The point of exploiting BBC content for profit is so that this money is reinvested back into BBC content - i.e. the very point is to give more back to the licence fee payer. This makes it a better deal for the fee payer. It's effectively a non-profit.
As for your suggestion of selling rights/licencing for toys and games - that would involve making money from licence fee payer funded projects. Which is what you're against. But you suggest it. In any case that is EXACTLY what they do... BBC Studios is the entity that commissions things like this.
Without this mechanism, the BBC could only afford to make LESS content than it does. Not that you should care as you say you don't pay it.
@Moistnado you fundamentally misunderstand what the licence fee and public ownership mean. Channel 4 is also publicly owned, which is a commercial channel, for some context.
The BBC has a commercial arm to exploit its output - this allows the BBC to source extra funding without having to raise licence fees. This has been paid for by that money - the profits - NOT the licence fee.
This is produced by BBC Studios, a commercial arm of the BBC. This is the part of the BBC which sells programmes to other commercial and international networks, including their own international channels which are commercial. This also covers DVD/BluRay sales and other products not covered by the licence fee - which incidentally cost a lot of money to produce. Residuals to actors and creators for ongoing broadcasts and commercial use of material, which needs to be paid for.
The television channels, radio, main non-commercial website, and iPlayer are all covered by the licence fee. That is what it pays for. Not these games.
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@Moistnado One day you'll grow up and realise how daft you look.
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@Moistnado please read the whole post. I am right though.
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@Moistnado you sound very naive and entitled.
The point of exploiting BBC content for profit is so that this money is reinvested back into BBC content - i.e. the very point is to give more back to the licence fee payer. This makes it a better deal for the fee payer. It's effectively a non-profit.
As for your suggestion of selling rights/licencing for toys and games - that would involve making money from licence fee payer funded projects. Which is what you're against. But you suggest it. In any case that is EXACTLY what they do... BBC Studios is the entity that commissions things like this.
Without this mechanism, the BBC could only afford to make LESS content than it does. Not that you should care as you say you don't pay it.
Some people, eh?
Re: Two Brand New Doctor Who Games Have Been Revealed For Switch
@Moistnado you fundamentally misunderstand what the licence fee and public ownership mean. Channel 4 is also publicly owned, which is a commercial channel, for some context.
The BBC has a commercial arm to exploit its output - this allows the BBC to source extra funding without having to raise licence fees. This has been paid for by that money - the profits - NOT the licence fee.
This is produced by BBC Studios, a commercial arm of the BBC. This is the part of the BBC which sells programmes to other commercial and international networks, including their own international channels which are commercial. This also covers DVD/BluRay sales and other products not covered by the licence fee - which incidentally cost a lot of money to produce. Residuals to actors and creators for ongoing broadcasts and commercial use of material, which needs to be paid for.
The television channels, radio, main non-commercial website, and iPlayer are all covered by the licence fee. That is what it pays for. Not these games.