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No chance that BBC and ITV will disappear
I agree with your verdict in Issue 697’s ‘Question of the Fortnight’ (pictured) that UK broadcasters will have to “move with the times”. But that doesn’t mean the BBC or ITV will be disappearing any time soon. Despite the rise of Netflix and the like, the BBC and ITV – and to a lesser extent Channel 4 – still dominate our cultural landscape.
Just look at the headlines made recently by Gary Lineker announcing he’ll be leaving Match of the Day. The axing of a Netflix show or the departure of a Sky Sports presenter wouldn’t have made the front pages. I can easily imagine a time without the TV Licence, but without the BBC or a commercial rival (whether or not that’s ITV)? No chance.
James Rowley
Axing
Click
shows that BBC has lost its way
I read with sadness in Issue 696 (page 8) that the BBC is axing Click. Over the years technology has become less visible on the BBC. Remember Tomorrow’s World, which lasted 38 years and introduced us to such technology as mobile phones, personal computers, and chip and pin. Then in 1982 there was the BBC Micro supported by The Computer Programme, followed by Making the Most of the Micro, Computers in Control and Micro Live.