guide but don't enjoy paying for BBC service.
So just to be clear, you enjoy the convenience, consume the content, but don't pay for it.I like the convenience of just switching on the tv now and then, and sitting down flicking through the channels.
I watch very little BBC content but too old fashioned to plug something in from the internet to watch tv. I enjoy the convenience of live tv, recording something from the tv guide but don't enjoy paying for BBC service.
There's word for taking something but not paying for it. Tip of my tongue...help me out here.
I don't watch much TV, but I do watch it selectively and often, it is BBC output.
The problem with a fully commercialised output, is that is is forced to provide what pays, which means TV for people with silver furniture. I quite like having a broadcaster that can cover minority subjects, with smaller viewing figures, which not would not be picked up by commercial companies.
48 years old. Happily paid up until 4 or 5 years ago but now the BBC doesn't align with my values and I don't watch BBC News, I don't listen to any of their radio output at all and I watch maybe 2 or 3 of their drama series a year. I'm probably paying about £12 per episode of all the BBC content I consume.
I do watch a lot of live TV though - all through Sky which I pay through the nose for, and as above I very rarely watch any of the BBC channels. I can't really figure out how this is sustainable - I have to pay a licence fee to fund the BBC even though 99.5% of what I watch is other channels? I would love to stop paying the licence fee and pay for what I watch on the BBC. I do seriously hope there is so much of a backlash for the BBC that something actually changes.
I do watch a lot of live TV though - all through Sky which I pay through the nose for, and as above I very rarely watch any of the BBC channels. I can't really figure out how this is sustainable - I have to pay a licence fee to fund the BBC even though 99.5% of what I watch is other channels? I would love to stop paying the licence fee and pay for what I watch on the BBC. I do seriously hope there is so much of a backlash for the BBC that something actually changes.
Use BBC stuff quite a lot.
I think there are some interesting questions to ask around this sort of thing.
What sort of organisation would manipulate social media to their benefit?
What sort of organisation would like to reduce the output of a free press?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58395121
Obviously don't click that if you don't pay for it.
All well and good getting wrapped up in "I'm doing this because other people on the internet are also doing it". But that's how you end up with momentum, corbyn, brexit, etc.
I think there are some interesting questions to ask around this sort of thing.
What sort of organisation would manipulate social media to their benefit?
What sort of organisation would like to reduce the output of a free press?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58395121
Obviously don't click that if you don't pay for it.
All well and good getting wrapped up in "I'm doing this because other people on the internet are also doing it". But that's how you end up with momentum, corbyn, brexit, etc.
Catz said:
deckster said:
leef44 said:
Yes I pay, never stopped paying ever since I had my first house. Over 50.
I like the convenience of just switching on the tv now and then, and sitting down flicking through the channels.
I watch very little BBC content but too old fashioned to plug something in from the internet to watch tv. I enjoy the convenience of live tv, recording something from the tv guide but don't enjoy paying for BBC service.
So just to be clear, you enjoy the convenience, consume the content, but don't pay for it.I like the convenience of just switching on the tv now and then, and sitting down flicking through the channels.
I watch very little BBC content but too old fashioned to plug something in from the internet to watch tv. I enjoy the convenience of live tv, recording something from the tv guide but don't enjoy paying for BBC service.
There's word for taking something but not paying for it. Tip of my tongue...help me out here.
Plus, of course, apologies to leef for impugning his good name.
Move along, nothing to see here
Not had one in 5 years. I miss some stuff on channel 4 but not enough to warrant the £159/year. Girlfriend is moving in in a few months and whilst sky wont be coming with her (for now) I think shell want Sunday night dancing on ice and if I get an extra evening free a week to myself then ill start paying.
Nope. Not that I watch much anyway, and never live/iPlayer content.
Imagine if anyone who wanted to use the countryside for leisure pursuits was forced under threat of prosecution to take out a Countryside Alliance membership subscription. After all, it's only the price of a coffee a day, and even if you don't agree with their stance on some things, they aren't just there for you, they are doing it for the benefit of the countryside as a whole.
Imagine if anyone who wanted to use the countryside for leisure pursuits was forced under threat of prosecution to take out a Countryside Alliance membership subscription. After all, it's only the price of a coffee a day, and even if you don't agree with their stance on some things, they aren't just there for you, they are doing it for the benefit of the countryside as a whole.
Castrol for a knave said:
I don't watch much TV, but I do watch it selectively and often, it is BBC output.
The problem with a fully commercialised output, is that is is forced to provide what pays, which means TV for people with silver furniture. I quite like having a broadcaster that can cover minority subjects, with smaller viewing figures, which not would not be picked up by commercial companies.
That sounds a bit like my view. I pay because I want to support BBC radio and like you, most of what I watch on TV is on the BBC. I like the sort of low-key British based stuff that tends to be on the BBC rather than other TV stations. I had Amazon Prime for while (by mistake) and never watched a thing. I've also done some basic research into Netfilx and don't think I want that either. People say to me "You should get Netflix" and I ask what's on it and think "Why?"The problem with a fully commercialised output, is that is is forced to provide what pays, which means TV for people with silver furniture. I quite like having a broadcaster that can cover minority subjects, with smaller viewing figures, which not would not be picked up by commercial companies.
Munter said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58395121
Obviously don't click that if you don't pay for it.
I assume that comment was tounge in cheek. There is lots of BBC content that people can watch, read and listen to without a TV licence.Obviously don't click that if you don't pay for it.
Netflx currently has many of their TV show on there including The Bodyguard.
If you search YouTube you get the following
https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCNews
https://www.youtube.com/user/BBC
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwmZiChSryoWQCZMI...
Website and radio are both free to use.
Cotty said:
Munter said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58395121
Obviously don't click that if you don't pay for it.
I assume that comment was tounge in cheek. There is lots of BBC content that people can watch, read and listen to without a TV licence.Obviously don't click that if you don't pay for it.
You can sponge of others paying the licence, but without a TV licence, there is no BBC content.
Munter said:
Well no. Because if nobody pays, nothing gets produced. There is no BBC content without people paying the licence.
You can sponge of others paying the licence, but without a TV licence, there is no BBC content.
I don't watch any BBC content that I have not paid for so I am not "sponging" off others. I won't use their news website and don't listen to the radio I was just demonstrating that you could legally use those things. If the content is good enough then people will buy it. I have purchased most of the David Attenborough documentaries on DVD which includes the huge Life box set, Frozen Planet, Blue Planet 1 & 2, Planet Earth 1 & 2, Life Story and Yellowstone. I even purchased some of the theme music on CD.You can sponge of others paying the licence, but without a TV licence, there is no BBC content.
Cotty said:
Munter said:
Well no. Because if nobody pays, nothing gets produced. There is no BBC content without people paying the licence.
You can sponge of others paying the licence, but without a TV licence, there is no BBC content.
I don't watch any BBC content that I have not paid for so I am not "sponging" off others. I won't use their news website You can sponge of others paying the licence, but without a TV licence, there is no BBC content.
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