TV licence fee is 'yesterday's model', new BBC director general says
Matt Brittin gives his views on the corporation's future, six weeks after taking over the BBC.
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New BBC director general Matt Brittin has called the TV licence fee "yesterday's model" and "no longer fit for purpose," saying reform is needed. He suggested a compulsory household levy collected through utility bills like broadband or electricity could replace it, which BBC chair Samir Shah said "would solve a lot of problems" but acknowledged could be seen as another tax. Brittin made the comments in his first major public appearance since taking over the role six weeks ago.