BBC Licence Fee Scrapped & Replaced by 2027?
Poll: BBC Licence Fee Scrapped & Replaced by 2027?
Total Members Polled: 170
Discussion
News has emerged of plans to scrap the licence fee by 2027 and fund the BBC from general taxation instead .
Do you agree or disagree - thoughts?
https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/32753484/bbc-tv-lic...
Do you agree or disagree - thoughts?
https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/32753484/bbc-tv-lic...
Mr Capita and the 1,000 employees won't be happy:
"The contract renewal, worth £456m, builds upon the current contractual framework and will run from July 2022 to June 2027. Capita has fulfilled TV licensing collection, management and administration on behalf of the BBC for more than 20 years – and employs more than 1,000 people in the UK on the contract"
"The contract renewal, worth £456m, builds upon the current contractual framework and will run from July 2022 to June 2027. Capita has fulfilled TV licensing collection, management and administration on behalf of the BBC for more than 20 years – and employs more than 1,000 people in the UK on the contract"
The BBC have known this was coming for some time and been panicking appropriately as it means an end to their ridiculous stranglehold on watching 'live TV.' Its only law because it was written in law many years ago and never changed - it would never be allowed now. It's like Netflix getting a UK law passed that states every person with a TV/device which is capable of receiving Netflix have to pay our subscription fee regardless if you watch it or not.
They will have to change to a subscription model and/or advertising, like everyone else. Best way forward, then we can decide like we do every other media service you have to pay for. The television and broadcasting landscape has changed beyond recognition, particularly in the last few years and the BBC will have to change with it and will no longer be able to cling to the archaic 'licence.'
They will have to change to a subscription model and/or advertising, like everyone else. Best way forward, then we can decide like we do every other media service you have to pay for. The television and broadcasting landscape has changed beyond recognition, particularly in the last few years and the BBC will have to change with it and will no longer be able to cling to the archaic 'licence.'
Speed Badger said:
The BBC have known this was coming for some time and been panicking appropriately as it means an end to their ridiculous stranglehold on watching 'live TV.' Its only law because it was written in law many years ago and never changed - it would never be allowed now. It's like Netflix getting a UK law passed that states every person with a TV/device which is capable of receiving Netflix have to pay our subscription fee regardless if you watch it or not.
They will have to change to a subscription model and/or advertising, like everyone else. Best way forward, then we can decide like we do every other media service you have to pay for. The television and broadcasting landscape has changed beyond recognition, particularly in the last few years and the BBC will have to change with it and will no longer be able to cling to the archaic 'licence.'
That’s not what is being proposed They will have to change to a subscription model and/or advertising, like everyone else. Best way forward, then we can decide like we do every other media service you have to pay for. The television and broadcasting landscape has changed beyond recognition, particularly in the last few years and the BBC will have to change with it and will no longer be able to cling to the archaic 'licence.'
Just no!
Firstly I think if you want to watch the BBC you should pay for it yourself and not expect everyone else to, secondly there are huge numbers of people no longer paying the licence either because they don't have to or don't want to. Moving this to general taxation just allows them to hike tax and moves the burden on to those that no longer need to pay.
Firstly I think if you want to watch the BBC you should pay for it yourself and not expect everyone else to, secondly there are huge numbers of people no longer paying the licence either because they don't have to or don't want to. Moving this to general taxation just allows them to hike tax and moves the burden on to those that no longer need to pay.
I don’t see why I should fund the BBC through general taxation as I don’t watch it. I assume under the proposed scheme the funding the BBC receives from general taxation will be money that could be better spent elsewhere, or are they proposing increasing taxes to make up the shortfall?
The BBC should be funded either through a subscription model or advertising, so that those who want to use it can pay for it just like every other media service.
The BBC should be funded either through a subscription model or advertising, so that those who want to use it can pay for it just like every other media service.
chrispmartha said:
Speed Badger said:
The BBC have known this was coming for some time and been panicking appropriately as it means an end to their ridiculous stranglehold on watching 'live TV.' Its only law because it was written in law many years ago and never changed - it would never be allowed now. It's like Netflix getting a UK law passed that states every person with a TV/device which is capable of receiving Netflix have to pay our subscription fee regardless if you watch it or not.
They will have to change to a subscription model and/or advertising, like everyone else. Best way forward, then we can decide like we do every other media service you have to pay for. The television and broadcasting landscape has changed beyond recognition, particularly in the last few years and the BBC will have to change with it and will no longer be able to cling to the archaic 'licence.'
That’s not what is being proposed They will have to change to a subscription model and/or advertising, like everyone else. Best way forward, then we can decide like we do every other media service you have to pay for. The television and broadcasting landscape has changed beyond recognition, particularly in the last few years and the BBC will have to change with it and will no longer be able to cling to the archaic 'licence.'
Edited by Southerner on Monday 13th January 18:21
The Licence might have made sense at a time when a TV was the only way of viewing live broadcasts, and was the only thing you could use a TV for, but that hasn't been the case for nearly 50 years. To say nothing of the fact a private company will send letters threatening people with jail if they don't require it.
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