BBC – The BBC get the majority of their money through the British public paying a television licence fee annually. The television licence fee is £145.50 per household, although there are talks at the BBC at the moment which are suggesting that this price is changed and modernised.
The amount of money collected from the television licence fee in 2012/13 was £3,706 million, but in 2013/14 it rose by £16 million to £3,722 million. However, because the BBC saved some money on the DSO (Digital Switchover) initiative in 2012/13 the BBC was given an additional £4 million, which brought the net television licence fee money for the BBC to £3,726 million for 2013/14.
The licence fee also covers other areas of the BBC, such as online, radio and other costs. The breakdown of how much money it would cost each UK household is shown here.
£8 (per month per household) out of the licence fee was spent on television. This amounted to a total spend of £2,276 million (66% of the licence fee) on television alone.
£2.30 (per month per household) out of the licence fee went towards the BBC’s radio services. This amounted to £650 million (19% of the licence fee) on radio services alone.
£0.61 (per month per household) out of the licence fee went towards the BBC’s online services. This amounted to £174 million (5%) on the BBC’s online services alone.
£1.82 (per month per household) out of the licence fee went towards other costs of the BBC. This amounted to £357 million (10%) on other costs for the BBC alone.
The price of the licence fee gradually increased from April 2007 until April 2010. The cost of the licence fee in April 2007 was £135.50, and in April 2010 the government froze the price of the licence fee at £145.50 until April 2017. Before the government froze the price of the licence fee in 2010, however, the amount being charged for the licence fee had to be approved each year by parliament.
The BBC also make some money by selling their programmes to other companies, for example Netflix bought certain seasons of Doctor Who, as well as buying the first three seasons of Sherlock. The BBC also makes DVD’s for some of their popular programmes and sell them to bring in some money.
The BBC also make magazines for children, such as the Doctor Who magazine, or the Match of the Day magazine. This brings in more money for the BBC, which they then use to improve or expand their services.
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