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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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Paul Dacre set to be announced as Ofcom chair
UK prime minister Boris Johnson is set to appoint former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre…
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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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BBC responds to NAO reports as value of licence fee revenue drops 31% in a decade
The BBC has responded to the UK National Audit Office’s recent report on its financial…
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NAO report shines light on BBC revenue woes
The UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that the BBC has ‘tough decisions’ to…
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ITV seeks new chair; Richard Sharp appointment confirmed at BBC
UK broadcaster ITV has reportedly started searching for a new chairman, with Sir Peter Bazalgaette…
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The Serpent and A Perfect Planet lead to record-breaking year start for BBC iPlayer
The BBC iPlayer has followed up a record 2020 with a surge in viewing at…
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Netflix overtakes ARD to become the second largest TV group in Europe
Netflix is now the second largest TV group in Europe, with no ceiling in sight…
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BBC Sounds lands on Sky Q
Sky has announced the latest app launch on its Sky Q STB platform: BBC Sounds….
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BBC iPlayer sees record breaking holiday fortnight
UK public broadcaster the BBC’s BBC iPlayer video-on-demand service broke viewing records over the holiday…
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Tory donor Richard Sharp selected as next BBC chair
Richard Sharp, a former Goldman Sachs banker and advisor to Tory chancellor Rishi Sunak, has…
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BBC launches ‘biggest education offer in its history’ as UK enters third lockdown
With the UK in its third national lockdown in less than a year, the BBC…
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BBC Studios to launch streamer in US and Canada
BBC Studios (BBCS) is expanding its North American SVOD offering with a new streamer set…
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Government mulls Ofcom regulation for Netflix and other streamers
Tensions between the UK government and Netflix appear to be approaching an all time high,…
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BBC unveils ‘radical’ restructure as channel controller roles axed
The UK’s BBC has unveiled a wholesale restructuring of its senior commissioning team as part…
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BBC iPlayer views up 33% in 2020 as ‘Normal People’ hits 62 million views
The BBC’s streamer iPlayer has revealed that total viewing over the past 12 months is up by…
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UK broadcasters ‘unlikely to survive’ without overhaul to regulations, claims Ofcom
The UK’s traditional broadcasting industry ‘is unlikely to survive’ without the overhauling of broadcast laws…
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BBC Arts chief Jonty Claypole & commercial chief Bal Samra to depart
The BBC’s director of arts Jonty Claypole and its commercial chief Bal Samra – who…
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BBC Sounds launches on Freesat
The BBC’s audio platform, BBC Sounds, has launched on Freesat. Freesat, the UK’s free-to-air satellite…
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BritBox launches in Australia in latest step of global rollout
ITV-BBCS joint-venture SVOD BritBox has made its bow in Australia. The streamer offers viewers ‘the…
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EPL scraps pay per view
With the UK in lockdown until at least the beginning of December, the English Premier…
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BBC Children’s chief Cheryl Taylor to depart after 15 years with pubcaster
Cheryl Taylor, head of content at BBC Children’s, is to leave the UK pubcaster next…
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Former chancellor George Osborne linked to BBC chairman role
Former UK chancellor and Evening Standard editor George Osborne is the latest to be approached…
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BritBox North America chief Sriraman departs
BritBox president & CEO for North America Soumya Sriraman is leaving the BBC Studios and…
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Discovery Plus enhances content in India with BBC deal
Discovery is bolstering its streaming service in India by offering a raft of blue chip…
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Former Telegraph editor Moore rules himself out of BBC chairman job
Charles Moore, the former Daily Telegraph editor, has ruled himself out of becoming the chairman…
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BritBox ‘performing well’ as it ramps up originals drive and looks to international expansion
UK SVOD streamer BritBox is performing well as it prepares for the debut of its…
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Europa+ launches in LATAM combining content from across continent
US-based media company Castalia Communications and Mexican investment fund Innokap have announced the launch of…
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BBC staff face sack for not respecting social media impartiality
The BBC’s new director general Tim Davie has doubled down on previous comments about…
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Charles Moore and Paul Dacre set for Ofcom and BBC chairman roles
Charles Moore and Paul Dacre have reportedly been identified as the UK Conservative government’s picks…