It’s never been good value for the masses, nor was it ever intended to be. They are supposed to supply and produce content for every section of the community regardless of viewing/listening figures.
That said, I’ve always been supportive of the BBC until quite recently. I think it’s an age thing, they strike me nowadays less as producers of content for minorities than attackers of the rest of the population. That’s probably because I’m getting old but lately I routinely find myself thinking that the beeb can just do one.
I think it’s biggest asset is preventing other stations from taking the piss with length of advert break. You can’t take the piss when you’re competing with nothing. Our adverts are bearable. They’re interminable elsewhere, and I’m convinced the BBC is the reason.
I think that was relevant when there were only 4 channels available in the UK
Now they need to stand on their own two feet - they have spent licence fee money on Britbox which you also have to subscribe to where they put the old content, although I notice that they are now producing original content, which is diluting the content available to the licence fee channels
I didn’t know Britbox was the bbc. What I’m saying is that they’re supposed to be a public service organisation, not a for-profit one competing with commercial channels. They’re also meant to be politically impartial, which they most certainly aren’t any longer. It wouldn’t bother me at all if they went.
BritBox is a joint venture between ITV and the BBC and is billed as the home of British entertainment, bringing more complete box sets of old and new shows to viewers than any other streaming service on the market.26 Nov 2021
I don’t know anyone who subscribes to it tbh. Doesn’t appeal to me.
Edit: ignore the quote from @CB-Saint dunno what happened there
but lately I routinely find myself thinking that the beeb can just do one.