If you need a licence to watch it, then its excludable and thus not a public good. BBC Radio is a public good, since that is non-excludable. (View Post)

If it was funded by taxes and open to all it would actually be a public good. It isn't though. Its a corporation that is only legally allowed to be watch via its subscribers, but people are legally o… (View Post)

Yes it is a subscription service and not a public good. The constant moaning is because it is against the law to watch other services like Sky Sports, ITV or Channel 4 for instance without paying the… (View Post)

I get tired of paying a licence fee towards BBC shite. As soon as the BBC stops taxing those of us who don't watch their shit, they can produce whatever they feel like as far as I'm concerned. I coul… (View Post)

Public service broadcasting is a public good, but the BBC isn't a public service broadcaster since it requires the license fee making it excludable. Other countries like Australia's ABC are a proper … (View Post)