BBC Charter Review - Second Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 15 February 2006.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
REPORT
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2: THE LICENCE FEE
The BBC's current bid
Transparency of licence fee negotiations
The licence fee as a tax
CHAPTER 3: THE COSTS OF DIGITAL SWITCHOVER
CHAPTER 4: SPECTRUM CHARGING
Should the BBC pay for spectrum?
CHAPTER 5: THE BBC WORLD SERVICE
Public diplomacy and the World Service
BBC World Service Arabic television
BBC World Service television
CHAPTER 6: BROADCASTING IN THE NATIONS
AND REGIONS
The move to Greater Manchester
The cost of the move
Ultra-local television
Independent production in the Nations and
Regions
CHAPTER 7: THE BROADCASTING OF SPORTS
The role of sport in the BBC's public purposes
Bringing audiences together
Encouraging participation in grassroots sports
Packaging of sports rights
Listed events
Regulation of the listed events system
The broadcasting of cricket
A BBC sports channel?
CHAPTER 8: THE BROADCASTING OF RELIGION
The definition of religious broadcasting
Religion in the news
Religion and the BBC's public service remit
The Central Religious Advisory Committee
CHAPTER 9: SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
The Costs of Digital Switchover
Spectrum Charging
The BBC World Service
Broadcasting in the Nations and Regions
The Broadcasting of Sports
The Broadcasting of Religion
APPENDIX 1: Membership of the Committee
APPENDIX 2: List of witnesses
APPENDIX 3: Call for Evidence
NOTE: (Q) refers to a question in oral evidence and
(p) refers to a page of written evidence.
The Report of the Committee is published in Volume
I (HL Paper 128-1) and the Evidence is published in Volume II
(HL Paper 128-II).
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HL 128-II)
WRITTEN EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HL 128-II)
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