BBC to charge for iPlayer

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Cheese Mechanic

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3,157 posts

168 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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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

12,668 posts

203 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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scrap the license fee and move to a subscription base service which includes iplayer... simples

redtwin

7,518 posts

181 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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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

13,812 posts

190 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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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

4,912 posts

250 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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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

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Sunday 5th July 2015
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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

36,010 posts

283 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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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

121,779 posts

264 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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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

13,848 posts

227 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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Exactly how much are they spending on Wimbledon coverage

Randy Winkman

16,021 posts

188 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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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

45,514 posts

247 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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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

70 posts

106 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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Charge just the english?

Bad idea


Charge the rest of the world?

Excellent idea as then we can sell it off

Eric Mc

121,779 posts

264 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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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

70 posts

106 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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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

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Sunday 5th July 2015
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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

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283 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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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

13,750 posts

237 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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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

103,742 posts

259 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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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

103,742 posts

259 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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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.
yes 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

70 posts

106 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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turbobloke said:
yes 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