'You can't stop people watching': why BBC subscriptions are a long way off

Moving to Netflix-style model could break up corporation – and that’s when support waivers. When the BBC gathered its top on-screen stars and off-screen producers for a drinks party at the top of London’s Walkie Talkie skyscraper last week, the message was clear: we might not be able to compete with Netflix on money – but our licence fee model means we can nurture and promote your work to the whole of Britain in a way that no other broadcaster can. The culture secretary,