Maybe someone from the UK can enlighten me, but I was under the impression that the BBC is the only TV network that is allowed to legally operate in the UK, so by definition, even if it produces the “worst” shows it would be the only eligible recipient for any potential TV industry awards there. Is this not correct?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom
Quite a number of stations available.
Once upon a time residents used to pay a licence fee for TV -per house - which was given to BBC exclusively; that may still be the case. The wiki article seems to show the BBC and other ‘free’ stations - in addition to cable access pay channels.
Also mentions the Boob tube tax Brits pay. Color TV costs more to watch :)
No, that’s not correct. The BBC does not have a monopoly.