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A universal fee still seems the most obvious way to fund Britain’s most important public broadcaster.
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Calling media organisations ‘government-funded’ risks turning people away from reliable sources of information.
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How long does the licence fee have left?
Value for money? The BBC’s funding model is under review.
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New research identifies the many ways public service broadcasting benefits people.
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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.
The main threat to the BBC’s funding is the plan to decriminalise non-payment of the TV licence fee.
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How did one student’s anti-BBC social media campaign take off so rapidly?
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The BBC is under threat as the government considers abolishing the licence fee. This would be a disaster.
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The BBC is looking exposed after a campaign in which it has taken fire from all sides.
BBC HQ at Portland Place. What will UK’s public broadcaster look like in five years?
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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?
in 2016, George Osborne told the BBC it would have to cover the cost of free licences for over 75s introduced by Gordon Brown in 2001.
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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.
The Daily Mail’s social media assault on the BBC and Blue Peter.
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Everyone wants to get their hands on Auntie’s money.
The BBC will add 11 new languages in its biggest expansion in 70 years.
Testing times for broadcasters in transition.
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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.
Comfortable?
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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…
Culture wars ahead for the Beeb?
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On the face of it, John Whittingdale’s appointment as media and culture secretary spells trouble for the BBC.
Dog shows to be ring-fenced? Whittingdale (left) in 1993.
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Conservative cultural policy is likely to be defined by severe cuts – possibly even the abolition of the department itself.
On the defensive: the BBC’s director-general, Tony Hall.
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It needs reforming, but MPs should reconsider the universal licence fee for the excellent value it gives to the British public.
Maybe it’s time to renovate those values, too.
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The Future of the BBC report was right on a number of counts. The public broadcaster would do well to take heed.
Public service: BBC benefits from funding from its commercial arm.
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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…
“Compete and compare”: The future as Tony Hall sees it.
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The debate on the BBC’s forthcoming charter renewal has taken a while to gain momentum. It seemed like the corporation was loath to enter the painful discussion of how the licence fee might be sustained…