according to bloggers at "Biased BBC" the watchdog blogspot always catching any bias that spews out of the BBC. It would be interesting to know the names of the main shareholders of the BBC. Chances are, the trail would lead to either Saudi Arabia or to Iran. In fact, I will go out on a limb and say that the "chances are 100% that the BBC is controlled by money from the Middle East".
A day is not a proper day in BBC land unless the reputation of Israel has been further besmirched. And so it is with this excuse of a report which alleges that must end "unfair" detentions.
On the matter of fact, the detainees concerned are terrorist suspects, hence the anguish in BBC circles. Once again, the far-left B'Tselem group (and Hamoked) is behind this agitation. The BBC is careful to designate them simply as a "campaign group" when in fact they are an activist hard left and pro Palestinian. Whilst one can accept that B'Tselem will use loaded language, it's interesting to note how the BBC itself uses the term "incarceration" to describe how Israel deals with suspected terrorists. No bias? Sorry, when it's little Israel, the BBC is very careful to use the right language to ensure Israel always looks in the wrong.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
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Dodo, don't be a dodo.
ReplyDeleteThe BRITISH Broadcasting Corporation is fund through television license fees. Ie if you a television you pay a tax which goes to the BBC
"Last year the BBC collected £3.2billion from licence-payers (pg. 82). The latest licence fee settlement will give the BBC at least £20 billion from licence payers over six years." from Biased BBC... top right column front page)
backseat blogger - I bundle all BBC outlets with BBC World and who's to say that BBC World does not have a hold on BBC UK running on taxpayers' money. BBC World is a money-making machine and their money comes from big investors and big investors are found in oil rich countries, and oil rich countries with a hatred towards Israel are Saudi Arabia, Iran and other Muslim countries.
ReplyDeleteBBC Worldwide had the following to report a few weeks/months ago:
"In 2008/09 BBC Worldwide passed, for the first time, the significant milestone of £1bn in sales, at a time of global recession. This increase is attributable to the excellent quality and choice of programmes, channels and products we offer and sterling work by our people around the world, as well as our biggest-ever investment programme in new business opportunities."
I will still maintain that BBC UK is in the grips of Muslims and thus in the grips of UK Leftists - hatred of Israel have made these two factions into strange bedfellows.
That my opinion and I am sticking to it.
Dodo, BBC World is wholly owned by the BBC, which is s a publicly television service. No private shareholders. Sorry.
ReplyDeleteBalbulican - you made me go checking on the internet. I find that
ReplyDelete"BBC World Service is funded by the UK government through Parliamentary Grant-in-Aid. The Parliamentary Grant-in-Aid is administered by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). It is not subsidised by the Licence Fee.
The FCO is involved in the process of deciding which languages are broadcast. All editorial control rests entirely with the BBC. The relationship between BBC World Service and the FCO is governed by two documents, the Broadcasting Agreement and the Financial Memorandum."
I am of the opinion that the FCO mentioned above would mean that foreign govts would be partly funding the BBC World service. So my earlier paranoia has legs, and with good reason.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/institutional/2009/03/000000_ws_run.shtml
Nope. Sorry, that's completely wrong. The FCO is an agency of the British Government, and ADMINSTERS the funding. BBC World's service is granted under a Parliamentary appropriation.
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot to be angry at the world - don't be wasting righteous wrath when you're mistaken. Save it for the real stuff. ;)
Balbulican - if you thought you got the winning end of the discussion, think again. I knew I had read somewhere that the BBC was a tool in the hands of "agents against Israel" and that had stuck in memory. Access the link given and see the proof of how the BBC is puffed up on money coming to them from the EU and EU's money is tainted with Muslim money and the coffers of the Muslim money has, more often than not, a direct link to the middle east oil rich states, which means the money is tainted with the devilish desire to eradicate Israel from the face of the planet. Sooooo....my comment re.SA and Iranian monetary links stand firm and rooted in logic and sanity.
ReplyDeletehttp://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3257748.ece
and here's a little from the link above.
THE BBC last night faced accusations of pro-Brussels bias as it was revealed that the corporation had taken out £141m in “soft” loans from the European Union.
The broadcaster has taken out three separate low interest loans from the EU-backed European Investment Bank (EIB) to fund the expansion of its growing commercial empire.
It also emerged that the BBC has received grants from the EU worth £1.4m over the past five years.
The Brussels deals raise awkward questions for the corporation about its coverage of European affairs and its burgeoning profit-making arm whose interests extend to property, publishing and the internet.....
