The UK’s Culture Secretary has publicly signaled that she backs an expansion of the BBC license fee to include subscribers to streamers like Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video.
Lisa Nandy floated a range of ways in which the £180 ($240) annual fee could be revamped to more strongly incorporate the SVoDs, a plan that has already drawn the ire of the Motion Picture Association representing U.S. streamers and studios.
With charter renewal and a new BBC funding model approaching imminently, the BBC has argued the license fee could be expanded to cover households that watch non-live content via
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