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> outside of serving autoplaying ads NRK is Norway’s equivalent to the BBC. I’m not sure about the BBC, but NRK is not allowed to run ads. More importantly, th
by vages 5y ago
> outside of serving autoplaying ads
NRK is Norway’s equivalent to the BBC. I’m not sure about the BBC, but NRK is not allowed to run ads. More importantly, they have a number of great in-house developers that churn out quality content and a great video streaming service (tv.nrk.no).
- SecondChildSev 5y agoThe BBC isn't allowed to run ads either. They are also generally can't recommend products without talking about alternatives. Always amusing on kids arts/crafts shows when they name a brand and then have to state other products that are available. They can display adverts under certain circumstances though. Public billboards aren't censored in news reports, and adverts on the sidelines/stands of sporting events (like football) can still be seen.
- James-Livesey 5y agoIt's only a requirement for content served inside the UK though; international content (such as BBC.com) is allowed to (and sometimes does) show ads because it's technically not covered by the licensing agreement for the UK.
- Eduard 5y agoBrowsing bbc.co.uk, e.g. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-60947877 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-60947877 , from outside of UK, half the page estate is dedicated advertisement.
- KSPAtlas 5y agoNot here
- petepete 5y agoBBC doesn't run ads in the UK but the BBC World Service has done on some stations for a few years.
- qiskit 5y ago> NRK is Norway’s equivalent to the BBC. Which is britain's equivalent to RT?
- willeh 5y agoIf you think the BBC is anything like RT you ought to read about the BBCs reporting during the Falklands War.
- pydry 5y agoBritain's transition to becoming more like a British RT happened post Iraq/David Kelly/Hutton Inquiry and even then it happened fairly slowly - it took time to pension off all the good journalists who asked the difficult questions. The BBC under Greg Dyke and Gavyn Davies was fiercely independent and objective though, until they were unceremoniously let go for not towing the party line on Iraq's WMDs.
- MrYellowP 5y agoPeople are stupid, so you should add links verifying your claims. Also, noteworthy, is that most people can not remember, or talk about, the fact that certain nations lie to us so they can go to war. They also can't think about the whole actual reasons why what's happening is happening. Always remember that 99% of all people only parrot what the mass media present to them, with no critical/analytical thought applied whatsoever.
- KarlKemp 5y agoThat’s the sort of cynicism RT want you to adopt, yes.
- qiskit 5y agoMy opinion of the BBC was formed long before RT even existed. One is a government funded state propagandist. The other is RT. RT emulates BBC as do a lot of state propagandists around the world. All RT and other state propagandists like CGTN, al jazeera, etc does is copy the BBC. It's because the BBC is the best at propaganda. It sets the bar that other state propagandists aspire to. It isn't by accident George Orwell modeled the Ministry of Truth after the BBC. After all he worked as a propagandist for the BBC during ww2. You truly have to be brainwashed to believe that the BBC is any different from RT. Just gotta tip your hat to the BBC. They do a good job.