BBC boss Tim Davie rejects idea of commercial model

The BBC director-general has said that a commercial model for the licence fee would be a mistake that could leave the UK's media market "looking exactly like America". Speaking to The UK Tonight with Sarah-Jane Mee, Tim Davie said: "In my view, it would be actually the wrong choice for society, for who we are. There are bigger things at play here if you just have a commercial market. "I don't want to see our media market look exactly like America. This is a choice for all of us. It's not imposed by the BBC. It's a choice for what kind of media market we have." Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/ahead-of-licence-fee-rise-next-month-bbc-boss-tim-davie-rejects-idea-of-commercial-model-13102158 #bbc #directorgeneral #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales