Announcement for five-year deal with government could come next week, with funding freeze anticipated
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BBC is braced for further budget cuts, with the government’s latest five-year licence fee deal all but agreed amid speculation it could be announced as early as next week.
The BBC director general, Tim Davie, told the Royal Television Society conference in Cambridge on Thursday there was a “strong case for investment in the BBC” and it was time for a “grownup” discussion with the government about how the corporation benefits the country.