BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival
Sep 10th 2005, 10:25 pm
#136
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Re: BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival
Wolfgang Schwanke <[email protected]> wrote:
> [email protected] (chancellor of the duchy of besses o'
> th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote in
> news:1h2owg0.1sh163h1lia1j4N%this_address_is_for_s [email protected]:
>
> >> > The BBC's commercial wing has been around for a long time- it's
> >> > just changed its name over the years.
> >>
> >> Their attitude has changed anyway.
> >
> > When?
>
> I didn't time it, but e.g. their retreat from some of the languages on
> World Service is noticeable.
The World Service is not funded by the license fee though. It's funded
by the Foreign Office.
> >> One doesn't follow from the other. People in other countries pay for
> >> fees too, but they don't mind foreign viewers. Why should they?
> >
> > Because they're TV isn't worth charging for?
>
> Don't you believe in the equality of all cultures?
I don't see the connection.
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> [email protected] (chancellor of the duchy of besses o'
> th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote in
> news:1h2owg0.1sh163h1lia1j4N%this_address_is_for_s [email protected]:
>
> >> > The BBC's commercial wing has been around for a long time- it's
> >> > just changed its name over the years.
> >>
> >> Their attitude has changed anyway.
> >
> > When?
>
> I didn't time it, but e.g. their retreat from some of the languages on
> World Service is noticeable.
The World Service is not funded by the license fee though. It's funded
by the Foreign Office.
> >> One doesn't follow from the other. People in other countries pay for
> >> fees too, but they don't mind foreign viewers. Why should they?
> >
> > Because they're TV isn't worth charging for?
>
> Don't you believe in the equality of all cultures?
I don't see the connection.
--
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Sep 10th 2005, 10:53 pm
#137
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Re: BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival
On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:25:53 +0100, [email protected]
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
offy) wrote:
>Wolfgang Schwanke <[email protected]> wrote:
>> [email protected] (chancellor of the duchy of besses o'
>> th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote in
>> news:1h2owg0.1sh163h1lia1j4N%this_address_is_for_s [email protected]:
>>
>> >> > The BBC's commercial wing has been around for a long time- it's
>> >> > just changed its name over the years.
>> >>
>> >> Their attitude has changed anyway.
>> >
>> > When?
>>
>> I didn't time it, but e.g. their retreat from some of the languages on
>> World Service is noticeable.
>The World Service is not funded by the license fee though. It's funded
>by the Foreign Office.
>> >> One doesn't follow from the other. People in other countries pay for
>> >> fees too, but they don't mind foreign viewers. Why should they?
>> >
>> > Because they're TV isn't worth charging for?
>>
>> Don't you believe in the equality of all cultures?
>I don't see the connection.
I think Wolfgang thought that you implied that German culture is
inferior to British.
--
Martin
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
offy) wrote:
>Wolfgang Schwanke <[email protected]> wrote:
>> [email protected] (chancellor of the duchy of besses o'
>> th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote in
>> news:1h2owg0.1sh163h1lia1j4N%this_address_is_for_s [email protected]:
>>
>> >> > The BBC's commercial wing has been around for a long time- it's
>> >> > just changed its name over the years.
>> >>
>> >> Their attitude has changed anyway.
>> >
>> > When?
>>
>> I didn't time it, but e.g. their retreat from some of the languages on
>> World Service is noticeable.
>The World Service is not funded by the license fee though. It's funded
>by the Foreign Office.
>> >> One doesn't follow from the other. People in other countries pay for
>> >> fees too, but they don't mind foreign viewers. Why should they?
>> >
>> > Because they're TV isn't worth charging for?
>>
>> Don't you believe in the equality of all cultures?
>I don't see the connection.
I think Wolfgang thought that you implied that German culture is
inferior to British.
--
Martin
Sep 10th 2005, 11:13 pm
#138
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Re: BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival
Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:25:53 +0100, [email protected]
> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
> offy) wrote:
>
> >Wolfgang Schwanke <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> [email protected] (chancellor of the duchy of besses o'
> >> th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote in
> >> news:1h2owg0.1sh163h1lia1j4N%this_address_is_for_s [email protected]:
> >>
> >> >> > The BBC's commercial wing has been around for a long time- it's
> >> >> > just changed its name over the years.
> >> >>
> >> >> Their attitude has changed anyway.
> >> >
> >> > When?
