Yes it is.
And it's not for the news, it's because of their alleged public service broadcasting element of their schedule.
The news on ITV andGivenchy Channel 4 are provided by ITN. A different company.
Also, it's nothing like 0.4%. Simply not true.
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 23:11,
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The news on ITV and
Also, it's nothing like 0.4%. Simply not true.
Yep, seen that.
Great piece of Guardian reporting failing to grasp the fact that BBC Worldwide is a wholly independent, non-license fee funded company that actually by ploughing back it's profits into Public Service BBC manages to reduce the license fee by a significant amount.
The likelihood of C5 or C4 cozying up with BBCW is as close to zero as makes no odds. It's simply not in their interest, nor can they be forced to do so by Government as they are a independent commercial company.
ITV's entire model, by the nature of it's ramshackle network of affilates, is doomed to failure (evidenced by STV refusing to buy into the new & improved ITV schedule, and defaulting on it's payments to the mothership), doubtless only to be hastened by the appointment of Adam fucking Crozier. I, for one, will applaud that happy day.
Where did that piece mention the 0.4%, by the way?
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 23:56,
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The likelihood of C5 or C4 cozying up with BBCW is as close to zero as makes no odds. It's simply not in their interest, nor can they be forced to do so by Government as they are a independent commercial company.
ITV's entire model, by the nature of it's ramshackle network of affilates, is doomed to failure (evidenced by STV refusing to buy into the new & improved ITV schedule, and defaulting on it's payments to the mothership), doubtless only to be hastened by the appointment of Adam fucking Crozier. I, for one, will applaud that happy day.
Where did that piece mention the 0.4%, by the way?
It came from a radio4 show (probably the Media Show),so I cant link it
Something about a grant to channel 4 of @ £5.6 million last year.
I agree about BBCW but the licence fee belongs to the 1960's when there was no real independent TV and the BBC had built the transmitter network. In these days of the internet (which the BBC has contributed nothing to, it only steals the bandwidth payed for by others), the only fair way to fund the BBC is by subscribers to a worldwide encrypted service...the BBC would earn more money that way but they are too frightened to let go of the easy money of its licence fee
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Thu 4 Feb 2010, 10:24,
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I agree about BBCW but the licence fee belongs to the 1960's when there was no real independent TV and the BBC had built the transmitter network. In these days of the internet (which the BBC has contributed nothing to, it only steals the bandwidth payed for by others), the only fair way to fund the BBC is by subscribers to a worldwide encrypted service...the BBC would earn more money that way but they are too frightened to let go of the easy money of its licence fee
would i have to pay this?
i've already got "shaun of the dead" on dvd
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 22:26,
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Damn,Beaten to it
ITV would be the best in the world if it could extort the £3.3 billion that the BBC is allowed to
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 22:54,
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ITV would be the best in the world if it could extort the £3.3 billion that the BBC is allowed to
Hampsters!
Like regular hamsters but they p more.
I'd watch this.
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 22:10,
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I'd watch this.
Something about that spelling
is definitely more squee, LOLspeak logic I guess.
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 22:11,
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It's in line with the Hampster Dance, certainly
I can has cheez?
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 22:12,
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Bound to be a favourite with a lot of viewers.
Add Rodent's Got Talent and the money would pour in.
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 22:13,
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Cute but sad
that you didn't use my hamsters :(
www.stargazy.org/hamstersinhats/
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www.stargazy.org/hamstersinhats/
This needs more comments.
Just so you don't think we all haven't snickered at it.
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 23:29,
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Top swearer...
"I gotta change my shirt, it's sticking to me. I'm sweating like a cunt."
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 22:02,
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And both contestants have the same number of votes...
It's a TIIIIIIIIIEEEE!
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 22:04,
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No
It's one of those new 64 colour non-interlaced gif displays.
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 21:57,
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I THOUGHT THAT WAS OUR LINE!
HATE IS CRIME! (if you're doing it right)
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 23:16,
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i thinks he refers to this
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragile_x_syndrome
which i was tested for once, but don't have.
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 21:57,
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which i was tested for once, but don't have.
Before I clicked I was hoping it meant the entire X chromosome was fragile, so if you hit someone who had it they would go from female to male.
As diseases go, pretty cool.
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 21:59,
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aha - thanks.
I've learned something today, thanks to b3ta. And my gf thinks I'm just wasting my time here. Fool.
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 22:01,
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I've learned something today, thanks to b3ta. And my gf thinks I'm just wasting my time here. Fool.
I just got yo gaz
I didn't even know my thing was voted on, arf!
I'm not mad -- I never win anything, so it fits my expectations
*self loathes*
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 21:56,
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I'm not mad -- I never win anything, so it fits my expectations
*self loathes*
Robbed or rob'ed, something like that.
Bah! We did good, and made many people laugh.
WE WIN QED.
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 22:05,
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WE WIN QED.
She hates ginger cats with a passion.
Then again, she hates almost all other cats :(
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 22:09,
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I love fucking cookies
except when the crumbs get stuck in your pubes
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 22:04,
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woo for pic
not woo for starting a new thread by accident
now you should try other elements to make taggart from. Fire? Electricity? Cake?
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 21:48,
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now you should try other elements to make taggart from. Fire? Electricity? Cake?
Yes, I used google image search rather than hand paint it from scratch.
Am I disqualified?
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Thu 4 Feb 2010, 1:08,
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How come I can only click "I Like This" once?
Deserves a thousand clicks.
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Thu 4 Feb 2010, 9:52,
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Shot and a half
In the eye and down the cleavage. Jolly well done!
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 23:44,
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I'm not sure I really understand this challenge.
Why do we even want to save ITV anyway?
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 21:32,
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I may well have misunderstood
It's late and I'm v. tired. Surely if we got rid of ITV the long term unemployed and oldsters would pour out into the streets cluttering up the place
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 21:35,
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they might start reading books or forming communities or somesuch.
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 21:36,
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But can we take the chance?
If there wasn't a staple diet of human bear baiting and Murder She Wrote we could be knee deep in sofa surfers
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 21:39,
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Is true
I have a really awful idea ........ Better get cracking!
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 21:46,
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The worst part?
Some designer had to make that gawd awful logo... :(
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 21:32,
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THATS THE CASH CONVERTERS
in Amsterdam, just down from the Overtoom... Save ITV from Holland !
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 21:48,
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oh yeah
look at the web address on the side of the bike basket.
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Wed 3 Feb 2010, 21:57,
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In all seriousness I think the biggest problem with British TV at the moment is a lack of original, brilliant contemporary dramas.
We can do historical costume dramas, but we're shit at modern stuff. I'm not sure why.
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