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BGonaSTICK · 04-07-07, 01:33 PM

BBC Director general Mark Thompson has outlined the corporation's future strategy, confirming it will "make less" content and look at increasing the number of repeats it screens.

Speaking at the launch of the BBC's 2007 annual report in London today, Mr Thompson outlined how the corporation would cope with a lower than expected licence fee by making fewer TV and radio programmes and less internet content.

"We should make less - fewer pages on the website and fewer originations as well," he said.

The BBC Trust chairman, Sir Michael Lyons, agreed, adding: "We have to go back to the issue of repeats and do more research rather than just saying repeats are a bad thing."

In the trust's annual report published today, it stated that "[the] evidence suggests the best way forwards is to continue to minimise repeats in peak time on BBC1, but to increase level of narrative repeats and develop a well co-ordinated programme of repeats across the portfolio of services".

Although the BBC Trust highlighted the fact that EastEnders' reach had fallen by 10 percentage points over the last three years and "audience perception of BBC1 as 'best for soaps' has weakened", Mr Thompson said he would not rule out the possibility of five episodes a week of for the channel's flagship soap.

He added that "most soaps are five days a week, that's what most soaps do now".

The annual report reveals that executive pay at the BBC increased by just £75,000 in the 12 months to March 31.

Executive pay rose from a combined £4,177,000 last year to £4,252,000 this year, helped by the fact that the top 10 executives waived their bonuses and BBC worldwide chief executive John Smith waived half of his.

The report also showed the total BBC Trust and executive pay rose by £200,000 from £4,611,000 to £4,811,000.

It was also revealed that new human resources boss Stephen Kelly was given a £75,000 payment when he joined the corporation last October as compensation for loss of income from leaving his previous job.

Source: Guardian

diapason · 05-07-07, 05:15 PM

Here's a suggestion - base the licence fee on the year when the repeats were first made - after all, they only need to run a video machine and as long as there's oxide on the tape, it should still be transmittable.

madrat · 06-07-07, 02:03 AM

And we pay the Beeeb for what then exactly :? >

04-07-07, 01:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,633 Thanks: 3 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	BBC admits repeats strategy BBC Director general Mark Thompson has outlined the corporation's future strategy, confirming it will "make less" content and look at increasing the number of repeats it screens. Speaking at the launch of the BBC's 2007 annual report in London today, Mr Thompson outlined how the corporation would cope with a lower than expected licence fee by making fewer TV and radio programmes and less internet content. "We should make less - fewer pages on the website and fewer originations as well," he said. The BBC Trust chairman, Sir Michael Lyons, agreed, adding: "We have to go back to the issue of repeats and do more research rather than just saying repeats are a bad thing." In the trust's annual report published today, it stated that "[the] evidence suggests the best way forwards is to continue to minimise repeats in peak time on BBC1, but to increase level of narrative repeats and develop a well co-ordinated programme of repeats across the portfolio of services". Although the BBC Trust highlighted the fact that EastEnders' reach had fallen by 10 percentage points over the last three years and "audience perception of BBC1 as 'best for soaps' has weakened", Mr Thompson said he would not rule out the possibility of five episodes a week of for the channel's flagship soap. He added that "most soaps are five days a week, that's what most soaps do now". The annual report reveals that executive pay at the BBC increased by just £75,000 in the 12 months to March 31. Executive pay rose from a combined £4,177,000 last year to £4,252,000 this year, helped by the fact that the top 10 executives waived their bonuses and BBC worldwide chief executive John Smith waived half of his. The report also showed the total BBC Trust and executive pay rose by £200,000 from £4,611,000 to £4,811,000. It was also revealed that new human resources boss Stephen Kelly was given a £75,000 payment when he joined the corporation last October as compensation for loss of income from leaving his previous job. Source: Guardian __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

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diapason Resident Organgrinder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Paisley, Scotland Posts: 529 Thanks: 11 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: BBC admits repeats strategy Here's a suggestion - base the licence fee on the year when the repeats were first made - after all, they only need to run a video machine and as long as there's oxide on the tape, it should still be transmittable. __________________ An eight foot long diapason sounds bottom C Technomate 1000D Super, Two dishes receiving three satellites

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madrat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 1,713 Thanks: 4 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts	Re: BBC admits repeats strategy And we pay the Beeeb for what then exactly :? > __________________ *I want it and I want it now*


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