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Licence fee-paying public must be ‘heard and seen’ in consultation – BBC boss

The forthcoming consultation into the future funding of the BBC should ensure the licence fee-paying public is “heard and seen” and outline a “clear set of principles” for the broadcaster, its director-general has said. Tim Davie told the Lords ...

23 May 2022 at 18:02

UK’s major broadcasters voice concern over changes to BBC funding model

Some of the UK’s biggest broadcasters have voiced their concern over competition for advertising should the BBC’s funding model change. A House of Lords committee heard there is a “finite pool of TV advertising revenues”. The Lords ...

26 Apr 2022 at 19:25

Former BBC director-general backs ‘reformed licence fee’ to fund corporation

Former BBC director-general Lord Hall of Birkenhead has backed a “reformed licence fee” or progressive household levy as the way to fund the corporation in future. Ex-culture minister Nadine Dorries branded the TV licence fee ...

16 Dec 2022 at 14:09

Government risks ‘jeopardising’ UK’s creative industries with ‘complacency’

The UK is at risk of losing its leading position in the creative industries due to Government complacency as international rivals catch up, a report has warned. The Lords Communications and Digital Committee said the ...

17 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Consumers confused about broadband terminology, says watchdog

Ofcom has said that many consumers are “confused” about the words used to talk about broadband provision in the UK. At a meeting of the Communications and Digital Committee at the House of Lords on Tuesday, the ...

25 Apr 2023 at 16:05

BBC boss tells peers: There was huge pressure on us to name Huw Edwards

The acting chairwoman of the BBC has told peers that there was “huge pressure” on the corporation to name Huw Edwards as the presenter caught up in a controversy. Dame Elan Closs Stephens told a pre-arranged ...

18 Jul 2023 at 19:31

Culture Secretary defends addressing BBC DG regarding presenter scandal

Culture secretary Lucy Frazer has defended speaking directly to the BBC’s director-general about the “very serious issue” when allegations surfaced against presenter Huw Edwards. Ms Frazer called the ...

13 Sept 2023 at 15:35

Andrew Neil: Ofcom needs to grow a backbone over regulating GB News

Andrew Neil has said media regulator Ofcom needs to “grow a backbone and quick” over the issue of politicians hosting TV programmes. The Spectator chairman, who was founding chairman of GB News and ...

23 Apr 2024 at 17:29

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 said the model, in which each ...

18 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Government is ‘genuinely open-minded’ about future of BBC funding model

The Government is “genuinely open-minded” about the future of the BBC funding model despite the Secretary of State’s “serious concerns” about the licence fee, culture minister Julia Lopez ...

07 Jun 2022 at 17:56

UK risks becoming ‘incubator economy’ where tech start-ups develop then leave

The UK risks becoming an “incubator economy”, where technology start-ups develop before selling or moving abroad, a House of Lords committee has warned. Urgent action is needed by the ...

03 Feb 2025 at 11:00

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