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    Die BBC-Lizenzgebühr bietet ein „schlechtes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis“, sagen Zuschauer in einer neuen Umfrage

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    1. MultiMidden on

      It pays for: BBC 1, 2, 3, 4, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC News and BBC Parliament TV channels.

      Radio 1 to 6 plus something like 40 local radio stations.

      BBC iPlayer, Sounds, News, Sport, Weather and Bitesize websites.

      Not the worst value for money.

    2. repair-it on

      Agreed, we watch so few BBC programmes now, we have had to turn to Sky (we’re on Virgin TV) for a lot of content now. BBC offerings seem to be so cheap/rubbish now

    3. Sir_Henry_Deadman on

      They try to appeal to so many they appeal to very few with everything

      I maybe see 2-3 things a year on bbc iPlayer be it a series or a single show and that’s pushing it

      No radio ..

      Maybe have it on at Christmas?

      That’s about it

    4. MurderBeans on

      It’s not just the beeb, most traditional media is overpriced and poor quality. In fact they’re one of the better ones, just not interesting in the slightest to me.

    5. Training_Pea_5379 on

      Why should I have to pay a fee to watch TV that is so old, may parents would have paid the fee. Why do I have to fund a millionaire’s (Sir Alan Sugar) interview process so that he can maker more money.
      Why am I forced to pay for Z list „celebrities“ to dance and then form innapropiate relationships with others in the show.
      Why do I have to pay an organisation, on pain of prosecution to employ people that may or may not be sexual predators?
      I’d rather watch/listen to advertising.

    6. PracticeNo8733 on

      > The BBC acknowledged the current licence fee model required “radical reform to secure a funding model that is universal, fair, sustainable, and future-proof”.

      „Universal“ seems a significant word there. They seem to have a general desire to „fix“ the issue of people not buying their service by making people pay for it even if they don’t want it.

    7. seany1212 on

      There is no obligation to have a TV license if you don’t watch live broadcasted content. 

      However, imagine if Apple or Netflix sent threatening letters letting you know you better not be watching their stuff, and people around your house to check just to make sure, and periodically they want you to contact them to let them know you’re still not watching their stuff. 
      That’s what happens if you don’t have a TV license the BBC regulate.

    9. sweatymeatball on

      I dunno I feel I get value for my money from the radio content alone. I feel paying the licence fee is fine and I just think a lot of British people at times just want something for nothing. Adverts will invade all of our content.

    10. jenny_905 on

      It’s insanely expensive for most people and all the claims of „look at all it pays for“ don’t change that given most people do not use all of it. Those who use none of it feel especially annoyed by the situation.

      It should be a subscription service and ideally with multiple tiers so people can actually get something close to what they pay for specifically.

    11. _Monsterguy_ on

      I don’t care what it costs or what they make, a license to watch ‚live TV‘ is no longer even slightly justifiable.
      The BBC can find its worth by switching to a subscription model.
      I wouldn’t mind at all if educational, news and children’s TV were funded via taxes.

    12. Carbonatic on

      It provides British-made television and educational resources for British children. I’m not sure how you can quantify the value of that compared with the alternative: American shows, short-form video, and YouTube.

    13. ABCDOMG on

      Still wish they would let you throw £5/m at them to use iPlayer without the screaming letters being sent.

    14. lewisfairchild on

      It’s such an antiquated way of funding a content creator / distributor.

    15. wellwellwelly on

      Maybe someone could answer this. Why hasn’t the BBC gone to a paywall model already? I get there are still non tech savvy people, but surely it would be more beneficial to lock out non license payers with user logins? Would save them the cost of the license goons too.

    16. Dangerous-Use7343 on

      What you don’t enjoy paying for your state brainwashing channel? Keep a 6ft distance, safe and effective, flatten the curve, smash the gangs..

    17. KernowKermit on

      If I had to drop either BBC and all its services, Sky, Netflix, Prime, Disney, Apple or Paramount, BBC would be last on my list to drop on a value for money basis.

