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requires that certain television and radio broadcasters fulfil certain requirements as part of their license to broadcast. All of the television and radio stations have a public service remit, including those that broadcast digitally.
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has been attempting to significantly reduce its obligations to produce and broadcast unprofitable public service programming, citing the increased competition from digital and multichannel television. Similarly,
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in 1955, the government required that the local franchises fulfilled a similar obligation, mandating a certain level of local news coverage, arts and religious programming, in return for the right to broadcast.
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has been criticised by some for being expansionist and exceeding its public service remit by providing content that could be provided by commercial broadcasters. They argue that the
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can distort the market, making it difficult for commercial providers to operate. A notable example of this is the Internet services provided by the
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and does not sell advertising time, is most notable for being the first public service broadcaster in the UK. Its first director general,
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has projected a £100m funding gap if it is to continue with public service broadcasting after digital switch-over. As of 2005,
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introduced many of the concepts that would later define public service broadcasting in the UK when he adopted the mission to "
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The advent of digital age has brought about many questions about the future of public service broadcasting in the UK. The
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had been consulting on what direction public service broadcasting should take in the future.
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needs to provide new services and entertainment, to remain relevant in the digital age .
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to be a state owned corporation that is self-financing and from 2013 the
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The next commercial television broadcasters in the UK, the state-owned
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programmer. Neither was required to be commercially successful as
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From Public Service Broadcasting to Public Service Communications
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United Kingdom public service broadcast television networks
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received a grant from the central government. However,
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was required to be a public service alternative to the
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The BBC and the future of Public Service Broadcasting
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With the launch of the first commercial broadcaster
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