21 Dec 2000
Downing Street has announced that Gavyn Davies will become vice-chairman of the BBC from January 1...Downing Street has announced that Gavyn Davies will become vice-chairman of the BBC from January 1. Davies chaired the committee, that produced a report earlier this year on the future funding of the BBC ...
and BBC Resources. Davies replaces Baroness Young of Old Stone who stood down in November after two ...
21 Dec 2000
of the BBC. The CRCA said the White Paper concentrates on maintaining the BBC to the detriment of its...The Commercial Radio Companies Association has expressed its disappointment at the Communications Reform White Paper, and said it concentrates almost entirely on television and further strengthening of the BBC. The CRCA said the White Paper concentrates on maintaining the BBC to the detriment of its ...
15 Dec 2000
| by Claire Billings
to communicate with Microsoft’s MSN, and Yahoo! customers.
The terms of deal agreed by AOL/Time Warner ...
14 Dec 2000
The BBC is reported to be considering the launch of a subscription sports channel as a means...The BBC is reported to be considering the launch of a subscription sports channel as a means of winning back some of the sports rights lost to ITV and Channel 4. Director general Greg Dyke is understood ...
they next come up for renewal in 2003. While details of the new channel remain sketchy, the BBC s controller ...
13 Dec 2000
| by Claire Billings
The UK government’s long-awaited pre-election communications white paper has left the BBC’s...has left the BBC’s governors with their regulatory powers intact, as well as letting them off the hook ...
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Culture and media secretary Chris Smith was understood to have been so furious at the BBC ...
paper had been expected to redefine the BBC’s remit as well as that of the nature of public service ...
12 Dec 2000
| by Louise Banbury
, and investing 15m ( 10.3m) in TAK, Thomson’s interactive TV joint venture with Microsoft.
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12 Dec 2000
| by Louise Banbury
and the internet. It will also take away some of the BBC’s self-regulatory powers.
The Independent Television ...
11 Dec 2000
| by Louise Banbury
The BBC faces a tough challenge to persuade the government to give the go-ahead for its proposed...LONDON (Brand Republic) - The BBC faces a tough challenge to persuade the government to give ...
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The Department of Culture, Media and Sport warned that it would not allow the BBC to launch the channel until ...
to be run as a joint venture between the BBC’s commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, and a rival company. The BBC ...
11 Dec 2000
| by Louise Banbury
in TAK, an interactive TV joint venture between Thomson and Microsoft.
Technicolor is the world ...
08 Dec 2000
BBC director general Greg Dyke’s promise to dissolve a property company that he is involved has...LONDON (Brand Republic) – BBC director general Greg Dyke’s promise to dissolve a property company that he is involved has been delayed because the firm is being investigated by the Inland Revenue Service ...
accepting the BBC’s top post. He agreed to wind up the company in February this year because it was deemed ...