...Critics question how commercial contracts fit into the BBC’s “public services” remit.
"It would be interesting to know the names of the main shareholders of the BBC. Chances are, the trail would lead to either Saudi Arabia or to Iran."
ReplyDeleteSigh. Let me try one more time.
BBC and BBC world do not have shareholders. They are publicly owned corporations. It's that simple.
The link you provide states that BBC has loans of 141 M. with the European Investment bank. Since that amounts to roughly 10% of one year's operating budget for the CBC, and since the EIB is funding construction and business development across Europe, and since ITS shareholders are the members of the 27 European nations, it seems a bit odd to characterize it as "tainted with Muslim money and the coffers of the Muslim money has, more often than not, a direct link to the middle east oil rich states, which means the money is tainted with the devilish desire to eradicate Israel from the face of the planet", and so on.
Anyhow, bottom line: you are wrong about the ownership of the BBC and its affiliate.
Balbulican - bottom line: The BBC is against Israel just like the UN. Leftists like you will never concede that, that is a fact. The reason they are so much for beheaders and terrorists is because there are powerful figures in the Muslim kingdoms greasing the wheels of BBC world service via the EU. Be it loans or whatever, the Muslim influence is there in plenty for all to see. You can keep your blinders on, no big loss.
ReplyDeleteI think there's a tendency to mistake strongly held opinions for facts, and I don't think that promotes intelligent discussion. You're certainly entitled to your views about the "shareholders" of the BBC. However, your readers should know that they don't exist.
ReplyDeleteI myself think that an opinion is best backed up with facts, not just more opinion.
Balbulican - my readers, those that I care about, do not wear blinders.
ReplyDeleteAnd, let me say that "shareholders" are also known as "stakeholders" and I stand by my opinion that the stakeholders in BBC world news have deep pockets of the dirty kind.
Cheers.
Shrug. "Shareholders" and "stakeholders" don't mean the same thing at all.
ReplyDeleteAs I said, you're absolutely entitled to express whatever views you hold. With respect: you were mistaken about the ownership structure of a public broadcaster, and I provided an accurate correction. One less piece of misinformation in the world...a good thing, no?
Hi, Dodo. That was an interesting discussion, but my last response hasn't appeared. You're not censoring comments, are you?
ReplyDeleteBalbulican - give me a break! Being umemployed, I am making the most of it and I don't get up before 10 AM. After that I look at the stock market to determine my moves. After that I have my coffee and only after that I check my blog and BTers. Geez.
ReplyDeleteWell, you can think that shareholders are different from stakeholders, just like I am sure you think that terrorists are the same as other minor criminals.
Difference of opinion is always interesting.
BTW, yes I monitor my comments.
Sorry, I asked because a new post had gone up in the interim.
ReplyDeleteSince we're now discussing this "below the fold", as it were, and in all likelihood without an audience - give ME a break and don't pretend not to understand the difference between a shareholder and a stakeholder. That's not a "matter of opinion", I'm afraid. It's the English language.
I have no idea what I've ever said that gave you the faintest idea that I believe "terrorists are the same as other minor criminals", but if you refer me to the link or quote that gave you that erroneous impression, I'll be glad to correct it.
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Look Balbulican - this will be my last input on this discussion as I will be busy with other stuff after this response so don't bother replying. I grabbed the first explanation on stakeholders/shareholders: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stakeholder_theory
ReplyDeleteNo matter which way you want to turn the BBC viewpoint, my opinion is firm and solid. The BBC is partly funded, whether by loans or otherwise, by entities which are influential in EU countries. This makes those entities (whether banks, govts, or what have you) manageable by individuals (whether they are board members of those banks or whatever) who are in step with arab countries. If one is obligated to an arab country, then one is obliged to criticize Israel, whether they are in the right or wrong. As simple as that. It does not matter that Israel is the only democracy in that part of the world.
On the comment re. terrorists and minor criminals, I have seen leftists defend terrorists (Khadr and family) and I have seen the pro-hamas rallies in Toronto and I have seen leftists in Toronto walking hand in hand at those rallies. If one is pro-Hamas, then one is pro-terrorist. I will concede that all leftists are not the same, but as leftists generalize about conservatives being racist, religious to the extreme, etc.etc., I can generalize about leftists being in bed with pro-terrorist organizations. YOU yourself might have a different opinion on terrorists being treated as minor criminals, but the majority of your brothers and sisters do not.
Like I said above Balbulican - I will not publish any other comment on this topic again. Sorry!!
Have a great weekend.