I don't fund these clowns. I have been LEGALLY LICENSE FREE since 2016 and I haven't once missed them. I'm glad my young son is not exposed to the lies and misinformation spread by the BBC
Just cancelled mine as well after over 40 years of paying. We’ve just got to hope that they go subscription because if they don’t they’re going to be funded through some sort of tax which will mean people like us will be paying for nothing.
BBC and Tik Tok are perfect for each other. Both contain dumbed down content, both exist to nudge people in a certain direction, and most importantly, both are very dangerous organisations.
A word about TikTok - a friend of mine is Hong Kong Chinese Heritage. She told me recently that TikTok in China is totally different to the one we see (not me!) in The West. In China its content is for EDUCATIONAL purposes. In the West it's for ENTERATINMENT -or as I think of it - wasting time looking at trivial crap ! Another example of China outwitting the West ?
"Tackling disinformation and misinformation will be an integral element of the BBC News Urdu content". I wonder whether whoever released that press statement did it with a straight face and, the question has to be asked, why would the BBC make such an exception for the its Urdu content? The BBC can reach vast numbers of people who speak Urdu, and probably many of those only Urdu, in the UK, by the way. The BBC are far more concerned to get their message across to them, particularly in the run-up to an election, than they are to anyone living in Pakistan, or anywhere else where Urdu is spoken. Anyway, Tick Tock is run by the Communist Party of China and we should know how they treat people of the same religion as the majority of Urdu speakers over there. Ever heard of the Uyghurs? I reckon CJ, who usually does a brilliant job and to whom I am grateful for giving me the confidence to cancel my TV licence quite some time ago now, may have got hold of the wrong end of the stick here.
@@marksnow7569: Well as he wasn’t aware of that it’s not going to hurt him anyway. Can you come up with a way of avoiding paying income tax etc because I can’t. Better to hold politicians to account and attempt to get the money spent elsewhere , granted it might be difficult. Just looking forward to the gradual demise of the British Bullshitting Corporation. Just cancelled mine BTW and I don’t pay income tax now 😊
@@Kingcarparpeggio _"as he wasn’t aware of that it’s not going to hurt him anyway"_ That's one of the main ways the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Another, incidentally, is that the rich hire experts to reduce the percentage of their income liable to income tax.
@@marksnow7569 : Well if you hadn’t told him he would be none the wiser or upset….there’s lots in life we are unaware of or can’t control. What do the majority of people do about it ….. nothing. My liability to income tax is nil so after nearly 70 years I couldn’t care less. I can’t solve all the problems in the country .
In Kosovo the BBC has a radio station, no adverts. It plays a mixture of western and Kosovan/Albanian music. Now if you look on the BBC webpages, you will see that the BBC has 128 radio stations around the world. Just type in BBC FM Stations Around the World into google. These are supposedly for the BBC world service, but they are FM stations which means the BBC has paid money for the FM frequency and obviously has broadcast equipment in each of those 128 countries. As I said before, the radio station in Kosov plays a mixture of western and local music, it doesn't as far as I know do any world service programs (it is in Albanian, so it may) and I suspect that this is the same for all the 128 BBC radio stations around the world. Either way, it must cost a fortune for this and what for?
I was aware of BBC urdu, as some Pakistani colleagues I work with mentioning it. The irony is that they said most people in Pakistan don’t trust BBC urdu as well! They view is as a mouthpiece of British govt 😂😂
So the British state broadcasterer wants to monitor the Chinese state owned broadcasting platform about the Pakistan State government elections... 🤔 Good to know where the extra £10 is being spent on the licence fee !
Both the BBC and the Tories seem to be getting desperate as the UK is due an election this year. Maybe it's a way to "Spread the message" about the Rwanda plan. 😂
Correction, why are you paying to address other languages. Just for your info, the BBC has 128 FM stations around the world. Just type BBC FM Stations Around the World to see what you are paying for.
Did you all watch, Archie on ITV? It was a BritBox and ITV production... No wait, a what!? A BritBox (BBC and ITV Streaming Sevice) and ITV Studios (The Commercial TV Company) Yep, makes sense🤔 NOT!?😱
Can we have a channel in local dialects ? One for Cornwall one for jordies Mancunians Scouse Brummie Norfolk and my local Bristol . Can't wait to hear the presenters:yer me babbers how biss this morning ! 😄
I cancelled my licence 4 years ago now - wish I did it longer ago - I get me news content in bullit points from youtube channels independants from US and UK like GB News ... rarely watch stuff on TV nowadays ...
