BBC faces ‘profound jeopardy’ without funding overhaul, Tim Davie says

Outgoing BBC Director General Tim Davie warned that the BBC faces "profound jeopardy" without significant funding changes. Davie advocated for reforms to the license fee model, seeking more flexibility and broader participation without solely increasing costs for individual households. He emphasized the need for supporters to defend the corporation amidst political and commercial pressures. While open to reform, Davie rejected funding the BBC through advertising or subscriptions, arguing it would compromise its universal service mandate. The BBC is exploring alternative funding models, such as a household levy collected through council tax, to make the system more progressive. Davie also opposed splitting the BBC's services by genre with different funding mechanisms.

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