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BBC mulls iPlayer block for fee dodgers, proposes streaming levy

7/22/2026

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BBC may block iPlayer for licence-fee skippers.
Half a million avoided the £180 fee, widening the BBC’s funding gap.
Chief customer officer Kerris Bright said blocking iPlayer would not generate revenue and would inconvenience paying users.
Director general Matt Brittin called the licence-fee model a “busted flush”, proposed a charter levy covering Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video, a proposal criticised by the Motion Picture Association.

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Story summary

BBC may block iPlayer for licence-fee skippers.
Half a million avoided the £180 fee, widening the BBC’s funding gap.
Chief customer officer Kerris Bright said blocking iPlayer would not generate revenue and would inconvenience paying users.
Director general Matt Brittin called the licence-fee model a “busted flush”, proposed a charter levy covering Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video, a proposal criticised by the Motion Picture Association.