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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Would you cut it off so you didn't have to pay for a TV licence?

It would be nice to have that option

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

No. I think having a national broadcaster is important.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"No. I think having a national broadcaster is important."

To be honest I'm not a massive TV fan and usually stick to Netflix etc ..

Every time I watch anything on the BBC it feels very patronising and repetitive.

I'd rather not pay for it

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"No. I think having a national broadcaster is important.

To be honest I'm not a massive TV fan and usually stick to Netflix etc ..

Every time I watch anything on the BBC it feels very patronising and repetitive.

I'd rather not pay for it"

True. I see it as a national service whether I use it or not (I don't watch television, I pay my license)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"No. I think having a national broadcaster is important."

I like the Beeb so happy to pay better quality programming than say alibi or the yesterday channel

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

See the other thread, it might not be here for long

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton

I don’t watch television at all and have thought about cancelling Netflix’s as it gets little use.

Now Spotify is something I do enjoy. Music is what I do to relax. Would quite happily do away with the TV licence

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"See the other thread, it might not be here for long"

What's happened?

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich

Cancelled my licence last week. The BBC just isn't what it used to be

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By *P994Man
over a year ago

Travelling

It would be nice to have the option, the license fee is getting ridiculous. I’d rather not have access and go without the BBC channels but have the option of a paid for service through the Iplayer and pay a monthly subscription fee for that and choose whether or not I want to get access rather than be forced to pay for it even when I don’t watch BBC shows.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"No. I think having a national broadcaster is important.

I like the Beeb so happy to pay better quality programming than say alibi or the yesterday channel

I've never seen those channels so I can't comment.

I dont think the BBC has anything I like to watch

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So happy to watch programmes without being bombarded by witless adverts (even worse on the C4 and ITV players). That's worth the licence fee alone.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I don’t watch television at all and have thought about cancelling Netflix’s as it gets little use.

Now Spotify is something I do enjoy. Music is what I do to relax. Would quite happily do away with the TV licence "

Yes me too.

I will look at Spotify

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have netflix and amazon. Don't watch live TV don't pay a license. If the BBC was a subscription only service, I could see it going under very quickly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So happy to watch programmes without being bombarded by witless adverts (even worse on the C4 and ITV players). That's worth the licence fee alone."

I’d concur

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"It would be nice to have the option, the license fee is getting ridiculous. I’d rather not have access and go without the BBC channels but have the option of a paid for service through the Iplayer and pay a monthly subscription fee for that and choose whether or not I want to get access rather than be forced to pay for it even when I don’t watch BBC shows."

Yes exactly!

I'd rather pay for what I actually watch!

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton

"I don’t watch television at all and have thought about cancelling Netflix’s as it gets little use.

Now Spotify is something I do enjoy. Music is what I do to relax. Would quite happily do away with the TV licence

Yes me too.

I will look at Spotify "

It’s cool. You can pay for it (and download playlists, create your own, listen offline etc.) or use it free (online only with an advert every 5 or 6 songs). You can link up with your friends and share playlists or listen to popular users lists. After a while it starts building a playlist of songs types that is has “learnt” you like

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"See the other thread, it might not be here for long

What's happened?"

https://youtu.be/DeUtGKqiyAs

This^^^^

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Also, when you compare the annual cost of the TV licence against the annual cost of Sky/Now TV, Prime or Netflix, I think it's a pretty good deal - TV channels, iPlayer, news service, local and national radio, etc.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I don’t watch television at all and have thought about cancelling Netflix’s as it gets little use.

Now Spotify is something I do enjoy. Music is what I do to relax. Would quite happily do away with the TV licence

Yes me too.

I will look at Spotify

That sounds great - I'm into really long walks at the moment so this really helps thanks x

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"We have netflix and amazon. Don't watch live TV don't pay a license. If the BBC was a subscription only service, I could see it going under very quickly "

Yes exactly

It's unfair that we don't have a choice.

I don't want to support such an outdated service that keeps questionable people rich.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember when there were only 3 channels and had to put 50p in the telly(black and white) for it to work..... I'm old

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton

"We have netflix and amazon. Don't watch live TV don't pay a license. If the BBC was a subscription only service, I could see it going under very quickly

Yes exactly

It's unfair that we don't have a choice.

I don't want to support such an outdated service that keeps questionable people rich.

