BECTU is part of the joint union campaign to stop plans to top-slice the BBC licence fee.
A postcard campaign was launched in September 2009 ahead of fringe meetings at the Labour and Lib Dem party conferences. Contact us for more information.
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18 November 2009
Union welcomes re-think on top-slicing
- BECTU has welcomed the government's decision not to proceed with plans to top-slice the BBC's licence fee but has warned of the need for continued vigilance.
- 17 November 2009 BECTU seeks more detail on regional news plans
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BECTU and the NUJ have written to the government to demand more details about how pilots for local news run by consortia will work.
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17 October 2009
Top-slicing: Kaufman decries 'stupid' legislation
- Veteran MP, Gerald Kaufman, lent his support to the campaign to stop top-slicing of the BBC licence fee at the lobby of Parliament this week.
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1 October 2009
Top-slicing: BECTU urges the industry to unite
- BECTU general secretary, Gerry Morrissey, last night called on broadcasters to unite around a single proposal to address the funding gap for public service broadcasting.
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29 September 2009
Top-slicing campaign: come and lobby your MP
- BECTU is supporting the NUJ-organised lobby of Parliament as part of the campaign to stop top-slicing of the BBC licence fee.
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16 September 2009
Union speaks against piracy and for the minimum wage
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BECTU has secured the support of TUC delegates for its stance against illegal file-sharing.
- 9 September 2009 BBC Trust chairman speaks to licence fee payers
- Sir Michael Lyons, the chairman of the BBC Trust, has published an open letter to licence fee payers.
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5 September 2009
James Murdoch grabs the headlines with BBC attack
- James Murdoch's speech at the Edinburgh TV Festival set the scene for the conference and for debate in the coming months.
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4 September 2009
Don't top slice the licence fee
- A joint union campaign against the top-slicing of the licence fee is now underway.
- 30 July 2009 Challenge to 'top-slicing' gears up for conference season
- Whilst the 'summer' may be with us that has not stopped the union's campaign plans for the autumn political conference season.
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22 June 2009
Leading academic gives PSB levy argument a shot in the arm
- A leading academic has today questionned the Government's motivation for not considering a levy system to help bridge the funding gap which public service broadcasters will face after digital switchover in 2012.
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16 June 2009
BECTU responds to Digital Britain report
- BECTU issued the following press release today in reply to the Government's Digital Britain proposals.
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16 June 2009
Industry levies the best answer to ITV's news problem
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BECTU has spoken out against plans to fund ITV's regional news service from BBC licence income, due to be published by government today.
- 11 June 2009 Digital Britain must not ignore PSB, says BECTU
- BECTU is urging policy makers to keep public service broadcasting in their sights as work continues to progress the government's Digital Britain strategy.
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27 April 2009
New report says PSB funding gap can be bridged
- BECTU and the NUJ issued the following press release today.
