[Keith]

I can't remember where I read it but I saw a suggestion a while back that there should be an industry tax for other broadcasters/streamers and production companies. Essentially, if you're providing "competition" for the BBC, you contribute to it in return. I don't hear anyone else ever suggest the idea, unless there's a gaping flaw in the idea that I'm overlooking?

I can't imagine streaming services being too happy at being essentially asked to pay for a rival. Also should all streaming services pay the same amount or should the bigger services pay more?

Ultimately any cost applied to streaming services would be passed on to the users. With some people having more than one streaming subscription this could become more costly to households, than simply paying the existing TV licence.