Rich, Most of us probably remember when WS had Div I matches on Saturday and Sunday, before the Premier League and programming right was even an issue.
I think the only footy that BBC covers anymore (and someone can correct me if I¹m wrong) are some select FA Cup matches, which at best are blacked out on 5 Live streams. Today, the sums that Sky and BT are shelling out are somewhat absorbed by advertising revenue on TV. That would have to be recouped at the BBC via their UK-only licensing fee. I may be mixing radio and TV metaphors here, but therein lies another part of the problem: Brits would be paying a much larger licensing fee for the whole world if audio were broadcast on the WS again - that part would clearly have to change. What¹s interesting is that part of the issue here is why broadcasting rights are so high to begin with, something that they also dealt with in Spain recently (all of La Liga was on strike because of a rights disagreement). Mark On 7/16/15, 6:27 AM, "Swprograms on behalf of Richard Cuff" <swprograms-boun...@hard-core-dx.com on behalf of rdc...@gmail.com> wrote: >The BBC Charter is up for renewal, and there are several elements of >the BBC's existence that could be changed. > >One of them is the Licence Fee funding mechanism - making it >"means-tested", as is the Finnish broadcasting licence fee. > >Another item for consideration is public service programming, a >decision that has long been part of the discussions on the CBC: >Should CBC (or the BBC) participate in sports programming rights fee >discussions such as the NHL or Wimbledon? > >Worth keeping an eye on...because the fortunes of the World Service >are directly tied to the Licence Fee, which historically wasn't the >case. > >Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA > >Shared link: >http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/bbc/11742553/BBC-licence-fee-could-be-mean >s-tested-under-Government-charter-renewal-plans.html >_______________________________________________ >Swprograms mailing list >Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com >http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms > >To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to >swprograms-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL >shown above. > > _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swprograms-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.