BBC's serious challenges laid bare in annual report
The BBC issues a call to arms for a new funding model to replace the licence fee, media editor Katie Razzall says.
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"the licence fee system itself is a 'busted flush'"
— Matt Brittin , Executive
"a moment of real jeopardy, not just for the BBC but for public service broadcasting and the UK as a whole"
— Matt Brittin , Executive
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The BBC issues a call to arms for a new funding model to replace the licence fee, media editor Katie Razzall says.
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