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 […]
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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 […]
BBC should encrypt iPlayer says Channel 4 chairman
Lord Burns said the BBC is too wedded to the £145.50 licence fee and has ignored alternative forms of funding. Channel 4 chairman Lord Burns […]
BBC TV Licence: Noel Edmond’s On Alan Carr’s Chatty Man
The Deal Or No Deal host believes the Beeb is on the brink of collapse and says he is determined to save it. [scroll down […]
The BBC want you to fund them even if you don’t own a television
Householders could be required to pay the BBC television licence fee even if they do not own a television, under proposals being discussed by the […]
Outrage as BBC lavish £2.5million on 4,000 iPhones, 400 iPads and 800 MacBooks for staff
The BBC have blown around £2.5million buying more than 4,000 iPhones, 400 iPads and 800 MacBooks for staff in the last two years, it can […]
BBC boss Tony Hall : Make viewers pay twice to watch the iPlayer
The head of the BBC has said he wants to make people who watch programmes via iPlayer, which is currently free to view, pay a […]
BBC’s Chris Patten asked to account for £740m payment into pension scheme
Tory MP criticises corporation for using licence fee payers’ cash to plug deficit and says trust should have explored alternatives The BBC Trust chairman, Lord […]
BBC should be slimmed down by a third, says Humphrys
Today programme presenter says corporation is too big and obsessed by box-ticking John Humphrys last night claimed the BBC is too big, obsessed by box-ticking […]
BBC is Benefiting from immigration, claims former BSkyB and Channel 5 executive
The BBC has a “vested interest” in mass immigration into the UK because it would mean more people paying the licence fee, according to former […]
Why did the BBC spend thousands filming Question Time from SOUTH AFRICA
…………..and fly Labour’s Peter Hain out there BUSINESS CLASS The BBC spent thousands sending eight staff to South Africa for a special Question Time last […]