BBC faces ‘real jeopardy’ as licence fee payments fall faster than expected
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BBC licence fee payments have fallen faster than expected, with 539,000 fewer households paying the fee in the last year. BBC director general Matt Brittin described the situation as a 'moment of real jeopardy' and stated that the licence fee funding model ties the broadcaster to the past. The decline highlights growing challenges for the BBC's traditional funding model as more households choose to opt out.
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Licence fee payments fell faster than expected, with 539,000 fewer households paying.
Matt Brittin said the licence fee funding model 'ties us to the past'.
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Matt Brittin said the broadcaster faced a 'moment of real jeopardy'.
Opinion- Licence fee payments fell faster than expected, with 539,000 fewer households paying.
- BBC director general Matt Brittin describes the situation as a 'moment of real jeopardy'.
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Loaded language removed<p>Director general, Matt Brittin, says funding model ties corporation to the past as number of licences falls by 539,000</p><p>The number of people paying the BBC’s licence fee has fallen faster than expected in the last year, with half a million more households opting out of the payment.</p><p>Matt Brittin, the BBC’s director general, said the broadcaster faced a “moment of real jeopardy”, as…
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Matt Brittin said the broadcaster faced a 'moment of real jeopardy'.
OpinionMatt Brittin said the licence fee funding model 'ties us to the past'.
OpinionThe number of people paying the BBC’s licence fee has fallen faster than expected in the last year.
The GuardianThe number of licences fell by 539,000.
The GuardianHalf a million more households opted out of the licence fee payment.
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