New era of tv service

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With the new era of tv services well upon us over many of years now, especially the growing services of online viewing.......
IE: netflix/amazon/youtube and so on, and the the push with sly to remove satellite as signal receivers and now they are building server farms for content “via” streaming services.
The biggest question (if not a doubt) is how and why should the BBC still be allowed to charge UK citizens a TV tax?
Even today the BBC released statistics showing how the the UK is moving forward with reference to TV viewing.

Surly its clear to see that people are opting into a paid service for better content.
The BBC is a great service but my opinion is why force a service (TV tax/Licence) down peoples throat with the fear of prison if you dont pay up.

If i want sly or vermin the option is there to pay. That option is not there for an out dated broadcaster.

BBCs own words below....

'Netflix effect' poses challenge to British TV Netflix effect poses challenge to UK TV
 
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river4ever said:
With the new era of tv services well upon us over many of years now, especially the growing services of online viewing.......
IE: netflix/amazon/youtube and so on, and the the push with sly to remove satellite as signal receivers and now they are building server farms for content “via” streaming services.
The biggest question (if not a doubt) is how and why should the BBC still be allowed to charge UK citizens a TV tax?
Even today the BBC released statistics showing how the the UK is moving forward with reference to TV viewing.

Surly its clear to see that people are opting into a paid service for better content.
The BBC is a great service but my opinion is why force a service (TV tax/Licence) down peoples throat with the fear of prison if you dont pay up.

If i want sly or vermin the option is there to pay. That option is not there for an out dated broadcaster.

BBCs own words below....

'Netflix effect' poses challenge to British TV Netflix effect poses challenge to UK TV
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AFAIK, not paying the license is a civil offence, and not a criminal one. Also, they cannot enter your house without a warrant, and they cannot get warrants, so even if they do catch you in, just refuse entry until they produce a warrant. You dont see them again ;)
 
I don`t watch any Brainwashing British Citizens channels live or catch-up
there for i don`t pay the ransom ;)
 
janobi said:
AFAIK, not paying the license is a civil offence, and not a criminal one. Also, they cannot enter your house without a warrant, and they cannot get warrants, so even if they do catch you in, just refuse entry until they produce a warrant. You dont see them again ;)
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Spot on. Just got a letter thee that someones coming out to view the property as they believe a telly is in use. Hopefully catch them coming to the closey door so i can hit them with a well doctorated paper airplane :)
 
wilson1980 said:
Spot on. Just got a letter thee that someones coming out to view the property as they believe a telly is in use. Hopefully catch them coming to the closey door so i can hit them with a well doctorated paper airplane :)
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All they do is ask questions, and try and enter property. Just point blank refuse entry without a warrant. They'll make some veiled threats, and you'll likely get another couple of letters but just put them in the bin.
 
janobi said:
All they do is ask questions, and try and enter property. Just point blank refuse entry without a warrant. They'll make some veiled threats, and you'll likely get another couple of letters but just put them in the bin.
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Yeh i would only speak to them from the balcony as if my door goes and buzzer hasn't i tend to wait till there coming out the closely and see but sooner if at all the TV license gets binned the better. I read before when u sign to an agreement with them for paying back u pretty much **** yourself that way more than telling them to get lost
 
It has always puzzled me how they can demand payment in the absence of a signed contract.
I used to defend the BBC but nowadays it's little more than a publicly-funded government propaganda machine.
 
river4ever said:
With the new era of tv services well upon us over many of years now, especially the growing services of online viewing.......
IE: netflix/amazon/youtube and so on, and the the push with sly to remove satellite as signal receivers and now they are building server farms for content “via” streaming services.
The biggest question (if not a doubt) is how and why should the BBC still be allowed to charge UK citizens a TV tax?
Even today the BBC released statistics showing how the the UK is moving forward with reference to TV viewing.

Surly its clear to see that people are opting into a paid service for better content.
The BBC is a great service but my opinion is why force a service (TV tax/Licence) down peoples throat with the fear of prison if you dont pay up.

If i want sly or vermin the option is there to pay. That option is not there for an out dated broadcaster.

BBCs own words below....

'Netflix effect' poses challenge to British TV Netflix effect poses challenge to UK TV
Click to expand...

Well bud many of us not in the UK actually pay a monthly fee for BBC news and BBC tv. Pbs and cbc are also taxpayer funded. You want quality instead of commercial tv with messages driven by advertisers and large corporate interests ?

Look at the US one corporation sinclair took over Fisher broadcasting and other corporations which runs extremely partisan propaganda across every major network in every market in some case on 2 or 3 of the local stations.

Without public broadcaster you're screwed. And quite frankly BBC puts out some of the best content out there. Pbs and the "education " channels in Canada (also publicly funded) run BBC and itn 70 percent if the time.
 
Mind you there isn't a specific tv tax in the US and Canada the similar companies are simply funded by the general govt budget.

Maybe that'll work better for you
 
001100 said:
Mind you there isn't a specific tv tax in the US and Canada the similar companies are simply funded by the general govt budget.

Maybe that'll work better for you
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That would probably work better here than the present system. It would save all the money spent chasing the dodgers.
 
Dodgers hehe reminds me of doggers and dogging the UK has the best porn starting with bluebird films and Ben Dover;)
 
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