> >>
> >> I didn't time it, but e.g. their retreat from some of the languages on
> >> World Service is noticeable.
> >
> >The World Service is not funded by the license fee though. It's funded
> >by the Foreign Office.
> >
> >> >> One doesn't follow from the other. People in other countries pay for
> >> >> fees too, but they don't mind foreign viewers. Why should they?
> >> >
> >> > Because they're TV isn't worth charging for?
> >>
> >> Don't you believe in the equality of all cultures?
> >
> >I don't see the connection.
>
> I think Wolfgang thought that you implied that German culture is
> inferior to British.
Oh, I didn't mean that. I might argue that TV in one country is better
than another, but that's a different thing- and in any case, I would
need to know a lot more about German TV to make that comparison. I'll
happily compare US and UK tv and media because of the time spent in both
places.
--
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
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> On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:25:53 +0100, [email protected]
> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
> offy) wrote:
>
> >Wolfgang Schwanke <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> [email protected] (chancellor of the duchy of besses o'
> >> th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote in
> >> news:1h2owg0.1sh163h1lia1j4N%this_address_is_for_s [email protected]:
> >>
> >> >> > The BBC's commercial wing has been around for a long time- it's
> >> >> > just changed its name over the years.
> >> >>
> >> >> Their attitude has changed anyway.
> >> >
> >> > When?
> >>
> >> I didn't time it, but e.g. their retreat from some of the languages on
> >> World Service is noticeable.
> >
> >The World Service is not funded by the license fee though. It's funded
> >by the Foreign Office.
> >
> >> >> One doesn't follow from the other. People in other countries pay for
> >> >> fees too, but they don't mind foreign viewers. Why should they?
> >> >
> >> > Because they're TV isn't worth charging for?
> >>
> >> Don't you believe in the equality of all cultures?
> >
> >I don't see the connection.
>
> I think Wolfgang thought that you implied that German culture is
> inferior to British.
Oh, I didn't mean that. I might argue that TV in one country is better
than another, but that's a different thing- and in any case, I would
need to know a lot more about German TV to make that comparison. I'll
happily compare US and UK tv and media because of the time spent in both
places.
--
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
photos at http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer
Sep 11th 2005, 2:05 am
#139
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Re: BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival
On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:13:01 +0100, [email protected]
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
offy) wrote:
<snip>
> I'll
>happily compare US and UK tv and media because of the time spent in both
>places.
No need to get abusive :-)
--
Martin
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
offy) wrote:
<snip>
> I'll
>happily compare US and UK tv and media because of the time spent in both
>places.
No need to get abusive :-)
--
Martin
Sep 11th 2005, 2:13 am
#140
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Re: BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival
Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:13:01 +0100, [email protected]
> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
> offy) wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> > I'll
> >happily compare US and UK tv and media because of the time spent in both
> >places.
>
> No need to get abusive :-)
It wouldn't all be negative. At least where I lived in the US, the
public radio channels were excellent, and public TV was watchable,
probably because of all the BBC/WGBH co-productions and reruns of older
Britcoms! Oddly, it became unwatchable when they did their fundraisers,
and basically played crap like reruns of Charlotte Church or Bocelli. I
never figured it out- I assume it _must_ have made them money, but I
just switched off during pledge weeks. Some of the public affairs
programmes on the networks were pretty good. I only had basic cable in
order to get a decent reception- that's what a lot of people have to do
IME. Of course, there's plenty of rubbish, including US rubbish, on UK
TV to choose from! :)
--
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
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> On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:13:01 +0100, [email protected]
> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
> offy) wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> > I'll
> >happily compare US and UK tv and media because of the time spent in both
> >places.
>
> No need to get abusive :-)
It wouldn't all be negative. At least where I lived in the US, the
public radio channels were excellent, and public TV was watchable,
probably because of all the BBC/WGBH co-productions and reruns of older
Britcoms! Oddly, it became unwatchable when they did their fundraisers,
and basically played crap like reruns of Charlotte Church or Bocelli. I
never figured it out- I assume it _must_ have made them money, but I
just switched off during pledge weeks. Some of the public affairs
programmes on the networks were pretty good. I only had basic cable in
order to get a decent reception- that's what a lot of people have to do
IME. Of course, there's plenty of rubbish, including US rubbish, on UK
TV to choose from! :)
--
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
photos at http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer
