2008/5/1 Nick Reynolds-FM&T <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > great idea Brian > > unlikely to happen as Sky and Virgin would scream the house down >
Ah, back to their self-interest... They could hardly claim that 3% would break the bank! These companies provide 'free' 'broadband' don't they... also, it is less than gets paid over to NDS too. The best part of it, of course, is that they already have to provide their figures to Ofcom every three months, and they brag about them to their shareholders. And to collect 3% from two (plus a few other) companies is really, really simple. If ITV dumps its PSB role - http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/apr/25/itv.television1 - then there will be 45% of Mux 2 to fund. This would be a great way to pay for a non-BBC children's channel without adverts, have a non-BBC regional news network and ensure Channel 4 can continue. (ITV owns Mux A, so it could remove Top-Up TV, Price Drop, Bid Up and QVC and move ITV1, 2, 3 and 4 there). And it's better than Peter Bazelgette's idea - http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/apr/23/channel4.bbc If anyone has a better idea I have yet to hear it! > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Brian Butterworth > *Sent:* Thu 01/05/2008 1:37 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [backstage] BBC iPlayer, loved by millions, disliked by a > single US citizen > > 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: [email protected] > > > 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/[email protected]/ > > > > > > - > > > 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/[email protected]/ > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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/[email protected]/ > > > > > > -- > Please email me back if you need any more help. > > Brian Butterworth > > http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover > advice, since 2002 > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. 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