BBC iPlayer viewers now need a TV licence to watch to catch up with their favourite shows

[Peter S Kirk]

Chris,

Stop the OT poltical campainging posts:
"Over 275,000 of us signed an emergency petition to keep the BBC
independent"

List is for GiP discussion and help ONLY.

Respect that and take politics elsewhere.

Regards

P

On 13 May 2016 at 15:37, CJB CJB <chrisjbrady at gmail.com> wrote:

> There is a large campaign at 38Degrees:
> 
> NOTES:
> [1] The Times quote was on the front page of the paper yesterday. It
> is also on the internet but it is behind a paywall:
> The Times: BBC stars keep pay deals secret after government climbdown:
> http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bbc-stars-keep-pay-deals-secret-after-government-climbdown-qpk32dxmh
> [2] The Telegraph: BBC in row with John Whittingdale over
> ~top-slicingTM licence fee to fund kids TV:
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/04/13/bbc-in-row-with-john-whittingdale-over-top-slicing-licence-fee-t/
> When new plans were floated to cut funding, forcing the closure of
> CBeebies, over 157,176 of us signed the petition against these plans:
> https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/save-cbeebies
> [3] Guardian: It lacks the glamour of saving Strictly " but the BBCTMs
> new board must be resisted:
> http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/12/dont-let-strictly-climbdown-fool-you-bbc-isnt-safe
> As soon as it came out that there were plans to fill the BBC board
> with government cronies, 38 Degrees members leapt into action. Over
> 275,000 of us signed an emergency petition to keep the BBC
> independent:
> https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/protect-bbc-hub
> [4] Independent: BBC white paper: What the changes mean for you as a
> viewer, at a glance:
> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/bbc-trust-abolished-and-replaced-with-board-of-governors-as-ofcom-confirmed-as-
> external-regulator-a7025646.html Thousands of 38 Degrees members signed and shared petitions aimed at protecting their
> favourite BBC shows from being forced out of the best on-air time slots:
> https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/protect-bbc-hub [5] The BBC license fee has been extended until at least 2028:
> Telegraph: BBC Charter renewal: What you need to know about the Government's white paper changes:
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/12/bbc-charter-renewal-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-governments/ Over
> 350,000 38 Degrees members signed the massive petition calling on the government to protect the BBC: 38 Degrees:
> Protect our BBC: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/protect-BBC-petition-b [6] Take a look at the 38 Degrees blog from
> July to see what we did together as soon as we heard about the governmentTMs plans:
> https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/protect-our-bbc-blog [7] oe Mr. Whittingdale has taken a much harder line on the BBC
> than has Mr. Cameron, who, along with his No. 2, George Osborne, the chancellor of the Exchequer, calls the broadcaster
> a great national institution, if one with flaws. New York Times: BBC Faces Turning Point in Mission as Pressures
> Bear Down: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/10/world/europe/bbc-british-broadcasting-corporation-charter.html [8] Tens of
> thousands of us have chipped in for so many different things to protect the BBC. HereTMs just one example where 38
> Degrees members chipped in to expose MurdochTMs dodgy dealings: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/murdoch-donate-reached
>