The BBC is funded by a government tax on TVs [1], and to an outsider this looks an awful lot like government funding.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Television_licensing_in_the_Un...</a>