D&C GLug - Home Page

[ Date Index ] [ Thread Index ] [ <= Previous by date / thread ] [ Next by date / thread => ]

Re: [LUG] three ISP's to avoid

 

Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:52:40 +0100
> James Fidell <james@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hello James,
> 
>> I assume given the fuss over the "access for all" issue that the
>> iplayer project is funded from the licence fee?  I imagine those
> 
> The license fee is, in all probability, the minority part of their
> income.  They get a lot from magazines, merchandising tie-ins (Doctor
> Who stuff, for example), and extortionate call charges on phone-in
> competitions (real, as well as bogus [on Blue Peter, no less!]).

Well, yes, what most people see as "the BBC" is actually a whole load
of separate businesses, not all of which are funded by the licence fee
(BBC Worldwide, for instance, was entirely self-funding last time I was
talking to a BBC employee about this sort of thing).  AIUI each has to
balance its own books though, so it could be an issue.

James

-- 
The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG
http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list
FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html