THE BBC has come under fire in a new report on public service broadcasting, which accused the Corporation of being a “me-too broadcaster with a serial record of imitation”.
The paper by the Centre for Policy Studies said the BBC’s remit should be reduced over time to include only those programmes and services which the market would not provide.
This reduction should also be matched by cuts in the licence fee, the report said.
The report comes as the BBC Trust prepares to publish its review of how the licence fee is collected, and as the Government debates the future of the broadcasting and communications industries.
Public money had not resulted in cutting-edge broadcasting from the BBC, said report author Martin Le Jeune.
