The BBC’s licence fee has no long-term future and could be replaced by subscriptions, say MPs

The UK parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee says the BBC licence fee has “no long-term future” and advocates the introduction of a broadcasting levy, in a new report. The Future of the BBC (PDF) will be presented in the House of Commons later today. It argues that there’s a need for major changes to the way the corporation is funded and governed. Everyone who owns a television in the UK is currently required to pay the licence fee which funds the majority of the BBC activities. The committee admits that the BBC makes “a valuable contribution to many people’s lives as the…

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