THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - UK Govt Wants to Force Streaming Service Subscribers to Fund the BBC.
Britain's government is considering revamping the country's compulsory television license fee that funds the BBC by extending it to include households using paid streaming services like Netflix and Disney+.
Britain’s government is considering revamping the country’s compulsory television license fee that funds the BBC by extending it to include households using paid streaming services like Netflix and Disney+. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: British Culture, Media, and Sport Secretary Lisa Nandy has proposed expanding the compulsory TV License that funds the BBC to include households that use streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+, and Prime Video. At present, Britons who watch live programs on television, their computer, or another device—even if none of it is BBC content—must purchase a license to fund the broadcaster, on pain of criminal fines backed by the threat of imprisonment, but people have increasingly been avoiding…Open