Ex-Channel 4 chairman says BBC licence fee is an 'anomaly'

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/feb/02/ex-channel-4-chairman-bbc-licence-fee-is-an-anomaly

Former channel boss Lord Burns argues BBC charter is ‘unclear’ and that Channel 4 should be allowed to seek joint ventures instead of being privatised. The licence fee has served the BBC very well ... but we are moving into a world where switching off non-payers becomes increasingly possible and the licence fee is an anomaly.” This article explains whether if the BBC is being smart about the future of the license fee. Overall this article is about BBC and the future of channel 4 if they should do the same or if use commercial as there money in still.

1. Last week, Ofcom announced easyJet deputy chairman Charles Gurassa as the next chairman of Channel 4.

2. “We do it on the advertising front and do it with the makers of programmes. More freedom to do more in joint ventures and borrowing more money to invest in other activities, that does make sense [for Channel 4],” he said. “Freedom to do that is one of the advantages one would have outside of public sector [restraints that Channel 4 operates under].”

3. hannel 4, which is state-owned but commercially funded through advertising, has just £500m in reserves and assets.

In my opinion i was thinking that all the industry needs is money and if they do cut off the users maybe they will make users pay and that advertisement will give more money. However the future of these channels should stay free as to the entertainment business will still be the same either way and they would probably pay less if the users get cut off. This in my opinion shouldnt be changed and should be just the same and dont think it will change.