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BBC Sounds Alarm Over UK Scripted Funding Crisis: “Multiple Productions Are Stuck In Limbo”
The BBC has sounded the alarm over the UK scripted funding crisis, telling lawmakers that multiple greenlit series are "stuck in limbo."
The BBC has issued the starkest warning yet about the UK scripted funding crisis, telling lawmakers that multiple greenlit series are “stuck in limbo.” The BBC cited four reasons for the crisis: a drop in co-production funding from deep-pocketed partners, a “difficult global sales market,” persistent inflation in talent and logistics costs, and cuts to the license fee. But there are headwinds that mean it is increasingly difficult for the BBC to make the same volume of content, while still ensuring that we fulfil our remit by taking risks and remaining creatively ambitious.”
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