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British Goverment to Reshape BBC Governance

Posted by samzenpus on from the and-now-for-something-completely-different dept.

AtariAmarok writes "The British government recently announced plans to reshape how the BBC is governed.. The changes are said to scrap the system that has been in place for 77 years. Some are worried that the independence of the "Beeb" could be compromised, and Conservative lawmakers are worried that it does not allow for enough oversight (leaves it too independent?)."

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  1. News for Nerds. Stuff that matters. by KontinMonet · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Why is this /. news? It's no a great change at the Beeb, even the top guy is hardly affected (he now becomes the guy running the 'Trust' instead).

    I tried recently to submit an item about a Symantec patent that was technical and might have been an argument for software patents. IMHO, it would have been an interesting discussion but it got rejected. Instead we get this about the Beeb???

    Sheesh. Move along. Nothing to see (except the repeats...).

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    Did he inhale?
  2. Re:F*ck the license fee! by RonnyJ · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Here's an overview of how the licensing fee is split (from a BBC article about the changes here).

    Viewers pay £10 per month, which is spent in the following way:
    £5 - terrestrial TV
    £1 - digital
    £1.20 - radio
    £1.50 - local TV and radio
    £0.30 - Online
    £1 - transmission and collection of licence fee