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Licence fee
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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…
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UK government to consult public over licence fee avoidance decriminalisation
The British government has confirmed that it will consult with members of the public over…
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UK licence fee increase announced
The UK’s licence fee will increase by £3 per year, the government has confirmed. In…
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Licence fee reform-backing Knight elected DCMS chair
Julian Knight, the Conservative MP for Solihull, has been elected chair of the Digital, Culture,…
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Nicky Morgan to stay on as DCMS secretary
Nicky Morgan is staying on as the UK’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport secretary. Morgan,…
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UK government launches review into licence fee decriminalisation
British prime minister Boris Johnson has reiterated the government’s plans to review sanctions for non-payment…
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UK government contemplating decriminalisation of licence fee non-payment
The British government is considering decriminalising non-payment of the BBC’s licence fee. Speaking to the…
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Labour’s Watson: “Vote Labour to save free TV licences”
With the UK general election campaign well underway, Labour has pledged to keep free TV…
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Culture secretary will not intervene in BBC decision to scrap free TV licences for over 75s, “open-minded” to subscription model
UK culture secretary Nicky Morgan has said she is “open-minded” about changes to the way…
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BBC defends over-75s licence fee plans following damning DCMS committee report
The BBC has responded to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee…
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Irish government: “We won’t scrap free licence fees”
TV licences for the elderly will remain free in Ireland, the country’s government has stated….
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French content groups slam minister’s licence fee abolition plan
Groups representing French content creators have united to condemn the possible abolition of the TV…
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BBC licence fee to go up in April
The UK government has confirmed that the BBC licence fee will increase from £150.50 (€171.75)…
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BBC report explores alternatives to free over-75s licence fee
The BBC would have to use the equivalent of 18% of its total service spend to…
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Switzerland votes to keep licence fee
The Swiss public has voted 71% in favour of keeping the TV and radio licence…
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BBC licence fee price to increase on April 1
The UK government has confirmed that the BBC licence fee will increase from £147 per…
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Former Ofcom CEO: BBC licence fee sustainable ‘for present purposes’
Former Ofcom boss Ed Richards has said that the BBC licence fee is a sustainable…
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UK government ups BBC licence fee price
The UK government has confirmed that it will increase the price of the BBC licence…
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UK public backs BBC licence fee
The UK public back the annual licence fee to fund pubcaster the BBC, although many…
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iPlayer licence fee law comes into effect
A change to UK law requiring viewers to buy a licence fee in order to…
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BBC iPlayer licence fee ‘loophole’ to close in September
Changes to UK law that will require people to buy a TV Licence to watch…
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