BBC ignores World Cup opening ceremony in favour of Qatar criticism

Re:BBC ignores World Cup opening ceremony in favour of Qatar... by b1476 on Sunday November 20, 2022 @02:03PM (#33684048)

What you’re referring to is the TV license fee and you’re not obliged to pay for it at all, you can simply opt out as outlined in the various letters you’ll receive if you don’t pay for it. It’s a deeply flawed system that many disagree with, but to say the public is forced to pay it is false.

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Re:BBC ignores World Cup opening ceremony in favour of Qatar... by jimbob45 on Sunday November 20, 2022 @02:07PM (#33684094)

Is it not voted upon?

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Re:BBC ignores World Cup opening ceremony in favour of Qatar... by chrisseaton on Sunday November 20, 2022 @02:30PM (#33684353)

Politicians put their positions on the BBC in their manifestos and you can pick a representative which has the views on the BBC most similar to your own. Just like almost all other issues.

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Re:BBC ignores World Cup opening ceremony in favour of Qatar... by smcl on Sunday November 20, 2022 @02:10PM (#33684125)

I don't think it's unpopular enough yet to have any popular public outcry over the funding model large enough that it'd reach parliament. But BBC News has put their thumb on the scale a few times during the Conservative government, so there's a small but growing resentment of the org

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