Originally Posted by mossy2103:
“I was, in part, replying to earlier claims that LP needed more money for better production.
And yes, it's the free market in operation, which in this instance means taht the BBC could never have offered sufficient, they would always have been trumped by a commercial broadcaster who could offer more money and more advertising opportunities.
But sometimes, as with Apple, market forces don't always work in favour of the consumer (especially where the end result is an over-priced product)”
“I was, in part, replying to earlier claims that LP needed more money for better production.
And yes, it's the free market in operation, which in this instance means taht the BBC could never have offered sufficient, they would always have been trumped by a commercial broadcaster who could offer more money and more advertising opportunities.
But sometimes, as with Apple, market forces don't always work in favour of the consumer (especially where the end result is an over-priced product)”
Well, despite all the teeth-gnashing about adverts and the like, those who do want to give Bake Off a chance on Channel 4 can still do so for free, which wouldn't have been the case had the show been sold to a subscription based network.




