All BBC licence fee articles – Page 5
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News
BBC board discussed licence fee alternatives
Subscription and progressive tax models considered, according to report
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Rival PSBs wary of hybrid funding model for BBC
ITV, C5 and C4 all raise fears about practical implications
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Government sets out plan to replace BBC licence fee
Will reveal details of review that will consider alternative funding methods
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80% of ethnic minority licence fee refuseniks convert after BBC abstention
‘Deprivation experiment’ report reveals groups most likely to change their minds
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Dorries: new BBC funding model will be ready soon
Culture secretary says plans will start to be finalised after mid-term review
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BBC to produce fewer shows due to licence fee freeze
Director general Tim Davie tackles output, inclusivity and impartiality
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BBC cold turkey experiment converts licence fee sceptics
A ‘deprivation study’ saw nearly three-quarters of households change their opinion on the licence fee
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Ofcom chair Michael Grade will leave personal views ‘at the door’
Tory peer grilled by DCMS committee over BBC licence fee and C4 privatisation remarks
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France Télévisions chief: licence fee is not a cost
Delphine Ernotte Cunci claims French creativity and soft power will be undermined if public subsidy is removed
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Netflix talks up Scottish prospects
Anne Mensah eyes more on-the-ground discussions with local producers and talent
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Features
Analysis: how the BBC should face the licence fee battle
Should the corporation fight to keep the licence fee and risk being forced to change, or propose alternatives of its own?
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Comment
Campaigning for screenwriters
Lisa Holdsworth looks ahead to the second half of her term as WGGB chair
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Damian Collins: ask public what they want to pay for BBC
Former DCMSC chair calls for licence fee holders to help set funding level, as Lords inquiry gets underway
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Davie concerned licence fee deal hampers BBC ability to compete
Director general reveals £1.4bn shortfall as a result of two-year freeze
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YACF closure sparks kids concerns
C5, Twenty Twenty, DocHearts & Afro-Mic set out impact of £44m fund
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Purnell proposes BBC household levy
Former culture secretary also calls for corporation to be allowed to buy Channel 4
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Young Audiences Content Fund to close
£44m BFI-supported pot will not be extended following three year pilot
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Comment
A seriously reduced BBC would be disastrous for the industry
Consultation and clear thinking should be behind any funding changes, not political point-scoring
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Whittingdale: licence fee remains ‘least bad’ option
Former culture secretary dismisses alternative funding methods, including subscription
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Tim Davie’s views on the licence fee settlement: in full
The director general has his say on government negotiations and the future of the BBC