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<blockquote data-quote="net1" data-source="post: 36348"><p>Proposals from a Tory expert panel could allow television viewers to opt out of the BBC.</p><p></p><p>The move would see the compulsory £116-a-year licence fee being phased out within a decade. </p><p></p><p>Viewers would pay only for the channels or services they wanted, forcing the corporation to compete for customers with rivals like Sky. </p><p></p><p>Julie Kirkbride, Conservative shadow culture secretary, will unveil the plans tomorrow.</p><p></p><p>She will publish a 70-page report by the Broadcasting Policy Group, a group of senior industry figures set up by the Tories and headed by former Channel Five chief David Elstein. </p><p></p><p>Leaked details of the report reveal that the expert panel's 19-point action plan says replacing the licence fee with voluntary subscriptions-would bring "a more equitable form of distribution". </p><p></p><p>Public funds would be made available for public service broadcasting such as arts, current affairs and education programmes. </p><p></p><p>However, this would be spread around different channels so that the BBC would share the funding with ITV, Channel 4 and others. The BBC would be forced to sell off some of its commercial arms.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="net1, post: 36348"] Proposals from a Tory expert panel could allow television viewers to opt out of the BBC. The move would see the compulsory £116-a-year licence fee being phased out within a decade. Viewers would pay only for the channels or services they wanted, forcing the corporation to compete for customers with rivals like Sky. Julie Kirkbride, Conservative shadow culture secretary, will unveil the plans tomorrow. She will publish a 70-page report by the Broadcasting Policy Group, a group of senior industry figures set up by the Tories and headed by former Channel Five chief David Elstein. Leaked details of the report reveal that the expert panel's 19-point action plan says replacing the licence fee with voluntary subscriptions-would bring "a more equitable form of distribution". Public funds would be made available for public service broadcasting such as arts, current affairs and education programmes. However, this would be spread around different channels so that the BBC would share the funding with ITV, Channel 4 and others. The BBC would be forced to sell off some of its commercial arms. [/QUOTE]
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