Monday, November 11, 2019

Change

The BBC Big Cheese Monday Morning phone-round will be dismayed by a weekend editorial in the FT. Editor Lionel Barber, a DG-manqué, is normally a staunch defender. But this piece talks about giving ground on the licence-fee in the next set of negotiations with the Government.

"There should be broad agreement that for core public service functions such as news and current affairs it is essential to preserve the BBC’s universality. Beyond these functions it will be necessary to look at other funding sources."

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