One of the great things of the Licence fee was that the Government does not get to control the national TV like it does when the one who pays is it directly.
In places like Spain the national TV(and regional TV too) becomes a propaganda machine for the exclusive service of the Government(s, national and regional).
It is awful to have your taxes redirected for the private interest of the Party in charge.
In fact with the crisis and private TV also being subsidized, the Media is being captured like the Gramma, Pravda, or Global Times, when the government never can go wrong or do mistakes.
In places like Spain the national TV(and regional TV too) becomes a propaganda machine for the exclusive service of the Government(s, national and regional).
It is awful to have your taxes redirected for the private interest of the Party in charge.
In fact with the crisis and private TV also being subsidized, the Media is being captured like the Gramma, Pravda, or Global Times, when the government never can go wrong or do mistakes.