RE: . If someone saw profit potential in bringing it to the stage, they could do so (obviously) without government funding. And they could make a lot more money.
Same principle applies to Sesame Street.
And everyone’s beloved Downton Abbey. Why that has to be paid through government funding, I don’t see why another network can’t show it ESPECIALLY since it was made in England and won’t cost a dime to show it...although they STILL want to use the government network...makes no sense.