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by dontlaugh 1558 days ago
BBC is state owned.
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Ekaros 1558 days ago
If the state controls funding it might as well be state-owned. Makes zero difference.
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YokoSix 1558 days ago
It is not. The BBC is public owned.
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orra 1558 days ago
The chairman of the board, and several other members, is appointed by the UK head of state (the monarch), on recommendation of government ministers. There is also a revolving door between high up positions in the Tory party (the party of government), and high up positions in the BBC.

That screams more "state" than "public" control.

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slim 1558 days ago
neither is RT. It's owned by a company named ANO tv novosti
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rad_gruchalski 1558 days ago
Sure: RT (formerly Russia Today or Rossiya Segodnya)[10] is a Russian state-controlled[1] international television network funded by the tax budget of the Russian government.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT_(TV_network)

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dontlaugh 1558 days ago
Exactly like the BBC, yes.

Wikipedia portrays it differently, I wonder why.

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rad_gruchalski 1555 days ago
> Exactly like the BBC, yes.

No, not really: https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/governance/licencefee.

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