Mediagazer: Interview with Mark Thompson, former director general of the BBC and current CEO of the New York Times, on the BBC funding battle (Jane Martinson/Guardian)

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Interview with Mark Thompson, former director general of the BBC and current CEO of the New York Times, on the BBC funding battle — Former BBC chief attacks secret government licence fee deal — Mark Thompson said it is wrong to force corporation to shoulder cost of 'social transfer …

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