Michael Grade says corporation cannot be put into competition for revenue as green paper questions suitability of licence fee as long-term source of funding Former ITV and BBC chairman Michael Grade has made an impassioned plea to retain the licence fee,saying any attempt to earn the BBC compete with commercial competitors for revenue would be “the end” of the corporation. Asked on Radio 4’s nowadays Programme whether the licence fee should be kept, the Tory peer said: “Absolutely, and 100%,the BBC must hold a monopoly of revenue.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com