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about the newspaper article ‘The guardian’ about BBC Three’s online move, which is approached by the BBC Trust in a move to save the company £30m a year. They will expend money on documentaries such as Life and Death Row and long- form- comedy shows like Bad Education and Cuckoo, instead of lighter formats such as Snog, Marry and Avoid. However, this will have an effect on the audience because they will lose BBC viewers. My research shows that BBC Three is currently watched by 11.2 million people

The BBC History website is very eclectic, covering an immense range of history and as a resource, it could be suggested that it is a victim of trying to appeal all levels of historical interest from the academic to the mildly interested. It has been variously described as relevant and fascinating , a useful research tool , catering to the non-specialist whilst including valuable material for the historical researcher . As a site there is an obvious preference given to any historical programming

348,200 217,000 Current Liabilities (386,800) (310,300) (271,100) (252,900) Current Ratio 0.90 1.05 1.03 0.86 Interpretation and Explanation In case of BBC, we can observe a positive trend. There has been a significant increase in the ratio. However in 2007, the company’s current liabilities were higher than the current assets.But over the next two consecutive years 2008 and 2009, the company’s assets

– Types of Businesses Task P1 The BBC is the largest broadcasting organisation in the world. Its mission statement is to enrich people lives with programs that inform, educate and entertain. The BBC has the second largest budget of any UK broadcaster with an operating expenditure of £4.23 billion in 2009/2010. The only UK broadcaster with a larger operating expenditure is British Sky Broadcasting with £5.9 billion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC#Finance). The reason that Sky’s operating

company has approved the plan to make the channel an online only entity. Due to BBC3TV’s failing revenue, the the BBC Corporation will essentially be saving about £30m ($46m) a year. The channel, which was targeted towards the 16 to 34-year old demographic, was unable to do so. In its first major decision since Rona Fairhead was appointed as chair of the trust last September, the regulator recognised the “clear long-term potential” in moving online, but admitted there were clear concerns about the

Technological Challenges Technology is one of the few areas where the BBC has been ahead of the curve over the past decade. BBC iPlayer was launched in 2007, and it was one of the first available streaming services, the BBC’s rivals subsequently launched 4oD, ITV player and demand 5. iPlayer has been a massive success, and it will soon account for 10% of all UK web traffic, however the success of iPlayer has led to the BBC’s rivals extending to not only ITV and Sky, but also to Netflix and Amazon

The Licence Fee Challenged When the licence fee was first introduced it was seen as an appropriate way to keep the BBC free from commercial and government interests. When the licensee was first introduced into the wireless telegraphy act in November 1923 to cover radio sets it cost 10 shillings per year. By the end of the year 200, 000 licences had been issued and five years later this had risen to two and a half million licenses. During the forties a combined radio and TV licence was issued costing

is a website with the article, called “Battle of the Atlantic”, written by Helen Cleary and published by The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). BBC is a British broadcasting company who aims to promote education and learning through the internet. The author, Helen Cleary is an editor and writer, who writes non-fiction articles or stories for the BBC history website. She was also a member of the World War Two People’s War Team from September 2003 to November 2004. In this source, it aims to

This may not apply to everyone but for me personally being. Young, black, and growing up in northwest London I feel a better connection to Kiss than I ever would listening to BBC Radio 1. The atmosphere surrounding the show is more like a college/university environment rather than the BBC radio 1 show which has previously felt like a “a black and white cardboard cutout and as time is moving on they are attempting to remove this label but they don’t appear to have as much success

Do and Discover slot and The Bedtime Hour on CBeebies. The BBC Trust received a swarm of complaints from aggravated parents, who claimed that Miss Burnell’s appearance was upsetting and scaring their children, following her debut on the channel. Angered parents claimed the disabled woman was an unsuitable co-host, with one father threatening to ban his 2-year-old from watching the show due to fears that she