‘Universal household levy offers viable alternative to BBC licence fee – report’
A universal household levy could offer a viable alternative to the BBC licence fee, a new report has suggested. The Lords Communications and Digital Committee […]
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Would YOU pay £400 a year for the BBC? – Viewers call director-general Tim Davie’s bluff and tell him to ‘drop licence fee and offer annual subscription’ after he claimed content would cost three times as much if it operated like Netflix
Social media users today called Tim Davie’s bluff and told him to ‘drop the licence fee and offer an annual subscription’ after the BBC director-general […]
Gary Lineker’s BBC job under threat from new candidate – ‘Go and eat crisps for a living’
THE BBC’s presenter Gary Lineker could see his job come under threat if Kelvin MacKenzie is successful in his bid to become Chairman of the […]
BritBox struggles to keep viewers after 30-day free trial with only 380,000 estimated to be paying £5.99 a month for BBC and ITV’s streaming service
BritBox, the new subscription streaming service launched by the BBC and ITV, is struggling to hold onto viewers once its free one-month trial has ended, […]
Culture Secretary hints BBC could axe the licence fee and turn into Netflix-style subscription service
Nicky Morgan said today that she would be ‘open-minded’ about scrapping the BBC licence fee and replacing it with a Netflix-style subscription scheme. The BBC’s […]
Furious viewers cancel TV licences in protest at the BBC axing the free perk for over-75s
FURIOUS viewers have cancelled their TV licences in protest at the BBC after it announced that it is to start charging over-75s a fee to […]
UKIP to scrap Licence fee & make it a voluntary subscription service
Cheers in Birmingham at today’s UKIP Conference when Party Leader Gerard Batten revealed that the party would commit to abolishing the license fee in their […]
Sky & Netflix join forces to create an ultimate streaming package with content from BOTH providers available for £10 a month while the BBC charge £13 (TV Licence £150.50 a year)
Long-time television competitors Netflix and Sky have today launched a combined service to offer the ultimate television binge-watching experience. Netflix and Sky are joining forces […]
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 […]
BBC set to lose Olympics – Eurosport wins rights from 2022 in £920million deal
The BBC could lose the Olympic Games after the owner of Eurosport was awarded all rights to screen the sporting event in a £920 million […]
BBC must be a choice and not forced on the public
THE beginning of the year the abolition of the TV licence fee was not on the agenda. Since then, however, there have been a number […]
The Lies The BBC Like To Give About Subscription
On July 15, the BBC’s top brass (ie Director-General Tony Hall and Director of Strategy James Purnell) gave evidence to the Commons Culture, Media and […]
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 […]
How to avoid paying the BBC TV licence fee
Hundreds of thousands of people legitimately avoid paying for a BBC TV licence, saving themselves up to £145. Here’s how Can you save £145.50 by […]
BBC’s ex-boss says TV licence is too expensive: Michael Grade also believes people who do not pay should not be criminalised
The BBC licence fee is ‘too high’ and should be decriminalised, its former chairman has admitted. Michael Grade, who left the corporation in 2006 to […]
Harman calls for BBC licence fee review
Deputy Labour leader calls compulsory charge ‘a means to an end, not an end in itself’ and other methods may be considered Deputy Labour leader […]