On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 4:51 PM, Petros <Petros.Listig@fdrive.com.au> wrote:

Well, okay, who needs movies from the rest of the world, news of a
world beyond Broadmeadows, programs that are not fit-in between ads,
programs that can inspire thinking, intelligent programs about science
or history, something kids can watch without getting bombed with ten
ads per minutes?

Keep your hands off ABC and SBS - the only TV stations worth watching here!

If you like them so much, why don't you want to directly pay for them?

Who cares about TV, I get my "intelligent programs about science or history" and the rest through other media, that I pay for. Don't see why I also have to pay for stuff that's of no use to me.

Of course this would never fly in Australia, the baby boomers and the Gen X are still tied to being spoon-fed programs in a linear fashion through "the magic box". They'll all be up in arms trying to save their beloved ABC and SBS, continuing to siphon down the drain hundreds of millions of dollars every year that could otherwise be put to good use.

Cheers

Aryan