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by YokoSix 1567 days ago
It is not. The BBC is public owned.
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orra 1567 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 1567 days ago
neither is RT. It's owned by a company named ANO tv novosti
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rad_gruchalski 1567 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 1567 days ago
Exactly like the BBC, yes.

Wikipedia portrays it differently, I wonder why.

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rad_gruchalski 1564 days ago
> Exactly like the BBC, yes.

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

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