BawWatchin Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Just curious to see who still pays to be told what to think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Romeo Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 48 minutes ago, BawWatchin said: Just curious to see who still pays to be told what to think. The licence fee is fantastic value for money when put beside shit like ITV and Sky. It's worth it alone for BBC 4 and Radio 4 and to not have adverts for sanitary towels every 4 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 Just now, Romeo said: The licence fee is fantastic value for money when put beside shit like ITV and Sky. It's worth it alone for BBC 4 and Radio 4 and to not have adverts for sanitary towels every 4 minutes. There are no adverts because it's a public broadcasting network. In other words, the public funds it, while the Government runs it. It's certainly not "fantastic value" for Scotland however, as nowhere near our contribution share is spent on broadcasting services here. It's a mug tax for mugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 17 minutes ago, Romeo said: The licence fee is fantastic value for money when put beside shit like ITV and Sky. It's worth it alone for BBC 4 and Radio 4 and to not have adverts for sanitary towels every 4 minutes. misogynist found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 34 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: misogynist found. You are assuming Romeo's gender. They may well be a post-menopausal woman who is upset by such adverts. They are certainly a bit of an old fanny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Romeo said: The licence fee is fantastic value for money when put beside shit like ITV and Sky. It's worth it alone for BBC 4 and Radio 4 and to not have adverts for sanitary towels every 4 minutes. Anyone who buys anything that's advertised on Sky is paying twice, once for the extortionate subscription, and once for the promotion campaigns for the companies doing the adverts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Anyone who buys anything that's advertised on Sky is paying twice, once for the extortionate subscription, and once for the promotion campaigns for the companies doing the adverts. The same people that moan about the TV licence are usually the same people that listen to Capital radio all day despite it playing the same 6 songs on hard rotaion with PIP adverts every few minutes. To sum up these poeple fall squarely into the OFTW category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 6 minutes ago, Romeo said: The same people that moan about the TV licence are usually the same people that listen to Capital radio all day despite it playing the same 6 songs on hard rotaion with PIP adverts every few minutes. To sum up these poeple fall squarely into the OFTW category. The same people who pay their TV licence are usually the same people who think the BBC are an independent broadcaster that offers good value for money, whos attention spans are too short to deal with a few minutes of adverts or question the shite they're being drip fed from Westminster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loondave1 Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 That's TV Scotland on Freeview is the future especially the News section. It's how I always imagined ALBA would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
git-intae-thum Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 4 hours ago, Loondave1 said: That's TV Scotland on Freeview is the future especially the News section. It's how I always imagined ALBA would be. Yeh.....but but to be expected when the handing out of broadcasting licences is a matter reserved by Westminster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loondave1 Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Yeh.....but but to be expected when the handing out of broadcasting licences is a matter reserved by Westminster.Yes if only Scotland could licence things improvement would be a stick on. Like Abbelio for instance..oh no bad example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty dingus Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Until Jackie Bird and Brian Taylor have intercourse on top of a flaming union flag, I will not donate money to the chunts at BBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, dirty dingus said: Until Jackie Bird and Brian Taylor have intercourse on top of a flaming union flag, I will not donate money to the chunts at BBC. Why do they call you dirty dingus, dirty dingus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 The same people who pay their TV licence are usually the same people who think the BBC are an independent broadcaster that offers good value for money, whos attention spans are too short to deal with a few minutes of adverts or question the shite they're being drip fed from Westminster. You think other networks are independent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
git-intae-thum Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, Loondave1 said: 24 minutes ago, git-intae-thum said: Yeh.....but but to be expected when the handing out of broadcasting licences is a matter reserved by Westminster. Yes if only Scotland could licence things improvement would be a stick on. Like Abbelio for instance..oh no bad example. I suppose in retrospect there is the common thread of London based company operating on a shoe string, fleecing the public purse through Westminster enabled business policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, Romeo said: You think other networks are independent? All networks have their own agenda. Private or public. But if something is being privately financed, then it has a right to an agenda by those financing it. The BBC on the other hand is financed by the public and therefore has an obligation to represent all public views. It quite clearly doesn't however. Instead of representing the public that finances it, it represents the rhetoric of the government instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, BawWatchin said: All networks have their own agenda. Private or public. But if something is being privately financed, then it has a right to an agenda by those financing it. The BBC on the other hand is financed by the public and therefore has an obligation to represent all public views. It quite clearly doesn't however. Instead of representing the public that finances it, it represents the rhetoric of the government instead. Nice tin foil hat mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 1 minute ago, Romeo said: Nice tin foil hat mate. How is it tin foil? The UK is suffering dire poverty that has been getting steadily worse over the past decade. But the people suffering are getting no representation from the BBC at all. It's all "hush hush". The BBC is told what it can and can't report on. The home office gags the BBC, just as it gags "independent investigations". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeVanTeeth Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 5 hours ago, Loondave1 said: That's TV Scotland on Freeview is the future especially the News section. It's how I always imagined ALBA would be. It was almost impossible to imagine a station worse than STV Scotland but this somehow manages it with ease with its combination of ancient out of copyright films and tenth rate QVC style ripping off the public shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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