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NewsTrust urges government to avoid 'narrow' BBC debate
The Trust has urged the government to avoid a “narrow” debate over the future of the BBC as a series of proposals about its own role were also unveiled.
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NewsLicence fee enforcement ‘appropriate and fair’
The existing licence fee enforcement system is “appropriate and fair”, according to a government-commissioned report on decriminalising the BBC’s funding method.
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NewsBBC slams government green paper
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has unveiled a green paper on the future of the BBC which the corporation has claimed could herald a “much diminished, less popular” BBC.
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NewsGovernment advisory group to guide BBC charter renewal
The government has appointed eight creative industry executives to support the BBC’s charter renewal process, which will begin formally on Thursday with a green paper.
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NewsBBC: funding will fall 10% in real terms
BBC director of policy James Heath has admitted that the BBC’s funding deal will mean that the corporation’s funding falls 10% in real terms.
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NewsOBR: BBC spend to fall 20% after funding deal
The Office for Budget of Responsibility (OBR) has forecast that the BBC’s spending is to fall nearly 20% to £3.1bn over the next five years on the back of its funding deal.
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NewsBBC licence fee bill for over-75s forecast to hit £745m
The cost to the BBC of paying the licence fees for Britain’s over-75s is forecast to hit £745m by 2020/21, according to figures revealed as part of George Osborne’s Budget.
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NewsPatten: licence fee deal was 'quick & dirty'
Former BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten has labelled the licence fee agreement a “quick and dirty deal” as shadow culture secretary Chris Bryant has demanded the terms are published in full.
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NewsBBC rapped over Queen tweets
The BBC reporter who mistakenly tweeted that the Queen had died has been found to have seriously breached editorial standards by the BBC Trust.
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NewsHall: BBC not a ‘branch of government’
Tony Hall has hit back at claims that the BBC will become an arm of government after agreeing to bear the cost of free television licences for the over-75s.
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News'Dangerous' BBC funding deal criticised
A series of high-profile figures have criticised the speed and lack of public consultation involved in agreeing the BBC’s funding for the next decade.
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NewsPact urges BBC to halt content cuts
Pact chief executive John McVay has urged the BBC to defend content budgets as the government has asked it to shoulder the £650m bill for paying the licence fee for over-75s.
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NewsBBC Trust to review local radio and news
The BBC Trust is to review the corporation’s local radio and local news services.
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NewsPSB’s drama spend falls 44%
Spend on UK-originated drama has dropped by 44% over the past six years according to Ofcom’s Public Service Broadcasting review.
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NewsRona Fairhead: why we approved BBC3 move online
Rona Fairhead has claimed the BBC has “always been a leader in innovation” and compared the decision to move BBC3 online with the corporation’s previous gambles on colour TV, the internet and iPlayer.
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NewsKavanagh: Vice success points way for BBC3
Vice News’ double win at last week’s Broadcast Digital Awards has added weight to the proposals to move BBC3 online, according to channel controller Damian Kavanagh.
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NewsLords launch BBC inquiry
The House of Lords Communications Committee has opened an inquiry into the public purposes of the BBC.
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NewsVaizey to back Midlands in charter renewal debate
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has vowed to reflect criticism over the level of BBC spend in the Midlands during charter renewal negotiations following concern from local MPs.
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Tony Hall: household levy a very interesting idea
Tony Hall has suggested he is open to exploring the German household levy as a means of funding the BBC.
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NewsBBC Trust: strong case for scrapping in-house quotas
The BBC Trust has argued that there is a “strong case” for reducing or scrapping the in-house guarantee in a report that could pave the way for the launch of BBC Studios.