MPs ‘deeply concerned’ about corporation’s finances amid the threat from
Netflix and the exodus of younger viewers
MPs have warned about the increasingly dire state of the BBC’s finances as competition from Netflix pushes up the cost of making programmes, and called on the government to find a way of ensuring all over-75s continue to receive a free TV licence.
The House of Commons digital, culture, media and sport select committee said that they are deeply concerned about the BBC’s current reliance on income from the TV licence as younger viewers drift away from traditional television channels.