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BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead to step down

BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead will step down when a unitary board replaces the BBC…

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BBC Trust clears Freesat to offer live pay sports

The BBC Trust has cleared UK subscription-free satellite TV service, Freesat, to offer live pay…

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BBC Trust ‘should be abolished’, says government committee

The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has “lost confidence and credibility and should be…

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BBC Trust calls for funding process to be written into charter

The BBC’s governing body has called for a “proper process” for setting the BBC’s funding…

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BBC Trust reports public consultation findings

The BBC’s plans for its future are “mostly welcomed” by the public, though questions remain…

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BBC Three to close by February as Trust approves online transition

The BBC Trust has approved plans to close down BBC Three as a broadcast channel…

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Government pledges funds for BBC World Service expansion

The BBC Trust has welcomed plans by the government to fund an extension of the…

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BBC Trust: no evidence the BBC ‘crowds out’ competition

There is “no clear evidence” that BBC entertainment, news and online content “crowd out” commercial…

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BBC defends right to remain a ‘universal public broadcaster’

The BBC Trust has defended its right to remain a “universal public service broadcaster” and…

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UK government launches review of BBC governance

UK government launches review of BBC governanceThe UK government has appointed former Virgin Money and…

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Fairhead: BBC future shouldn’t be subject to ‘vested interest’

The future of the BBC needs to be driven by “evidence and fact, not by…

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BBC Three to go online only from March 2016

The BBC plans to turn youth network BBC Three into an online-only service from March…

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Trust calls for greater protection for BBC

The BBC Trust has called for greater protection for the public broadcaster from politics, changes…

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BBC Trust hits out over licence fee deal

The head of the BBC Trust has hit out over the way the recent licence…

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Save BBC Three campaign gathers industry support

Actors, writers, producers, managers and agents have united to call on the UK pubcaster the…

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BBC Trust appoints new director

The BBC Trust has appointed Alex Towers as its new director after Jon Zeff said…

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New appointments to BBC Trust

The UK government has confirmed the appointment of the vice-chair and two trustees to the…

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Scripps said to be meeting BBC Trust head to discuss UKTV

Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) will meet directly with the chair of the BBC Trust in…

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BBC Trust should be scrapped, says chairman

BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead has called for the body she heads, which is charged…

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‘No long-term future’ in BBC licence fee, say MPs

There BBC’s licence fee model is becoming “harder and harder to justify, ” with a…

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Petition to save BBC Three delivered to Trust

A petition signed by more than 270,000 people, opposing plans to take youth-skewing network BBC…

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BBC Trust to review transfer pricing, sets out commercial framework

The BBC Trust, the UK public broadcaster’s governing body, has published a new framework for…

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BBC Trust chief calls for ‘public debate’ over future of the BBC

BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead has called for a “proper public debate” over the future,…

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BBC approves Radio 1 iPlayer channel

The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has approved BBC plans to launch a video…

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BBC Trust approves AMC Networks deal

The BBC Trust has approved the partnership between BBC Worldwide and AMC Networks that will…

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New BBC Trust chairman takes up post

Rona Fairhead has started her new role as chairman of the BBC Trust today.  Fairhead…

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BBC Trust imposes new current affairs obligations

The BBC Trust, the public broadcaster’s governing body, has introduced what it describes as new…

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Ex-Financial Times chief to oversee the BBC

The UK government has selected Rona Fairhead as its preferred candidate for the vacant role…

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Coe rules himself out of the running for BBC Trust role

Conservative peer, Sebastian Coe, has reportedly dropped out of the running to become chairman of…

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BBC should take more risks, appeal more to minority viewers, says Trust

The BBC’s TV channel output should be more distinctive, collaborative and should appeal more to…

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