Crowd funding re the BBC

[Ihavenojob]

Why might that be?

Because they are not given billions in tax payers money to fritter away .

 

[JohnD]

Because they don't like the competition. If it was closed down (or more likely privatised) they think they would get a bigger share of the market, and nobody could avoid being bombarded with adverts unless they paid extra.

 

[Ihavenojob]

and nobody could avoid being bombarded with adverts unless they paid extra.

At least they would have the choice to pay to watch TV add free.

 

[Notch7]

Is it about the same, as the amount of advertising revenue that goes to the BBC?

The mass-media companies that own newspapers and television are very anti-BBC and slant their coverage accordingly.

Why might that be?

Where are these anti BBC TV programmes? I mustve just missed them, I must check the TV schedules more carefully.

 

[motorbiking]

Is it about the same, as the amount of advertising revenue that goes to the BBC?

The mass-media companies that own newspapers and television are very anti-BBC and slant their coverage accordingly.

Why might that be?

If they were willing to disclose it we'd know exactly, but they consider it commercially sensitive information. see https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/88907/response/224960/attach/html/3/RFI20111236 final response.pdf.html

So its somewhere between 0 and £1.1Bn

My own personal view - is its too big and too expensive and I get little value from my licence fee.