Re: UKNM: BBC Advertising and digital TV

[Nabil Shabka]

While privatizing the BBC might be a good idea, opening it to commercial

forces isn't, so me thinks.  Unfortunately commercial endeavours tend to

be dumbed down endeavours.  Quality would disappear or only be available

for the extremely well off.  Take schooling for instance. Most parents

wouldn't pay �10 to help their school, they don't value education

properly.  If they were told they had to pay �x rather than just having

it come out of taxes, most would lower the amount.  The well off would

go to private schools (sound familiar) and those who couldn't afford it

would continue at declining schools.  Too bad for the middle class and

poor who do value education, no way out.


Catering for the average punter will result in nothing but Sun look a

likes.  Why don't we just shut down the entire educational system.

Let's have a nation-wide vote, as 50% (my guess) of the population don't

have children, a popular vote would probably pass it. Watch out folks,

those check out people are about to become even more intelligent, not.

Most people will make decisions based on short term objectives and

neglect the long term.  How would society advance?


The BBC delivers what is considered some of the best quality work

available.  'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'. I for one am happy to

continue to pay license fees and a �30 fee for digital sounds reasonable

too.  If people want to watch mindless dribble, they should be penalized

fo it, right?


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Nabil Shabka

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