[Ian] > "Again, Davy; you are using CLOSED thinking! You CLAIM things are NEEDED by the communiuty when, what you REALLY mean is 'needed by ME!'
I can introduce you to THOUSANDS of people who will tell you that they NEED a PROPERY funded BBC! "
[DavyBoy] > " The BBC provides nothing that you couldn't ordinarily get free of charge from somewhere else. So while somebody may NEED a state education because they cannot afford a private education. They do not NEED the BBC. They may 'think they need' the excellence of a high calibre broadcaster, but that's a totally different argument. "
[Ian] > Your last part is total RUBBISH! If you are correct (and you probably are) about the delivery system of TV in the future, then the Govt only needs to invent a REPLACEMENT 'tax' (err.... licence fee) and if that means a tax on ISPs, your phone lines, bandwidth, download-'volume', etc., so be IT! I can't see there being ANY doubt about them being able to do that; they have already given some details of the concept in the 'broadband' 50p levy. "
[DavyBoy] > " Interesting, interesting. The way we consume the type of content the BBC is currently involved in would be different also. Elements of the Beeb would be competing with news outlets, the film industry, video clip production merchants, next generation myspace/spotify etc... and on a global basis. When its distribution is no longer edificial as it is now, its hard to see how a levy on the citizens of the United Kingdom will be remotely as palatable as is today.
Another thing. If you speak to people you'll find a pretty clear demographic divide between those that are content paying the licence fee and those that aren't. Broadly speaking its the older people who fall into the former category as they've grown up with the BBC. They're also the ones who watch broadcast TV and listen broadcast radio more of the time. Younger people spend more time doing other things - social networking, watching clips, listening to tracks, gaming etc... The BBC has not been as important to them as it has been to you over your lifetime. As you guys die out, these new incumbents will take quite a degree of convincing that the BBC the way it is now will survive the changes it faces. "
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