Broadcasting Accounts
Sir,—Considering that so much is extorted from so many for such little return, the Press Association item on the Broadcasting Corporation’s surplus is pretty sparse. But, from the figures given, we can assume that the surplus of $3.2 million from “non-commercial” television came solely from licence fees, and that this was whittled down to the over-all surplus of $2.5 million, mostly by a loss of half a million dollars on commercial radio. Although they provide only a small proportion of the revenue, advertisers command half of all television time, including peak viewing hours on four nights out of seven. Providing a surplus of $6.7 million over two yean, television viewers deserve more from the corporation than an obsession with more and more advertising, objectionable both in quantity and quality.—Yours, etc., VARIAN J. WILSON. July 4, 1968.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31723, 5 July 1968, Page 8
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