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The BBC was forced to scale back its website(s) because of complaints by the private sector that it was unfair competition. For example, https://www.holdthefro
by r_c_a_d 8y ago
The BBC was forced to scale back its website(s) because of complaints by the private sector that it was unfair competition. For example,
https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2013/news/bbc-is-unfair-competition-says-senior-daily-editor/ https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2013/news/bbc-is-unfair-c...
They argued that the BBC was using its guaranteed income from the licence fee (originally for just TV and Radio) to crowd out the competition in the UK, by being too good...
- repolfx 8y agoTheir website still has just as much content on it as before, it's just differently focused. I don't really believe anyone in the newsrooms there said "hmm we have a lower budget this year, all we can afford is feminism!".