Television media vs internet media

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Youtube, Netflix, Amazon, and other broadcasting giants have dominated the digital-visual  entertaining world. They put television channels in the background by attracting a large demographic of young viewers. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) suffers from this marginalization. This is what this second source article from the daily express deals with. the daily express is a middle-market tabloid newspaper in the United Kingdom. The journal is known for it's Eurosceptic and conservative right-winged opinions. The writer is stating facts, quotes, and general information on Ofcom's warnings to BBC and the PSB's gradual decline. The pressure BBC is under is very topical hens the recent publishing date of the article ( November 6th 2019). One can ask then, how will BBC cope with the 21st century and stay relevant ? to answer this question we will first look at why BBC is in decline of viewers especially young ones then the legitimacy of licence fees will be a subject of study.

 In October Only 49 per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds said they tuned into BBC TV channels. One of the reasons BBC is no longer appealing to younger viewers is the latter’s low opinion of them, in a discussion held in the University of Strathclyde, the article reported: ‘’ The student described the BBC’s programmes for young people as “frankly awful” and a poor attempt to emulate YouTube.” Indeed some original BBC shows are rated very poorly and were welcomed with severe criticism amongst youngsters such as some reality shows and some game shows. Another reason is youtube’s enormous popularity referred to by the article “While the arrival of SVODs has created exciting opportunities for the creative sector and audiences, particularly in drama, we are concerned by the unpredictability of future developments.’’ youtube being a video on demand site, allowing you to stream whatever content you want in whatever time you need takes the lead over a set program of shows that only air in a certain hour, that may or may not be convenient for the viewer which leads to '' especially young people, watching TV in real-time is now the exception rather than the norm''. To fight this rising threat BBC created its streaming site with the collaboration of ITV: Britbox a platform that promises the biggest collection of British TV content ever assembled in one place, as well as new commissions specifically tailored for the service

 Along with also having this advantage, Netflix allows its clients to watch beloved BBC shows with much lower fees (around 6 euros per month for Netflix vs 12 euros per month for a licence fee) the text calls this out: "Netflix had gathered some of the best BBC content in one place and was cheaper than a TV licence" several British citizens are now refusing to pay BBC licence fees, which is charged to all British households and companies and that funds BBC's network . This leads to a serious questioning of the licence fee imposed to Netflix and an urgent need to change them as the article stresses when talking about the debate “There was disagreement about the legitimacy of the licence fees'. This creates a vicious circle of BBC not having enough funds thus not being able to provide quality shows, the text explains: "The report warns if broadcasters are to continue, they “must remain financially viable” while adapting to a younger audience" if the company does not make ends meet the result production will be of mediocre quality, and lead to further unsubscriptions. In its report, Ofcom pushes to “establish a new body called the BBC Funding Commission” which is a '' new, independent and transparent process for setting the licence fee'' In the other hand Nigel Farage the Brexit party leader sees BBC as an anachronism and suggests to phase out its licence fee, many British people also fight to decriminalise not paying the fees, thus making the choice optional. 

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