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ITV has created a £500,000 development fund targeted at the U.K. independent sector to help producers during the COVID-19 crisis, while the BBC has outlined its own package of measures to bolster the creative health of indies.

The U.K. public-service broadcasters BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and S4C have come together to ask the government to work with them to support freelancers working in the broadcasting industry during this challenging period amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Changes to the BBC's TV license for people over the age of 75 had been set to come into effect on June 1, but due to the coronavirus situation, the policy has been put on hold until August.

The U.K. government has confirmed that the cost of the annual television license fee will increase by £3, from £154.50 to £157.50, from April 1.

Tony Hall is stepping down as the director-general of the BBC this summer after seven years in the role.

The BBC has said that it welcomes findings from the National Audit Office (NAO) regarding the creation of BBC Studios and has outlined responses to some of the report's criticisms.

The BBC has unveiled a new package of support for small and emerging indies in an effort to bolster the U.K.'s production sector in the face of global competition and producer consolidation.

ITV and the BBC are both set to broadcast matches during next summer’s EURO 2020 tournament, which will be held across 12 countries to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the European Championship.

BritBox, the streaming service created by BBC and ITV, has officially opened for business in the U.K. and has signed a partnership deal with Channel 4 for British TV boxsets from All 4 and movies from Film4.

As part of Ofcom’s annual report on the BBC, the U.K. media regulator has warned the broadcaster that it needs to make more efforts to regain younger audiences.