I think you misunderstood what I said. The BBC turns a modest profit from its record label and publishing imprint, and it does make an increasing amount of money from successful sales of its products abroad, but the amounts involved in no way cover the cost of its operations. The BBC is an immense organisation - it is easily the biggest broadcaster in the world, in terms of audience, market share, number of employees, number of programs made etc etc.
Nevertheless, BBC is in the business of selling a product while being subsidized by substantial & mandatory fees.
If the product is so superior, it should be participating in the market place with its competitors; competitors who pay taxes, provide jobs (for more taxpayers) and do not have the advantage of BBC’s privileged status.
BBC’s financing originated in 1922 - that day has long since passed.
http://ketupa.net/bbc.htm
In 2004 there were 24.5m licences in force, with estimates that around 5% of UK sets were unlicensed. The annual fee for a colour tv licence was £126.50 per household (half-price for those who are registered as blind), with a licence for a monochrome receiver costing £42.
THAT’S A LOT OF REVENUE & ONE REASON TO KEEP THE LICENSING SCAM IN PLACE.