Guest Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Grumpy Git said: Makes me laugh when people slag-off the BBC. Try working away overseas for a fortnight and put-up with the dirge that is non British TV in your hotel. 100% true. Worked in the states more than a few weeks in my time and the TV and radio is dire. They see the BBC as a gold standard and think we are mad to even think about damaging or doing away with it. I do like radio, however I don’t listen to Radio Derby other than the football commentary. I listen to the national network for my entertainment and news. My worry is that this could be the slippery slope to the local stations being cut altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuitYourJibbaJivin Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Scrap the licence fee and fund it solely through advertising. Over paid presenters and a diversity manager £250k+, it’s turned into a money pit and they’ve completely lost touch with how the majority of people consume their entertainment. They’ve lost out on multiple sports contracts over the years they’ve even lost some England games in recent years. Their model is completely outdated and needs a revamp but their too comfortable charging people a licence fee under the threat of jail time if you don’t pay it. Gisby, Carl Sagan, LazloW and 3 others 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 12 minutes ago, David said: The solution quite simply is partial funding through advertisements…well that and and stop paying Gary Lineker £1.35m to front a football highlights show for 10 months of the year. You really don’t want that, as few others have said, sample the s**** in the States for a bit and you would soon change your mind. As for Lineker he can do one, how much would the audience figure for MOTD drop if he suddenly evaporated? I say the square root of bugger all… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 1 hour ago, B4ev6is said: Look I think 99.9 percent listen to sport scence in derby. You’ll not listen to the match day sportscene as you’re at the games home and away. So you just want to keep 1 hours worth of a phone in, moan in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, Andrew1 said: You really don’t want that, as few others have said, sample the s**** in the States for a bit and you would soon change your mind. As for Lineker he can do one, how much would the audience figure for MOTD drop if he suddenly evaporated? I say the square root of bugger all… I don’t think you should rule out partial funding through advertisements as Americans have gone overboard with it, I watch NFL, I know how bad it is and not for a second suggesting anything for the sort. Keep the quantity inline with other terrestrial channels and radio stations. Adverts in the middle of Eastenders and popular shows like Strictly Come Dancing would rake in the money, at this point it seems daft not to. QuitYourJibbaJivin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 The license fee is an absolute bargain. I'd pay it just to have 6 music, nevermind all the other stuff. Reggie Greenwood, wingfieldram, Ramarena and 7 others 3 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Don’t we all usually spent every Saturday away game moaning about how crap radio derby is? Looks like we got our wish? David Graham Brown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 BBC TV has been bloated beyond belief for years. Sometimes working in a studio nextdoor for ITV, you could only drool at the BBC green rooms compared with ours. To make a comparable show, they would employ 4x the number of staff. And they totally distorted the market paying massive salaries to presenters and staff, so now everyone and their dog earns more than the Prime Minister. And that's before you talk about their political bias which has understandably made enemies for them in government, so made even more funding harder to come by. It's such a shame for local radio, which costs so little, is having to pay the price for their largesse. Gisby, ram59, LazloW and 6 others 6 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazloW Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Before I take to the streets in protest, I need to know one thing… does this mean less Ed Dawes? If so, then I’m staying in. Gaspode, cstand and David Graham Brown 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 14 minutes ago, David said: I don’t think you should rule out partial funding through advertisements as Americans have gone overboard with it, I watch NFL, I know how bad it is and not for a second suggesting anything for the sort. Keep the quantity inline with other terrestrial channels and radio stations. Adverts in the middle of Eastenders and popular shows like Strictly Come Dancing would rake in the money, at this point it seems daft not to. The problem is that once the no advert dam is breached there is no going back, what initially would be reasonable would end up being as bad as what the septics see on a daily basis, the commercial stations would push for more to prevent BBC domination. Watching the occasional NFL game might not irk too much, but try watching a drama or suspense on free to air American TV…. As Joni Mitchell sang “you don’t know what you’ve got ‘till it’s gone” I could easily spend that £160 and more on a newspaper, and TV guide. but I don’t need to thanks to the BBC news and sports websites and the Iplayer. As the Americans say “your mileage may vary”… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 6 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: BBC TV has been bloated beyond belief for years. Sometimes working in a studio nextdoor for ITV, you could only drool at the BBC green rooms compared with ours. To make a comparable show, they would employ 4x the number