BBC looks for commercial deals as it faces potential end of licence fee

BBC looks for commercial deals as it faces potential end of licence fee

Director general is to announce plans on Tuesday to radically transform the broadcaster

The BBC is to sign more deals with commercial partners in an effort to shore up its finances, with further cuts to services expected as it faces the potential end of the licence fee.

Tim Davie, the director general, will use a speech on Tuesday to pledge to “secure the future of the BBC” with a range of measures including more aggressively chasing profitable deals, such as the recent partnership with Disney to produce Doctor Who.

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