C4's Duncan bids for licence share

25-11-2004

Channel 4's submission to Ofcom this week in the watchdog's review of public service broadcasting reportedly asks for "direct access" to a cut of the BBC's licence fee.

Chief executive Andy Duncan is said to demand regulatory support, such as receiving extra digital terrestrial spectrum to use or trade, more collaboration with the BBC, and direct or indirect public funding, Broadcast reported.

duckend · 27-11-2004

Originally Posted by net1

Channel 4's submission to Ofcom this week in the watchdog's review of public service broadcasting reportedly asks for "direct access" to a cut of the BBC's licence fee.
Chief executive Andy Duncan is said to demand regulatory support, such as receiving extra digital terrestrial spectrum to use or trade, more collaboration with the BBC, and direct or indirect public funding, Broadcast reported.

On the contrary. The Licence Fee to the BBC is no more than a historical anomaly and in the present multi-broadcansting environment the BBC should have to stick its nose in the trough with all of the others. It could receive a small grant from Government for public announcements and a few educational programmes, but then even that could be tendered and given to the programme provider with the best bid.

fifty bob a week after tax to subsidise one small group of channels to the detriment of the rest does not just offend the rules of competition, it props up one organisation at the expense of the others and removes choice from those who would like to chose.

Duckend

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