All BBC licence fee articles
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NewsMatt Brittin: BBC will shrink without new funding model and rights position
DG reiterates corporation facing ‘moment of jeopardy’
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NewsLicence fee payers fall by over half a million
BBC annual report sets out ‘moment of real jeopardy’ for corporation
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NewsLisa Nandy mulls expanding scope of licence fee
Culture secretary rules out household levy but explores options involving streamers
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NewsBBC bosses call for terms of trade review
Matt Brittin and Samir Shah argue for more rights ownership and open up on funding models
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NewsMatt Brittin to make CMSC debut as DG
Nascent BBC boss will face questions from MPs alongside chair Samir Shah
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NewsSteven Knight: ‘If BBC quality is compromised, it loses everything’
This Town creator sounds alarm over funding pressures, floats international licence fee and revisits streamer levy debate
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NewsJordan Schwarzenberger: ‘public service broadcasting does not match Gen Z experience’
The Sidemen manager suggests BBC needs ‘clearer’ purpose for young demos
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NewsWGGB and DUK push for freelancers on BBC board
Both bodies also raise alarm over latest £500m savings drive
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NewsNews UK backs proposal for BBC platforms to carry third-party content
Publisher of The Times and The Sun says the corporation should be allowed to carry advertising around external content
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NewsITV, C4 and Sky call for BBC to cut back on international acquisitions
Trio of broadcasters call on corporation to maximise its public value with distinctive originals in areas where commercial market is weakest
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NewsBanijay and Pact lobby for household levy to replace licence fee
Both also suggest greater collaboration between BBC and other PSBs
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NewsBBC rivals reject idea they should help it collect licence fee
MPA, COBA and ITV cool on the proposal in their charter review submissions
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NewsBBC nations chief: ‘We’re an organisation that is winning’
Rhodri Talfan Davies defends global impact of corporation but stresses need for robust funding
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NewsMPs summon major names to kick off BBC charter review hearings
Alex Mahon, James Graham and Marina Hyde will go before CMS Committee next week
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FeaturesBBC funding models under the microscope
Industry commentators reveal the best way forward for the corporation and asks how a new model may change its purpose and programming
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NewsMatt Brittin becomes 18th BBC director general
Former Google exec swaps platforms for public service broadcasting; starts on 18 May
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NewsTim Davie: RTS speech in full
Outgoing BBC director general on his vision for the corporation’s future
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NewsTim Davie: BBC has no preordained right to exist
Outgoing director general talks value to UK households, streamer competition, a progressive licence fee and a crisis of trust in institutions
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NewsS4C urges further protections for Welsh-language content in BBC charter review
PSB publishes response to government’s charter review Green Paper
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CommentI don’t work for the BBC but… its commitment to educating audiences is life-changing
Patrick Holland is the latest industry leader to reveal what matters most to them about the corporation ahead of the charter review