In the age of 4K resolution and OLED super displays, some people seem to just not care. The UK's television licensing authority has announced that just over 13,000 households in the region are still using black and white TVs, even though color broadcasts began on BBC in 1967. While the display is certainly not current, users may have other motives for keeping them. A b&w TV license ...
Read full articleOriginally posted by Bozobub:I'm a little confused by your comment, the bbc gets 5-10x the equivalent, usually far less. I know it probably wasn't directed at myself, but could you elaborate?
Compared to what they spend, the BBC gets 5-10x the effect out of the same (rather, usually far less) amount of money as the equivalent US production.
Originally posted by Bozobub:
Public television gets very little, relatively, from the US government. If you charged a license fee on TVs to cover it, it'd work out to $1-3 per "license". Furthermore, more than half their funding is from private donations.
The US spends over twice the annual federal funding of PBS, which is about $445 million, per day on servicing the interest on the national debt, to the tune of $1 billion each day. Similarly, at the height of the 2nd Iraq war, the US was spending $1.5-$2.5 billion per day on that conflict alone.
Originally posted by Bigwillyz:Personally I am not a big fan of our version of Top Gear...and you have to pay for cable to get it anyway. Since I am always on the road, this isn't even an option. At least people in the UK can watch it online without paying for a VPN.
We do have top gear. . . . . . the US version is way more interesting and fun to watch, the latter is stale with dry humor
Originally posted by KillerBug:We also spend billions upon billions on public works projects no one will ever see to create "jobs." I have to agree with you though, the exclusion of top gear form my channel lineup is complete bullsh*t.
Here in the us every taxpayer pays for public TV even if they have no TV at all...and we don't even get top gear...
Quote:i did hear you can get tv,internet phone bundles (In uk) which are cheaper.
if you own a computer, tablet, smartphone or DVR,
Originally posted by Justoneguy:A shame all that money has gone to waste...have you looked at our infrastructure lately?
Originally posted by KillerBug:We also spend billions upon billions on public works projects no one will ever see to create "jobs." I have to agree with you though, the exclusion of top gear form my channel lineup is complete bullsh*t.
Here in the us every taxpayer pays for public TV even if they have no TV at all...and we don't even get top gear...
Originally posted by Azuran:I never heard of this nonsense. It probably isn't nonsense after all the number crunching, but out front, it sounds like BS to me.
I always forget that in the UK you need a license to watch TV
Originally posted by Wikipedia:Is this per household or per tv?
In the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies, any household watching or recording live broadcast television transmissions (terrestrial, satellite, cable, or internet) is required to purchase an annual television licence. As of 2012, this costs £145.50 for colour and £49.00 for black and white.
Originally posted by Bozobub:Now that sounds ridiculous, but I'm sure the fees go directly to the artists, so it's all good....
In fact, if you play your boom-box outside where others can hear it (say, in a mechanic's shop or w/e), you're assessed a "public performance" fee. And yes, they have roving officials who enforce the fee.
Originally posted by JayBino:An HDTV is still assessed as a TV, and you pay the color TV fee. It doesn't matter whether it's a CRT or flat panel.
I still dont get why people still have a Tube TV ... HDTV is awesome
Originally posted by PraisesToAllah:Household
ddp, you are correct. This isn't nonsense.
Originally posted by Wikipedia:Is this per household or per tv?
In the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies, any household watching or recording live broadcast television transmissions (terrestrial, satellite, cable, or internet) is required to purchase an annual television licence. As of 2012, this costs £145.50 for colour and £49.00 for black and white.
Subscribe to AfterDawn's weekly newsletter.
