Replace BBC America with an option for viewers outside of the UK to purchase subscriptions?
Well IHMO TV in the UK and not just the BBC has been deteriorating for at least a decade or two now. To quote one famous comedian; āMy TV guide looks like the entertaimment guide on a ******* cruise liner!ā. And me personally I think heās correct ā thereās an awful lot of dross on TV over here in the UK right now.
As to where it started? One of the biggest causes was the misguided thatcher legislation of the late '80s/early 90s, that turned ITV franchies into little more than auctions. Bid the highest amount and āpromiseā quality and you got your franchise. Unless of course the politicians in question back then didnāt like you, then you didnāt get your franchise (see: Thames TV and āDeath on the rockā).
That legislation also helped to kill regionality (we have, or used to have regional based TV shows here in the UK far more than we do now). It also replaced people who actually knew something about making TV shows with mere bean-counters.
How did that affect the BBC? Well that legislation had consequences far beyond its original remit; in the end it was a step to making programming just to chase ratings and money - which eventually every TV comapny decided to do. You can almost see this happening in the late 90s too when TV for want of a better term āmelted down and reformedā into something much more commercial.
As to what the BBC could do? Iām not sure right now - probably with the way things are I doubt thereās even 10 things they could do let alone 100. But for sure and this wouldnāt be the BBCās responsibility but for sure reversing insane government legislation would be a good step in the right direction.
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