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U.K. culture minister Lisa Nandy has committed to continuing the BBC’s licence fee model until at least 2027. However she has said she is going to consider all funding options. “The BBC ...
The television licence fee is collected by the BBC and primarily used to fund the radio, television and online services of the BBC itself. Licence fee collection is the responsibility of the BBC's Finance and Business division. [5] The BBC also operates as the TV Licensing Authority in the UK, as one of its trade names.
A BBC spokesperson said: “The Government and BBC agreed a six-year licence fee settlement in January 2022, which froze the licence fee for two years with increases in line with inflation from 2024.
New BBC chairman Dr Samir Shah is expected to say “reforming the licence fee, replacing it, or coming up with a whole new mechanism” are all options being considered in discussions about the ...
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he is “committed” to the BBC and its TV licence fee. The annual fee faced years of scrutiny under the Conservative government, with it being frozen for ...
The government had expected the committee to report that the television licence fee used to fund the BBC should be scrapped. However, the Peacock Committee favoured retaining the licence fee as they believed it was the 'least worst' option. [2] The immediate recommendations of the report [3] were: BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 should be privatised.
U.K. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has confirmed that the national TV license fee, which is the primary source of income for the BBC, will be frozen at £159 ($217) per year for the next two years.
The annual BBC license fee of £159 is to be frozen for two years, U.K. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries is expected to reveal this week. While there has been no official government announcement ...