Observer: An internet licence fee could aid newspapers
April 20th, 2009Posted by Laura Oliver in Broadcasting, Editors' pick, Newspapers
Peter Preston proposes an internet licence fee to aid ailing newspapers and the BBC – both of which face challenges in the multi-platform, free content world.
“Split the licence in two. Lump conventional TV and radio into one package that, until a few years ago, would have been the only package around. Then create a second fee package for cyberspace,” writes Preston.
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