﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Mark Thompson news stories on Newser</title><description>Read more Mark Thompson stories on Newser</description><link>http://www.newser.com/taggrid/10409/mark-thompson.html</link><copyright>2009 - Newser</copyright><language>en-us</language><generator>Newser Feed Generator</generator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:22:10 CST</pubDate><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/62786/no-sex-after-9-please-were-the-bbc.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>No Sex (After 9), Please—We're the BBC</title><description>Responding to viewers’ concerns, the BBC will no longer give free rein to potentially offensive material after 9pm, the Telegraph reports. A network survey of 2,700 people age 11 and up found that its audience, especially older viewers, is unhappy with the content. Now, foul language may be subject...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/62786/no-sex-after-9-please-were-the-bbc.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 8:52:00 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/9166/4b-crunch-threatens-bbc-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>$4B Crunch Threatens BBC Jobs</title><description>A massive funding shortfall at the British Broadcasting Corporation could trigger unprecedented job cuts, reports the Independent . As many as 2,800 people—about 12% of the BBC's labor force—could lose their jobs. Officials at the BBC, which is financed by a $270 license fee paid by viewers, project...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/9166/4b-crunch-threatens-bbc-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 4:37:15 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/6372/summer-of-scandals-leaves-bbc-in-crisis.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Summer of Scandals Leaves BBC in Crisis</title><description>The Brits are having a crisis of conscience over the BBC: A summer of scandals has left the BBC's squeaky-clean image compromised. The UK's public broadcaster has aired rigged call-in games, sneakily edited news stories, and credulity-straining reality shows. A leading broadcaster charges the station has suffered "a catastrophic loss...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/6372/summer-of-scandals-leaves-bbc-in-crisis.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:04:03 CDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>