The U.K.’s prized public broadcaster, the BBC, could be under threat after culture secretary Nadine Dorries announced changes to its funding model.
The British Government has said that the license fee—a mandatory fee for all those who watch or record TV in the U.K., which funds the BBC—will be scrapped in 2027. In addition, funding for the broadcaster will be frozen for the next two years before rising slightly for the following three.
The U.K.’s prized public broadcaster, the BBC, could be under threat after culture secretary Nadine Dorries announced changes to its funding model.
The British Government has said that the license fee—a mandatory fee for all those who watch or record TV in the U.K., which funds the BBC—will be scrapped in 2027. In addition, funding for the broadcaster will be frozen for the next two years before rising slightly for the following three.