Diane Coyle
Vice Chairman, BBC Trust
Blog posts in total 7
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We must serve the viewer when and how they want - comment on the Trust review of the BBC's distribution arrangements
Changing viewing habits are a challenge, but the BBC is rising to it, says Diane Coyle.
'The economics of broadcasting' - comment by Trust Vice Chairman Diane Coyle
'The economics of broadcasting' was the title of a seminar co-hosted by the BBC Trust and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the Saïd Business School in Oxford on 22 January 2013.
Comment on the BBC Trust seminar on impartiality and economic reporting
What is the most important issue facing Britain today? Asked that question in September, over half of the participants in an Ipsos Mori survey named the economy. They put it well above unemployment, crime and law and order, housing, poverty, education, and a long list of other issues.
The BBC's role in the creative industries
It sounds a bit odd to refer to things like TV and radio programmes, or pop music, as creative 'industries'. Yet – as I said last night when I spoke to a Royal Television Society event on this subject in the House of Commons - activities like these are increasingly being seen through the lens of...
The Trust's review of BBC syndication
It's been five years since the BBC launched the iPlayer. Five years ago, the BBC, like other broadcasters, was taking the first steps into a new world of on-demand content. It's hard to remember by now that until then you could only watch or listen to programmes either at the point of broadcast ...
The importance of the open internet: BBC Trust Vice Chairman on net neutrality
Four out of five people think that internet access is a fundamental right, according to a recent World Service poll in 26 different countries. Why do people say that? Because they have seen that the internet enables truly open channels of information that are beyond political or commercial inter...
Trust's service review of BBC One, Two and Four
The recently negotiated licence fee settlement, which will last for the remaining six years of our current Royal Charter, has predictably been the source of much debate. What is clear is that while the settlement gives the BBC certainty and stability, it is tough and will mean some difficult cho...
