BBC to charge for iPlayer

[Cheese Mechanic]

Looks highly likely from this:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/07/04/uk-britai...

In return for the BBC funding the free "licenses" for those ove 75, instead of them be currently funded by the Dept of work and pensions.

How do others feel about this, will you pay for iplayer access?

Personally, if it means buying a TV "license" at £145.50 , then I will not . I just do not use it enoiugh (even when its free).

If they allow pay per view , or specific channels at a reasonable cost then I might be tempted, but otherwise? Nah!

[skyrover]

scrap the license fee and move to a subscription base service which includes iplayer... simples

[redtwin]

They already charge to watch their broadcast content, so why not their online content as well. Makes no difference to me as I don't (and wouldn't) pay to watch either.

My fingers are crossed that they eventually move to offering only subscription based content in the hopes they no longer ransom the TV airwaves.

[0000]

So it's not just that they can't charge over 75s, but that the DWP is paying the BBC the licence fee? I'm glad that is being stopped then.

[page3]

It would have to include a facility to download and play back on my choice of device - aka "Get iPlayer Automator".

BTW, I just don't get their continued bleating about massive funding cuts and the resulting redundancies and huge programme budget cuts. I don't see any funding cuts - except arguably the lack of a budget increase which is a small decrease in real terms.

Edited by page3 on Sunday 5th July 08:35

[Cheese Mechanic]

redtwin said:

My fingers are crossed that they eventually move to offering only subscription based content in the hopes they no longer ransom the TV airwaves.

Thats my take on the matter. Being forced to fund the BBC if you wish touse another live service is a nonsense.

I've not had a TV for getting on 9 years now, and have to say if I have used iplayer once a fortnight since it was avalable, then thats about it.

So if reasonable I'd maybe pay for PPV, but having said that , with TG now gone, its hard to think what I might watch in the first place. We shall see.

[jmorgan]

I use the BBC catchup quite a lot, not a very good move I think, for the want of raiding money for the governments coffers which the real deal here.

It keeps referring to "the paper" for the info, I assume that is the Times?

[Eric Mc]

Thread No.125 on the BBC.

It's all getting a bit tedious.

Why don't we have a single "BBC" thread and let all the BBC debate happen there.

A bit like we do for those who want to debate "Climate Change" ad nauseum.

[Adrian W]

Exactly how much are they spending on Wimbledon coverage

[Randy Winkman]

Eric Mc said:

Thread No.125 on the BBC.

It's all getting a bit tedious.

Why don't we have a single "BBC" thread and let all the BBC debate happen there.

A bit like we do for those who want to debate "Climate Change" ad nauseum.

I agree.

[Derek Smith]

Eric Mc said:

Thread No.125 on the BBC.

It's all getting a bit tedious.

Why don't we have a single "BBC" thread and let all the BBC debate happen there.

A bit like we do for those who want to debate "Climate Change" ad nauseum.

I think everyone is copying the Daily Mail.

[McTory]

Charge just the english?

Bad idea


Charge the rest of the world?

Excellent idea as then we can sell it off

[Eric Mc]

McTory said:

Charge just the english?

Bad idea


Charge the rest of the world?

Excellent idea as then we can sell it off

What about the Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish (not to mention all those in the Republic of Ireland who watch BBC for nothing).

[McTory]

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Eric Mc said:

What about the Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish (not to mention all those in the Republic of Ireland who watch BBC for nothing).

no true scot would watch the BBC after they oppressed our freedom

[Cheese Mechanic]

jmorgan said:

It keeps referring to "the paper" for the info, I assume that is the Times?

Yes, beleieve so , the Times source appears to be leaked information from a senior insider regarding the upcoming budget.

[jmorgan]

Cheese Mechanic said:

jmorgan said:

It keeps referring to "the paper" for the info, I assume that is the Times?

Yes, beleieve so , the Times source appears to be leaked information from a senior insider regarding the upcoming budget.

A proper leak or testing the water leak one wonders. This is mainly about the government raiding for money for its 12 billion cut, or however much it is. Wonder why the Times. Cannot view the full Times article, which is ironic.

[bigandclever]

Adrian W said:

Exactly how much are they spending on Wimbledon coverage

Supposedly it's about £40million a year, about the same as the cost for the 6 Nations, both till 2017.

[turbobloke]

Randy Winkman said:

Eric Mc said:

Thread No.125 on the BBC.

It's all getting a bit tedious.

Why don't we have a single "BBC" thread and let all the BBC debate happen there.

A bit like we do for those who want to debate "Climate Change" ad nauseum.

I agree.

Never mind.

Derek Smith said:

I think everyone is copying the Daily Mail.

Even if so (it's not) it could have been worse, they might have copied The Guardian.

I'll just check to see if there was anything remotely relevant to the thread topic - no, nothing.

Charging for iPlayer now, pay-to-view for beebluvvers soon when the licence fee is scrapped, can't be bad.

[turbobloke]

Cheese Mechanic said:

redtwin said:

My fingers are crossed that they eventually move to offering only subscription based content in the hopes they no longer ransom the TV airwaves.

Thats my take on the matter. Being forced to fund the BBC if you wish to use another live service is a nonsense.

to both.

If they levy charges for iPlayer it might even get the beeb's apologists used to paying up on a personal level unsubsidised by anyone else.

[McTory]

turbobloke said:

to both.

If they levy charges for iPlayer it might even get the beeb's apologists used to paying up on a personal level unsubsidised by anyone else.

And then folk can happily pay £100 a month to SKY without having to worry about how they will find the £145 a year for those lefty s in the beb