BBC to make hundreds of millions of pounds of cuts

Skavau@piefed.social · 4 months ago

BBC to make hundreds of millions of pounds of cuts

reddig33@lemmy.world · 4 months ago

I would think the BBC would make a nice profit these days — considering they sell their productions to a much larger audience outside of the UK now. It’s not just “British comedy night on PBS” anymore.

ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 4 months ago

They always sold overseas. But TV is far more expensive now, and the licence fee has not kept up with inflation:

January 1968 - £10 (£150.67)
January 1969 - £11 (£165.74)
July 1971 - £12 (£149.42)
April 1975 - £18 (£137.74)
July 1977 - £21 (£121.56)
November 1978 - £25 (£134.60)
November 1979 - £34 (£164.93)
December 1981 - £46 (£174.71)
March 1985 - £58 (£176.98)
April 1988 - £62.50 (£171.42)
April 1989 - £66 (£172.05)
April 1990 - £71 (£172.98)
April 1991 - £77 (£174.48)
April 1992 - £80 (£173.91)
April 1993 - £83 (£175.98)
April 1994 - £84.50 (£175.66)
April 1996 - £89.50 (£176.99)
April 1997 - £91.50 (£177.70)
April 1998 - £97.50 (£186.44)
April 1999 - £101 (£190.61)
April 2000 - £104 (£194.72)
April 2001 - £109 (£201.60)
April 2002 - £112 (£204.57)
April 2003 - £116 (£209.03)
April 2004 - £121 (£215.15)
April 2005 - £126.50 (£220.39)
April 2006 - £131.50 (£223.89)
April 2007 - 135.50 (£225.46)
April 2008 - £139.50 (£224.05)
April 2009 - £142.50 (£224.01)
April 2010 - £145.50 (£221.43)
April 2017 - £147 (£193.55)
April 2018 - £150.50 (£193.36)
April 2019 - £154.50 (£195.01)
April 2020 - £157.50 (£197.12)
April 2021 - £159 (£193.98)
April 2024 - £169.50 (£172.34)
April 2025 - £174.50