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Re: The future for linear TV channels
Advertising revenues don't just cover 'the cost of running channels' - they also pay for the programmes to be made.
Do we expect programme creation to wither on the vine as well?
Re the BBC Charter Review, the Public Consultation responses have just been published.
https://www.gov.uk/government/upload..._Responses.pdf
On funding, the responses were
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Licence fee modernisation
In terms of how we should pay for the BBC and whether the licence fee should be modernised (consultation question 1139), three-fifths of responses felt that no changes to the current system were required.
‘I believe the BBC should continue to be funded the way it is, ensuring that an advertising free, non-biased service is available to all at a fair cost.
A further 15 per cent indicated that there should be some sort of licence fee reform, such as closing the ‘iPlayer loophole’.
A far smaller proportion of responses indicated preferences for other options.
A little more than 4 per cent suggested that there should be a Universal Household Levy: ‘a household levy would ensure that everyone continues to pay for what is a national service.’
Just over 3 per cent favoured full subscription funding: 'The BBC should be required to compete for subscription or advertising custom, as with its commercial competitors.’
A little more than 2 per cent favoured a mixture of subscription and public funding: 'A little more than 2 per cent favoured a mixture of subscription and public funding: ‘consider a subscription service for some, but not all, aspects, ie the more specialised stations/services.’
While not an option put forward in the consultation document, 1 per cent suggested that the BBC should be funded through advertising.
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