BBC considering move to make news channel online only
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jul/07/bbc-considering-move-news-channel-online-only
This article talks about the BBC considering moving their 24 hrs news channel online, and removing their channel from TV. They blame this on the development of new and digital media.
- BBC will have to shoulder the full £750m cost of free licence fees for people aged over 75 by 2020.
- channel’s production costs were £26.8m, while its newsgathering costs were £21.2m.
- taking it online only would prove cheaper for the BBC, which is looking to make savings
- But like TV news more widely, the channel’s reach has fallen over the last three years
Technology, once again, is transforming the way the BBC tells stories, the way everyone gets stories. In particular, it is changing the way people get breaking news. There is a shift from rolling news channels on TV to streaming news on mobile … This represents an opportunity as exciting as the launch of 24-hour news in 1997 and will force the BBC to think how best we reach people.
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