Posted: Thu Oct 01, 09 8:55 pm
The BBC do have adverts,for their own up and coming programs,often splitting a popular show in 4 to do so.
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BBC end of the line(Rant)
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 09 6:48 am
No license fee over here.......And the TV is crap! Luckily there is 1 station with no ads in the program and it shows The Bill, hoorah! My weekly slice of Olde England. Plus the odd New Tricks, Midsommer Murders etc. Only problem is not being able to pop out back for a smoke or replenish the stubby cooler!!! The average viewing length of a film over here is 3hrs due to ads every 8 mins. They even have pop ups during the programs advertising future programs which somewhat ruins the mood (sarcasm) of the endless American cop dramas.......Still, I'm usually out fishing of a night or sitting outside chilling. The majority of Poms over here have FoxTel (Oz Sky equivalent) for the footie, which does not interest me. They advertise FoxTel as saving you money due to the fact you won't go out anymore......That's not living Barry!!
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 09 10:18 am
best post on here for ages - especially rayc's ammendment!!!
Re: BBC end of the line(Rant)
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 09 11:03 am
NEVER SPOTTED THAT RAY LOVE IT SHADES OFF ANDY NEALE THERERayC wrote:TYREMAN wrote:Here is a letter i sent to the BBC trust
Dear Sirs
Hello my name is Tony Teaserman i live in the North West (Bolton)
I do not know if this is the right place to to say this? so i have also posted a copy on the MMA board, but i will just let you know that when the signal turns to digital in November i will give away all my TVs Videos and Midget Porn Collection and no longer bother to pay the license.
I recently lost my job due to lack of effort and a glass back like many others at the post office, and i think it is unfair that i should pay a license fee just to own a TV! i think i should be not given a choice to get the BBC and not pay a fee if i choose to not watch the BBC,Why should i pay to keep all BBC staff in secure work? when the rest of the country is struggling? paying for stuff i do watch and jobs for the Boys with all these endless Celebrity programs! and idiots who should be sacked like Jonathan Ross ( whom i have had many haircuts inspired by) .Before you think i am bitter and twisted i felt the same before i lost my job because i did`nt like working anyway and before the Jonathan Ross episode.
To make matters worse if i want to watch something BBC again i have to pay for inexpensive DVDs just to see it again on top of the license fee,Doctor Who is a bad example.funny how we were bombarded with repeat-es before money was to be made on DVD and Betamax Video,and now the good stuff is not shown again.
I will not go on anymore! all i will say is the BBC has had its day and i will not be paying a license fee again, and i will let my views knows to my local MP and anybody else that will listen,that i think the License fee should be scrapped next time it is reviewed.
Yours With Lots Of Love
T C Tyreman. xxxxxxxx
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 09 12:47 pm
This was the Reply
Thank you for your email. Please note that whilst we read every email we are sent, unfortunately, due to the huge amount of correspondence we receive, the BBC Trust cannot guarantee a personal reply in each case.
If you would like to make any general comments or ask a question about the BBC you can call BBC Information on 03700 100 222; textphone 03700 100 212. If you would like to make a complaint, please go to the BBC's dedicated website: www.bbc.co.uk/complaints
Kind regards
BBC Trust Unit
In other words Bananarama! off! i suspect?
Thank you for your email. Please note that whilst we read every email we are sent, unfortunately, due to the huge amount of correspondence we receive, the BBC Trust cannot guarantee a personal reply in each case.
If you would like to make any general comments or ask a question about the BBC you can call BBC Information on 03700 100 222; textphone 03700 100 212. If you would like to make a complaint, please go to the BBC's dedicated website: www.bbc.co.uk/complaints
Kind regards
BBC Trust Unit
In other words Bananarama! off! i suspect?
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 09 1:46 pm
one thing you could write to them about is the waste of the licence fee
few other companies pay for staff to be taken to and from work by taxi because they start before 06:00 am and finish after 08:00 pm
was horrified to find (when i worked for BBC broadacast) that a huge number use this service not just Chris Moyles.
granted female staff who are kept on site until late at night fair enough no manager male of female would want a mugging or attack on their conscience..but where do you stop.
its a bit like the NHS and civil service
acts of brilliance are often overshadowed by the political shenanigans general incompetence and down right unprofessional behavior of a great number of the staff a lot of whom are just waiting for their final salary pension and doing nothing useful in the process.
i could have died at my desk at the BBC and nobody would have noticed...i was employed to fill a gap in a team not because there was any work for the team to do......my trips to watch Blue peter or the set-up for top of the pops were the highlight of the week. that and hiding round the corner having a fag up on the roof while weathermen did their stuff to camera.
and i once saw Nicholas Witchall he is very small
Dave
few other companies pay for staff to be taken to and from work by taxi because they start before 06:00 am and finish after 08:00 pm
was horrified to find (when i worked for BBC broadacast) that a huge number use this service not just Chris Moyles.
