L ouis Theroux feels there is a “vested interest” by some media outlets for a “Brexit from the licence fee”. On Wednesday, during the annual MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival, the broadcaster and documentary-maker said he believes the BBC is in a “no-win” situation of trying to “avoid offence” and in danger of avoiding important subjects in a bid to “play it safe”. Reflecting on his speech the next day, Theroux said he thinks legacy media outlets will be able to compete against platforms like YouTube, which are unregulated by groups like Ofcom. He said: “It’s possible that...