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From subscription models to ‘Britflix’: key takeaways from BBC response to charter review
UK News•March 5, 2026 at 4:35 PMNational

From subscription models to ‘Britflix’: key takeaways from BBC response to charter review

By Michael Savage Media editor•The Guardian - UK News

The 114-page document backs licence fee but suggests its funding model is being tested to breaking pointIt’s that time again. The BBC has published its opening salvo in the talks over its royal charter. The tortuous negotiations with the government, which take place every 10 years, are often accompanied by tough talk about radical change.This time is no different. However, it also comes with data suggesting the BBC’s funding model is on an unsustainable course, fundamentally challenged by a transformation in how media is consumed. Continue reading...

The 114-page document backs licence fee but suggests its funding model is being tested to breaking point

It’s that time again. The BBC has published its opening salvo in the talks over its royal charter. The tortuous negotiations with the government, which take place every 10 years, are often accompanied by tough talk about radical change.

This time is no different. However, it also comes with data suggesting the BBC’s funding model is on an unsustainable course, fundamentally challenged by a transformation in how media is consumed.

Continue reading...

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