Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
BBC Aims for 25% Representative Workforce, Reveals Commercial Board
variety.comNaman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster BBC has revealed ambitions of a more representative workforce as part of its Annual Plan that was published on Wednesday. “We will introduce a new target for 25% of our staff to come from low socio-economic backgrounds by 2027, to ensure our workforce is more representative of the audiences we serve,” the BBC said in a statement.
The corporation also noted its disappointment with the license free, its main source of income, being frozen and said that savings have to be found in the long run.“While we recognize the licence fee is a privilege, this is a disappointing outcome at a time of high inflation and media super-inflation,” the BBC said. “As a result of the settlement, we will need to find £285 million [$375 million] in annual savings by 2027/28, requiring a reduction in the content and services we provide to audiences.” In the Annual Plan, the BBC projects annual income for the financial year 2022/23 at £5.6 billion for the group, including £3.7 billion from the license fee and the rest from other sources.
However, after operating costs, the BBC is projecting a deficit of £271 million. The corporation’s strategic priorities for the year ahead have been identified as strengthening impartiality; creating distinctive, high-impact content; transforming the BBC’s digital offer and capability; accelerating commercial and global growth; delivering reforms, getting closer to audiences across the U.K., and managing the impact of the first year of the new licence fee settlement.Richard Sharp, BBC chair, said: “Our plan highlights the challenges and opportunities in the media market.
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