BBC boss Tim Davie stressed “why the institution matters” as the broadcaster seeks a rise in the licence fee in line with inflation, as he faced…
boss Tim Davie stressed “why the institution matters” as the broadcaster seeks a rise in the licence fee in line with inflation, as he faced an angry group of Tory MPs.Many Conservatives were infuriated by the broadcaster's decision not to call Hamas a terrorist group and upset further when the broadcaster attributed the bombing of a hospital in Gaza to Israel.
Asked what case the BBC had prepared to make to Tory MPs, Shield said: “He will have gone in there and he will have quite clearly articulated why the BBC matters, how diligently we’re doing our journalism, why we’re an important asset for the UK and abroad. He said: “We recognised that there is a cost of living challenge for everyone and I think you’ll have seen that competitors in the market, admittedly the public choose to pay for those, have put their prices up by 30%.
“So we think it’s an important institution. 60% of the world know who the BBC is, it’s one of our important global exports and, I think, a champion for Britain and British values. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in January 2022, when Boris Johnson was prime minister, committed to increasing the licence fee in line with inflation from April 2024.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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