Ofcom has today published its annual report on the BBC, which assesses the Corporation’s performance in meeting the needs of viewers and listeners over the period April 2023 to March 2024.In an observation made by BizAsiaLive.com, the report follows the BBC’s plans to close its Asian Network News Team replacing the drive time news programme with a British Asian focused weekly evening news commission and Newsbeat bulletins.The changes will affect the BBC’s ability to meet its Operating Licence requirement for BBC Asian Network and it will be requesting a reduction in the news and current affairs quota to reflect the planned changes in output.Ofcom said it will consult on the proposed change to the Operating Licence after the BBC submits its request.Today, it was also announced that the BBC licence fee would be increasing again next April to £174.50.
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