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[–] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

I don't like paying the licence fee because in a whole year I barely watch two shows on the BBC. However I carnivorously munch my way through their podcasts and have fond memories of watching BBC content as a child so I pay the fee each year.

If they start limiting more and more the content and podcast radio services, well... that would be a shame. I will cancel my payments.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 month ago

    I feel quite similar. I love the idea of the BBC and I have fond memories of listening to comedy shows with my dad in the car as a kid. I think they do good investigative journalism, although I wish they were less timid. I consume the panel shows, podcasts, the news website. I really want to support it and help it succeed.

    But, they really frustrate me when they try to lock things down. If podcasts go sounds-only, I'll stop listening, because I don't want two different ways of consuming podcasts, and supporting open standards is more important to me than supporting the BBC.

    I understand that they lock things down to prevent people free-riding, but I wish the government would stick a progressive ring-fenced tax on, and then they could release everything openly to everyone. Every step away from that feels like a dilution of its role as a public service.

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