Let’s talk about BBC

[Beebo]

He was already *mostly* a private contractor but I believe MOTD was still as a direct employee hence Lineker was still at the top of the BBC Salary List. I would imagine he's already been offered significantly more to present the same stuff for Sky, unless the Beeb get him back through his production company.

He has fingers in lots of pies. His podcast company is very successful, he won’t be out of work for very long.
The BBC’s problem is that it spends a disproportionate amount of time pandering to people who hate it and want to see it closed down. No other organisation has to put up with that nonsense.

 

[CXRAndy]

No other state company forces non viewers with constant threats of legal action for a licence they don't need

 

[AndyRM]

 

[icowden]

No other state company forces non viewers with constant threats of legal action for a licence they don't need

It's not about need. I thought your were a patriotic Reform supporter?

 

[Beebo]

I know it isn’t BBC related, but this is what happens when political ideology meets public service broadcasting.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80k7z8z77yo
Netflix will still allow the show to be broadcast on PSB. But that’s because it’s a successful show.
The problem is that the next Sesame Street and other lesser known shows will now never get made.
Defund the arts is rule one in the dictators handbook.

 

[CXRAndy]

It's not about need. I thought your were a patriotic Reform supporter?

BBC are not a patriotic supporter of the UK. They are woke anti British

I'm not any supporter, just right wing inclined

 

[icowden]

BBC are not a patriotic supporter of the UK. They are woke anti British

Piss off Andy. Are you telling me that you haven't watched a single show that Mitch Benn listed. The BBC is British. It's about as British as you can get whether it's Only Fools and Horses, Antiques Roadshow or Line of Duty. It's as British as you can get and it is unique to Britain. It has worldwide reach and respect.

Yes, it's prone to errors and being too safe and easily trodden down but that's it. The news reporting is objective. Farage has appeared on Question time more than any other politician I think.

Produce one shred of evidence to back up your claim.

 

[Rusty Nails]

The BBC has no need to be patriotic; that is not part of its charter.

Too many people confuse patriotism with blind support.

 

[CXRAndy]

Piss off Andy. Are you telling me that you haven't watched a single show that Mitch Benn listed. The BBC is British. It's about as British as you can get whether it's Only Fools and Horses, Antiques Roadshow or Line of Duty. It's as British as you can get and it is unique to Britain. It has worldwide reach and respect.

Yes, it's prone to errors and being too safe and easily trodden down but that's it. The news reporting is objective. Farage has appeared on Question time more than any other politician I think.

Produce one shred of evidence to back up your claim.

I haven't watched the BBC for many years

 

[laurentian]

I haven't watched the BBC for many years

. . . this explains a lot

 

[laurentian]

BBC are not a patriotic supporter of the UK. They are woke anti British

I'm not any supporter, just right wing inclined

The whole issue behind Lineker's departure was the need for the BBC to be impartial FFS

 

[First Aspect]

I do, and so will a lot of people who grew with him as the face of the most popular sport in the UK.

I reckon folks who don't get how MOTD has evolved over the years will be upset about how woke it's gonna get with Kelly Cates, Gabby Logan and Mark Pugach at the helm.

Why are these people woke?

And does ITV know that Pougatch will be moonlighting for the BBC?

 

[CXRAndy]

. . . this explains a lot

They don't make anything new of worth, some game shows, news.

 

[laurentian]

They don't make anything new of worth, some game shows, news.

That's on odd thing to say for someone who says "I haven't watched the BBC for many years".

It's almost as if you're shouting from an echo chamber of uninformed intransigence

 

[First Aspect]

They don't make anything new of worth, some game shows, news.

The news is quite good.

And they've also branched out in the last century or so I to this new thing called "radio".