of staff. And they totally distorted the market paying massive salaries to presenters and staff, so now everyone and their dog earns more than the Prime Minister. And that's before you talk about their political bias which has understandably made enemies for them in government, so made even more funding harder to come by. It's such a shame for local radio, which costs so little, is having to pay the price for their largesse. Are you referring to the news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Brolly Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 1 hour ago, B4ev6is said: Sticky come dancing been done to death Derby4Me, LazloW, i-Ram and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 7 minutes ago, Andrew1 said: The problem is that once the no advert dam is breached there is no going back, what initially would be reasonable would end up being as bad as what the septics see on a daily basis, the commercial stations would push for more to prevent BBC domination. Watching the occasional NFL game might not irk too much, but try watching a drama or suspense on free to air American TV…. As Joni Mitchell sang “you don’t know what you’ve got ‘till it’s gone” I could easily spend that £160 and more on a newspaper, and TV guide. but I don’t need to thanks to the BBC news and sports websites and the Iplayer. As the Americans say “your mileage may vary”… I hear you, but don’t think it would have to go to the extremes of American TV, take this forums advertising compared to the local newspaper websites, if you get the balance right, any complaints are minimal. Advertising between programmes would be a fair compromise if it’s only providing partial funding, if it meant saving the shows people love without increasing the cost of the TV licence I’m not sure there would be that many complaints…..until Lineker gets a pay rise again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 I just hope they pile the savings into making more Mrs Browns boys episodes and Christmas specials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 18 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: And that's before you talk about their political bias which has understandably made enemies for them in government, so made even more funding harder to come by. Agreed. Now that the DG is an ex Conservative constituency Chairman, and failed Councillor candidate, the reds under the bed must make his job intolerable. ariotofmyown, Ramarena, lrm14 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, David said: I hear you, but don’t think it would have to go to the extremes of American TV, take this forums advertising compared to the local newspaper websites, if you get the balance right, any complaints are minimal. Advertising between programmes would be a fair compromise if it’s only providing partial funding, if it meant saving the shows people love without increasing the cost of the TV licence I’m not sure there would be that many complaints…..until Lineker gets a pay rise again. I agree with you to a certain extent, but I am wary of the longer term. As my dad used to say to us as kids “I give you an inch and you take a mile”. Lineker’s wages are obscene. Essentially he isn’t the star of the show, the football is. I listen to Sara Cox on radio 2. She now does a solid 3 hours of entertainment 5 days a week, and IMHO does much more to earn her corn than he does. Re the point re the the advertisements on this site, I have no complaints on that score and you have the balance very much on the right side, so thank you for that. Fancy being the director general of Auntie Beeb? ? Edited October 31, 2022 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hintonsboots Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Andrew1 said: As for Lineker he can do one, how much would the audience figure for MOTD drop if he suddenly evaporated? I say the square root of bugger all… Lineker is one of the biggest top hat socialists currently employed by the BBC. He uses his profile at the Beeb as a platform for his socialist ideology. I would respect him if he accepted the average UK wage of £38 131.00 a year and not per week. David Graham Brown, LazloW, Crewton and 4 others 2 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 1 hour ago, B4ev6is said: Sticky come dancing been done to death time get rid keep radio derby and sport scence got cheaper keep renting out blackpool ball room every freaking year. Is this about Gold Dick again mate? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 10 minutes ago, hintonsboots said: Lineker is one of the biggest top hat socialists currently employed by the BBC. He uses his profile at the Beeb as a platform for his socialist ideology. I would respect him if he accepted the average UK wage of £38 131.00 a year and not per week. Boils my blood that he gets to push his Marxist ideology on prime time TV, while the likes of Tim Davie, Laura Kuenssberg, ex head of news James Harding etc push to maintain neutrality. David Graham Brown, sage, ariotofmyown and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamUltraRam Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 3 hours ago, Reggie Greenwood said: Write to your local Tory MP it’s their party determined to cut the BBC to the bone in its culture war Or maybe it's the Director General at the BBC that you should contact, not the Tories. "Around £19 million from the BBC’s local budget will be “reprioritised” from broadcast services to online and multimedia production." So the BBC would rather spend your money on attracting a younger, probably woker audience Why don't they just shelve the Eurovision Song Test, that'd save loads of money cstand and David Graham Brown 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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