I think it’s the bias and the duplicity on the BBC that puts me off but then they are no different from the commercial stations, just a different “wing”. What I object to is funding “big name celebrities” who are effectively glorified civil servants and them then flouting the rules (looking at you Gary Lineker). I think the BBC would be better if it didn’t have “big name” presenters, just “ordinary folk” and spent the money they saved by not have £1M presenters on good programmes.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I remember when there were only 3 channels and had to put 50p in the telly(black and white) for it to work..... I'm old

I remember that too - when the man came to empty the meter my mum gave me lots of 50ps

I'm ancient too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I remember when there were only 3 channels and had to put 50p in the telly(black and white) for it to work..... I'm old

I remember that too - when the man came to empty the meter my mum gave me lots of 50ps

I'm ancient too

Yes! I forgot a man came and emptied the TV and metre

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We have netflix and amazon. Don't watch live TV don't pay a license. If the BBC was a subscription only service, I could see it going under very quickly

Yes exactly

It's unfair that we don't have a choice.

I don't want to support such an outdated service that keeps questionable people rich.

Zoe ball has lost a million listeners in a year, the have rewarded her with a million pound per year pay rise, look it up if you don't believe me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The only thing I watch is Eastenders

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Good conversation

In think the issue today is it's not as simple of you watch BBC channels. It's more to do with if you watch their content at all - eh through iPlayer, Netflix or any other streaming platform.

Infact you may watching BBC content even without knowing it. So if you consume this media through these channels why shouldn't you pay TV licence that funds the creation of that content?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The only thing I watch is Eastenders"

At least someone does

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Good conversation

In think the issue today is it's not as simple of you watch BBC channels. It's more to do with if you watch their content at all - eh through iPlayer, Netflix or any other streaming platform.

Infact you may watching BBC content even without knowing it. So if you consume this media through these channels why shouldn't you pay TV licence that funds the creation of that content?

I did not know that, I thought netflix etc had bought the rights to stream it?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We have netflix and amazon. Don't watch live TV don't pay a license. If the BBC was a subscription only service, I could see it going under very quickly

Yes exactly

It's unfair that we don't have a choice.

I don't want to support such an outdated service that keeps questionable people rich.

Zoe ball has lost a million listeners in a year, the have rewarded her with a million pound per year pay rise, look it up if you don't believe me"

Zoe Ball got an extra pound for every listener she lost, she's hoping to lose another 2 million listeners next year for a huge pay bonus.

It's like the BBC never learn, Zoe ball took over radio 1 breakfast after Chris Evans and killed their listening figures too. So they repeat the process for radio 2.

I look forward to her taking over radio 3 breakfast in 5 years time.

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

Not sure I could cope without radio 4 and 6, the tv stations can go though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We have netflix and amazon. Don't watch live TV don't pay a license. If the BBC was a subscription only service, I could see it going under very quickly

Yes exactly

It's unfair that we don't have a choice.

I don't want to support such an outdated service that keeps questionable people rich.

Zoe ball has lost a million listeners in a year, the have rewarded her with a million pound per year pay rise, look it up if you don't believe me

Zoe Ball got an extra pound for every listener she lost, she's hoping to lose another 2 million listeners next year for a huge pay bonus.

It's like the BBC never learn, Zoe ball took over radio 1 breakfast after Chris Evans and killed their listening figures too. So they repeat the process for radio 2.

I look forward to her taking over radio 3 breakfast in 5 years time."

That's our fucking money!!! Sack the bitch!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"The only thing I watch is Eastenders

At least someone does

The last time I watched Eastenders Angie was drinking herself to death because Den was leaving her

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton

"Good conversation

In think the issue today is it's not as simple of you watch BBC channels. It's more to do with if you watch their content at all - eh through iPlayer, Netflix or any other streaming platform.

Infact you may watching BBC content even without knowing it. So if you consume this media through these channels why shouldn't you pay TV licence that funds the creation of that content?

But we pay a subscription to Netflix’s which pays for the programme they licence from the BBC, so effectively we are paying for it twice The BBC doesn’t create any programmes, it commissions them from production companies and then pays for them. The BBC airs the programmes it commissions (and owns the rights to certain things).

When you pay for the BBC you pay for them to commission programmes from independent production companies and presenters to present those programmes (when they are of a “factual” nature)

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Good conversation

In think the issue today is it's not as simple of you watch BBC channels. It's more to do with if you watch their content at all - eh through iPlayer, Netflix or any other streaming platform.

