TV licence fee

Matt Brittin standing outside, wearing a suit

BBC boss Matt Brittin says he ‘hadn’t understood severity’ of proposed cuts

Matt Brittin walking outside

BBC ‘held back’ by licence fee, says director-general

TV licence fee to increase to £180 a year from April

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BBC boss Tim Davie backs prosecution of people who evade licence fee

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Do you need a TV licence for Netflix? UK rules explained

Tax to watch TV is ‘unsustainable business model’ – Cleverly

RTE funding decision rewards bad practice, Virgin chief says

RTE staff dismayed and disappointed by funding announcement, unions claim

Media minister says three-year funding plan for RTE ‘will serve all of society’

Taoiseach says plan to give RTE 725 million euros over three years ‘significant’

Keir Starmer ‘committed’ to BBC licence fee

‘Divided’ media committee makes recommendation to abolish TV licence fee

Letter: How can the BBC justify rise?

Leo Varadkar: Any Government bailout of RTE would not come without conditions

Questions over RTE commercial and public service operations interaction – Martin
Catherine Martin said probes she had ordered into RTE were designed to restore public confidence in the broadcaster.
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Media Minister would not ‘advise’ public on whether to pay licence fee

Viewers cancel licence fee after BBC’s day of controversy marks ‘final straw’

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Downing Street says future of BBC licence fee has not yet been decided

TV Licence fee to increase to £159 from April

A history of the TV licence fee

Will Netflix spell the end of the licence fee?

BBC needs to avoid ‘narrow urban outlook’, Culture Secretary to say

Tory MP criticises ‘nasty’ manner of debate about future of BBC

No 10 warns the BBC that the TV licence fee is facing the axe

Letter: Beeb should cut its cloth instead
The BBC should be ashamed of themselves, first stopping the OAP free TV licence now increasing the annual TV Licence fee by £3 to £157.50 in April.
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A history of the TV licence fee

Non-payment of TV licence fee could be decriminalised

Hall was not given any option but to accept licence fee deal, says BBC chairman

Jeremy Corbyn moots idea for sister organisation to BBC

BBC to focus on tackling ‘fake news’ and ‘bringing the nation together’

BBC licence fee to rise to £150.50

BBC stars not paid too much, says chairman

Letter: Scandal of BBC?waste

TV licence cheat numbers rise

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