You (UK) pay a TV licence fee to cover the cost of lost revenue from potential advertisters

I heard this ‘arguement’ time and time again when I lived in the UK. In the past perhaps that was true, but certainly not now.

I went here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8071021.stm Page last updated at 01:16 GMT, Thursday, 28 May 2009 02:16 UK “Ocean monster shows hidden depths” and there was an video on offer with a picture of some mechanical hand presumably operating in the deep ocean.

I clicked on it and all I got an advert for the Philippines. This thing has happened before. I got some Hyundai advert constantly appearing where some BBC article related footage should have been. I refreshed the page and again the ‘underwater’ still frame showed, but this time on clicking the ‘play’ button, all I got now was a Cathay Pacific advert.

This is terrible. I suspect the BBC are deliberately misleading readers to click adverts in the pretence that they will see something interesting instead.

If I am wrong and the BBC has a ‘code’ problem, why is it that there is never a problem with showing the adverts but there is showing their footage?

The adverts are increasing as are the dreadful scams played out upon their readers, yet the BBC licence fee never gets smaller.

Throw the BBC into the drain where it belongs. Boycott the rubbish licence. Don’t let inspectors enter your home.

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