BBC to be regulated by Ofcom

Q.  Government has proposed major changes in how BBC is run and will be regulated by which external organization?
- Published on 13 May 16

a. Ofcom
b. Oxfam
c. UN
d. WHO

ANSWER: Ofcom
 
Britain’s government proposed major changes to how the BBC is run to keep it “at the very heart of British life’, watering down more radical plans that had raised fears for the broadcaster’s future.
  • Unveiling the proposals in Parliament, media secretary John Whittingdale said the public broadcaster should not simply compete for ratings with its domestic commercial rivals.
  • Under the plans, the British Broadcasting Corporation will be regulated by an external organisation, the independent media agency for monitoring,Ofcom for the first time in its 90-year history.
  • It would also have a new board to run day-to-day matters, although the BBC would name at least half the 14 members and the government no more than six.

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