Same reason that I'll have to pay for The Force Awakens on Blu-ray despite having paid for it at the cinema.

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.

I don't understand why we should pay for BBC stuff.... we've already paid...

Pretty brave to admit in public that you had the honour of speaking to members of one of the most shameful and scandal ridden organisations in media

Actually he may have a point - in which case I should get Fiona Bruce.

I think you'll find that was the point of my post & also a contradiction of yours, however as I have pointed out before this is HotUKDeals and perhaps not the best forum for these kind of ill informed discussions (I have a friend....lol).
My point is still that only since last year did the merchandising form part of the BBCs revenue...
This bit is utter nonsense...

They are facts and I have many friends who work in the industry. I also have had the honor of speaking to a number of leading journalists in the BBC. Who have outlined concerns raised in the post. A number of leading BBC talent have also raised these concerns over an effective downgrading of the cooperation. Given the increased expenditure faced by the BBC and by the way I did not say anywhere in the post merchandise only solely accounts for how the BBC continues to be able to produce the content it does. However Top gear sales alone netted the organization around £45 million a year.Hardly a drop in the ocean and forms a significant chunk of income. Which allows them to produce and safeguard content.

Other branches of the BBC like its worldwide arm, help sell the brand oversees and sell the rights to reformat successful shows like strictly to a global audience. Increasing overall revenue streams. Its not just merchandise sales that make the BBC viable.

Back onto topic there are some really good deals on offer that Doctor who play set is extremely good value what with free postage and quidco cashback.

​merchandising as a separate division may only have appeared on the bbc balance sheet last year but it has been going on for as long as I can remember. I got a Stig figure about 10 years ago, a toy tardis about 30 years ago . bbc good food magazine has been going a while, they have sold box sets and the radio times for years. did you ever have a thunderbird toy. top gear stage shows, match of the day magazine etc.

​merchandising as a separate division may only have appeared on the bbc balance sheet last year but it has been going on for as long as I can remember. I got a Stig figure about 10 years ago, a toy tardis about 30 years ago . bbc good food magazine has been going a while, they have sold box sets and the radio times for years. did you ever have a thunderbird toy. top gear stage shows, match of the day magazine etc.

Tories doing what they always do to damage any successful public enterprise:

George Osborne met Rupert Murdoch twice in June, days before the Treasury foisted a controversial funding deal on the BBC in which the broadcaster was told it would have to pay the £700m cost of funding TV licences for the over-75s.

The chancellor also met senior News Corp executives and editors four more times after the general election on 7 May before informing the BBC about the proposed funding settlement officially on 3 July. It was publicly announced three days later.

The records published by the Treasury do not give a precise date for the Murdoch meetings other than to say they were in June, and their purpose is described as “general discussion”.


http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/dec/18/george-osborne-rupert-murdoch-bbc-cuts-news-corp

What are you talking about? Merchandising only accounts for 25% of funding and was only introduced last year (as an additional income). Take a look at what they have been doing since 1932 without that 25% extra funding....
I know this is HotUKDeals and not the best forum to discuss these things, however if you are going to post here at least post facts and not speculation....

XMAS10 might also get you 10% off

Lolz

I don't understand why we should pay for BBC stuff.... we've already paid...

54 items, most are crap. Broadchurch and Celebrity Juice ?

What, you mean watch pretty much anything that's been on BBC over the last month, on almost any device, on demand?

Try http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer

It's pretty awesome don't you think?

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.

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.

Quidco at 4.5% too.