Day Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 BBC boss Danny Cohen was accused of ‘holding viewers to ransom’ yesterday after he threatened to axe programmes if licence fee evaders are no longer sent to court.The director of television warned that the Corporation would probably have to cut entire services – such as TV channels or radio stations – if non-payment of the £145.50-a-year licence was decriminalised.In a surprisingly combative move, Mr Cohen also threatened the government over proposals to force the BBC to give the licence fee free to the over-75s.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3106599/I-ll-axe-shows-licence-cheats-escape-court-says-BBC-boss-Director-television-accused-holding-viewers-ransom-following-comments.html#ixzz3bvnO8fx3 I feel it's only right that we give Mr Cohen a helping hand in what shows to axe.Strictly Come DancingDoctor WhoEastendersThe Voice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 The One Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete2 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I don't really get why non- payment of a debt, which may well be a disputed debt given the changes in which we view tv shows, should be a criminal act. That may have been the case 200 years ago, when debtors went to gaol, but that sort of thing should have ended before tv even started leave alone now that TV as we used to know it is ending. IF BBC thinks people,owe them money there are well,established ways of recovering that money through the civil courts. As for cancelling shows... What no more repeats of Dads army? No more cookery shows, sewing bees, the one show, dancing shows etc etc. no more top gear... No wait, that's finishing too anyway. No more football league show, oh wait that's gone too. Cricket ? Oh no that's gone too. Actually the bbc is only for women isn't it? So why should we care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Everything except for Doctor Who Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Anything with Mary chuffin' Berry that get's axed is fine with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Lottery shows , they only need to show the draws.. Award shows for celebrities and actors to get piss ed at our expense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 ...and Andrew Neil, pompous twot, get rid of his programme for me please Mr Cohen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Match Of The Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 News programmes. It's always bad news, and there is far too much of it. I was watching BBC News 24 only yesterday, and it was all news. What's that all about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashz09 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Would be glad if it goes I never watch it unless Footballs on which is not very often. Just make it advertised it's to far behind the times IMO. Would save a bill for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Licence fee dodgers should be taken to court, Virgin, Sky, BT would come after you if you failed to pay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Why should you have to pay for BBC content that you may not even use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 The thing is though McRam, we have a choice whether we want to subscribe to those providers you mention. Is it not time the BBC got with the beat and was subscription based as well ?I don't like Chelsea Football Club so I don't subscribe to Chelsea TV, it's there for me though should I have a change of heart one day (like that's gonna happen but you know what I mean)We've got the technology for the BBC to do something similar and it's about time they utilised it and stopped holding a gun to our heads. Out of interest, does anyone know if people in Southern Ireland with Sky can pick up the BBC ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesterRam Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 personally think we get a decent deal from the beeb !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Licence fee dodgers should be taken to court, Virgin, Sky, BT would come after you if you failed to payWouldn't they just cancel the service first and foremost. There has to be a better system than an arbitrary tax on everyone. The bbc is a good service, with all the multimedia stuff they do, but there's got to be a better way of funding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Annual bonus for BBC bosses, almost 25% of their salary.Deputy director general Mark Byford picked up a 92k bonus (600+ household TV licence fee). on top of his 351k salary, plus 14k extra benefit package..... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-355489/BBC-bosses-25pc-bonuses.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 When I worked for the council, I used to like to think about my salary in terms of Council Tax. I worked out that I could just go round everyone in my building, and collect the tax directly, cut out the middle man. Only that would be too much like work, it was much easier just to sit at my desk and post on here all day (probably got something to do with why I don't work there any more). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Let it go commercial FFS. It's a relic from the mid 20th Century and the model is no longer viable.I never watch (as broadcast) TV anyway, so a few more channels to FF through the adverts isn't much of a hardship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Another thing. I often wake up in the middle of the night and I find this girl on my screen, sitting perfectly still supposedly playing noughts and crosses with a clown puppet. Truly, she never moves, not a flicker. I know I've watched her for hours. It's exploitation. You would think after all the child protection problems they have had in the recent past the BBC would do something about this. Perhaps Saville scared her stiff? Makes my blood boil the more I think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I know what people are saying about the BBC and it's unfair to compare with sky as sky subscribers pay treble the license fee every year. Consider if the BBC went commercial and turned into ITV. Possibly the worst channel of them all. You might not like dance and talent shows but ITV is Jeremy Kyle, Judge Judy, stupid world's worst shows, reality TV and everything else that is wrong with the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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