The BBC is launching a paywall in the US
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Although, you could also argue that those taxes pay for informing and influencing citizens of foreign nations.
America’s media ecosystem is dominated by Fox, Sinclair, and other state party media players. There is a strategic benefit to having a media outlet that doesn’t run through the state media filter.
This is a very important point. There is a reason there is a "cultural victory" in the Civilization games and the UK is definitely ceding cultural influence with this move.
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Any recommendations for a good replacement? I check BBC world on the daily but will be stopping as soon as this kicks in.
I usually use Deutsche Welle actually. Generally happy with it! Also available in English, of course
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And just at a time when the US really needs a decent news service…
I am sure this was discussed at the Starmer - Trump talks as a way to further isolate Americans from the truth.
I guess it’s just Al-Jazeera now…
I'm (relatively) happy with Deutsche Welle (dw.com) and France24 as well
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I know there’s rights issues and all but if they made a real BBC streaming service with their back catalog and every David Attenborough special in 4K, it’d be one thing but Americans are inundated with news and streaming services. I pay for my local newspaper’s digital site — mostly because if I don’t, who will? But even The NY Times has to have recipes and word games to keep people subscribed. Why would anyone pay more than a dollar a month or something for BBC News?
The U.S. seems like an odd place to trial this. It’s the most competitive media market in the world and we’re all already sick of being asked to pay for 40 different services. In conclusion:
️It's insane how much music, art, theatre, television etc still comes out of the UK, and how little they've capitalised on it - letting the Americans take all the initiative.
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This is a very important point. There is a reason there is a "cultural victory" in the Civilization games and the UK is definitely ceding cultural influence with this move.
Or the reason why the US has had Radio Free Europe for decades.
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As a Canadian, I'd be upset if we got paywalled. The BBC is where I go to for trusted news on international concerns.
Understandable, but I'd still be upset.
Could just VPN into the UK. Proton offers a free, no login required, VPN tier with several end points in the UK
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This is a very important point. There is a reason there is a "cultural victory" in the Civilization games and the UK is definitely ceding cultural influence with this move.
To such an extent that I wonder if there is back-channel influence flowing out of the US pushing for this...
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Or the reason why the US has had Radio Free Europe for decades.
I believe all such programs were defunded a few months ago...
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Time to unfollow them, I guess.
Geez, I feel slightly to blame for checking bbc.com a couple times a day and rejecting the cookies
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I believe all such programs were defunded a few months ago...
Guess the Tankies are loving Trump for that one.
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I believe all such programs were defunded a few months ago...
Their grants were cut by a Trump EO, and they’re suing to have them reinstated. They’re very much still around.
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Their grants were cut by a Trump EO, and they’re suing to have them reinstated. They’re very much still around.
Glad they're still there - hope they're not working without pay anytime soon.
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A bizarre decision.
Every paywalled news site is a news site I don't read.
I mean, nobody likes adverts, but I think even fewer people like paying.
I don't like having to have one more login for something, it's more about that then the money even.
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Time to unfollow them, I guess.
Can you just use a vpn to listen to the radio? I listen to bbc every morning before work, I will not pay though
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I work for a living, so I'm used to my work being exploited as a matter of course.
That's exactly my point.
Presumably you're paid for the work you do, and you shouldn't have to do it for free, yes?
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That's exactly my point.
Presumably you're paid for the work you do, and you shouldn't have to do it for free, yes?
Yes. But I'm not paid continuously for the work I've done in the past, and I'm not paid the actual value of my work.
Should we still be paying Homer for his incredible work on the Iliad, do you think?
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Or the reason why the US has had Radio Free Europe for decades.
Yeah back in the day we made sure no matter who you were and what was going on you had the opportunity to hear our take on it
Mind you I suppose that still happens thanks to us being a very loud and online people, but having an "America says x" channel in a time where people liked us sure was a good idea
