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The BBC, one of the state-funded broadcasters in the UK, has offered to assist some free-to-air broadcasters survive. According to a report, the authority of BBC has announced it will share resources with others as latest digital competition catches up with broadcasters who completely rely on advertising revenue. In a news conference Mark Thompson, Director-General, has said, “The BBC knows that it is relatively certain of funding and its scale and technology places it in a privileged position to potentially assist the rest of the industry.”

On the other hand, public-service license holders in UK are obliged to show a fixed quantity of programming such as kids‘ shows and local news in exchange for tax breaks on analog spectrum and entire access to any British homes. During the last year, the BBC earned around 3.4 billion pounds in fees. Therefore, it would like funding to maintain at same rate in return for helping some other terrestrial stations.