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BBC outlines priorities in charter-review case.(nine-point manifesto submission)(British Broadcasting Corp.)
In its wide-ranging case for the renewal of its royal charter, the BBC has promised to put 'public value' rather than a desire to compete with its commercial rivals at the heart of its services.
Mark Thompson, the director-general of the BBC, announced in the nine-point manifesto submission to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport that there are no plans for the BBC to launch any new TV or radio channels.
'The most urgent priority is not further expansion but completing the challenge of creating a fully digital Britain,' he said.
Thompson added that he believed the switchover from analogue to digital would happen by 2012, two years later than the time envisaged by the Government.
The BBC put up a robust defence of its funding coming from the licence fee, rather than from advertising or subscription.
However, it sought to depoliticise the process of setting the licence fee, proposing that the task be given to an independent body modelled on the Bank of England's monetary policy committee.
One of the key areas the plan addresses is the issue of governance - the BBC was savaged by the Hutton report following the suicide of Dr David Kelly. But the BBC chairman, Michael ...
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