Michael Grade warns Parliament to ‘tread exceptionally carefully’ over BBC funding
A former chairman of the BBC has warned that the removal of a compulsory payment for its services would sound…
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BBC licence fee decriminalisation looks likely after cross-party support
Plans for a review of the penalties for failure to pay the TV licence have passed a key hurdle in…
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Labour backs licence fee law change: ‘No one wants to see people in prison for non-payment’
Decriminalising non-payment of the TV licence moved a step closer after Labour backed a review of penalties – saying no-one…
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Funding report advises BBC to pursue more commercial opportunities
A report into the future of BBC funding has recommended that the corporation make more money through commercial ventures –…
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Lord Patten: Services will suffer unless licence fee goes up
The chair of the BBC Trust has warned that services could suffer if the corporation maintains the freeze on its…
ByBBC spends £16m in three years on senior manager redundancy payouts
In the past three years the BBC has spent more than £16m making redundancy payments to 115 senior managers, a…
ByAdam Smith Institute: scrap BBC licence fee but keep news free
Free market think-tank the Adam Smith institute said called for the BBC licence fee to be scrapped and replaced with…
ByGovernment considers legal limit on licence fee top-slice
The Government is considering a legal limit on any possible “top-slicing” of the BBC’s licence fee to help fund news programming…
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