You have to pay a license fee if you have anything capable of viewing television. There always a debate going on as to whether the license fee is worth it, whether the BBC is giving good value for money, some people are vehemently opposed to it. My personal opinion is that it would be a tradgedy if it changed.
The BBC has a mandate from the British government to provide educational programmes (BBC1) and quality entertainment (BBC2). As such it has freedom to make shows that no one else would. IMO BBC productions are the best thing on television.
Broadband costs £240 a year for a decent connection and the TV license fee is £100 approx. Remember that the BBC website is also covered by this fee.
I happily pay the TV license fee because I know that it goes to support the BBC and its endevours - hell its worth it just for the website let alone the advert free TV.
My point is that maybe its *because* we get pay that we feel it entitles us to free TV from *any* source. So we download without feeling guilty. I would how this would compare with the music industry which is the same in the US as the UK?
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thats one of the biggeset draws for me too - no adverts=no pollution of my mental landscape.
You have to pay a license fee if you have anything capable of viewing television. There always a debate going on as to whether the license fee is worth it, whether the BBC is giving good value for money, some people are vehemently opposed to it. My personal opinion is that it would be a tradgedy if it changed. The BBC has a mandate from the British government to provide educational programmes (BBC1) and quality entertainment (BBC2). As such it has freedom to make shows that no one else would. IMO BBC productions are the best thing on television. Broadband costs £240 a year for a decent connection and the TV license fee is £100 approx. Remember that the BBC website is also covered by this fee.
I happily pay the TV license fee because I know that it goes to support the BBC and its endevours - hell its worth it just for the website let alone the advert free TV. My point is that maybe its *because* we get pay that we feel it entitles us to free TV from *any* source. So we download without feeling guilty. I would how this would compare with the music industry which is the same in the US as the UK?