Licence Fee

  • PoliticsAOL

    Government to blame for TV licence fee withdrawal, says BBC boss

    The BBC's director-general has said the corporation would be "open to conversation" should the Government want to discuss the funding of TV licences for the over-75s. The funding of free licences is due to be transferred from the

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  • EntertainmentAOL

    Will catch-up TV kill the licence fee?

    The number of people who say they don't have a TV has seen a huge jump, according to the latest figures - from 1.1 million to 1.6 million. It is thought that a number of them have decided to ditch the TV in favour of watching catch-up

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  • TechnologyAOL

    BBC licence fee to be cut?

    Culture Secretary Sajid Javid has signalled the BBC licence fee could be dramatically slashed. The £145.50 fee, which raises around £3.6bn for the Corporation every year, is considered by some as outdated and pricey - especially when many avoid

  • EntertainmentAOL

    BBC3 will be axed: BBC4 to be saved

    BBC Director General Tony Hall sparked speculation last week, when he told a convention that he wasn't going to try to achieve cuts through 'salami slicing' but that he was willing to make the 'difficult decisions'. This

  • BusinessAOL

    Will BBC cuts kill the licence fee?

    The BBC's announcement that it is to make cuts of 20% across the corporation and axe 2,000 jobs marks a watershed moment. Cuts of that scale will inevitably have an impact on the service provided. They are being made, says BBC management,