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No Sex (After 9), Please—We're the BBC

Matt Cantor — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:52:00 CDT

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...

$4B Crunch Threatens BBC Jobs

Peter Fearon — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:37:15 CDT

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...

Summer of Scandals Leaves BBC in Crisis

Jason Farago — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:04:03 CDT

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...