> BBC has government funding ... I think the state controlling a big media institution is terrible The BBC is independent of the government and the vast majori

> BBC has government funding ... I think the state controlling a big media institution is terrible The BBC is independent of the government and the vast majority of its funding comes directly from the British public. From wikipedia: According to the BBC's 2008–2009 Annual Report,[30] its income can be broken down as follows: £3,493.8 million in licence fees collected from householders; £775.9 million from BBC Commercial Businesses; £294.6 million from government grants; £41.1 million from other income, such as providing content to overseas broadcasters and concert ticket sales;