This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Order the BBC to adjust its schedule of major series premieres to UK prime time.
Why is the BBC spending our TV license on programming for the American viewing audience? Why are they premiering Doctor Who at midnight UK time/7 p.m. Eastern Time? It’s our money. We want to see the results of it before the US!
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Remind the BBC that they work for British taxpayers and not the Americans who rightly also enjoy the fruits of our taxation.
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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
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Decisions about the BBC's broadcast schedules are a matter for the BBC, not the UK Government or Parliament. The BBC is an independent body governed by a Royal Charter. Under the terms of that Charter, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and there is no provision for the Government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.
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