amcluesent;335431 Wrote: > IMHO, the BBC accountants are never going to open-up the Flash stream, > they won't give up the chance to monetise the iPlayer brand. It's > disgusting that a public body will trouser ££ billions in compulsory > tax but won't give access. I've pretty much decided to give up my TV, > 99% of what the BBC show on telly is leftist propoganda anyway.
There is a lot of truth in that, and yes some reform is needed. But it's still the single greatest pubic media network in the world. No other service gets used so much internationally and we should be proud of that. There is no other [non internet] terrestrial radio service anywhere thats as diverse and professional as the like of Radio 4, 6 Music and Radio 7 etc. The license fee is tiny compared to what you get from other providers, and you get 7 radio stations, the world service radio, countless local stations, listen again with lots of documentaries no commercial station would ever make. Then there is probably the best news portal in the world, 5 TV stations... And not a single advertisement EVER. far from perfect, but I think the BBC are amazing. -- autopilot *Server:* SC7.1b (Windows Vista 64) *Players:* Squeezebox 3 (main room) / Squeezebox Receiver (bedroom) / Softsqueeze (office). *Amps:* Cambridge Audio 640a (main room) / Trends TA10.1 Class-T / Logitech 5.1. *Speakers:* Mission 701's (living room) / Kef Cresta 1's (bedroom) / Logitech 5.1's. *Remotes:* Harmony One (IR) / 1 Beta SB Controller / 1 Official SB Controller. 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/domrevans/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51829
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