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daveh75

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Perhaps forgetting that UK residents paid for this with our licence fees in the first place...

Thats not really how it works... by the same argument shouldn't all DVD/Blu-rays of 'BBC' programming be free?

TG was funded/produced by BBC World Wide/Studios i.e their commercial arm, and sold all over the world.

The BBC just happened to be a UK rightsholder
 
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Thats not really how it works... by the same argument shouldn't all DVD/Blu-rays of 'BBC' programming be free?

TG was funded/produced by BBC World Wide/Studios i.e their commercial arm, and sold all over the world.

The BBC just happened to be a UK rightsholder
I do understand - it's the combination of having paid my share of its production and Amazon's comedy pricing that jars.

And at least with physical media you get the actual thing - a better comparison would be with streaming, and the Beeb does allow this free via iPlayer.
 

daveh75

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My DD is £15 a month ☹️

I'm just going by what's stated on the TVL website

Choose how often you would like to pay. Make sure you have your bank account details ready and follow a few simple steps.


Pay monthly - from £14.12
We'll usually spread the cost of your first Direct Debit licence over six months, at around £28.25 a month. From then on you’ll pay around £14.12 a month.


Pay quarterly - from £43.62
We'll take four payments throughout the year. Each payment will include a £1.25 charge.


Pay yearly - £169.50
You’ll pay the full licence fee automatically every 12 months.


Though I notice the use of "around" with regard to paying by monthly DD.
 
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As I said to my son, immediately the reunion was announced and others have said. "There's a year to go before the concerts, they'll have fallen out again by then"
I doubt it. Dubious anyone on here is foolish enough to believe this is for the fans or the music, it is purely a cash grab. I could never see what the attraction was for this bunch of ruddy idiots, I feel much the same about U2.
 

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I doubt it. Dubious anyone on here is foolish enough to believe this is for the fans or the music, it is purely a cash grab. I could never see what the attraction was for this bunch of ruddy idiots, I feel much the same about U2.
It was light hearted on my part. I know they are not going to blow the chance of making mega bucks. Is it something like £50 million each they are going to get from this?
 
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Tickets that were originally on sale for £135 were being sold by the same outlet for £350 before they sold out.

This was due to 'dynamic pricing' where the price increases in line with demand.
Anybody that complains about dynamic pricing....after paying a dynamically increased price...needs to go in room 101.

For £350 you could be subjected to the delights of Oasis - or you could buy a Wiim Ultra.....decisions, decisions.
 
As I said to my son, immediately the reunion was announced and others have said. "There's a year to go before the concerts, they'll have fallen out again by then"
We thought the same thing. I don't mind the odd song, and have a great soft spot for Whatever - I used to sing it to our 29 y/o when he was a baby to rock him to sleep - always loved the lines about 'whatever you do, whatever you say yeah, I know it's alright', which summed up how I felt about him at the time. But they seem to be dreadful people to me. I was always amused by the time when Liam had a go at some photographers and one of them knocked some of his teeth out. I absolutely abhor violence, but on that occasion...
 

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Tickets that were originally on sale for £135 were being sold by the same outlet for £350 before they sold out.

This was due to 'dynamic pricing' where the price increases in line with demand.
Anybody that complains about dynamic pricing....after paying a dynamically increased price...needs to go in room 101.

For £350 you could be subjected to the delights of Oasis - or you could buy a Wiim Ultra.....decisions, decisions.
I know what my decision would be.....
 
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