The number of households paying for a television licence fell by half a million last year - a drop of 2.5million since 2019 - after a series of scandals rocked the BBC.

Another 500,000 people axe the licence fee as BBC warns 'unsustainble' funding model is broken

The BBC's new director-general, Matt Brittin, pictured at Wimbledon, has described the broadcaster as facing a 'moment of real jeopardy'.

The BBC’s licence fee income has dropped by more than £1 million over the past decade

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBBC TV licences decreased by 540,000 in the…

JAMIE ANGUS: Last year, 539,000 households stopped paying the £174.50 fee, a much faster drop than expected and an increase of more than 75 per cent on the previous year's 300,000…

The number of households paying for a television licence fell by half a million last year - a drop of 2.5million since 2019 - after a series of scandals rocked the BBC.