BBC wants more money to survive, says director-general
The BBC is preparing the ground for a new licence fee settlement after the director-general warned that current services could not be sustained without an […]
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BBC TV Licence could be scrapped: Paxman urges for end to ‘old-fashioned’ system
JEREMY Paxman has called on the BBC to scrap the licence fee and charge viewers like Netflix. Mr Paxman, 67, the host of Newsnight for […]
Members of Parliament to discuss abolishing the BBC TV Licence due to 100,000+ petition
MORE than 100,000 people have signed a petition to abolish the BBC’s controversial licence fee – initiating a debate in Parliament later this year. On […]
BT in £60 million YouView buyout talks with BBC
BT is in talks towards a deal worth tens of millions of pounds for full ownership of YouView, its set-top box technology joint venture with […]
Angry viewers demand TV licence fee refunds from the BBC as Are You Being Served? remake is branded ‘truly ghastly’
FURIOUS viewers have demanded licence fee refunds from the BBC after the Are You Being Served? remake fell flat with fans. Many devotees lashed out […]
BBC TV Licence fee dodgers to be fined more if they have Sky: Penalties could be doubled for viewers who have subscriptions channels
Television viewers caught dodging the BBC licence fee should face greater fines if they have been watching Sky or other subscription channels, magistrates were told […]
BBC accused of even more propaganda in order to keep the public forced into funding them
BBC bosses accused of “propaganda” after boasting about how it converted licence fee sceptics after depriving them of radio, television and internet news for nine […]
Songs of Praise from ‘the JUNGLE’ migrant camp: Fury as BBC to film in CALAIS
THE BBC has sparked outrage for using licence fee cash to film its flagship religious show Songs of Praise from a notorious migrant camp in […]
BBC luvvies praise the BBC and demand you fund it
Of course celebrities want the licence fee – they’ve done rather well out of it. But for millions of taxpayers it is an onerous and […]
Future of the licence fee: BBC’s rivals get key role in deciding its future
Ministers have appointed a panel of media experts to advise the Government in its increasingly fraught negotiations with the BBC over the future of the […]
Jeremy Clarkson sacking killed £500m BBC cash cow, guess who’ll pick up the tab?
THE BBC’S sacking of Jeremy Clarkson was savaged today after an investigation showed the corporation had killed off a £500 million moneyspinner basically because two […]
Only half of young people watch ‘live TV’ so the other half doesn’t need to fund the BBC
Young people spend just half of their viewing time watching live TV, research by Ofcom has found, as the BBC announced it is to cut […]
BBC starts spinning the truth to keep the public forced to fund it
BBC VIEWERS will have to pay MORE should a subscription model replace the licence fee, BBC director-general was warned. Tony Hall has signalled that with […]
BBC licence fee dodgers shouldn’t face court: Future of charge in doubt as ministers contemplate biggest shake-up of funding since the BBC was founded
The future of the BBC licence fee is in doubt as ministers contemplate the biggest shake-up of the corporation’s funding since it was founded in […]
BBC’s £45m wine and dine: Anger over hospitality bill
BBC bosses have splurged a staggering £45million wining and dining staff and guests in the past five years. Executives have been signing off huge hospitality […]
SNP’s £100million TV licence fee demand for more Scottish-made programmes
BBC TV licence fee payers could soon be stumping up millions of pounds for more Scottish-made programmes on the BBC, putting pressure on the £145 […]
The SNP promise to retain BBC licence fee!
The Scottish National Party’s newly launched general election manifesto includes promises to retain the BBC’s licence fee, increase investment through BBC Scotland and devolve responsibility […]
BBC are open to to subscriptions for premium content on top of its TV Licence
The BBC would be open to charging subscriptions for premium content, the new head of the BBC Trust has revealed for the first time. Rona […]