    18. Drunkenbakers on

      The BBC needs to survive and survive strongly to combat the likes of the Mail, DT, Express, GBN and whilst imperfect, is and has been the best global news source for 100 years. Without the BBC our culture would have been significantly impoverished, and we wouldn’t have had Attenborough.

    19. Feeling-Medium-7856 on

      The BBC could shed an awful lot of dead weight by cutting a lot of the editorial / comment stuff. The state broadcaster should be giving me facts, not the opinions of its ‘editorial team’.

      It does loads of stuff really well and we absolutely must save the world service (fund it with the FCDO budget) and the documentaries and cultural stuff it does so well. Conversely, I and the wider public can live without Laura Kuensburg and her band of idiots. Question time, Sunday Politics, and beyond – they’re incompetent and they’re harming public trust.

    20. Hicko11 on

      The TV license does pay for a lot of channels and radio stations but the quality of shows on them has dropped dramatically

      I can’t remember the last time the bbc had a show I had to watch….. Line of Duty maybe. So 2020

      BBC 2 was renowned for finding amazing comfy shows, now we get Miranda and Mrs Brown boys.

    21. IntelligentPeace1557 on

      Yep I agree licence fee is extortionate for not great programmes and terrible news reporting. Make it a reasonable price for the quality we get

    22. Bristol666 on

      As far as being a news service, it is poor value. It used to be amazing but now it’s an embarrassment. People think everyone in other countries worships it, but nothing could be further from the truth. When I travel abroad, hardly anyone mentions it these days and when they do, it’s mostly along the lines of ‚what happened to the BBC?‘

    23. Mosepipe on

      CBeebies, Radio 6, ad free football coverage is worth it for me alone, never mind the rest of the TV offering which I’ve always considered good value.

    24. TheMightyDendo on

      BBC shows are all eye-rolling nonsense nowadays.

      And the news is just the same shit, different day, I can see the news for free. Why should I pay just to get shit depressing news?

    25. North_Still_2234 on

      The terrestrial channels with catch-up are better value than prime, netflix, etc. I watch more of BBC and Ch4 that way than I do subscription streaming services.

    26. 2breel on

      The beeb are fucked. Historical negligence has completely ruined their credibility.

      I know the majority of their services are pretty good but unfortunately they are held to a higher standard than most as people begrudgingly fund them with a tele tax.

      Can’t see a way out for them atm, as more and more people realise they don’t need a TV licence.

    27. jenn4u2luv on

      I have it and it’s been a good value. I’m new in the UK and was raised in US pop culture and lived in the US too.

      The BBC shows are actually good. A lot of them have better substance and quality than what you can watch on Netflix.

    28. NoWool91 on

      Problem with the BBC and the license fee is that it is something that is largely watched by the older generations. Once they go the BBC won’t have an audience, it will be the same with Virgin and Sky. At least Sky have Now TV to bounce off in place of Netflix and Amazon.

    29. Equivalent-Topic-206 on

      I watch lots of the TV shows they make.

      I also listen to lots of the radio shows especially Radio 6 and less often Radio 2.

      I also read it for news.

      I’d miss it a lot and feel like I do get good value for what I pay.

      But I do use a lot of the services.

    30. _Ishmael on

      I stopped watching the BBC when I realised I was paying for a license but barely tuning in aside from when Attenborough release a new show. I would HAPPILY pay for a monthly subscription when the odd thing comes on I’d like to watch, but I’m not paying all that money to watch a few hours each year, it’s crazy. BBC really needs to update how you can pay to watch.

    31. mohawkal on

      It’s good value. The BBC gets constantly hammered from other areas of the media because they’re competitors. I’d prefer it if they gave a more even distribution of guests on some of their political programming instead of regular spots for minor figures representing irrelevant parties, and stopped using „balance“ as a way to give equal airtime to both scientists / experts and total wing nuts. But otherwise it’s a decent service.

    32. Elensar265 on

      A biased news channel masquerading as impartial and mindless schlock tv with the odd gem here and there definitely isn’t value for me personally

    33. Deepmidwinter2025 on

      When Chris Mason is what passes for quality journalism – yes it’s poor value

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