Delivering Quality First
|08:45 UK time, Thursday, 6 October 2011
Today the BBC has announced how it proposes to make budget cuts of 20% as a result of the freeze to the licence fee. These announcements come after a nine-month staff consultation branded Delivering Quality First (DQF).
You can find out more detail on the dedicated Delivering Quality First website.
The BBC Trust are leading the public consultation on the DQF proposals. You can have your say via the BBC Trust website.
The BBC's Director-General Mark Thompson will also be a guest, taking your calls, on Victoria Derbyshire's programme on Friday 7 October from 10am.
UPDATE - Monday 10 October
Mark Thompson's appearance on Victoria's programme has been postponed because the Director-General was talking to BBC staff on Friday. I will let you know if it's rescheduled.
The specific DQF proposals about 5 live as outlined in the BBC Trust's document are
- Continue to broadcast a live 24 hour schedule, but find ways to reduce the costs of overnight programming
- Maintain sport output at approximately current levels, although reduce the cost of sports presentation including using smaller teams at many events
- Reduce Radio 5 Live's team of regional journalists in England, and work more closely with other parts of BBC News, particularly BBC Local Radio and Newsgathering
- Business programming to focus on the key times of early morning/breakfast and afternoons
- End some Sunday programmes, including comedy in the morning and some current affairs programmes in the early evening
As noted above, if you want your thoughts on these proposals registered by the BBC Trust then please complete their online consultation.
Related Links
About the the BBC: Delivering Quality First
BBC Trust: Delivering Quality First
