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France abolishes the licence fee – listen to the latest episode of TV Watch

The latest episode of Digital TV Europe’s podcast TV Watch is now available to stream…

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BBC outlines scale of budget cuts

The BBC has outlined plans to cut £285m ($375m) from its budget by 2027/28 as…

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BBC suffers funding blow as licence fee looks set to be frozen

UK pubcaster the BBC faces having its funding frozen for the next two years in…

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Netflix & Amazon should share viewing data & BBC licence fee should remain, say UK lawmakers

Streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon should be legally required to provide viewing data…

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BBC subscription would cost more than £450 if licence fee scrapped, broadcaster warns

Shifting from the licence fee and towards a subscription model for funding the BBC would…

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UK government drops plan to decriminalise non-payment of BBC licence fee

The UK government has shelved plans to decriminalise non-payment of the licence fee that funds…

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250,000 Brits cut out licence fee, but revenue still up says BBC

More than a quarter of a million Brits have not renewed their licence fee this…

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BBC receptive to household bill licence fee shift

The BBC is open to the idea of replacing its licence fee funding model with…

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BBC delays over-75s licence fee change

The BBC will delay licence fee changes for over-75s until August. The public broadcaster had…

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British government planning to scrap licence fee, claims report

The British government has drafted a ‘blueprint’ to scrap the licence fee, reports the Sunday…