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BBC could soon make programmes for release first on YouTube under deal

Digital media | The Guardian · Michael Savage Media editor · last updated

Plans follow pressure on broadcaster to put more content on platform, but raises questions about licence fee

The BBC could soon make programmes for YouTube, after pressure to produce more content on the increasingly dominant digital platform.

The corporation would begin making some content released first on the platform under proposals – which could be announced as soon as next week – as it seeks to reach younger viewers, who are the heaviest users of YouTube.

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