Abramsky says licence fee deal leaves BBC Radio facing 'huge challenge'
BBC radio chief Jenny Abramsky says the Corporation must cut its radio spending by a further 15 per cent, after a lower-than-ideal licence fee settlement.…
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BBC boss Mark Thompson disappointed by reported licence fee settlement
BBC director general Mark Thompson has called leaked licence fee figures of 3% and then 2% rises a real disappointment, with media minister Tessa Jowell yet to announce the decision.…
ITV say licence fee rises not justified
ITV has published a report arguing the BBC's request for a 2.3% licence fee rise above inflation is not justified, and that it would hit low-income households.…
BBC and licence fee pretty popular
Research commissioned by the BBC and led by Professor Patrick Barwise finds 80% would pay up to £120 licence fee, with support rising during the review.…
Government keeps BBC licence fee in White Paper
The government's White Paper keeps the BBC licence fee until at least 2016 and proposes a new trust to replace the governors, plus six additional public service aims.…
BBC push for higher licence fee
Mark Thompson and Michael Grade are pushing for a higher licence fee to fund mobile and broadband TV ambitions, which critics say gives the BBC an unfair advantage.…
BBC likely to get at least ten more years of licence fee
Whitehall sources say the BBC Royal Charter review will protect the TV licence fee for at least ten years, with the fee level reviewed after five.…