BBC should not overspend on shows such as Suits and Schitt's Creek, MPs say
An influential parliamentary committee has raised concerns about BBC spending on acquired shows as debate continues over the broadcaster's future funding model.
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The BBC should not overspend on acquiring shows such as Suits and Schitt's Creek, a group of MPs has said, as part of a wider set of concerns raised by an influential parliamentary committee.
The issue was one of several flagged by the committee amid ongoing debate in the UK about the BBC's future, including questions over how the broadcaster allocates its budget between original productions and licensing already-popular acquired content.
Suits and Schitt's Creek are both television series that gained significant popularity through streaming before the BBC acquired rights to air them, and their cost has become a point of scrutiny amid broader discussions of the corporation's spending priorities.
The committee's comments form part of a larger ongoing conversation in Britain about how the BBC should be funded and governed going forward, with lawmakers periodically examining the broadcaster's financial decisions as part of that debate.
The BBC has not been quoted directly responding to this specific criticism in the available reporting, and further details on the committee's full set of recommendations were not specified.
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