Published by Josh White on 16th February 2020
(Sharecast News) - Downing Street turned on the BBC last night - vowing to scrap the television licence fee and make viewers pay a subscription. The national broadcaster could also be compelled to downsize and sell off most of its radio stations. In a plan that would change the face of British broadcasting, senior aides to the prime minister insisted that they are "not bluffing" about changing the BBC's funding model and "pruning" its reach into people's homes. - The Sunday Times