UK launches BBC funding review, as broadcaster reels from Trump lawsuit
The review aims to address funding challenges as BBC licence fee payers decline and plans to explore more commercial revenue and support for the World Service.
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Britain may change BBC funding to allow adverts or subscriptions
Britain's century-old BBC broadcaster could break with tradition to carry some advertising or be available on subscription under proposals being considered by the government to alter the current funding model of a universal licence fee.
UK launches BBC funding review, as broadcaster reels from Trump lawsuit
Britain launched a review into the BBC's funding on Tuesday, seeking to future-proof the broadcaster which is reeling from a lawsuit launched by U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump sued... -December 16, 2025 at 06:47 am EST MarketScreener
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After US President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against the British public broadcaster, the BBC, local politicians from across the political spectrum have come to the station's defense. "The Trump administration has made it clear that it wants to interfere with our democracy, and that includes weakening our national broadcaster. Prime Minister Keir Starmer must make it clear that this is unacceptable," said Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democr…
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