Re: OT: Amazon to take over James Bond

On 2025-02-23 12:43:27 +0000, Blueshirt said:

Your Name wrote:
 

On 2025-02-22 14:23:52 +0000, Blueshirt said:

 If the UK government decided to scrap the TV licence fee in
2027 they would replace it with some sort of 'media tax' to
help fund the BBC instead... so be careful what you wish for.

 Or simply start having advertising between shows and in-show
breaks, as the government-owned TVNZ networks does here in New
Zealand.

 We have a TV licence and adverts on our national channels.
People in the UK might not like commercials on the BBC, as that
has been one of the benefits of the BBC compared to ITV/C4/Ch5,
but I'm sure that 'adverts' will be on the agenda when the BBC's
charter expires in 2027.
 It's probably cheaper for the BBC to earn money from adverts
than have a third-party organisation - and the administration
that goes with it - collecting taxes and licence fees on their
behalf.
 

Maybe even the moronic pop-up adverts in the corner
during the show that the corporate-owned MediaWorks network
here in New Zealand uses as well.

 We have tons of adverts and they are still talking about a
digital media tax here in Ireland to replace our licence fee.
Knowing the Irish government they will probably just copy
whatever the UK does as our politicians haven't got an original
idea in their bodies.

You can count the number of politicians who have a brain on the fingers of one *foot* ... same with business managers (which is usually where politicians come from).