He who pays the piper calls the tune

You can now look at the report of Pcw into the economic impact of the BBC on the UK and creative and broadcasting sector

Here are its conclusions,not suprisingly he who pays the piper will call the tune and the report overall concludes

Whilst the primary purpose of the BBC must be to deliver quality public service broadcasting in an efficient manner, the size and scope of the BBC means that it generates a significant economic impact within the UK’s creative sector. That impact, through the funding provided by the licence fee means the BBC is mostly additive to the broadcasting market and does not draw revenue away from commercial providers.

Some of the conclusions


1.

The stable funding of the BBC, through a long-term licence fee, is a privilege for the BBC, but also a vital source of stability for the whole UK broadcasting industry

2.

The BBC generates around twice the economic value of the licence fee invested in it

3.

a substantial reduction in or removal of licence fee funding would serve to reduce the available funding for the broadcasting sector as a whole. Indeed, a commercially funded BBC would simply serve to draw advertising revenue away from other broadcasters

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4.

Although the study looked for negative impacts, there was limited evidence of these and of them being clearly attributable to the BBC