Nomad has been somewhat behind the plot recently. Astute readers will no doubt already be aware of the Digital Britain white paper. In the latest developments certain parties are outraged that the licence fee could be "top sliced".
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5624879/Mark-Thompson-accuses-clique-of-undermining-BBC-by-top-slicing--licence-fee.html
So given that 'the corporation' is upset; it is worth asking whether the white paper is good news. In Nomad's opinion it is not. This is a petty bureaucratic struggle. Why take money from one quaisi goverment body and hand it over to another? For make no mistake that there will be a quango in charge of administering ITV's handout.
Surely what the taxpayer wants is freedom to decide where to spend thier money. Surely what the viewer wants is freedom to decide what to watch. Ultimately of course these are the same thing.
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
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