On top of the 17.5% tax already on there? J
On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 1:37 PM, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BTW, I've had a really bright idea to stop needing to 'top slice' the TV > License Fee: > > > There is a PSB funding option that no-one seems to be considering. It's a > really, really, simple obvious one. It re-distributive, simple to implement, > almost a no brainer, logical, doesn't hurt the BBC, no selling off of Chris > Moyles and Terry Wogan. And here it is: > > *ADD A 3% TAX TO SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION* > > Sky subscribers: Q4 2007, 8,297,000 Annual revenue per unit: £421 > > Total Sky subscription revenues: £3493.037m > > Virgin subscribers: Q4 2007, 3,478,100 Annual revenue per unit: £507 > > Total Sky subscription income: £1763.346m > > Total income from television subscriptions: £5256.383m > > Revenue required to support Channel 4 or PSB Publisher etc: £150m > > Tax on subscriptions would be: 150/5256.383 = 2.85% > > What do you think? > > > On 01/05/2008, Martin Belam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Yes, but it was no surprise that the first Service Licence review was > > yet another in-depth look at online, and not BBC One, was it? > > > > > > > > > > 2008/4/30 Brendan Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hi Tom, > > > > > > > > > You wrote: > > > > the public value test is a one way expansion valve, only allowing > > for > > > new BBC > > > > services, never testing existing BBC services to see if they still > > > make sense. > > > > > > That's right, existing services aren't put through a PVT -- that's > > what > > > the service licence is for, isn't it? > > > > > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/framework/bbc_service_licences/bbc_co_uk_s > > > ervice_licence.html > > > > > > The Trust are actually reviewing the online service licence right > > now... > > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/framework/bbc_service_licences/bbc_co_uk.h > > > tml > > > > > > Ready to be published in "Spring 2008", ie any day now, I suppose. > > > > > > Brendan. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Loosemore > > > Sent: 30 April 2008 12:15 > > > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > > > Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC iPlayer, loved by millions, disliked by > > a > > > single US citizen > > > > > > > > > > > > > New BBC services now have to go through a "market impact assessment" > > > > to ensure they are not anti competitive: > > > > > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/framework/public_value_test/#part-5 > > > > > > but existing BBC services (ie everything other than iPlayer and BBC > > > HD) have not been and will not be subject to such rigour... > > > > > > the public value test is a one way expansion valve, only allowing for > > > new BBC services, never testing existing BBC services to see if they > > > still make sense. > > > - > > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, > > > please visit > > > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > > > Unofficial list archive: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > > > > > > - > > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, > > please visit > > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial > > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Martin Belam - http://www.currybet.net > > - > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, > > please visit > > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial > > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > > > > > > -- > Please email me back if you need any more help. > > Brian Butterworth > > http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover > advice, since 2002 > -- Jason Cartwright Web Specialist, EMEA Marketing [EMAIL PROTECTED] +44(0)2070313161
