28-03-2024, 11:03 AM
The answer of course, is all options.
-A small household levy on Council Tax, which would fund the most of the public service obligations and local/regional content.
-A subscription iPlayer service for exclusive content and first run material. With a ‘free’ version for other catch up.
-Perhaps also a subscription TV channel (maybe tied to iPlayer subscription)
-Adverts in podcasts
-Explore paid for product placement in non-news programmes, but not take traditional adverts.
-Limited adverts on BBC online
-Voluntary ‘Go Fund Me’ style ability for those who value the BBC to contribute more.
-Licence content to big tech companies especially news. Perhaps even an annual windfall tax from the biggest.
-Government to resume funding of World Service content
-A small household levy on Council Tax, which would fund the most of the public service obligations and local/regional content.
-A subscription iPlayer service for exclusive content and first run material. With a ‘free’ version for other catch up.
-Perhaps also a subscription TV channel (maybe tied to iPlayer subscription)
-Adverts in podcasts
-Explore paid for product placement in non-news programmes, but not take traditional adverts.
-Limited adverts on BBC online
-Voluntary ‘Go Fund Me’ style ability for those who value the BBC to contribute more.
-Licence content to big tech companies especially news. Perhaps even an annual windfall tax from the biggest.
-Government to resume funding of World Service content