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Tories plan to share licence fee | Tories plan to share licence fee |
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The BBC could share the licence fee with commercial rivals, including ITV and Channel 4, under proposals detailed by the Conservatives. | |
A proportion of the fund, worth £3.2bn each year, would be used to bolster services including news programming. | A proportion of the fund, worth £3.2bn each year, would be used to bolster services including news programming. |
The Tories argue that strengthened competition in key areas would "help keep the BBC on its toes". | The Tories argue that strengthened competition in key areas would "help keep the BBC on its toes". |
BBC director general Mark Thompson has said that licence fee-sharing would would weaken the corporation. | BBC director general Mark Thompson has said that licence fee-sharing would would weaken the corporation. |
The Conservative paper also stated that encouraging competition in programme-making "has been vital in raising standards across British broadcasting". | The Conservative paper also stated that encouraging competition in programme-making "has been vital in raising standards across British broadcasting". |
'Raise the bar' | 'Raise the bar' |
"When Channel 4, ITV and Sky are at their best they raise the bar for the BBC. Without them, the BBC will atrophy," it added. | "When Channel 4, ITV and Sky are at their best they raise the bar for the BBC. Without them, the BBC will atrophy," it added. |
The proposals have yet to produce any figures on how the licence fee could be diverted to other broadcasters. | The proposals have yet to produce any figures on how the licence fee could be diverted to other broadcasters. |
But it is expected that other organisations would have to bid for funding, with other areas including children's programming being given priority. | But it is expected that other organisations would have to bid for funding, with other areas including children's programming being given priority. |
Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "We need structures that will maintain the creative diversity that has made British public service broadcasting famous throughout the world. | Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "We need structures that will maintain the creative diversity that has made British public service broadcasting famous throughout the world. |
"It is time to face up to the future or we risk losing an essential part of our culture," he added. | "It is time to face up to the future or we risk losing an essential part of our culture," he added. |
Last year, both ITV and BBC bosses agreed that they did not want the distribution of the licence fee to be shaken up. | Last year, both ITV and BBC bosses agreed that they did not want the distribution of the licence fee to be shaken up. |
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade said that he did not want to take any of the funding. | ITV executive chairman Michael Grade said that he did not want to take any of the funding. |
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