MPs under pressure to continue broadcast TV and radio services until 2040s
Campaigners have urged ministers to help safeguard the future of traditional broadcast TV and radio until the 2040s.
They particularly want to protect access for low income families.
The warning comes as the government's Media Bill returns to parliament in the House of Lords today (Wed).
Under current plans TV transmitted through an aerial - used by 17 million people - is guaranteed only until the mid-2030s.
The majority of people will then be able to watch television only via high-speed internet.
The Broadcast 2040+ campaign is calling on Peers to encourage ministers to get behind its call for the big "switch off" to be pushed back to the 2040s at the earliest.
It would be astounding if this has nothing whatever to do with preserving and protecting the BBC beyond 2040. However dire, however biased and dishonest, we'll never be rid of it.
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Meanwhile Capita are rubbing their hands at another sixteen years of tax-paid tax-collection!
Are you suggesting that the TV Licence might be moved to a broadband tax? So everyone has to pay it, even if they don't watch broadcast TV? Because the BBC are loosing too much money from people ditching their licences? Surely not?
And. I thought low income people watched TV through satellite dishes and expensive subscription packages, not arials
Scrobs - yes, they must be quite keen on this move.
Bucko - a broadband tax seems to be what the BBC wants, but it sounds politically difficult. Too difficult I hope. I'm sure you are right, low income people probably don't watch TV through aerials. I'm not sure if our grandkids even know what the BBC is.
I like the bit about protecting access for low income families. It sounds charitable, but how else are they going to control the underclass?
Sam - it's about the only way they can sell the idea, even though it almost certainly isn't valid.
Here in France we used to be able to cross a box on our Tax Form if we did not have a TV ans, therefore, did not have to pat a TV Tax. From this year the box has been removed and all pay it.
Coming to you in the UK.
DAD - I can see the BBC being funded by tax eventually. No opt-outs.
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