Will TV streaming kill off Freeview and the BBC?
Both could be under threat as viewing habits change
Ofcom research published this summer showed that for the first time less than half of 16 to 24-yearolds watch traditional TV (live and catch-up programmes on a TV set at home) each week.
The numbers for 45 to 54-yearolds and over-65s have also dropped sharply in recent years. If those figures don’t give new BBC chairman Dr Samir Shah sleepless nights, his mattress is too comfortable.
He addressed the future of the BBC in early November in an interview at Leeds Conservatoire, saying “reforming the licence fee, replacing it, or coming up with a whole new mechanism” are all possibilities.