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djbass · 28 May 2006, 12:56

Yes & No.

We get the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) which would be our equivelent.

Since all TV over here is free without license the short answer is yes.

However it probably effects programming available. ABC seems to host about 70% locally produced content, and the remaining 40% are shows (yes prime minister, coupling, the bill etc) stolen from the BBC, and occasional documentaries from them also.

The ABC in general though is just the freebie goverment run community network so most of it are low-budget and childrens orientated programming. As I understand it your local BBC includes content such as latest shows & movies, which are left up to the commercial (though still free-to-air) networks, or cable tv (austar/foxtel).

28 May 2006, 12:56	#19
djbass mmm.. pills Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Australia Posts: 2,152	Re: the BBC Yes & No. We get the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) which would be our equivelent. Since all TV over here is free without license the short answer is yes. However it probably effects programming available. ABC seems to host about 70% locally produced content, and the remaining 40% are shows (yes prime minister, coupling, the bill etc) stolen from the BBC, and occasional documentaries from them also. The ABC in general though is just the freebie goverment run community network so most of it are low-budget and childrens orientated programming. As I understand it your local BBC includes content such as latest shows & movies, which are left up to the commercial (though still free-to-air) networks, or cable tv (austar/foxtel). __________________ CSS : the result of letting artists design something only an engineer should touch. Last edited by djbass; 28 May 2006 at 14:57.