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BBC licence fee could be EXTENDED

The Independent on MSN · 1d

Netflix and Disney+ users could be forced to pay licence fee - even if they don’t watch BBC

The government is reportedly looking into asking Netflix and Disney+ viewers to contribute to a licence fee to secure the future of the BBC. As viewing habits evolve the government could consider funding options to support the broadcaster when it reviews the BBC’s current Royal Charter,

The Star · 47m

UK weighs making Netflix users pay a licence fee to fund the BBC

The United Kingdom is considering making households who only use streaming services such as Netflix and Disney pay the British Broadcasting Corp (BBC) licence fee, as part of plans to modernise the way it funds the public-service broadcaster.

Hosted on MSN · 8h

BBC breaks silence on charging UK Netflix users £174.50 TV licence fee

The BBC has issued a statement following claims that the government is considering charging Netflix users for the corporation's licence fee

BBC World Service to axe 130 jobs

BBC on MSN · 1d

BBC World Service to cut 130 jobs in savings plan

The BBC World Service has announced it will cut 130 jobs as part of a plan to save around £6m in the next financial year. Planned cost-saving measures include closing posts in the UK and internationally as well as roles in BBC Monitoring, a division which reports and analyses news from media around the world.

Nieman Journalism Lab · 22h

BBC World Service will cut 130 jobs in the year ahead

The U.K. government announced an extra £32.6m for the BBC World Service in November. “But the BBC said that despite this ‘welcome uplift,’ previous licence-fee freezes, global inflation ‘and the need for ongoing digital and technological upkeep have meant savings are necessary.

Irish Independent on MSN · 1d

BBC World Service to axe 130 jobs as it seeks to save £6 million

BBC World Service is set to axe 130 jobs as it seeks to save around £6 million for the next financial year. Planned cost-saving measures include closing posts across the service in the UK and internationally as well as cutting roles in BBC Monitoring,

Hosted on MSN12h

REVEALED: How much license fee expansion could cost YOU as Labour looks to Netflix users to boost BBC coffers - ‘bonkers’

Labour is considering expanding the BBC license fee to households that only watch streamed content through apps like Netflix, ...

13don MSN

Culture secretary rules out funding BBC from taxes

The BBC will not be funded from general taxation if the TV licence fee is abolished, the culture secretary has said. Lisa ...

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