Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 8 December 2004.
Terms of Reference
REPORT FOREWORD AND SUMMARY
1 INTRODUCTION
2 CONTEXT
Viewing and listening figures
BBC programming expenditure
BBC resources
3 TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
Overview
Visits
Technology and the BBC
Digital switchover
Creative Archive
4 THE BBC'S SCOPE AND REMIT
Today's BBC
Digital services
Views of the BBC's portfolio and performance
Performance of the BBC as a supporter of independent production
Provision of public service broadcasting
5 BBC FUNDING
The licence fee
Funding options
A financial settlement
Affordability
Collecting the licence fee
6 BBC GOVERNANCE AND REGULATION
Ofcom's present role
The Governors' role
The BBC's interaction with the commercial sector
Competition regulation
The way forward
Content regulation
Accountability
7 NATURE AND LENGTH OF SETTLEMENT
The Royal Charter
Length of settlement
Alternatives to a Charter
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
FORMAL MINUTES
WITNESSES
LIST OF WRITTEN EVIDENCE
LIST OF UNPRINTED WRITTEN EVIDENCE
REPORTS FROM THE CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT COMMITTEE SINCE 2001 MINUTES OF EVIDENCE and WRITTEN EVIDENCE Volume II (HC 82-II) Tuesday 25 May 2004 Written Evidence Tuesday 8 June 2004 Tuesday 22 June 2004 Tuesday 29 June 2004 Tuesday 6 July 2004 Tuesday 7 September 2004 Tuesday 14 September 2004 Tuesday 19 October 2004 Tuesday 26 October 2004 Tuesday 2 November 2004 Written Evidence