04-12-2023, 05:37 PM
It's being speculated today that the government will roll back on it's promise that the license fee will rise with inflation from next year, a promise made after the BBC agreed a 2 year license fee freeze in January 2022. Ministers are also openly talking about ending the license fee after 2027 (if they won the next GE, which thankfully is looking highly unlikely)
So what is left to cut? Aside from Panorama, all of the BBC's political & current affairs programs have been reduced to interview & opinionated discussion, the UK News Channel has been reduced to an opt out of the international channel, sports coverage is greatly reduced on what it once was, BBC 4 is already a repeats channel and will close completely within 2 years, CBBC will be on iPlayer only within 2 years.........
Further channel cuts......BBC 3 going back to iPlayer only, 5 Live closed down? Reduced or no sports coverage on the BBC?
BBC 2 closed down?
I think it's pretty obvious the current government has an ideological opposition to the very existence of the BBC.
www.theguardian.com
So what is left to cut? Aside from Panorama, all of the BBC's political & current affairs programs have been reduced to interview & opinionated discussion, the UK News Channel has been reduced to an opt out of the international channel, sports coverage is greatly reduced on what it once was, BBC 4 is already a repeats channel and will close completely within 2 years, CBBC will be on iPlayer only within 2 years.........
Further channel cuts......BBC 3 going back to iPlayer only, 5 Live closed down? Reduced or no sports coverage on the BBC?
BBC 2 closed down?
I think it's pretty obvious the current government has an ideological opposition to the very existence of the BBC.
www.theguardian.com