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Ministers expected to order assessment of funding models including premium subscription, broadband levy and advertising

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In one week, the allegations and responses to them have plunged the national broadcaster into yet another crisis – and raised serious questions about the Murdoch tabloid

SAG-AFTRA actors strike and BBC crisis feature in this week's International Insider.

Huw Edwards, a BBC presenter, has been named as the individual who allegedly paid a teenager for explicit photographs. He will not face criminal charges. Edwards wife has stated that he is receiving treatment for serious mental health issues.

It was right to show that it is not above journalistic scrutiny, but it has given the story greater prominence than it should have, says podcaster and former BBC executive Roger Bolton

Lawmakers have suggested they could intervene and name the broadcaster who has been engulfed in the scandal, but as of yet has still not been publicly identified by the corporation.

The BBC Director General faces serious questions about how much the corporation knew about the case when it was brought to their attention by the alleged victims parents in May.

BBC presenter scandal latest: Parents of young person at centre of allegations say we stand by our account

The presenter was suspended following reports he had paid a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images.