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Re:Opening up BBC Sounds to others’ podcasts and commercial ... by afandian on Friday April 12, 2019 @08:29AM (#19644171)
What? There are tonnes of critics and conspiracy theorists. Look up 'TV licensing' on YouTube. I am not one of those.

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.

Re:Opening up BBC Sounds to others’ podcasts and commercial ... by CheckBlanket on Friday April 12, 2019 @01:10PM (#19646802)
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 (#19651808)
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 (#19644639)
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".

Re:Opening up BBC Sounds to others’ podcasts and commercial ... by shrikant on Friday April 12, 2019 @09:48AM (#19644745)
I consume tonnes of BBC content (TV shows, films, radio) while barely touching anything from BBC News.
Re:Opening up BBC Sounds to others’ podcasts and commercial ... by reactor4 on Friday April 12, 2019 @09:40AM (#19644677)
> There are tonnes of critics and conspiracy theorists.