Should BBC viewers pay a £10 supplement to watch The Celebrity Traitors ? Would adverts during Strictly ruin enjoyment of the samba?

The Government is drawing up “radical” options to reform the £174.50-a-year licence fee under the BBC Charter Review consultation, which begins this autumn.

Nothing is off the table at this stage, allowing officials to float ideas such as asking wealthier viewers to pay more.

Streaming giants believe they have fought off calls to divert a portion of their billion-dollar revenues to support UK public service broadcasting.

But Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has set alarm bells ringing at Broadcasting House by proposing a hybrid licence fee , introducing “some subscription services” into the mix, along with more “commercial funding”. New Fea

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