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War Hero

Some time ago the Beeb in it's advertising used a young boy to explain the unique way that the corporation was funded. In other words how it spent licence payers money.
Now while I do not object to paying a licence fee, I do object to the enormous cost. The BBC try to justify this by telling us that they have to pay the going rate for the job.
It seems Wossie had been approached by ITV and offered the sum of 4.5 Million a year to move. The Beeb then offered him 6 Million to stay.
So first question:
Why offer him 25% more?
Second question:
Why not let him go?
Due to the bidding wars between television companies the price of entertainment has gone through the roof. How else could football clubs pay their players such extortionate amounts?
So in my opinion the Beeb is partly to blame for rising prices of entertainment.
Finally the job of the Beeb is to inform and entertain. They make some excellent programs which often make them a profit when sold to other networks.
But :
Do they really need to fight for ratings?
Do they need people like Wossie, overpaid and under talented?
So why not use the BBC as an X Factor channel?
The BBC could find promising unknown entertainers, news readers, producers, etc. and nurture them. If they are any good put them on a contract and if they wish to leave when they are famous, let them but do what football clubs do, sell them. :thumright:
Finally the Beeb was always the place to listen to English spoken correctly. I am pissed off with the number of presenters usually female (mainly weather girls) who seem to think it twee to pronounce the letter R as the letter W (like Wossie)
FFS its going to Rain not Wain.
ukel:
Rant over.
Comments welcomed on how to reduce the licence fee while at the same time increasing program satisfaction :w00t:
Now while I do not object to paying a licence fee, I do object to the enormous cost. The BBC try to justify this by telling us that they have to pay the going rate for the job.
It seems Wossie had been approached by ITV and offered the sum of 4.5 Million a year to move. The Beeb then offered him 6 Million to stay.
So first question:
Why offer him 25% more?
Second question:
Why not let him go?
Due to the bidding wars between television companies the price of entertainment has gone through the roof. How else could football clubs pay their players such extortionate amounts?
So in my opinion the Beeb is partly to blame for rising prices of entertainment.
Finally the job of the Beeb is to inform and entertain. They make some excellent programs which often make them a profit when sold to other networks.
But :
Do they really need to fight for ratings?
Do they need people like Wossie, overpaid and under talented?
So why not use the BBC as an X Factor channel?
The BBC could find promising unknown entertainers, news readers, producers, etc. and nurture them. If they are any good put them on a contract and if they wish to leave when they are famous, let them but do what football clubs do, sell them. :thumright:
Finally the Beeb was always the place to listen to English spoken correctly. I am pissed off with the number of presenters usually female (mainly weather girls) who seem to think it twee to pronounce the letter R as the letter W (like Wossie)
FFS its going to Rain not Wain.
Rant over.
Comments welcomed on how to reduce the licence fee while at the same time increasing program satisfaction :w00t: