US EditionBBC to use AI as it expands iPlayer offerings
- The BBC announced its Annual Plan, highlighting an unprecedented content funding challenge with a budget reduction of £150M, dropping to £2.5B for the coming year.
- According to the BBC, global co-production partnerships have reduced, affecting numerous shows, as it posted a lower deficit of £33M for the year.
- The BBC's reach indicates that 95% of U.K. Adults use its services monthly, maintaining a leading position in U.K. News consumption despite funding challenges.
- Director-General Tim Davie emphasized the BBC's mission to deliver value through journalism and storytelling while addressing significant financial hurdles.
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BBC Says “Unprecedented Funding Challenge” Lies Ahead As Content Spend Set To Fall By $200M
The BBC faces an “unprecedented content funding challenge” in the year to come, the corporation’s Annual Plan setting out priorities for the next 12 months has said. As we have reported in depth so far this year, the BBC flagged “co-production partnerships with global streamers and media companies [that] have reduced across the sector” as contributing to the major challenge. “Without intervention, it will be difficult to maintain the current…
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TV Tech Industry NewsMore personalisation for iPlayer in BBC Annual Plan
The BBC is planning to improve personalisation with the BBC iPlayer and create “more seamless journeys” between the platform and BBC digital services. Publishing its Annual Plan, the BBC said it intends to strengthen the iPlayer-led news offer, with breaking news and in-depth documentaries. This follows earlier changes that include the release of Panorama on the morning of its evening broadcast, and live iPlayer broadcasts of Question Time. Ther…
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