The BBC is "sleepwalking to
destruction", veteran presented Noel Edmonds said as he explained his hope
to buy the corporation along with a consortium of wealthy investors.
He said only an injection of
outside influence could make the broadcaster "relevant to the internet
age" and admitted that he did not presently pay for it via the licence
fee.
The ex-BBC star - who now
presents Channel 4's Deal Or No Deal quiz - said he did not have a licence
because he only watched programmes via the online "catch up" service.
I have to say I do agree with Edmonds the BBC would certainly benefit
from an injection of outside influence and it’s obvious that Auntie needs
some big changes and improvements; however, I also think Noel Edmonds is
definitely not the one to be spearheading such a campaign.
I don’t think the best way to change an organisation to make it more
relevant to the internet age is to hand control over to a 65 year old who has
spent most of his professional career presenting some pretty crappy TV shows.
But I would be interested to hear more about these investors he mentions
and what they would do, I mean they can’t do any worse than what we’ve
seen from the Beeb these last few years.
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