BBC to Explore ‘More Progressive’ Licence Fee: Director-General

The TV licence fee model needs to be more “progressive,” the BBC’s director-general has said, while maintaining that some form of licence should remain. Speaking at a Royal Television Society (RTS) event in London on Tuesday, Tim Davie acknowledged that BBC funding “needs reform” and that he is planning “proactive research” into how the broadcaster would be financed after the current charter agreement ends in 2027. In his speech, he said, “There is no doubt that the market has changed hugely since the licence fee was introduced and I think it is right to ask fundamental questions about its longevity in a world that is now full of choice.”...