The BBC has accused Apple of putting the license fee at risk by destroying the value of its content, reports The Telegraph (a subscription is required to read the article).
The BBC says the tech giant and Google presents its news and podcasts it in a “diminished” way that “erodes” quality. It said this was weakening its “relationship with the public” and harming its “unique licence fee model,” potentially piling further strain on the corporation’s stretched finances.
The BBC told The Telegraph that the “aggregation” of content across smartphone apps, such as Apple News and Apple Podcasts, meant that users were less likely to appreciate where it had been produced. The BBC has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which is investigating Apple and Google’s power in the smartphone industry, urging the regulator to intervene.
