Quote Originally Posted by jackal2 View Post
It beggars belief in this day and age that if people wish to own a TV to access the hundreds of channels now available on commercial or satellite platforms, they are still obliged to contribute to the funding of one particular broadcaster. To be fair, lots of people do express their anger about it, but nowhere near strongly enough.
We contribute to the funding whatever the broadcaster, just not directly like the BBC. Most channels are funded by advertisements.
Companies pay the channel for an ad, then factor the cost into the product or service we buy from them.