BBC wants you to pay TV-licence fee even if you dont own a set as shows go on iPlayer

[olivia8143]

The BBC the best TV service in the world? It mainly puts out garbage, and usually rehashed garbage at that. It is very rare that I have the desire to put it on. Far better fare from just about any other channel.

It also has too many channels, that it does not have quality content to fill, and its fingers into too many pies.

I much prefer BBC to any other channel. I love Dr. Who and Strictly (to name but 2) and I certainly wouldn't pay to watch Sky (what a load of rubbish).

[meebo1]

Bring it on. The universal TV tax is already used to good effect in many countries. Why should anyone get the best TV service in the world for free ---- do you really want adverts every 12½ minutes?

Not everything you can watch here (via internet) is available world wide

[Ebideclectics]

I like product placement. I would prefer over commercials

[billsstamps]

I would like TV free of propaganda and lies.

On the other hand you could watch RT and Fox for a few minutes every day.

Then everything else seems like TV free of propaganda and lies

[james1968]

The BBC already subsidize some of their channels with advertising. They are joint owners of UKTV along with Scripps Media.
They also have paid-for advets on their website when viewed from outside the UK.

Would requiring a need for a licence to view iPlayer material work ?. No. How would they be able to work out whether someone streaming last night's Countryfile has a TV licence or not?.

[pamelajonesart]

There is nothing very good on the tv these days.

[kazeran]

On the other hand you could watch RT and Fox for a few minutes every day.

Then everything else seems like TV free of propaganda and lies

I am not so sure, Max Keiser makes a fair bit of sense. RT, Euronews and others report when there are riots in Spain, Portugal, Greece and elsewhere (for example). The BBC continually spout that the world wide recession is over. They rarely report on European austerity problems. They prefer to show happy smiling people all enjoying their jobs and saying how wonderful it is to be in the UK now austerity is over? inflation is beaten? and house prices are fair and there is no need to be worried. Reminds me a little of an Orwellian tale, name escapes me?