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BBC License Fee Should Remain In Place Until 2038, Says Influential Group Of UK Lawmakers

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The BBC’s license fee should remain in place until 2038 because the UK government is yet to present a viable alternative, and implementing a replacement funding model would be too expensive and disruptive.That’s the finding of British Parliament’s influential Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMSC), which today published a 63-page report on the future of public service broadcasting following a year-long inquiry that heard evidence from major players, including the BBC, Netflix, and Amazon.DCMSC chair Julian Knight, a Conservative lawmaker who has his own reservations about the £159 ($218) license fee, said the government has “missed the boat” to reform the funding mechanism, not least because most Brits still watch the BBC

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