... a quarter of the cost of my Sky TV package. The BBC provides entertainment for my wife and children, the latter of whom get help with their schoolwork via its internet ... I pay my Sky package? Sadly, it's necessary because the BBC didn't match the fees paid by Sky ... sports events. Personally, I'd welcome the BBC licence fee being doubled, which would obviate the need for subscription TV. ...

... 270 hours of repeats over the holiday period. The majority of BBC Two’s Christmas schedule consists of repeats. On ... a funding crisis, with the money due to come from the BBC licence fee. The deal was, however, scrapped by Andy Burnham, during ... Santa Clause 3. …all appear to be programmes that will be, or are likely to be, shown by the BBC, not that ‘The Santa Clause 3′ ...

... honestly what licence fee payers really expect to get from their licence fee and what they might be surprised to see the BBC doing in the online world. So the key questions from the Trust here are:  ... ’s and the iPlayer, which parts of the online service are essential to the BBC’s mission and which could be stopped?  —In particular, where should the boundary be drawn between ...

... or general taxes, so what Murdoch wants would amount to a double fee to access content. This also speaks to the increasing desperation the ... content on the internet. Sir Michael Lyons, the BBC Trust chairman, said the corporation has "no intention of ... payers really expect to get from their licence fee and what they might be surprised to see the BBC doing in the online world". Guardian UK

BSkyB in fresh attack on BBC over Project Canvas BBC management accused of paying lip ... 's first four years from launch. However, Sky again argued that the BBC Trust should still not allow the project to go ahead. "Given its unique ... ;Sky does not believe that Canvas should be allowed to proceed, or at least, not with the BBC, and the licence fee, playing an active role. " ...

... "conflict" generated by the Trust has left the BBC "without a supportive board or chairman and the director general ... Dyke believes that Ofcom is the most logical choice as regulator for BBC activity. He also called for a more effective board structure to ... the organisation was just "getting on with the job of making sure that the BBC delivers for licence-fee payers". He added ...

... duck out halfway through a show, or forgotten which episode you were up to in a series? The BBC iPlayer will remember exactly where you got to and help you find your way back into your favourite programme. ... promising the presenters will reply though. It doesn’t cost a penny Well, apart from your licence fee. But all these added extras mean you’re getting the very best VOD service in ...

... about about reordering the news stories a U.S. visitor would see on the site. BBC.com is the international-facing counterpart to the UK’s licence fee-funded BBC.co.uk and has carried ads since November 2007, with ... . BBCWW’s July annual report said: “The growth of bbc.com, which we launched in 2007, has been affected by the advertising downturn in the U.S ...

... pay for the licence fee for alone. But when the commercial radio sector or experts or critics talk about BBC Radio ... sector couldn’t. But what they’re all ignoring here is the fact that clearly BBC Radio 2 is doing SOMETHING RIGHT or they wouldn’t be the most popular radio ... target real people with great content. THAT is why BBC Radio 2 does so well and commercial radio doesn’ ...

... by a skeptical John Humphrys. Sir Michael said that the BBC must be firmer on excesses, and there was a "need for even stricter editorial controls." ... entitled Taste, Standards and the BBC (blog 24 June 2009). It cost licence fee payers £288, ... seriously diminished. This will be explained in the next part. Consultation timeline (taken from BBC Trust Terms of reference (pdf)) October 2009 - ...

... pay for a Gold subscription as well as a Sky subscription. “This does not fit with the BBC’s model and Microsoft will not budge at the moment. It is really frustrating for those involved on ... as many popular entertainment platforms as possible. The BBC cannot charge the British public for access to the iPlayer as it is already included in the licence fee Currently, PS3 and Wii offer free ...

The BBC News website’s Technology section has presented us with a very nice article and video on Steampunk, featuring Mr. James Richardson-Brown, Miss Amanda Scrivener, and an inventor and contraptionist whose name escapes me for the moment… A very  well produced piece, that shows our little world in a very positive light; I for one think this reason enough for the licence fee!

... out hundreds of hours of tired programming is unacceptable behaviour and will leave licence fee payers feeling ripped off. Christmas, more than any other time ... repeats are something the quote-machines at the TPA know all about. It’s not immediately obvious why they think the BBC has to be better at Christmas than the rest of the year - surely most right-minded people would rather they were ...

... conference in London. Thompson, revealing more about the scope of his strategic review of BBC operations, said the corporation would be smaller in scale, reducing programme and content output in some areas, including its website. He also promised that, after the digital switchover in 2012, a higher proportion of the licence fee would be spent on original UK content and less on ...

... focus on distinctive content and help to create a more open BBC’, the Trust said in a release yesterday. This includes considering which online ... review must take these kind of relationships into consideration and ask ‘how can the BBC work with the rest of the industry to ensure its investment ... expansion Sir Michael Lyons on the BBC Trust, the licence fee and how it’s spent Media ...