1 in 6 people don't watch BBC TV

"DAB sounds worse than FM" wrote in message
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Be quiet, fool.


Stop talking to yourself!

"DAB sounds worse than FM" wrote in message
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ChrisM wrote:
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Dave Fawthrop wrote:
On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:49:49 GMT, "DAB sounds worse than FM"
wrote:


five out of six is a very respectable viewing rate.


Hardly, considering this is a universal tax on watching TV.


Don't usually get involved in this debate, as it is clear that
both
sides have clear and very fixed thoughts on the subject, and no
amount of arguing is going to get anyone to change their mind,
Just wanted to stick my 2p worth in anyway though, and will
probably
live to regret it...
Why such a fuss about the licence fee? We are talking about £2.50
a
week here, that's a pint of lager, or 10 fags or few of cups of
coffee in a cafe(one cup of it's Starbucks!) A WEEK. Not really
very
much is it!


It's a lot of money wasted if you don't watch BBC TV or watch so
little that
you wouldn't want to pay the £130 (going up to £180 over the next
few
years).


That is a weak argument when we are talking about under 50 pence a
day for something that no one is forced to own.

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DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:
How many of those people watch BBC TV programmes though (ie. through
all those channels which show old BBC repeats?)

How is that at all relevant to the issue of the BBC licence fee?

Very relevant for the future if your 'solution' means that there won't be new
programmes from the BBC.

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In article , ChrisM
wrote:


"DAB sounds worse than FM" wrote in message
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Dave Fawthrop wrote:
On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:49:49 GMT, "DAB sounds worse than FM"
wrote:


five out of six is a very respectable viewing rate.


Hardly, considering this is a universal tax on watching TV.


Don't usually get involved in this debate, as it is clear that both sides
have clear and very fixed thoughts on the subject, and no amount of arguing
is going to get anyone to change their mind, Just wanted to stick my 2p
worth in anyway though, and will probably live to regret it... Why such a
fuss about the licence fee? We are talking about £2.50 a week here, that's
a pint of lager, or 10 fags or few of cups of coffee in a cafe(one cup of
it's Starbucks!) A WEEK. Not really very much is it! I think it's fairly
hard to argue that the BBC is not worth that. Even if you don't watch BBC
TV, you probably still listen to BBC radio sometimes, or use the online
services, or watch some TV programmes that were originally funded by the
licence fee.

And your kids use BBC web & other resources at school/home.

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In article ,
DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:
It's a lot of money wasted if you don't watch BBC TV or watch so little that
you wouldn't want to pay the £130 (going up to £180 over the next few
years).

Some people won't pay their way for anything if they can get out of it.
They're freeloading parasites on the rest of us so their vote on the matter is
not one to seriously consider.

So who is left?

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DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:
It was merely a comment on the unsustainability of the BBC licence fee - I
will continue to watch BBC TV when it becomes a subscription service.

No you won't. At that stage whatever might be calling itself 'BBC' will no
longer have any real similarity to the BBC. That will have been destroyed
altogether in the rush to chuck more profits at Murdoch for less quality - and
incidentally giving him more say in who governs this country.

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snip meaningless quoted percentages


Meaningless?

Yes, because we don't know what the over-all viewing figures are.



snip anti BBC troll


It was merely a comment on the unsustainability of the BBC licence
fee - I
will continue to watch BBC TV when it becomes a subscription
service.


So you are anti BBC (PSB) then, than you for confirming that you are
a clueless w*nker who only wants to watch crap and porn. The day that
the BBC becomes a commercial / subscription broadcaster will be the
day that British TV finally goes down the pan, were the only thing
that matter is ratings figures or advertising revenue, programmes
made as cheaply as possible to attract the highest possible
audience....


Nothing left to comment on!


Only because you don't have a brain.


Far from it, but what can one say in reply to a brainless OP...

DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:
How many of those people watch BBC TV programmes though (ie. through
all those channels which show old BBC repeats?)


How is that at all relevant to the issue of the BBC licence fee?

It's highly relevant. Those programmes were originally funded by the licence
fee. Without it, they would probably not have existed.

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Arfur Million wrote:
I can only speak for myself, as someone who opposes the licence fee.

Do you value good broadcasting and the best value for money available
anywhere? If the answer is yes then you support the BBC - or your thinking is
wonky.

I'll accept that some people don't value good broadcasting - just as there are
some people who don't value education - but it's still a good idea to make
both good broadcasting and good education available to all at the cost of all.

I'll also accept that there are people who can't see good value because they
only count a very small proportion of the benefit and don't understand the
results of withdrawing that benefit.

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"DAB sounds worse than FM" wrote in message
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It was merely a comment on the unsustainability of the BBC licence fee - I
will continue to watch BBC TV when it becomes a subscription service.


from a previous post:
"I don't have Sky at home, and nor am I a supporter of Sky"


If you don't watch 'BBC' and you don't watch 'Sky' what the hell do you
watch?