TV Licence Fee

Neil_Jones

VsUK said:

I get what your saying. But sky don't just provide a few channels & radio stations. You have over a 100+ to chose from that offer quality content constantly. Where as the BBC yes is much cheaper & no adverts. But they don't even offer a BBC One+1. So if you have a program conflict, your stuffed. 

No you're not, that's what the iPlayer is for.  They also wanted to launch BBC1+1 but it was vetoed.

Also when you take a Sky contract or Virgin contract. BBC is part of that package & you can't opt out. So the fact it's in the package means you have to pay for it. I was just told this today by someone. This is how the BBC make people pay for a TV licence if they only have sky or virgin. They pay sky & virgin to include their service so we have to pay. 

Actually the BBC channels are Free to Air.  You don't need an active Sky subscription to view them.   I don't know about "Sky charging the BBC", but BBC One and Two get priority over everything else on the EPG on all platforms, as they are PSB channels, like ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.

jon81uk

Lostintheclouds said:

Is there anything worth watching on the BBC these days? (genuine question by the way).

Yes.

In the last few months I've watched
Sewing Bee
What we do in the Shadows
Mrs America
Devs
Staged
The Goes Wrong Show
Drag Race UK
Canada's Drag Race
The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty
BBC Breakfast

We also watched Line of Duty, His Dark Materials and a few other shows in the last year or so.

The only things I recall watching on ITV are Britain's Got Talent, Quiz and repeats of Ninja Warrior UK.