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Mainly (70%) from a TV licence, the rest from selling their IP to other markets. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom htt

• 908B64B197 5y ago
  > Mainly (70%) from a TV licence Whose existence is voted and that is managed by... the Government?
  • ChrisKnott 5y ago
    It's not managed by the government, it's a Royal Charter. In the UK, parliament is sovereign and can ultimately do anything so they could vote to change this arrangement. This is the case with anything. Parliament could vote to execute left handers. The fact remains, what you said is false; 1. The BBC are not on the government's payroll 2. They regularly hold the government to account Your criticism is nonsense Libertarian speculation that is refuted by the real world.
    • 908B64B197 5y ago
      > In the UK, parliament is sovereign and can ultimately do anything so they could vote to change this arrangement. So tomorrow morning they could threaten the BBC with a massive funding cut unless they don't publish things they don't like... and there's nothing stopping them from doing so. Interesting.
      • chrisseaton 5y ago
        This argument is meaningless, because the government can already threaten any institution with changing the law to disadvantage them.
      • iso1210 5y ago
        Parliament != government. In theory it could pass a law to get rid of the royal charter. Tomorrow morning Congress could threaten ABC with confiscating its license unless they don't publish things they don't like. The German army could storm broadcasters with armed men and for them to broadcast what they say.