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The BBC will not be funded from general taxation if the TV licence fee is abolished, the culture secretary has said. Lisa Nandy told BBC Breakfast the licence fee was "deeply regressive" and that ...
Even someone who never watches the BBC but watches live sports on, for example, Prime Video, would need to pay it. Currently the TV licence fee costs £169.50 per year (just over £14 per month).
The UK government announced on Monday it would freeze funding for the BBC for the next two years.Under the agreement the license fee - a tax on all television-owning households - will be frozen at ...
BBC programming is also available to other services and in other countries. Since 1943, the BBC has provided radio programming to the British Forces Broadcasting Service, which broadcasts in countries where British troops are stationed. BBC Radio 1 is also carried in Canada on Sirius XM (online streaming only). The BBC is a patron of The Radio ...
In 2008, the BBC began experimenting with live streaming of certain channels in the UK, and in November 2008, all standard BBC television channels were made available to watch online via BBC iPlayer. [22] When Tony Hall became Director General in April 2013, he reverted the division to its original name of BBC Television. As Television it was ...
The BBC has been criticised by some for being expansionist and exceeding its public service remit by providing content that could be provided by commercial broadcasters. They argue that the BBC can distort the market, making it difficult for commercial providers to operate. A notable example of this is the Internet services provided by the BBC. [1]
The annual fee will rise by 6.6% - less than the BBC hoped for - based on September's rate of inflation. BBC funding: TV licence fee to rise by £10.50, government says Skip to main content
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has revealed that it will cut its television originals budget by close to £100M ($123M) over the next 12 months as its funding freeze bites. The British broadcaster disclosed ...