[fish heads]

Yeah, I know, but my original point was - how could you rectify it.

[Sidders]

Where do the profits from BBC worldwide go if they don't go back to the BBC?

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

Yeah, I know, but my original point was - how could you rectify it.

Use the profits on BBC programmes.

[Sidders]

Surely that's what they do though? I'm getting confused here. If the profits from BBC Worldwide go back to BBC Worldwide and all they do is merchandising, then there must be a huge vat of profits sitting in a bank somewhere.

[fish heads]

Well all the merchendising profit doesn't go directly to BBC Worldwide. In the case of DVDs, the writers and creators of programmes are paid, as well as production costs for the dvd and the like as well as promotional materials, so although it's easy to say fund new BBC programming with this profit, it is hardly as straightforward as that. Plus if it was as simple as that, they would have done it already

[Walter Sobchak]

On this weeks show (Scott Mills) several people have asked for a song called 'Electric' to be played, I have no idea who it is sung by, or how it sounds, but I am now intrigued!
This also set me thinking, The playlist on daytime Radio 1 is highly commercial, In fact Chris has mentioned this before (referring to Eminems media machine if my memory serves me right).
The point is that these multi-million pound companies should start putting their hands in their pockets and paying the BBC for this very corporate playlist.
I thought it was quite contradictory for Radio 1 to be promoting the work of the late great John Peel, while at the same time refusing to play a song that has been requested by several people.
I Don't want adverts, and would gladly pay for TV and Radio, BUT i feel a little conned if I have to wake up at 3am and listen in order to hear a new band from a lesser known label.

[fish heads]

Electric is sung by the legend that isn't - Lisa Scott Lee

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

Well all the merchendising profit doesn't go directly to BBC Worldwide. In the case of DVDs, the writers and creators of programmes are paid, as well as production costs for the dvd and the like as well as promotional materials, so although it's easy to say fund new BBC programming with this profit, it is hardly as straightforward as that. Plus if it was as simple as that, they would have done it already

how is it not straightforward? Money the bbc makes from whatever its ventures should ultimately go towards providing programming. thats the whole reason it exists.

The don't do it because there is an obsession in this country with the Private sector and how it operates more effieciently. I'm biased but, in many cases, thats bullsh*t.

oh and Railtrack Shareholders - hahahaahahah F*ck off.

[fish heads]

I'm biased

Well there you go

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

doesnt mean im not right.

[Chrz]

The best thing about the bbc is the fact that there is no adverts... and anyways, my mum pays our license fee

[Mafro]

I don't think its fair that the BBC still charge the same license fee price for people who can't recieve Freeview and therefore can't see any of the digital channels.