The BBC absolutely understand the implications of the technology choices they make, think back to their Olympic coverage. They could provide content in complet

The BBC absolutely understand the implications of the technology choices they make, think back to their Olympic coverage. They could provide content in completely open formats but then due to contractual restrictions would be limited in what they give. They could buy all their content outright but then due to financial restrictions they would be limited in what they give. They are extremely open about the decisions and compromises they have to make. They do listen to license payer and work hard on their behalf. Recently they worked with license holders to allow downloads as well as streaming on their mobile radio app. They are not directly state funded, they are independent of the government.