BBC to overhaul licence fee with ‘YouTube tax’ on streaming services.
The government White paper proposes new cash raised under the plan will be spent on reviving local journalism and tackling misinformation, which has fuelled the rise of parties such as Reform UK.🤔
The BBC director general wants news on several streaming sites which he thinks is "part of disinfecting misinformation. It’s our job to be everywhere.”
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/politics/bbc-licence-fee-charter-youtube-tax-netflix-disney-b3067500.html
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The Independent
BBC licence fee to be extended with ‘YouTube tax’
Exclusive: A government white paper set to be published before Christmas is expected to include plans to extend the licence fee to cover YouTube, Netflix, Amazon and Disney Plus
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