and that it will rise in line with inflation for the following four years. the bbc wanted the fee to rise to over £180 by the end of this settlement. instead it will remain fixed at £159 until april 202a. in five years time the media landsape will look very different and many would say a tax on television sets is now outdated. a closer look at who watches the bbc and how much of it they consume tells you the streaming services have already taken a chunk out of its figures, particularly among younger viewers. in the average week in 2019, fewer than half of 16 24 year olds turned on their tv to watch the bbc, a proportion that is only declining. so, it is very handy that our panel tonight includes a man who has given this a lot of thought. welcome to the programme. i will