Re:Opening up BBC Sounds to others’ podcasts and commercial ...
by CheckBlanket on Friday April 12, 2019 @01:10PM
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The stuff on YouTube is pretty ridiculous, but it did lead me to discover http://www.bbctvlicence.com - an archive of the automated and increasingly aggressive (until the cycle resets) letters TV Licensing inundate non-license holding households with. I've got a personal stack of around 10, I've only lived here half a year.
The BBC doesn't do themselves any favours in winning back non-payees with these tactics.
Re:Opening up BBC Sounds to others’ podcasts and commercial ...
by DanBC on Saturday April 13, 2019 @04:39AM
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Did you fill out the form telling them you don't need a licence?
Re:Opening up BBC Sounds to others’ podcasts and commercial ...
by phatfish on Friday April 12, 2019 @09:36AM
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All media/news organisations have an agenda, but state sponsored ones are especially dangerous.
BBC News is a government mouthpiece, I would rather the UK government didn't have a means to distribute their propaganda directly to my TV or phone or computer under the guise of a "friendly national broadcaster".
I am very grateful that we have Radio 3, 4 and various podcasts. The news is generally balanced and generally of high quality. I think that's reasonable contextualization for the comment.