Comments on: Could the BBC – or Channel 4 – be funded by a tax on web and mobile? http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/06/26/could-the-bbc-or-channel-4-be-funded-by-a-tax-on-web-and-mobile/ A conversation. Wed, 23 May 2012 15:16:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: photographyVoter.com http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/06/26/could-the-bbc-or-channel-4-be-funded-by-a-tax-on-web-and-mobile/#comment-5860 photographyVoter.com Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:55:25 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1147#comment-5860 <strong>Online Journalism Blog...</strong> Blogging, WordPress and Online Money Making Tips. ... If you own a product related blog, make sure to try it out. Also remember that it works best when ...... Online Journalism Blog…

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]]> By: Neil McIntosh http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/06/26/could-the-bbc-or-channel-4-be-funded-by-a-tax-on-web-and-mobile/#comment-5859 Neil McIntosh Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:13:00 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1147#comment-5859 There has been talk, in the recent past, of a PC tax in the UK... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/03/pc_tax/ I agree with David that the BBC does many splendid things, but would take issue over iPlayer not happening without tax funding; US television companies appear to be finding the commercial rationale for their own efforts without public money or subscription fees from users - Hulu.com is pretty good. There has been talk, in the recent past, of a PC tax in the UK…

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/03/pc_tax/

I agree with David that the BBC does many splendid things, but would take issue over iPlayer not happening without tax funding; US television companies appear to be finding the commercial rationale for their own efforts without public money or subscription fees from users – Hulu.com is pretty good.

]]> By: Jon Hickman http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/06/26/could-the-bbc-or-channel-4-be-funded-by-a-tax-on-web-and-mobile/#comment-5858 Jon Hickman Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:11:19 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1147#comment-5858 If they tax my Virgin Broadband will it work for a change? If they tax my Virgin Broadband will it work for a change?

]]> By: David North http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/06/26/could-the-bbc-or-channel-4-be-funded-by-a-tax-on-web-and-mobile/#comment-5857 David North Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:10:12 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1147#comment-5857 I've just been talking about the <a href="http://www.digital-rant.co.uk/2008/06/26/keep-spending-my-tv-license-fee/" rel="nofollow">BBC overspending on their web portal</a> so this sort of runs parallel. As I've said I have no problem paying the license fee as I really feel the BBC delivers a unique quality service. However I don't think everyone agrees and the thought of taxation to replace it will just make more people talk about scrapping it altogether. As long as the tax is proportionate I don't have issue - the BBC do a lot more for the country than produce TV programmes. Without "the unique way they are funded" I don't think the BBC would work in the way they currently do which means initiatives like Freeview and iPlayer may never have appeared. This kind of innovation is good for the entire industry as it pushes the limits. I’ve just been talking about the BBC overspending on their web portal so this sort of runs parallel.

As I’ve said I have no problem paying the license fee as I really feel the BBC delivers a unique quality service.

However I don’t think everyone agrees and the thought of taxation to replace it will just make more people talk about scrapping it altogether.

As long as the tax is proportionate I don’t have issue – the BBC do a lot more for the country than produce TV programmes. Without “the unique way they are funded” I don’t think the BBC would work in the way they currently do which means initiatives like Freeview and iPlayer may never have appeared. This kind of innovation is good for the entire industry as it pushes the limits.

]]> By: Tom Scotney http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/06/26/could-the-bbc-or-channel-4-be-funded-by-a-tax-on-web-and-mobile/#comment-5856 Tom Scotney Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:01:20 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1147#comment-5856 What a horrible idea. What a horrible idea.

]]> By: Tom Scotney http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/06/26/could-the-bbc-or-channel-4-be-funded-by-a-tax-on-web-and-mobile/#comment-5855 Tom Scotney Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:00:49 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1147#comment-5855 What a horrible idea. Let's tax the BBC to support local newspapers. What a horrible idea. Let’s tax the BBC to support local newspapers.

]]> By: Craig McGinty http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/06/26/could-the-bbc-or-channel-4-be-funded-by-a-tax-on-web-and-mobile/#comment-5854 Craig McGinty Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:00:40 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1147#comment-5854 Call me a cynic but one of the main beneficiaries of this move by Sarkozy will be private TV companies, the biggest of which TF1 is part-owned by Martin Bouygues, who is godfather to Sarkozy's youngest son, Louis. Upon this news being announced shares in TF1 and another private broadcaster M6 enjoyed a bit of a spike. And the coup de grâce? A tax on internet companies in a country that has one of the lowest levels of internet penetration amongst the major EU players: http://renaissancenumerique.typepad.fr/ Call me a cynic but one of the main beneficiaries of this move by Sarkozy will be private TV companies, the biggest of which TF1 is part-owned by Martin Bouygues, who is godfather to Sarkozy’s youngest son, Louis.

Upon this news being announced shares in TF1 and another private broadcaster M6 enjoyed a bit of a spike.

And the coup de grâce? A tax on internet companies in a country that has one of the lowest levels of internet penetration amongst the major EU players:

http://renaissancenumerique.typepad.fr/

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