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http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl >> News and Comment >> Licence Fee change-hinted. http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1759831128 Message started by Administrator on Oct 7^th, 2025, 9:59am

Title: Licence Fee change-hinted.
Post by Administrator on Oct 7^th, 2025, 9:59am

According to BroadbandTVNews, here:-

"Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has indicated that the government is considering a “mixed funding model” for the BBC, combining the existing licence fee with commercial and subscription revenues."

Title: Re: Licence Fee change-hinted.
Post by david en france on Oct 8^th, 2025, 11:43am

Whether or not the Beeb bigwigs agree, there is so much public hostility to the BBC now that something must be done. I feel much of what needs to be done is about the way the Corporation is being run, the direction it is headed and the lack of awareness of what the viewers and listeners want. But I cringe when I see what readers of The Times, Telegraph and Mail say when given the slightest opportunity. Increasingly people who are likely to vote Reform are becoming vociferous and nasty about what is still the world’s best broadcasting model. And it is not just about money or the licence fee.