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 dannyh  wherever I lay my hat....... 23 Nov 15 5.19pm |
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I've actually started to watch sh1t on BBC I wouldnt normally watch, only because it isnt interupted every 10 mins by some burton clad dick head trying to get me to use their (PPI, Injury claim, Pay day loan (only one million % interest) services, or sell me a house online. I absolutley loathe adverts so the BEEB must stay as is. Edited by dannyh (23 Nov 2015 5.20pm)
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 24 Nov 15 12.51pm |
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Quote bilbo at 15 Nov 2015 5.18pm
Quote Canterbury Palace at 13 Nov 2015 1.16pm
All the best stuff is on Sky or streaming these days. We used to get comedy like Only Fools, Men Behaving Badly, Reeves & Mortimer, Alan Partridge, Big Train, The Fast Show, Absolutely Fabulous, Bottom and many more. Now it's Mrs Brown's Boys and Russell Howard's Good News. Utter load of bollocks.
The mentally incompetent deserve some programming too.
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 24 Nov 15 12.53pm |
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Quote Stuk at 13 Nov 2015 3.37pm
Quote Superfly at 13 Nov 2015 12.39pm
Quote Jimenez at 13 Nov 2015 12.07pm
Quote Superfly at 13 Nov 2015 10.14am
I think it's going to go. I agree with everyone here and think it's decent value for money but they're struggling to compete. There's already been talk at the beeb of scrapping the license and going subscription (which I think still negates the need for advertising). As an aside though, there's word that they've been lying to us about their detector vans & equipment and none of it actually works. The beeb have confirmed that "detection" evidence has NEVER been presented during the prosecution of an alleged license fee evader. So, adverts like the below were not only fabrications but created deliberately to scare us into buying their product. Aunties protection racket.
What you can do is either contact the Beeb & tell them you're exempt - they'll send someone round your house to check you're not wired up (which, let's be fair, is a liberty) & then put you on an exemption list for 2 years. Or, you can ignore the threatening letters and tell all the licensing goons that show up to go fuk emselfs. Which is possibly the more entertaining option. There's a growing trend of people filming there encounters with doorstep licensing goons and posting them onto YouTube. I recommend having a gander - some are hilarious That's why I think the license days are numbered. There's more and more people exempt (or refusing to pay) and they're actually spending fortunes trying to track them down. If anyone is thinking of doing this, then please do some research first. I'm no expert and there's a chance (if maybe you or a family have managed to incriminate yourself somehow), that any 'rebellious' action could exacerbate any legal proceedings. Also, I no way, shape or form condone not paying a license fee if you are legitimately receiving live broadcasts.
They changed the rules recently which have done away with most of the exemptions. Catch up now requires a licence. I'd leave it as it is, for funding, but i'm all for getting rid of Eastenders (or anything else that has been going so long that it's become a gravy train) and shows they buy from other production companies, like the Voice was at a ridiculous cost. Eastenders is effectively a 'welfare programme' for Adam Woodyatt. I bet he doesn't even bother with an agent anymore.
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| Stuk Top half 24 Nov 15 1.11pm |
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Quote jamiemartin721 at 24 Nov 2015 12.53pm
Quote Stuk at 13 Nov 2015 3.37pm
Quote Superfly at 13 Nov 2015 12.39pm
Quote Jimenez at 13 Nov 2015 12.07pm
Quote Superfly at 13 Nov 2015 10.14am
I think it's going to go. I agree with everyone here and think it's decent value for money but they're struggling to compete. There's already been talk at the beeb of scrapping the license and going subscription (which I think still negates the need for advertising). As an aside though, there's word that they've been lying to us about their detector vans & equipment and none of it actually works. The beeb have confirmed that "detection" evidence has NEVER been presented during the prosecution of an alleged license fee evader. So, adverts like the below were not only fabrications but created deliberately to scare us into buying their product. Aunties protection racket.
What you can do is either contact the Beeb & tell them you're exempt - they'll send someone round your house to check you're not wired up (which, let's be fair, is a liberty) & then put you on an exemption list for 2 years. Or, you can ignore the threatening letters and tell all the licensing goons that show up to go fuk emselfs. Which is possibly the more entertaining option. There's a growing trend of people filming there encounters with doorstep licensing goons and posting them onto YouTube. I recommend having a gander - some are hilarious That's why I think the license days are numbered. There's more and more people exempt (or refusing to pay) and they're actually spending fortunes trying to track them down. If anyone is thinking of doing this, then please do some research first. I'm no expert and there's a chance (if maybe you or a family have managed to incriminate yourself somehow), that any 'rebellious' action could exacerbate any legal proceedings. Also, I no way, shape or form condone not paying a license fee if you are legitimately receiving live broadcasts.
They changed the rules recently which have done away with most of the exemptions. Catch up now requires a licence. I'd leave it as it is, for funding, but i'm all for getting rid of Eastenders (or anything else that has been going so long that it's become a gravy train) and shows they buy from other production companies, like the Voice was at a ridiculous cost. Eastenders is effectively a 'welfare programme' for Adam Woodyatt. I bet he doesn't even bother with an agent anymore.
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| Stuk Top half 02 Mar 16 2.34pm |
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Originally posted by Superfly
Quote Stuk at 13 Nov 2015 3.48pm
The changes happen next year apparently. The government is also expected to legislate next year to close a loophole that allows people to avoid paying the licence fee if they only watch catchup television on iPlayer.
I don't really watch much catch up either so I'll still have a think about it. I'd only ever really miss the odd sporting event/Palace game and the rare occasion I get home in time to see Eggheads. They'd still have the same existing trouble in enforcing it though (ie, if you just tell them to bog off, there's not much they can do) Confirmed now, may happen by July.
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| Stuk Top half 01 Aug 16 7.54pm |
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Happening on the 1st of September.
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| Midlands Eagle 02 Aug 16 8.19am |
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Originally posted by matt_himself
I, as a British patriot, am proud of the BBC, not just its content that itnprovides me (mainly Test Match Special, What are your views? My view is that TMS would be much better if they got rid of Boycott and Tufnell. Boycott is an anachronism and every time I hear Tufnell I am reminded of that time he was fielding on the boundary in Australia and someone shouted "Hey Tufnell, I'm building an idiot - can I have your brain"
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| Stuk Top half 02 Aug 16 2.27pm |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
My view is that TMS would be much better if they got rid of Boycott and Tufnell. Boycott is an anachronism and every time I hear Tufnell I am reminded of that time he was fielding on the boundary in Australia and someone shouted "Hey Tufnell, I'm building an idiot - can I have your brain" Neither of them are the best of the team but I don't mind them. I wish they'd get rid of Alison Mitchell though, there just isn't the natural enthusiasm in her voice when a wicket is taken or a six hit etc.
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