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Mochachino
17th July 2011, 15:58
Probably a dumb question, but as they have no advertisments, how do they make money to fund all their radio stations, TV stations, pay the presenters, pay for the assets,pay for the fuel for top gear.

I kno there TV licenses but still..
Jay_
17th July 2011, 16:00
radio to....I dunno...
Quick
17th July 2011, 16:00
Selling TV programmes abroad.
Gary-VTR
17th July 2011, 16:03
Think how many households there are in the uk..

x £130 each per year

= a lotttttt of money!
Mochachino
17th July 2011, 16:04
Just googled and found this Quick:

"We no longer get the original Doctor Who series in Canada because the renewal license was too expensive and the DVD's are also pricey."

Didnt realise they made that much money from overseas!
Mochachino
17th July 2011, 16:05
Ok from thinkin about how hard it is for the BBC to makemoeny its actually fairley easy and they make a fortune lol
Ryan
17th July 2011, 16:06
Government also funds things like the world service with grants etc..

There are ads still for some revnue just nothing like the itv possflaps.
Rudpud
17th July 2011, 16:14
Dont the BBC own things like Dave and UKTV channels? They have adverts on.
Bound
17th July 2011, 16:16
BBC is a non profit organisation using the license payers fees, funding and sales of their shows to fund themselves, they don't have to make a profit though.
OrionStarGail
17th July 2011, 16:36
We should have the option to 'opt out' of BBC now... :(
0rang3peel
17th July 2011, 16:37
TV licence is mad expensive & you're even supposed to have one if you simply own a laptop, which I personally think is bullshit.
Brenz
17th July 2011, 19:14
TV licence is mad expensive & you're even supposed to have one if you simply own a laptop, which I personally think is bullshit.

No you don't. You only need a licence to watch Live TV including live BBC iPlayer streams but not shows that have already been broadcast.

Or you just watch TV anyway without a licence, TV Licencing people have no authority to enter your house and actually check so you just don't answer the door lol.
vtr02
17th July 2011, 19:32
No you don't. You only need a licence to watch Live TV including live BBC iPlayer streams but not shows that have already been broadcast.

Or you just watch TV anyway without a licence, TV Licencing people have no authority to enter your house and actually check so you just don't answer the door lol.

why should you not pay pay ehn most probably people with even less money than you struggle to pay?

if it was'nt for them then there would be no bbc for you to watch!
lemon191
17th July 2011, 19:42
why should you not pay pay ehn most probably people with even less money than you struggle to pay?

if it was'nt for them then there would be no bbc for you to watch!

i think if you didnt pay then technically watching bbc channels would kind of be stealing, however there should be a option to block the bbc channels and just recieve everything else as channels like itv are nothing to do with the licence so are free to view without the licence
vtr02
17th July 2011, 19:47
i think if you didnt pay then technically watching bbc channels would kind of be stealing, however there should be a option to block the bbc channels and just recieve everything else as channels like itv are nothing to do with the licence so are free to view without the licence

i think in essence this would be great idea, such as the sky model, only problem is bbc.co.uk (iplayer etc), radio services and the digital switchover is covered with the licence fee, also itv, channel 4 and five do recieve a % off the fee as they provide free services
0rang3peel
17th July 2011, 19:48
No you don't. You only need a licence to watch Live TV including live BBC iPlayer streams but not shows that have already been broadcast.



That's not true from what I've heard while at Uni, but then again they were probably just trying to skank money out of everyone!
lemon191
17th July 2011, 19:59
That's not true from what I've heard while at Uni, but then again they were probably just trying to skank money out of everyone!

from the small amount ive read about it the licence is only required for live content.
0rang3peel
17th July 2011, 20:05
from the small amount ive read about it the licence is only required for live content.

That wouldn't make much of a difference as you can often watch f1/sport live so I guess you would need a licence thinking about it?
lemon191
17th July 2011, 20:23
That wouldn't make much of a difference as you can often watch f1/sport live so I guess you would need a licence thinking about it?

like i said if you are recieving a live broadcast via tv or internet you need a licence if you are watching it 5 min after it was originaly broadcast you can tell them to f off
most of the stuff they say is scaremongering and they are just trying to sell you the licence
Brenz
17th July 2011, 20:23
why should you not pay pay ehn most probably people with even less money than you struggle to pay?

if it was'nt for them then there would be no bbc for you to watch!

I never said I dont pay for a licence, I said you can get away without paying it. Im going to uni in September and everyone suggests not paying for a TV Licence. They really try and rip students off, they want £650 a year in TV Licences for the place im staying with mates. Luckily we have got it included in our rent.

That wouldn't make much of a difference as you can often watch f1/sport live so I guess you would need a licence thinking about it?

Its if you watch live, so you can go on the iPlayer website and watch TV live or you can wait for it to be uploaded to watch afterwards which you can do without a licence.
LeeM
17th July 2011, 22:16
when my ex was at uni she got 3 warnings before having to pay for a licence
Mochachino
17th July 2011, 22:25
How do they find out if you havnt paid your TV license couse you cant afford a TV?
Ryan
17th July 2011, 22:27
How do they find out if you havnt paid your TV license couse you cant afford a TV?

Basically registration of your addy/postcode.

Then if they suspect you to have a TV they will come and search the area.
Ashleyp
17th July 2011, 22:31
Think how many households there are in the uk..

x £130 each per year

= a lotttttt of money!

No where near enough to run the BBC actually, in fact, not a big proportion of the BBC would be funded by TV licensing.

the BBC makes money in various ways:

- selling programs abroad
- selling programs to other channels (Dave etc)
iDale
17th July 2011, 22:33
Tv license is worth it for the quality of the F1 coverage alone now! :y:
Ashleyp
17th July 2011, 22:33
Also, anyone that goes to uni and pays a TV license is an idiot.
iDale
17th July 2011, 22:34
How do they find out if you havnt paid your TV license couse you cant afford a TV?

They used to park up outside in a special van that could detect if you're pulling in tv signals or something, not sure if they still do that.
TomBob
17th July 2011, 22:41
I simply watched tv on my laptop whilst in halls at uni, and as long as it was running off the battery it was legal, which of course it was ;)

They send out the same letter to everyone in halls trying to get them to pay. I don't understand how they'll find out if you're watching it live off a laptop. Someone in my halls had a TV and no licence and bugger all happened to them

And BBC Worldwide makes the BBC a lot of money. They sell DVDs, programmes overseas etc
Bound
18th July 2011, 01:17
Used to make me laugh at the image of a man in a van in something like this;

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh8x5zvS461qg6974o1_500.png

Outside my house with the satellite dish pointing at my house to see if I've tuned into doctor who live!