The UK is considering making households who only use streaming services such as Netflix and Disney pay the BBC license fee, as part of plans to modernize the way it funds the public-service broadcaster.

Netflix users are furious after it was revealed they could be charged the BBC licence fee under radical new measures being considered by the UK government. Currently, only households who watch live TV or BBC iPlayer pay the £169.50 annual fee which typically rises each year in line with inflation.

The government is reportedly looking into asking Netflix and Disney + viewers to contribute to a licence fee to secure the future of the BBC. As viewing habits evolve the government could consider funding options to support the broadcaster when it reviews the BBC’s current Royal Charter,

The United Kingdom (TADAWUL:4280) is contemplating a change to the BBC license fee, which may affect households using only streaming services such as Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Disney (NYSE:DIS), according to a Tuesday report by Bloomberg.

R eports suggest that the BBC licence fee could be extended, with the new Labour Party government contemplating the imposition of the TV tax on Netflix users. Discussions involvin

Sir Keir Starmer's Government is considering making people who only use streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ pay the BBC licence fee. The idea forms part of plans to modernise the way it funds the public-service broadcaster.