BBC Magazines’ latest business venture will add to the calls for the BBC to sell off the business. It has licensed its Lonely Planet magazine to a South Korean publisher. This is the 8th international edition of the magazine. Its critics will ask: Why should the BBC be licensing such a magazine internationally? Why should Read More
Category: Public broadcasting
BBC hobbles websites with 25% budget cut
The BBC is to cut its web presence to save money and create room for the private sector websites. Director General Mark Thompson announced yesterday that the BBC will: Cut the number of sites it runs; Cover less news; Commit to link to outside sites on its stories; Focus on international, national and regional news, Read More
Ink or think?
Not a new debate. Just a new argument. With Rupert Murdoch’s paywall strategy showing early signs of being a sustainable model, the debate over free v. paid-for content rages on. Check out the story that appeared last week and showed some positive food for thought… Meantime there was also an impassioned, although slightly overlong, but interesting and stimulating speech from Read More
Defend the BBC
Mark Thompson, director general of the BBC, has to make a career-saving speech at the Edinburgh Festival this week. To save himself and the BBC this is what he should announce: 1 All senior executives and “talent” will take a salary, pension and benefits cut; 2 The BBC will honour the pensions of all employees Read More