That Dorries ''announced'' this via a tweet on a weekend, without even any suggestion of what might replace it, says everything. Simply trying to ape other models - subscription, advertising etc - as was later touted is completely misguided and would be detrimental to the whole TV industry & especially public service content. UK TV production is a world leading industry and exporter (of the sort this government was supposed to champion) largely because its pioneering, mixed ecology.