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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC and British branding
The corporation’s claims to the public and to neutrality are crucial for the British state and its power across the globe.
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC has lost touch: here's how it could re-connect
A filmmaker advises BBC news staff on how to better engage with the harsh realities of life for many in Britain.
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC may soon be unable to compete
The requirement for output to be “distinctive”, coupled with the growth of media consortia, could force the BBC out...
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC White Paper is a recipe for long-term decline
The government’s proposals would be a blow to both the BBC's freedom from government interference, and its place at...
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Published in: ourBeebDecoding the BBC White Paper
Apocalyptic rumours followed by a row-back and relief. It's an age-old strategy, but what's the reality behind the...
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Published in: ourBeebDiversity on TV: a discussion with Lenny Henry
Following the BBC's commitment to new diversity targets, we publish the footage of a discussion about diversity on...
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Published in: ourBeebTomorrow’s BBC will be fitted to your personality
The BBC is doing cutting-edge research into Visual Perceptive Media, virtual reality and facial coding technologies....
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Published in: ourBeebChannel 4: the case for privatisation
Privatisation may be the best way to strengthen Channel 4's public service remit.
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Published in: ourBeebUnder construction: the BBC’s relationship with freelancers
In order to innovate in the new media environment the BBC must build a new system for working with freelancers.
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC in the brave new China
After the box office success of BBC drama Sherlock, a look at who is accessing the BBC in China, and why.
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Published in: ourBeeb5 ideas for hacking television
The creator of the Capital City Project lays out five principles that can be used to radically democratise television.
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Published in: ourBeebThe growing gap between private and public in European broadcasting
We’re told the BBC is ‘too big’. Yet Britain is part of a Europe-wide trend where funding for public service is...
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC as market shaper and creator
Accusations that the BBC is ‘crowding out’ the broadcasting market are flawed. We need a new framework to assess its...
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Published in: ourBeebIt's more complicated than you think
The digital world is more complicated than is understood by those holding our public institutions to account. In the...
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Published in: ourBeebThe licence fee is a fetter on the BBC
The creative and journalistic ambitions of the BBC are held back by its dogmatic commitment to an ineffective and...
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Published in: ourBeebA tale of two charters: the BBC and the commons
The BBC’s long history of innovation and influence position it as a prime conduit through which to forward the idea...
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Published in: ourBeebFrom live output to living output - Entwistle points to a new digital revolution
New BBC Director-General George Entwistle's first speech echoes one of the missions set out for him on ourBeeb...
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Published in: ourBeebWhat can the impassioned US political drama 'The Newsroom' tell us about the BBC's exaggerated commitment to impartiality in broadcasting?
US drama ‘The Newsroom’ demonstrates a bold attempt to meld romantic idealism with a cogent critique of the American...
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Published in: ourBeeb'Fight, Fight, Fight': the BBC needs to stand up to its critics in the media and in government
At its best, television is "an intimate connection" between programme-makers and viewers, argues Armando Iannucci in...