granted female staff who are kept on site until late at night fair enough no manager male of female would want a mugging or attack on their conscience..but where do you stop.
its a bit like the NHS and civil service
acts of brilliance are often overshadowed by the political shenanigans general incompetence and down right unprofessional behavior of a great number of the staff a lot of whom are just waiting for their final salary pension and doing nothing useful in the process.
i could have died at my desk at the BBC and nobody would have noticed...i was employed to fill a gap in a team not because there was any work for the team to do......my trips to watch Blue peter or the set-up for top of the pops were the highlight of the week. that and hiding round the corner having a fag up on the roof while weathermen did their stuff to camera.
and i once saw Nicholas Witchall he is very small
Dave
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 09 10:36 pm
I find the licence fee mildly annoying too , nearly as annoying as paying for first class post only to find it takes 3 days to arrive for one reason or another 
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 09 10:54 pm
dont get tony started on that one!
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 09 11:03 pm
I always thought...foreigners must think we're nuts....having to have a license to watch telly... 
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 09 11:46 pm
Oh we are a soft touch ! been in a petrol station lately were they dont speak English.....You havent beenc about much
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 09 12:00 am
Tarnished for life!newport100 wrote:I find the licence fee mildly annoying too , nearly as annoying as paying for first class post only to find it takes 3 days to arrive for one reason or another
wish i had kept my gob shut now 
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 09 1:48 am
When my Morris Team was the darling of the media the fees we managed to screw out of various TV stations varied considerably. This was back in the early 90's - 2000; LWT; £1200-1500. Granada £1200. James Whale £1000 each time. Endemol £1000+ Calendar Girls £3000 plus accommodation. Sky/BSB £600. BBC; lucky to get travelling expenses....
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Posted: Sat Oct 03, 09 12:58 pm
Kev wrote:When my Morris Team was the darling of the media the fees we managed to screw out of various TV stations varied considerably. This was back in the early 90's - 2000; LWT; £1200-1500. Granada £1200. James Whale £1000 each time. Endemol £1000+ Calendar Girls £3000 plus accommodation. Sky/BSB £600. BBC; lucky to get travelling expenses....
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There ya go proof the beeb don`t waste money
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 09 1:41 pm
Well - opinions are all subjective I suppose...
I consider the BBC to be a bargain beyond compare. Peerless programmes, and advert free. Radio the envy of the world over, documentaries, quality programming.
Quite enjoy C4 and E4 - but tend to tape things as I cant bear the ads. (Last series of skins was about 22 mins of ads per hour. Unreal.)
What I cant understand is Sky TV. I know people paying £40+/month - thats like £500/yr for Sky ! I mean how much TV can you watch ??? I suppose given that I watch a couple of hours/wk but still...
Nope, gotta disagree on this one. The BBC is about quality and service (dancing aside). Advert strewn ITV and footy obsessed sky are a good few rungs below.
Long live the beeb.
I consider the BBC to be a bargain beyond compare. Peerless programmes, and advert free. Radio the envy of the world over, documentaries, quality programming.
Quite enjoy C4 and E4 - but tend to tape things as I cant bear the ads. (Last series of skins was about 22 mins of ads per hour. Unreal.)
What I cant understand is Sky TV. I know people paying £40+/month - thats like £500/yr for Sky ! I mean how much TV can you watch ??? I suppose given that I watch a couple of hours/wk but still...
Nope, gotta disagree on this one. The BBC is about quality and service (dancing aside). Advert strewn ITV and footy obsessed sky are a good few rungs below.
Long live the beeb.
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 09 6:10 pm
Fair playmorgan wrote:Well - opinions are all subjective I suppose...
I consider the BBC to be a bargain beyond compare. Peerless programmes, and advert free. Radio the envy of the world over, documentaries, quality programming.
Quite enjoy C4 and E4 - but tend to tape things as I cant bear the ads. (Last series of skins was about 22 mins of ads per hour. Unreal.)
What I cant understand is Sky TV. I know people paying £40+/month - thats like £500/yr for Sky ! I mean how much TV can you watch ??? I suppose given that I watch a couple of hours/wk but still...
Nope, gotta disagree on this one. The BBC is about quality and service (dancing aside). Advert strewn ITV and footy obsessed sky are a good few rungs below.
Long live the beeb.
My main gripe is i feel like it is a Tax,if i had the choice to pay and watch or not then i would be happier rather than begrudgingly paying it.
But i understand it would not be the same thing if i had my way.
Talking of adverts there were a lot on the BBC recently about paying your License fee,even picking on poor Students who have little money and nether do the parents of them so they had a campaign to scare the parents that they would foot the £1000 fine...Nasty