Bbc Annual Report And Accounts 2006 07

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215038282

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BBC annual report and accounts 2006-07 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee Pdf

A Culture, Media and Sport Committee's oral evidence session on the BBC annual report and accounts 2006-07 was followed up with some written questions. The Committee has concerns about the structure and content of the BBC reply to those questions. In particular it is not clear why the BBC Trust takes different views on transparency of employee costs and on transparency of talent (presenters or actors etc) costs, and why grouping of payments in bands for one but not the other presents data protection or breach of confidence issues. The Committee also questions why viewing figures for BBC3 are given in three-minute reach figures rather than the standard 15-minute reach used throughout the annual report, and why the BBC3 figures excluding repeats of BB1 programmes were not provided. On Freesat, a joint venture to provide a national satellite-based free-to-view digital service, the failure to disclose the contribution of the licence-fee payer is held to be unreasonable. The Committee would like greater clarity about who speaks for the BBC: the Trust or Executive. Future responses should make clear where accountability lies for particular issues, and the BBC should take a more constructive approach to responding to Parliamentary scrutiny.

Author : BBC Worldwide
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1996-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0563387718

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BBC Annual Report and Accounts by BBC Worldwide Pdf

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215553217

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BBC annual report 2008-09 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee Pdf

Incorporating HC 945-i, session 2008-09

Author : British Broadcasting Corporation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Radio broadcasting
ISBN : OCLC:1101307019

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BBC Annual Report and Accounts by British Broadcasting Corporation Pdf

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215037642

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The BBC's management of risk by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts Pdf

This Committee of Public Accounts report on "The BBC's management of risk", sets out a number of recommendations on dealing with risk, and what the BBC's Executive Board should implement. Risk comes in different forms, from the risk of damaging the Corporation's reputation as a public service broadcaster to personal risk staff can experience when reporting from dangerous parts of the world. This report follows on from a National Audit Office report of the same title, and is available from the NAO website: http://www.bbcgovernorsarchive.co.uk/docs/reviews/nao_riskmanagement.pdf. Among the recommendations are: that BBC guidance needs a clearer delineation of responsibilities for risk management; that the main themes of risk management are not aligned with corporate objectives; that the BBC should update its assessments of the risks of working in hostile environments, as the abduction of journalist Alan Johnson showed; by failing to comply with its own Broadcasting Code, the BBC was fined by Ofcom over the a live phone-in competition on Blue Peter, and illustrates that some programme makers are ignoring the BBC's own editorial guidelines, exposing the corporation to reputational risk; the BBC has not related its risk to corporate objectives or assigned all risks to named owners; that BBC managers at all levels are not sufficiently engaged in the management of risk; there is still no fully satisfactory regime under which the BBC is accountable to Parliament for the value for money with which it spends licence fee payers money.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215529588

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BBC Commercial Operations by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee Pdf

This report investigates: the governance of the BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide; the activities of BBC Worldwide, including programme sales, production, magazines and websites; BBC Worldwide's acquisition of Lonely Planet; and the possible partnership between BBC Worldwide and Channel 4. There are major benefits from the BBC undertaking commercial activities: the profits generated by the exploitation of the BBC's intellectual property can be reinvested in the BBC's public services, to the benefit of licence fee payers. But the manner in which some of the BBC's commercial revenue is generated, and the governance arrangements within which the BBC Worldwide operates, causes increasing concern. Worldwide has proved successful in recent years in exploiting new commercial opportunities, made possible by a loosening of the rules that govern the limits to its operations. However, there a balance to be drawn between Worldwide generating a return for the BBC, and limiting Worldwide's operations in order to ensure it upholds the BBC's reputation and does not damage its commercial competitors. Worldwide's minority stakes in overseas production companies, its controversial acquisition of Lonely Planet, and its growing portfolio of magazines, suggest that the balance has been tipped too far in favour of Worldwide's unrestricted expansion, jeopardising the reputation of the BBC and having an adverse impact on its commercial competitors. It is in the interests of the UK's creative economy as a whole that BBC Worldwide's activities are reined back. The BBC Trust should reinstate the rule that all BBC commercial activity must have a clear link with core BBC programming.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215037251

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Public service content by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee Pdf

In March 2006, the Government published its White Paper on the BBC ("A public service for all: the BBC in the digital age", Cm. 6763 (ISBN 9780101676328)) which set out the framework for the BBC's role as a public service broadcaster over the next ten years. Given the concerns that have been raised over the future sustainability of the current public service broadcasting system, the Committee's report examines a range of issues including: the prospects for maintaining plurality in public service broadcasting in the digital age; the practicality of continuing to impose public service obligations on commercial broadcasters; the viability of existing funding models for ITV, Channel 4 and Five; and the case for public funding of broadcasters in addition to the BBC. Amongst its findings, although the Committee notes its overall confidence in the viability of most types of public service content, it recognises that some content is already coming under pressure and that this is likely to increase over time. The report argues that the BBC should not be left as the only supplier of public service content in any area of programming, as the maintenance of plurality is an important public policy objective. Public funding, using licence fee income or general taxation, should be made available to all broadcasters on a contestable basis, to bring the benefits of competition to the provision of public service content that the market might not otherwise provide, such as UK­produced children's programming or regional programming.

