The question is not just about how to fund the BBC – but how to equip the BBC for an uncertain future.
Articles on BBC licence fee
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A universal fee still seems the most obvious way to fund Britain’s most important public broadcaster.
Calling media organisations ‘government-funded’ risks turning people away from reliable sources of information.
How long does the licence fee have left?
New research identifies the many ways public service broadcasting benefits people.
Ofcom’s duty is to regulate broadcasting on behalf of UK citizens. That appears to be under threat, both from internal forces and potentially from its next chair.
How did one student’s anti-BBC social media campaign take off so rapidly?
The BBC is under threat as the government considers abolishing the licence fee. This would be a disaster.
The BBC is looking exposed after a campaign in which it has taken fire from all sides.
Nicky Morgan recently hinted at changes to the BBC’s funding model. But can the UK’s public broadcaster compete with the likes of Netflix?
When the government shunted its responsibility on to the BBC, it turned the national broadcaster into a welfare agency – now it can’t afford it.
Everyone wants to get their hands on Auntie’s money.
The BBC will add 11 new languages in its biggest expansion in 70 years.
A fractured broadcasting industry is destroying the business model for the giants. There are winners in the wings though, and the BBC could yet be one of them.
It’s to be yet another week of crisis, inspection and introspection for the forever under pressure BBC as the government is set to publish a green paper on Thursday, which will, the Guardian says, signal…
On the face of it, John Whittingdale’s appointment as media and culture secretary spells trouble for the BBC.
Conservative cultural policy is likely to be defined by severe cuts – possibly even the abolition of the department itself.
It needs reforming, but MPs should reconsider the universal licence fee for the excellent value it gives to the British public.
The Future of the BBC report was right on a number of counts. The public broadcaster would do well to take heed.
The BBC has put the cat among the pigeons with the news that its commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, will beef up its presence in Australia by hiring local journalists and launching a dedicated news service…
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