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Delivering Quality First
Jon Jacob
Editor, About the BBC Blog
At the start of the year, I kicked off the BBC's Delivering Quality First consultation process by laying out the challenge the BBC faces between now and January 2017: how to meet the savings target we were set in the licence fee settlement while still delivering the quality and creativity which ...
First Click Friends - getting everybody online
Earlier today I gave a speech at the National Digital Conference to an audience of around one thousand 'digital champions'. It's been an inspiring day to celebrate the launch of a network of 'digital champions' - anyone encouraging family and friends to use the internet. I announced the launch of...
Today's industrial action - an email from Mark Thompson
The BBC Director-General, Mark Thompson sent the following email to all BBC staff today: This email is going to everyone Dear All, As I think everyone must know by now, this is the first day of a 48 hour strike called by the NUJ. This is what the picture looks like this afternoon: • aroun...
Mark Thompson on Industrial Action by NUJ
The National Union of Journalists has called a 48 hour strike of BBC journalists for Friday and Saturday. Much of the output of the BBC is unaffected by this action. However, it is inevitable that some programmes and content will be disrupted. I would like to apologise wholeheartedly for this an...
The Spending Review - a press round-up
Yesterday the Chancellor George Osborne unveiled details of the Spending Review in the House of Commons. Sir Michael Lyons, Chairman of the BBC Trust responded to the announcement of a new licence fee settlement in a statement that was published on the Trust website. In an interview on Radio 4's ...
Post MacTaggart Q&A with Mark Thompson
BBC Director General Mark Thompson answered questions at the Edinburgh International Television Festival today as delegates reflected on his James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture last night. In an hour-long session, Thompson answered questions from Channel 4 Newscaster Krishnan Guru-Murthy and from ...
The Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival - a press round-up
The 35th Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival is underway: below is a round up of the highlights of the first two days: The first day's line-up included a lively 'Build Your Own BBC' session, chaired by Jeremy Vine, the panel featured Ash Atalla, MD Roughcut TV; Alex Conn...
The Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival
The Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival begins today. It's a huge fixture in the TV Industry calender and key figures from the BBC will be speaking over the next few days. The Festival is developed by senior industry figures, providing an arena for the international TV...
Putting Quality First Annual Report and Accounts 2009/2010
Today the BBC Trust published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2009/10. Following a short speech by the BBC Chairman Sir Michael Lyons, the BBC's Chief Financial Officer, Zarin Patel and BBC Director General, Mark Thompson took members of the press through the following presentation. Put...
