Jul 12 2016
Spending on TV content was down by 5.2% from £1.8bn (US$2.37bn) to £1.7bn while digital spending was up 23%, from £124.6m to £153.3m, partly because of BBC3’s move to become an online-only channel. BBC1 is still the most-watched channel in the UK, with 72% of British viewers watching, while programming including The Night Manager, Doctor […]
Mar 1 2016
The current system of governance of the BBC is “flawed” and the public broadcaster should be regulated directly by Ofcom, according to an independent review commissioned by the UK government. The report, which is part of the Government’s review of the BBC’s Royal Charter, recommends, in addition, that the BBC should should have a unitary […]
Feb 11 2016
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has “lost confidence and credibility and should be abolished,” according to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s report on the BBC Charter review. Published today, the report claims that while the BBC is an “extraordinary national and global institution” it needs a “radical overhaul of its governance arrangements.” […]
Jan 19 2016
The BBC Trust is arguing that a proper process for setting the BBC’s funding should be built into the new Charter for the first time. To protect the BBC’s independence, the Trust believes the process needs to be fairer, more transparent, and more accountable, and give the public a formal say in setting the BBC’s […]
Oct 22 2015
The BBC does not “crowd out” rival TV channels or local newspapers, according to a report released by the BBC Trust. In a recent green paper, the government questioned whether licence fee-funded programmes and websites have a negative impact on commercial media companies. The BBC Trust asked accountants KPMG to examine whether that was the […]
Oct 9 2015
The BBC Trust has defended its right to remain a “universal public service broadcaster” and opposed the potential sale of its commercial arm BBC Worldwide or future ‘top-slicing’ of the licence fee. In its formal response to the UK Government’s Green Paper consultation on the BBC’s Charter Review, the BBC’s governing body claimed that, at […]
Aug 17 2015
Rona Fairhead, chair of the BBC Trust, has warned that the future of the Corporation under the formal Charter review debate needs to be driven by evidence and fact, not by prejudice and not by vested interest, with the public having the right to play a central role in deciding its future of its BBC, […]
Aug 12 2015
This is the second public consultation on proposals from BBC management to close BBC Three as a broadcast channel and reinvent it online; launch a BBC One +1 channel; evolve BBC iPlayer; and extend the hours of CBBC. We published our provisional conclusions in June (see below), and gave provisional approval to the plans for […]
Jul 22 2015
The BBC Trust want your views on the BBC and what it should do in the future. Every ten years there is a review which considers what the BBC should do, which helps shape what it does in the future. The Government has begun this process, which is called Charter Review, by launching a consultation. […]
Jul 15 2015
The head of the BBC Trust has hit out over the way the recent licence fee deal was hammered out between the UK government and BBC management, and called for safeguards to ensure the public has a voice in such fundamental decisions. The BBC Trust that was established to oversee the activities of the UK […]
Jul 1 2015
The BBC Trust has provisionally recommended that proposals to launch a BBC One +1 channel be rejected. Under the proposal, the catch-up service would have replaced BBC Three as a broadcast channel. The Trust’s provisional conclusion is that this proposal fails the public value test and should be rejected. Ofcom has concluded that the launch of […]
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Mar 31 2017
Average age of BBC viewer 60+
The rise in popularity of online streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime has driven the average age of those watching the BBC is over 60. A report by the BBC Trust found the corporation’s mainstream services struggle to appeal to younger viewers. It showed that the average age of BBC1 viewers is 61 […]
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By Expat • BBC • Tags: Audience, BBC Report, BBC Trust