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sJohnson23 to stealth666
19 Dec 1511#3
Same reason that I'll have to pay for The Force Awakens on Blu-ray despite having paid for it at the cinema.
Josh Rogan
19 Dec 153#5
Did you make up that username just to post on this thread?
I don't mean to get all "Romanes eunt domus" here but its just I'm not sure it really should be 'half' isn't the verb of half, halve? I mean it could make sense, if presented as a statement, but i'm guessing it was more a demand or a request.
stealth666
18 Dec 153#2
I don't understand why we should pay for BBC stuff.... we've already paid...
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Zardoz
18 Dec 15#1
Quidco at 4.5% too.
stealth666
18 Dec 153#2
I don't understand why we should pay for BBC stuff.... we've already paid...
sJohnson23 to stealth666
19 Dec 1511#3
Same reason that I'll have to pay for The Force Awakens on Blu-ray despite having paid for it at the cinema.
rtd30 to stealth666
19 Dec 151#4
Yeah and paying for netflix should mean I get free dvd and blu rays copies of all the programs they carry, plus all merchandise they ever create!
pjh4 to stealth666
19 Dec 152#6
Jeez, seriously?
You want the license fee to cover free merchandise for everyone?
damster to stealth666
19 Dec 152#10
You in effect contribute to producing content and other outlays in running the BBC network that is the big difference. If people did not buy DVD's, books and other merchandise the BBC could not produce programs and the British public would see a drastically reduced service. Devoid of programs like Doctor Who, Eastenders and Call the midwife. In effect increasing the likelihood that even British standing in the cultural sense being diminished. Even so far as the British brand itself, increasing job losses in primary and secondary strands of employment in the industry. Set constructors don't get paid, writers don't get paid and other industries suffer. Not funding the BBC properly will have a whole array of problems far beyond broadcasting. You pay to help the BBC produce output not be able to download it after broadcast.
Josh Rogan
19 Dec 153#5
Did you make up that username just to post on this thread?
I don't mean to get all "Romanes eunt domus" here but its just I'm not sure it really should be 'half' isn't the verb of half, halve? I mean it could make sense, if presented as a statement, but i'm guessing it was more a demand or a request.
Rawtec
19 Dec 15#7
People can download recent content through BBC iPlayer within a given time frame, usually 0-7 or 0-28 days after transmission.
Merchandise is produced and sold through BBC WorldWide, the commercial subsidiary. Most of these profits are given back to the BBC to produce overall programming (there's a clue in the name as to where some of the profits come from). Even if the biggest sellers may be Doctor Who, Sherlock and previously Top Gear the money is spread evenly.
Given the recent cuts, or at least inflation decreasing Licence Fee money, this helps the BBC in creating TV, Radio and its Online presence.
pjh4
19 Dec 15#8
What, you mean watch pretty much anything that's been on BBC over the last month, on almost any device, on demand?
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I don't mean to get all "Romanes eunt domus" here but its just I'm not sure it really should be 'half' isn't the verb of half, halve? I mean it could make sense, if presented as a statement, but i'm guessing it was more a demand or a request.
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You want the license fee to cover free merchandise for everyone?
I don't mean to get all "Romanes eunt domus" here but its just I'm not sure it really should be 'half' isn't the verb of half, halve? I mean it could make sense, if presented as a statement, but i'm guessing it was more a demand or a request.
Merchandise is produced and sold through BBC WorldWide, the commercial subsidiary. Most of these profits are given back to the BBC to produce overall programming (there's a clue in the name as to where some of the profits come from). Even if the biggest sellers may be Doctor Who, Sherlock and previously Top Gear the money is spread evenly.
Given the recent cuts, or at least inflation decreasing Licence Fee money, this helps the BBC in creating TV, Radio and its Online presence.
Try http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer
It's pretty awesome don't you think?