BBC boss warns govt over funding
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BBC director-general Mark Thompson has warned the government it will have to provide more money for public service broadcasting if it wants the system to survive in the digital age.
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LONDON, Dec. 7 -- The BBC, the world's largest public broadcasting company, announced plans Tuesday for some of the biggest budget cuts in its 82-year history, slashing at least 10 percent of its staff and more than $620 million in annual spending.
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The Cabinet secretary says he finds media coverage of the cash-for-honours probe "deeply worrying".
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Media & professional: Â· Defence of public service broadcasting 'passion'Â· Thompson warns of global crisis in news provision
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The BBC has called in police to  investigate a torrent of abusive calls made to the homes of its  senior executives before its broadcast of a profanity-laden  opera, a BBC spokesman said on Saturday.
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The UK media watchdog, Ofcom, highlights possible concerns over competition within the pay TV sector.
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Salaries paid to TV and radio personalities such as Jonathan Ross are to be reviewed by the BBC Trust.
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BBC Chairman Michael Grade said on Monday that regulation of Britain's public broadcaster needs to be reformed, but under its existing system rather than by creating an independent oversight body.
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The Governor of the Bank of England tells the BBC he wishes mortgage costs were part of the inflation target.
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The BBC's coverage of Europe must be "more demonstrably impartial", an inquiry commissioned by its governors says.
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Blinded by novelty A House of Commons public spending watchdog has accused BBC chief Mark Thompson of illegally supporting Microsoft. In failing to ensure iPlayer on demand services are available to all licence fee payers he has been blinded by the novelty of the internet, it's charged.â¦
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Opposition politicians call for tighter control on spending for the 2012 Olympics after the BBC revealed spiralling costs.
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The BBC today confirmed plans to axe 2,900 jobs over the next three years under moves to make savings of Â£320 million. In a special message to staff, director general Mark Thompson said
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The BBC's Mike Baker asks whether funding changes will mean more university department closures.
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The BBC should carry out its plan to relocate some offices to Manchester, the culture secretary tells MPs.
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London, Dec. 8 - BBC director general Mark Thompson sought to reassure the BBCâs 28,800 staff today about the scale of future job losses after Mark Thompson unveiled plans for sweeping changes to the British
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The head of the British Broadcasting Corp. announced budget cuts Thursday that will lead to a net loss of 1,800 jobs.