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Alien Virtual: Being mainly a BBC broadcaster, Paul has suffered the curse of most BBC broadcasters. A large amount of the public resent the "BBC stars" and since the advent of the web a large portion of the public has been finally allowed to post their anger. Paul has been plagued by vitriolic attacks on the web. Even a large amount of music bands and artists have frequently dismissed his "knowledge" as inaccurate and marred into self-publicity. The curse of the BBC being that " as a state-owned broadcaster funded by the tax-payer and a forced license fee with no voting rights for the public, the broadcaster can often do whatever it wants with very little accountability. The institution can even create its own ratings. " It is harsh but this is merely a reflection of the public anger on the internet. The media world in Britain, especially some newspapers have a too cozy relationship with the BBC to challenge its might and therefore have become irrelevant as a result. With the BBC you're either "in" or you are "out". It's a misconception that since the 1960s most artists made it "through the BBC". It has often been "in spite of". Most artists made it thanks to all the alternatives available at the time, from pirate radio stations and touring. For the film industry it is the same, only a handful can be filtered through the BBC. The web has become a major challenge for the BBC. Of course the BBC would say that the biggest website in Britain is the BBC website -before Google-. Paul Gambaccini is an odd species. Besides his proverbial robotic knowledge of pop charts and who's who, he does genuinely analyze the media industry with such a historical depth that can often be mind-blowing at times and extremely compelling for the listener/viewer. And that is very interesting about him...

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