New Posts For Thread: Is the BBC more powerful than the Government?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30494205/is-the-bbc-more-powerful-than-the-governmentAs a poor man with nary a coin in his pockets to gamble on an outsider - i bitterly resent forking over £25 each month for six months, to pay these blowhards. Their 24 hour news booming out that vicious drum beat all through the day and night. Thathttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30494205/is-the-bbc-more-powerful-than-the-government?post_id=544691657#544691657Tue, 12 May 2015 13:11:48 -0500The Daily Telegraph says the BBC is ‘outdated’ and wants it to ‘demonstrate its continuing relevance’. Excuse me while I reach for my revolver. The BBC is a State broadcaster. State broadcasting was ‘relevant’ in the same way Communismhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30494205/is-the-bbc-more-powerful-than-the-government?post_id=544689213#544689213The Daily Telegraph says the BBC is ‘outdated’ and wants it to ‘demonstrate its continuing relevance’. Excuse me while I reach for my revolver. The BBC is a State broadcaster. State broadcasting was ‘relevant’ in the same way CommunismTue, 12 May 2015 10:22:31 -0500Promoting something regional effectively is a forte of itv advertising I think. You'd have to take a lot of radio time, billboards by the roadside to be as effective. I like the way there's a maximum minutes per hour of advertising ( a free market sthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30494205/is-the-bbc-more-powerful-than-the-government?post_id=544680951#544680951Promoting something regional effectively is a forte of itv advertising I think. You'd have to take a lot of radio time, billboards by the roadside to be as effective. I like the way there's a maximum minutes per hour of advertising ( a free market stMon, 11 May 2015 15:42:13 -0500I see where you are coming from Bongo. It's not a zero sum game and successful advertising promotes sales and allows efficiency of scale. Your argument assumes that such savings are then passed on to the customer. While this may be the case in some ihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30494205/is-the-bbc-more-powerful-than-the-government?post_id=544679377#544679377I see where you are coming from Bongo. It's not a zero sum game and successful advertising promotes sales and allows efficiency of scale. Your argument assumes that such savings are then passed on to the customer. While this may be the case in some iMon, 11 May 2015 13:58:16 -0500We all pay for advertising regardless of which medium the product manufacturer chooses to use.We therefore pay for TV, newspapers, Google etc. whether we use them or not.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30494205/is-the-bbc-more-powerful-than-the-government?post_id=544679021#544679021We all pay for advertising regardless of which medium the product manufacturer chooses to use.We therefore pay for TV, newspapers, Google etc. whether we use them or not.Mon, 11 May 2015 13:30:48 -0500Partridge AHA - i know that was - he was good - well 1st series anyway at the travel tavernhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30494205/is-the-bbc-more-powerful-than-the-government?post_id=544679007#544679007Partridge AHA - i know that was - he was good - well 1st series anyway at the travel tavernMon, 11 May 2015 13:30:03 -0500i can't think of a single programme i ever watch on BBC - can't remember ever watching anything on the BBC -it's total shyte .Brian Cox - is he BBC ? ,the Office might have been - can't rememberhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30494205/is-the-bbc-more-powerful-than-the-government?post_id=544678999#544678999i can't think of a single programme i ever watch on BBC - can't remember ever watching anything on the BBC -it's total shyte .Brian Cox - is he BBC ? ,the Office might have been - can't rememberMon, 11 May 2015 13:29:18 -0500thought the BBC was the governmenthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30494205/is-the-bbc-more-powerful-than-the-government?post_id=544678963#544678963thought the BBC was the governmentMon, 11 May 2015 13:27:06 -0500We all pay for ITV. Just indirectly through advertising - IncorrectAdvertising managers aren't stupid. They choose the most cost effective way to promote their service or product. If there was some Statist utopia for bbc luvvies where itv was banned,https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30494205/is-the-bbc-more-powerful-than-the-government?post_id=544678619#544678619We all pay for ITV. Just indirectly through advertising - IncorrectAdvertising managers aren't stupid. They choose the most cost effective way to promote their service or product. If there was some Statist utopia for bbc luvvies where itv was banned,Mon, 11 May 2015 13:04:11 -0500If you pay for a tree and it falls over in the woods and you didn't see it, did you really pay for it?Answer: course you *****ing did, because you paid for it, watching it or not watching it has no effect.Trying to say ITV is a form of Advertiser Payhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30494205/is-the-bbc-more-powerful-than-the-government?post_id=544678095#544678095If you pay for a tree and it falls over in the woods and you didn't see it, did you really pay for it?Answer: course you *****ing did, because you paid for it, watching it or not watching it has no effect.Trying to say ITV is a form of Advertiser PayMon, 11 May 2015 12:31:09 -0500