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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Carla Feric

BBC ‘held back’ by licence fee, says director-general

Matt Brittin is the director-general of the BBC (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Wire)

BBC director-general Matt Brittin has said the corporation is “held back” by its TV licence fee which is “no longer fit for purpose”.

Mr Brittin, who succeeded Tim Davie as head of the BBC almost seven weeks ago, was speaking as he appeared before the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee for its inquiry into the future of the national broadcaster.

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