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As part of its October 2010 agreement with the government, the BBC agreed to start using license-fee funds to run the BBC World Service, the international wing of the broadcaster that includes foreign-language content.

BBC Says It Will Cut 2,000 Jobs to Reduce Expenses Paul Sonne 2011

Meanwhile, while the Conservative Party has been vocal about its desire to abolish the BBC Trust, the independent body that oversees the license-fee funded BBC, it won't happen any time soon given it has a charter that protects it until 2016, Mr. Hunt said.

Hunt Lays Out Conservatives' U.K. Media Policies 2010

To make up for all the BBC license-fee paid impositions of this arrogant prig's opinions and nasty, unfunny "humour".

Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I... 2010

The TV tax is up for renewal in 2012, and as regional news outlets and British terrestrial networks such as ITV PLC struggle amid declining advertising revenues, politicians have proposed that the BBC share the license-fee coffers with others for the first time.

BBC Unveils Spending Cuts Paul Sonne 2010

Australian lawmakers have helped by offering license-fee rebates to broadcasters in order to protect local content, which will lower costs.

The Four Cooks in Ten Network Ross Kelly 2010

The TV tax is up for renewal in 2012, and as regional news outlets and British terrestrial networks such as ITV PLC struggle amid declining advertising revenues, politicians have proposed that the BBC share the license-fee coffers with others for the first time.

BBC Unveils Spending Cuts Paul Sonne 2010

Anyone who thinks that BBC will give Cameron and his pals an easy ride once they hold the license-fee purse strings need to think again.

Archive 2009-07-19 2009

So last night the BBC tried (and failed) to make a Tory backbencher Today's sleaze story and today they fail to tell us (the license-fee payers) that only one political party was up to this particular trick.

Open thread 2009

For instance, John Prescott claimed £4,000 in 2003/04 for groceries (would it be cruel to say it showed?) And Blair had his TV license-fee paid for.

Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2008

For instance, John Prescott claimed £4,000 in 2003/04 for groceries (would it be cruel to say it showed?) And Blair had his TV license-fee paid for.

Who spent what? 2008