BBCNEWS The Media Show June 4, 2024 01:42:00
The bbc has a charter commitment to serve local communities across england and across the uk, and as audience behaviour changes and moves, so does the bbc. so it's absolutely right. as we see growing usage of online news services that the local news services provided by the bbc keep pace with that change. now, i hear the accusation from some commercial competitors that the bbc somehow crowds them out. they're right, aren't they? well, we haven't seen evidence of that. if you look right across the world at the challenge facing local commercial operators, you see the same sort of trend. so, even...