The Plan to deliver a digital-first BBC (laying off up to 1k people)

 (bbc.co.uk)

13 points | by marban 697 days ago

4 comments

  • MafellUser 697 days ago
    The BBC is one of the few public-type institutions where it enjoys a certain level of independence from the government, since it's mostly funded by the viewers [1]. No matter what you think about the content they produce or the License Fee, this model is vastly different compared to most if not all public broadcasters where the government funds the operation and thus has powers to turn them into propaganda machines. Hungary is a case in point [2].

    This government has successfully sabotaged this delicate independence.

    [1] https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jul/19/public-sector-... [2] https://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2020/07/29/in-hungary-e...

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  • adhesive_wombat 697 days ago
    > As part of this, £200m will contribute to the £285m annual funding gap by 2027/28, created by the licence fee settlement earlier this year.

    When this government calls it a settlement, what it really means is "you have to settle for this pittance because that's all you're getting."

    Same for the Local Government Settlements.

  • syspec 697 days ago
    Truly a shame, the BBC is a national treasure. The government should absorb the cost
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    • pjc50 697 days ago
      The government are actively sabotaging it for the same reason as they're privatizing Channel 4.
    • afandian 697 days ago
      The government deliberately made the gap. They're not going to cover it it.
  • zeristor 693 days ago
    The laying off up to 1k people isn’t in the title.