Infact you may watching BBC content even without knowing it. So if you consume this media through these channels why shouldn't you pay TV licence that funds the creation of that content?

When you pay for the BBC you pay for them to commission programmes from independent production companies and presenters to present those programmes (when they are of a “factual” nature) "

I was just typing out a long reply which basically says this

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton

"Good conversation

In think the issue today is it's not as simple of you watch BBC channels. It's more to do with if you watch their content at all - eh through iPlayer, Netflix or any other streaming platform.

Infact you may watching BBC content even without knowing it. So if you consume this media through these channels why shouldn't you pay TV licence that funds the creation of that content?

When you pay for the BBC you pay for them to commission programmes from independent production companies and presenters to present those programmes (when they are of a “factual” nature)

I was just typing out a long reply which basically says this

Eek sorry. If you pardon the pun “the soapbox is yours”

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I was just typing out a long reply which basically says this

Eek sorry. If you pardon the pun “the soapbox is yours”

Not at all!

You are far more eloquent than me.

I'm enjoying reading your posts x

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton

I was just typing out a long reply which basically says this

Eek sorry. If you pardon the pun “the soapbox is yours”

Not at all!

You are far more eloquent than me.

I'm enjoying reading your posts x"

Aw shucks knock it off

, if you carry on like that I will have to put me nob away....

But seriously I think you have come across very well too. It’s strange isn’t it, it is a national television station but doesn’t seem to represent the values of the nation it serves?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i think with all the technology we have which every digital tv supplier you have could in some way block all bbc channels if you do not wish to pay a license.

but then how do you stop access to local radio and website the bbc provides.

the bbc is so widespread it maybe impossible to block everything it does until they become a ppv service

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I pay a fortune for sky it should be incorporated into my sky bill

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich

"i think with all the technology we have which every digital tv supplier you have could in some way block all bbc channels if you do not wish to pay a license.

but then how do you stop access to local radio and website the bbc provides.

the bbc is so widespread it maybe impossible to block everything it does until they become a ppv service"

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By *iddle ManMan
over a year ago

Walsall

"Would you cut it off so you didn't have to pay for a TV licence?

It would be nice to have that option

Yes, should be an option. No bbc access and no TV licence fee.

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich

I cancelled my licence after the BBCs reporting of the BLM riots. They need to realise that it's easy to get the real story instead of watching their biased reporting. I was fed up of them pushing the woke agenda in every program as well. I don't wish to be lectured to I just want to watch the tele

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By *anSolo12345Man
over a year ago

London

Having BBC as a title in a fab forum,last thing I thought about was the TV licence

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Even if you don't watch it, we need the BBC and for what you pay in the licence you get an incredible amount. It's worth it even if you just set your watch against the pips.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ive not payed it for 12 years now. Never had any repercussions from not doing so.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When they are paying ridicules wages for there so called stars yes.

They need to remember its the tv and the radio that makes them stars.

And i wish someone could explain to me how zoe ball is worth over a million pounds a year

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich

"When they are paying ridicules wages for there so called stars yes.

They need to remember its the tv and the radio that makes them stars.

And i wish someone could explain to me how zoe ball is worth over a million pounds a year"

Exactly. Her, Lineker and the rest of them need the public's money more than the public needs them

They also broke their promise not to charge OAPs for a licence. I hope they're all happy with their pay rises

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"When they are paying ridicules wages for there so called stars yes.

They need to remember its the tv and the radio that makes them stars.

And i wish someone could explain to me how zoe ball is worth over a million pounds a year

Exactly. Her, Lineker and the rest of them need the public's money more than the public needs them

They also broke their promise not to charge OAPs for a licence. I hope they're all happy with their pay rises "

It's disgusting when so many of us are struggling at the moment.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I dont watch terrestrial TV unless someone has told me to watch a specific programme and even then I'll watch it on a catch up app. I could live without the BBC

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You do not need a TV licence if you watch other streaming services, only if your watching 'live' TV, in other words if you watch a BBC programme on Netflix its totally fine without a licence

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

https://youtu.be/3tsb5sNa3ws

Top 10 TV licence lies

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By *den-Valley-coupleCouple
over a year ago

Cumbria

But you can cut them off 2 minutes on the net also still continue to watch the BBC through something like an Amazon Stick and not be breaking the law.

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