The BBC World Service has been around for almost 100 years. Bit late to the party, this clown. And the FCDO funds a large proportion of the service in any case.
The BBC of today is in my mind , the 'British Balloney Corporation' ❗😡 So I don't watch or listen , and Radio Three early morning 'news summeries' gets muted , as I lay comfortably in my bed , deciding when to arise 😊
I still can’t get over the fact that the BBC only has three channels in effect, and yet you have to pay the license. Apparently to watch live TV on ITV, Channel 4, etc. Why aren’t the other channels asking the BBC for the share of the license?
I cancelled my tv licence at the end of December, only I was bit slow as the direct debit for January had been pending payment. I put the BBC news channel on as I'm paid for the month of January, this was 7:30 am the same news was repeated through out the day, the only change was the presenters reading the same news. I often think now when the news presenter say's " This is BBC news in the UK and around the world"!! Do the people around the world have to pay a tv licence ? I don't think so. Anyway slightly apprehensive at the moment what I've done but I'm happy I have as this money will go to help with my cost of living and fuel bills.
The BBC has FM radio stations in about 128 countries. To do this is must have a licensed frequency in each country which will cost them a fair amount and the broadcasting equipment in each country. I can tell you for one that they have a radio station in Kosovo and it plays a mixture of western and local music and has DJs....with no adverts. So not only do they need to pay for the frequency licence, broadcast equipment but also the DJs. On top of that, they will need to be a company in each of these countries.
@@harrygreasley4507 think about it. Why would people in other countries have to pay for a licence to listen to the BBC broadcasts in their country that are broadcast on FM radio? Obviously they don't.
Not a hard question to answer. BBC is the primary overseas propaganda 😮arm of the British Government, and Urdu is the national language of Pakistan, a nuclear power with over 3 times the population of UK. It is a strategically important nation. So although I consider British and Western foreign policy largely hypocritical, I can certainly understand why the BBC would be investing in Urdu Tik Tok outreach. Whether that money would be better spent elsewhere is a different debate.
"Tackling disinformation and misinformation will be an integral element of the BBC News Urdu content". I wonder whether whoever released that press statement did it with a straight face and, the question has to be asked, why would the BBC make such an exception for the its Urdu content? The BBC can reach vast numbers of people who speak Urdu, and probably many of those only Urdu, in the UK, by the way. The BBC are far more concerned to get their message across to them, particularly in the run-up to an election, than they are to anyone living in Pakistan, or anywhere else where Urdu is spoken. Anyway, Tick Tock is run by the Communist Party of China and we should know how they treat people of the same religion as the majority of Urdu speakers over there. Ever heard of the Uyghurs? I reckon CJ, who usually does a brilliant job and to whom I am grateful for giving me the confidence to cancel my TV licence quite some time ago now, may have got hold of the wrong end of the stick here.
BBC World Service and foreign language services are only partially funded by the licence fee on account that they may use BBC content. Otherwise, it is mostly funded by advertising and by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which uses it to push its message where it wants it to be. If BBC Persian winds up the Iranian government, then that is not really a bad thing.
Foreign and commonwealth office is also funded by tax payers so i fail to see the difference and as for your wanting to provoke Iran, isnt there enough animosity in the world already without the bbc getting involved just so people like you can have a laugh and sneer?
What part is funded? How much? Why should an older person on a basic state pension be expected in any way to fund a UK perspective on voting in Pakistan? But then if the Urdu speaker is a UK resident this appears to condone a form of apartheid. If I moved to France I should not expect the BBC to excuse me for not learning French. Please don’t give me the baloney about multiculturalism, that’s an excuse for demeaning local cultures. These are supposedly protected under an UN charter. Believing that now appears to show naïveté.
But the BBC pushed the nice cuddly Ayatollah Khomeini in the run up to the Iranian revolution. There's been documentaries made about their involvement.
