BBC Urged To Publish Blueprint On Internet-Only Future By UK Gov’t Committee
deadline.comThe BBC has been urged to publish a detailed blueprint on how it plans to transition to an internet-only future by an influential UK government committee.
Late last year, Director General Tim Davie delivered a set piece speech in which he forecast a “move to an internet future with greater urgency” and predicted this could happen in the 2030s.
Issuing a report into BBC Digital today, the UK’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the public broadcaster “should develop a detailed plan including scenarios for how it could switch to an internet-only future.” To ensure “no-one is left behind,” it should work with government audience representatives and wider stakeholders, added the committee.
While the BBC has a £500M ($625M) digital investment plan in place for the next two years, the PAC said this could feed more clearly into the internet-only future plans.
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