BBC spend £110 million on website

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The recent work done on the BBC website appears to have gone slightly over budget, even with a budget of £81.6 million they still managed to squeeze out another £36 million by the year’s end in March 2008.There were signs early on in the year that they would be going slightly over budget and so [...]

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[merlodlliw]

48% over budget by the BBC,a few too many Husband and Wife employees at the BBC, who appear to hand out contracts to their partners as either Companies or Consultants.

I am a shareholder of the BBC, I recieve my certificate every year for my
license fee shareholding, however I can not get the board sacked like a PLC. In the real world heads would roll, now no one has any honour left

I can hear the comments now, those nasty little people complaining again
you know the ones who think they pay our salaries



Bob

[brian]

F'me - they were ripped off good and proper!!!

[LocheeMan]

I work for a state owned organisation, HMRC, and if the beeb is anything like them then they would have put their contract out to tender, accepted the cheapest bid and realised several years later that they either can't deliver because they're numpties or they cant deliver for the cost they quoted in their tender. They never fookin learn.

[merlodlliw]

Originally Posted by LocheeMan

I work for a state owned organisation, HMRC, and if the beeb is anything like them then they would have put their contract out to tender, accepted the cheapest bid and realised several years later that they either can't deliver because they're numpties or they cant deliver for the cost they quoted in their tender. They never fookin learn.

Yes you must be used to it, a lot of state run orgs inc the BBC,dont have the fear of going broke, and do live an unreal world,where they are always it seems baled out.

I am also sure J Ross is a good, star, but I think a PSB giving £5m a year
to him is criminal and this needs sorting, wonder if his agent his married to a BBC senior staff member. Too many vested interests at the BBC.


Bob