The BBC has been transmitting in foreign languages for about 80 years. It is an important element of the UK's soft power abroad and is the one part of of the BBC that the government will not allow them to substantially alter. BBC news services currently have an audience of around one billion people.
Not according to the BBC: BBC News is now reaching its largest ever audience outside the UK, according to new figures. A total of 438 million people from around the world came to BBC News on average every week in the year to March. This is an increase of 49 million - or 13% - compared to the previous year.
There was a time where many broadcasters made content for international markets however many of them stopped due to costs. The BBC has yet to do so. Probably because they still get loads of money regardless. This needs to be addressed.
The Pidgin Bible is amusing. "Jesus tell da worka guys, “Fill up da jugs wit watta.” So dey fill um up to da top. Den he tell um, “Now, go take some out, an take um to da guy in charge a da luau.” So dey take um to da guy. Da guy taste da watta an tell, “Eh, da watta wen come wine!” "
The government believes that the transfer of funding to the licence fee will increase the BBC’s ability to increase scope for sensible efficiencies and economies, and avoid duplication across the whole of the BBC family. It will also help create a more sustainable future for the World Service. This will also benefit licence fee payers, who will continue to have access to the World Service. Why this is funded by licence payers, whilst putting out a view that is a uk government one, is it to give it more credibility ?
I wanted to defend the organisation that re-educated me about my country, when I returned from years of military service abroad. I no longer want to do this, because I want to see the BBC privatised. A couple of years ago I stopped paying the television tax because, thanks to you, I now know that I don't need to, provided I do not watch programmes as they are broadcasted, on line or on air, and provided I do not watch using the BBC iPlayer. I wish that I could do more. I really have had it up to the back teeth of them, and I believe that other channels maintain their underhand stance because the BBC dominates the market; it is an unnatural influence, and it must stop.
Because there are many, many immigrants who, despite years in Britain , do not speak English. Therefore the BBC is spending large amounts of the TV Tax on foreign language programs.
it is a fact that the tv licence fee is no longer needed.most content you can watch live or on catch up is done by other companys. the bbc can start taking adverts and make as much if not alot more money than from the present licence fee.bbc needs to enter the 21st centry.
Had a new goon letter today. I was going to send it to you but unfortunately it fell on the fire…however this new one is belter …” we may get a search warrant “ being the first in the list of threats….followed by the usual “ the boys are coming round “ stuff and we are now in “the final stage of the investigation “…I should have saved it because although I wasn’t bothered I feel this latest one will scare a lot of people. I’m sure you will come across one soon.
Taking the piss out of the British taxpayer, just like the international health service where you can fly in from the middle of Africa to have your baby where in America 🇺🇸 you would have it in a field as far as they are concerned
The travel programme gets on my nerves, people can't pay their licence fee, these bastard's are grinning at the camera blowing your fee! What about India -they have two channels Hindi and Punjabi!
Perhaps the BBC should try charge the world for a license fee and await the reactions. Guess they would be similar to the ever increasing numbers of non subscribers.
The having several stories recently about BBC news having to tighten their belts. I think you may have found a few areas where they can save some money, although of course, they won't. What will happen is that the main BBC news TV service, funded by the licence payer, will be cut and these and chiliary frippers will still get their funding.
Imagine if most web browsers had a 'Translate this Page' function that would make the BBC's efforts seem frivolous and a complete waste of resources.... OH! Wait...
Can’t believe they’re getting into bed with Tik Tok ie the Chinese. After the pain the Chinese inflicted on the world with the pandemic it just amazes me we even interact with them. Roll on subscription time, then the mugs who pay might think again.
Well the BBC is a government organisation and our governments are by tradition and in their inherent structure always far more concerned with what is happening overseas than with anything going on at home. The Empire may have gone but the institutions are still are mainly geared to running it but now in a virtual virtue seeking sense. Awards of status in our society are still a nominal rank in this Empire which is rather telling.
Maybe the Pakistani community in the UK are glad of this service as they may well still have family over there. As you said it is not funded by the TV licence. Money and is made by a commercial company. Which happens to be the bbc. Sometimes we can find too much to moan about. 😅 xx
mate i spent years having people tell me its "on youtube" why would you use the same sort of slander on some other social net work who cares where they get the information or what form it comes in argue the facts not where it comes from
