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June 7, 2022updated 30 Sep 2022 11:24am

Minister denies ‘culture war’ on public service broadcasting as BBC and Channel 4 reforms loom

By Charlotte Tobitt

The Government is “genuinely open-minded” about the future of the BBC funding model despite the Culture Secretary’s “serious concerns” about the licence fee, a minister told the House of Lords on Tuesday.

Culture minister Julia Lopez also insisted the controversial drive towards privatisation of Channel 4 was “not some kind of culture war” but rather “about valuing public service broadcast”.

Lopez told the Communications and Digital Committee that its coverage of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations and the war in Ukraine were two recent examples of what the BBC does best.

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