Changing channels

Article Abstract:

The British Broadcasting Co (BBC) is facing a period of change as it prepares for its license renewal in 1996. Satellite and cable television are changing the ways in which Britain watches television, and it remains to be seen if the BBC is up to the challenge.

User Contributions:

Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:

Comment:  (50-4000 characters)

Name:

E-mail:

Security Code:

A conspiracy theory: British institutions: the BBC

Article Abstract:

The BBC is an anachronism, a former monopoly financed by license fees, yet it survives by adjusting to change. It courts mass audiences while portraying itself as a producer of superior programming, and relies on an ingrained public perception of quality.

User Contributions:

Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:

Comment:  (50-4000 characters)

Name:

E-mail:

Security Code:

Tuning in to the future

Article Abstract:

Television broadcasting will become more competitive in Britain as a result of deregulation and technology such as satellite communications. British Broadcasting Corporation Ltd and other major broadcasting companies will lose a large audience share.

User Contributions:

Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:

Comment:  (50-4000 characters)

Name:

E-mail:

Security Code: