Over the coming weeks the BBC’s 40 million account holders across the UK will receive an online questionnaire to help identify what they want from the BBC now, and what they want from it in the future, ahead of the forthcoming review of the Corporation’s Royal Charter which sets the BBC’s mission and public purposes.
This is part of the biggest ever public engagement exercise run by the BBC with the aim of seeking up to one million responses.
Richard Fuller MP said:
I have asked whether there is any provision for those who are not necessarily internet-savvy to be able to share their views. But assuming you are comfortable online, make sure your voice is heard. There are seven sections in the questionnaire. In total, they say it will take around 10 minutes to complete. At the end, there will be a chance to tell us anything else important to you about the BBC.
- Is it time for the license fee to be scrapped or does it still represent good value for money? Would you accept adverts on the BBC as an alternative funding model?
- Should people be able to opt out if they never watch BBC programmes but perhaps view live TV on Sky, ITV or any other channel, thereby forcing them to have a TV license.
- Should the public broadcaster pay some presenters over £1 million pounds a year? Are these individuals worth the expense and could easily command such salaries on rival channels, or should the BBC be more circumspect when spending taxpayers' money?
- If the BBC moved to a subscription model like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Sky, Disney+ etc, would you pay to access its TV, radio and online content? If so, how much do you feel would be a reasonable monthly charge?
The BBC want to get as many responses as possible as they plan their future so please get engaged when you receive the questionnaire.