Author : British Broadcasting Corporation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : BBC
ISBN : 8880345176

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BBC Annual Report and Accounts by British Broadcasting Corporation Pdf

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215543254

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The Work of the Committee In 2008-09 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee Pdf

work of the Committee In 2008-09 : First report of session 2009-10, report, together with formal Minutes

Author : Wilson McLeod
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781474462419

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Gaelic in Scotland by Wilson McLeod Pdf

In this extensive study of the changing role of Gaelic in modern Scotland, Wilson McLeod looks at the policies of government and the work of activists and campaigners who have sought to maintain and promote Gaelic.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215544080

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Press standards, privacy and libel by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee Pdf

The Committee's inquiry addresses concerns that the operation of libel laws and the impact of costs were stifling press freedom. It also considers the balance between personal privacy and press freedom, and the increasing use of injunctions and super-injunctions. It also examines press standards in the UK, particularly considering Madeleine McCann's disappearance, the suicides in and around Bridgend in 2008 and phone hacking and blagging. The Committee does not consider that it would be right to legislate on privacy. The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) should amend its Code to include a requirement that journalists notify the subject of their articles prior to publication, subject to a "public interest" test. The report also assesses the damage so called 'libel tourism' has caused to the UK's reputation as a country which protects free speech and freedom of expression. In cases where the UK is not the primary domicile or place of business of the claimant or defendant, the claimant should face additional hurdles before being allowed to bring a case. There is an urgent need to control defamation litigation costs more effectively. Competitive and commercial factors led to an inexcusable lowering of press standards in the gathering and publishing of 'news' about the McCann case, and self-regulation signally failed. The PCC should be renamed the Press Complaints and Standards Commission, reflecting its role as a regulator, not just a complaints handling service. The regulator should have the power to fine its members where it believes that the departure from the Code of Practice is serious enough to warrant a financial penalty.

Author : Stephen Lacey,Ruth McElroy
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781783161126

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Life on Mars by Stephen Lacey,Ruth McElroy Pdf

A hybrid combination of 1970s police series and science fiction time travel, Life on Mars (Kudos/BBC Wales 2006-07) exemplifies the capacity of contemporary British television to find a loyal audience for work that it is innovative and unsettling. The programme rapidly garnered both critical and popular attention, regularly gaining in excess of 7m viewers. It was also screened internationally, including on US network television. An American remake was broadcast in 2008-9, and a Spanish version in 2008. Ashes to Ashes, the eagerly awaited follow-up to Life on Mars, ran for three series (2008 – 2010).

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215523407

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Draft Heritage Protection Bill by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee Pdf

In April 2008, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published a Draft Heritage Bill and the Government has indicated that the Bill will be in next year's legislative programme. The Bill is designed to unify heritage protection regimes, allow greater public involvement in decisions, and place heritage at the heart of the planning system. The Committee has undertaken pre-legislative scrutiny of the bill but this was undermined by the incomplete nature of the legislation. The Committee also felt that the Government must prioritise the revision of Planning policy guidelines (PPGs) 15 & 16 to ensure that the new guidance on planning policy can be implemented at the same time as the Bill. Further serious issues of concern included the accuracy of current cost estimates & impact assessment and sufficient staffing with the necessary skills, in particular conservation officers. The Committee was also not convinced that Heritage Partnership Agreements (HPAs), a new system of management agreements for owners of large estates, were a robust business option. Nor could any evidence be found that either DCMS or English Heritage had considered any amendments to the legislation which would improve the operation or effectiveness of the enforcement powers for local authorities.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0215523385

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Harmful Content on the Internet and in Video Games by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Culture, Media and Sport Committee Pdf

The Internet has become an indispensable tool for communications, research and commerce. But this report addresses the growing public concern at the Internet's dark side: the easy availability of hardcore pornography, which people may find offensive, the uploading by ordinary people of film of real fights, bullying or alleged rape, or the setting up of websites encouraging others to follow extreme diets, or self-harm, or even commit suicide. In particular, there is increasing anxiety among parents about the use of social networking sites and chatrooms for grooming and sexual predation. The Committee welcomes the Government-commissioned report by Dr Tanya Byron on the risks posed by the Internet to children, and agrees that a UK Council for Child Internet Safety should be established. Sites which host user-generated content-typically photos and videos uploaded by members of the public-have taken some steps to set minimum standards for that content. The Committee recommends that proactive review of content should be standard practice for such sites, and calls for provision of high profile facilities for reporting abuse or unwelcome behaviour directly to law enforcement and support organisations. There is a distinct issue about labelling of video games to indicate the nature of their content. Two systems currently exist side by side: the industry awards its own ratings, and the British Board of Film Classification awards classifications to a small number of games which feature content unsuitable for children. The dual system is confusing, and BBFC should have responsibility for rating games with content appropriate for adults or teenagers.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215530071

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The Licensing Act 2003 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee Pdf

This report examines the operation and impact of the Licensing Act 2003. In conclusion the Committee makes several recommendations. These include: that the Government should, together with local authorities, licence applicants and other stakeholders, evaluate the licensing forms with the aim of making them more user friendly; that in the case of not for profit clubs only the bar area should be taking into account when assessing the rateable value of the premises; that sports clubs should be placed in a fee band based on 20 per cent of their rateable value; that a national database of licence holders be implanted and that the allowable period for transferring a personal licence due to death should be increased to 21 days; increasing the limit of Temporary Events Notices (TENs) to 15 per year whilst enhancing the ability to object to the granting of a TEN; that the density of venues in a particular area should always be taken into consideration when granting a premises licence; the exemption of venues with a capacity of 200 or less from the need to obtain a licence for the performance of live music and the reintroduction of the two in a bar exemption; the introduction of portable licences for circuses and possible exemption of certain low-risk small-scale travelling entertainments; the creation of a new category be created for adult clubs such as lap dancing clubs and that they be licensed, in accordance with Government proposals, under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act.