AQA GCSE Media Studies · 8572
Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Funding and global media industriesThe BBC illustrates a related but distinct approach: public funding through the television licence fee. Its main income comes from licence payments, not ordinary commercial advertising or a simple government grant. The government determines the framework for the fee, while the BBC collects and administers it.
- Revise: Radio 1's launch: Tony Blackburn's first breakfast show (1967)
A payment required for watching or recording live television and using BBC iPlayer; it is the main source of funding for the BBC’s UK public services, including radio.