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Post by Reactionary Rage on Feb 18, 2020 12:07:08 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2020 14:51:24 GMT
It will go, or be severely altered in the way it delivers its service, within the next five to ten years though. For those that grow up in an age of subscription multi-channels, the idea of a non-voluntary licence to use a service will just be too anachronistic to survive.
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Post by Crunchy Col on Feb 18, 2020 14:55:38 GMT
Yeah, it makes absolutely no sense.
I don't think it'll be around in two years, let alone five.
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Post by tory on Feb 19, 2020 10:29:13 GMT
It will be around, but the next 5 years seem like they will be crucial.
It's too big to disappear - plus one has to remember that for all those who have Netflix etc, there are tons and tons of people who don't and have just freeview/terrestial. The BBC still has massive viewing numbers, huge listening audiences on Radio 4 and vast programming that is sold abroad everywhere.
I don't know about the licence. It is problematic - and it's essentially a tax that no-one has any say on how it is spent. Avoidance of paying the fee should be decriminalised, but there was some interesting research recently about Australia where a change in how the state broadcaster was funded had drastically reduced the quality of its output.
I guess I'm on the fence with it - I do feel that the BBC is shoehorning nonsense into some of its drama production, but at the same time it can produce quality when it wants to. Personally I watch very little of it anymore - and I guess the change is going to be decided by the viewing habits of its audience. As others have said, those who watch Netflix and the like will be the next generation who hold the Sword of Damocles.
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Feb 20, 2020 23:26:49 GMT
I was thinking about this tonight and all I really watch is Masterchef and BBC4.
Which isn't much, is it? and yet I do feel an attachment to it and I do support it but it needs reform.
It should produce more quality though. Its arts coverage is pretty lacking.
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Post by Crunchy Col on Feb 20, 2020 23:53:50 GMT
The culture stuff is absolutely there. The iPlayer really has some wonderful stuff - it's worth spending a bit of time looking around (so to speak). I normally don't bother, and I'm not sure why. Maybe it needs to be promoted more, or the design needs an overhaul. It's superior to Netflix in terms of what they offer for people like us, without question.
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Feb 20, 2020 23:57:20 GMT
I never use Iplayer but maybe I should have a look then. I find it very lacking when it comes to cinema and music.
Part of the problem is that it's on the wrong side of the culture war and people feel it is no longer representative of the British public as a whole.
Portillo made some valid points tonight on QT (nice threads, Sir!)
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Feb 21, 2020 0:11:09 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2020 1:32:00 GMT
I was thinking about this tonight and all I really watch is Masterchef and BBC4. Which isn't much, is it? and yet I do feel an attachment to it and I do support it but it needs reform. It should produce more quality though. Its arts coverage is pretty lacking. I used to love BBC4 in its first few years, but it's budget has been cut to the bone and it's a shadow of its former self. You're lucky to find a new programme in its schedules now, it's pretty much all repeats and there's only so many times you can watch the same documentary.
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Feb 21, 2020 10:25:21 GMT
I used to love it too. Watched it a lot but now I rarely bother.
In fact, I've basically just talked myself out of paying the license!
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Post by Crunchy Col on Feb 21, 2020 10:39:20 GMT
Yeah, I agree. It was such a great channel for many years, but it's rarely worth watching now. A real shame. You can find great TV from a million different sources today, of course. It's just a bit more work. It's not all in one place. Arte is a great channel and a lot of their stuff is online. www.arte.tv/en/videos/086948-000-A/1979-the-year-that-changed-the-world/
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Post by Crunchy Col on Feb 21, 2020 10:43:04 GMT
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Post by Crunchy Col on Feb 21, 2020 10:45:04 GMT
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Post by Cousin Lou on Feb 21, 2020 10:53:57 GMT
That looks fantastic but it's blocked here. Can you see it in the UK?
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Post by Crunchy Col on Feb 21, 2020 11:08:12 GMT
You need to register.
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