BBC faces « unprecedented » financing problems – Diepresse.com

The British broadcaster BBC According to your own statements, is faced with « unprecedented » financing problems. « Without intervention, it will be difficult to maintain the current claim and scope » of the transmission, the broadcaster said in his strategy plan published on Monday for the coming year. The expected income of this year is one billion pounds (around 1.2 billion euros) behind those of 2010.

The BBC emphasized that they have already taken significant steps to increase efficiency, including the reduction of 2000 jobs in the past five years. Now, however, the increase in profit is exhausted by this approach.

The BBC is mainly financed by radio contributions that every household has to pay. However, these payments have been on ice for two years, while inflation has risen sharply.

The British government is currently checking the BBC charter, which sets control over the transmitter. « We think that the new charter should ensure a public law BBC for another generation, » said the broadcaster. Among other things, sufficient and reliable financing must be guaranteed. (APA/AFP)