Delivering Quality First

Early key points include:

Radio 4's underlying programme budget is unaffected
Small reduction of 3% in BBC One's budget
Extra investment in childrens' channels to be protected.
Small reduction in scope of BBC News
15% reduction in sport budget
Reduction in entertainment and aquisitions
Elimination of BBC2's daytime budget


see here ……..

WWW.BBC.CO.UK/NEWS
06-Oct-2011 @ 10:34

Added to the article...
"Mr Thompson said that about 1,000 more staff will move to Salford over the next 10 years, including relocating BBC Three by 2016."

Just heard on BBC news that CBBC is to leave BBC1.

According to the Guardian BBC HD will be axed entirely in favour of BBC Two HD.

Makes sense seeing as DSO will be complete by next Christmas.

'BBC2's existing daytime schedule will be scrapped, replaced by international news and current affairs at lunchtime and repeats in the afternoon'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/oct/06/bbc-cuts-2000-jobs

The Guardian are also claiming The Politics Show is to be axed too.

...and to be replaced by a weekend version of The Daily Politics.

From the article...
"BBC1's Sunday lunchtime strand, the Politics Show, will be axed, replaced by a weekend version of Daily Politics. Regional current affairs show Inside Out will survive but be shared across wider regions."
..by wider regions I wonder if they mean national editions such as 'Inside Out England'.

EDIT




I just notice the addition posts, I doubt the Scottish version will, go. BBC Scotland opts out around 25mins in and provides an hour show. and I cant see the brand Daily Politics working.


Good, there has been nothing on BBC2 during the day in years.

Does Anyone think this is GOOD for the BBC and will make them better in the long term?

Also mentioned in the Guardian article...
"Local radio will also be hit, with a focus on peaktime programmes and more syndicated programmes across neighbouring stations."
...and...
"The BBC will also quit its various west London properties, including TV Centre."

More detail from the Trust ...

Changes to the BBC's TV channels:

Protecting BBC One and Two in peak time, albeit with small reductions in entertainment programming and acquisitions;
Making BBC One the channel for all new general daytime programmes;
Changing BBC Two's daytime schedule to feature international news and current affairs programmes at lunchtime. Other parts of the daytime schedule would be repeats of mainly factual programmes, including science, history, natural history and arts, as well as live sport;
Re-focusing BBC Three and BBC Four to play supporting roles to the two bigger channels; and
Replacing the HD channel with an HD version of BBC Two to broadcast alongside the existing BBC One HD channel.

Changes to the BBC's radio stations:

Protecting Radio 4 by keeping its underlying budget stable, excluding the impact of productivity savings;
Greater sharing of news bulletins between Radio 2 and 6 Music, Radio 1 and 1Xtra, and Radio 3 and 4;
Reducing the amount of original drama, live music and specially recorded concerts at lunchtime on Radio 3, and reviewing the BBC's orchestras and singers;
Reinvestment in the Proms to maintain quality;
Focusing Radio 5 Live on core output of news and sport;
A new more focused Asian Network with a 34 per cent reduction in its content spend; and
Making savings in radio distribution costs through long term changes to Medium Wave and Long Wave.

Changes to programming and services in the nations and regions:

For TV, protecting underlying investment in news programming; producing fewer non-news programmes and rebroadcasting more of them to UK audiences; and increasing investment in network programming produced across Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales;
For nations radio, reducing investment in non-news programming and focusing on peak-time; and
For English local radio, focusing spend on peak-time programmes, but with increased sharing across regions in off-peak slots.

Changes in approach to digital access and distribution

Continuing with previously announced plans to reduce BBC Online�s budget by 25 per cent, but with some reinvestment in future digital development; and
Reducing Red Button transmissions making the service consistent across all digital TV platforms.

see here ……..

WWW.BBC.CO.UK/ABOUTTHEBBC
06-Oct-2011 @ 11:15