2020.2.16
BBC要「被瘦身」
《星期日泰晤士》頭版爆料，稱約翰遜首相已經下令擬好方案，取消BBC繼續向全國民眾收取電視牌照費的傳統收入方式，要求改變為用戶自願的訂閲收費模式。簡而言之，就是一舉砸掉了BBC迄今為止基本「旱澇保收」的財源，迫使接受市場規則。
根據這個被爆料的計劃，BBC必須把麾下61個廣播電台中的大部分出售，而全國性電視頻道數量也將被大幅度縮減，網站規模也將縮小。
唯一可能在BBC全面重組中受衝擊相對小的是國際台。據悉，政府可能要求未來的BBC增加對國際台的投資。
報道還說，約翰遜政府對BBC最大的意見是業務面「鋪開的太廣」，依靠固定電視牌照費收入「不公平地」與商業對手爭奪觀眾和市場，與地方紙媒搶讀者，並在數碼領域越來越像商業化的媒體而不是公共廣電公司。
文章說，「改革早就該到來了」。
不過，BBC董事會主席克萊門蒂（David Clementi）不認同政府的看法，他最近再度聲明，BBC是英國的寶貴資產；削弱BBC就是削弱英國力量。
2019.12.15
No 10 boycotts Today programme and considers decriminalising non-payment of licence fee
THEGUARDIAN.COM
Boris Johnson threatens BBC with two-pronged attack
No 10 boycotts Today programme and considers decriminalising non-payment of licence fee
Jeff Jarvis
Johnson threatens decriminalizing nonpayment of the BBC license fee -- or eliminating it -- thus making the BBC into a beggar a la American nonprofit media. To all those who point to the BBC and say: "Look yonder, there is the solution to all our problems in journalism in the U.S. -- government support!" I give you this as an exhibit of the danger.
2015.7
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Sir Hugh Carleton Greene KCMG, OBE (15 November 1910 – 19 February 1987) was a British journalist and television executive. He was the Director-General of the BBC from 1960―1969, and is generally credited with modernising an organisation that had fallen behind in the wake of the launch of ITV in 1955.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Greene
1960年任命 Hugh Carleton Greene D.G.是第一次BBC內升作出最大的改革....
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統理BBC A Seamless Robe
- 作者：Charles Curran/著
- 原文作者：Charles Curran
- 譯者：馮建三編者：胡文齡
- 出版社：遠流
- 出版日期：1996年03月19日
一九九O年代，除了衛星與有線電視相繼扣關台灣以外，公共電視也將成為整個影視生態的要角。B B C是全世界第一個公共廣播系統，但究竟她是如何運作，國人並未得到可信而詳實的中文資料，尚難全面認識。作者服務BBC三十餘年，從基層至最高行政管理職 務，歷練豐富 ，因此能夠娓娓道來，交代公共廣播之哲學理念與實務運作，迄今再無超出其右的著作。
--- 朝日新聞社論也抓不住媒體的政經社等方面的角逐
EDITORIAL: Picking an NHK president
2011/01/14
The Board of Governors of Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) is the supreme decision-making body of the public broadcaster.
Selecting the president of NHK is the board's most important job. The panel is now in serious disarray over the selection of the new president just as the term of the incumbent is about to expire.
Late last year, Shigehiro Komaru, chairman of the board, asked former Keio University President Yuichiro Anzai to become NHK president.
After obtaining Anzai's informal consent, however, Komaru urged him to decline the offer, citing slanderous rumors about Anzai as the reason for the about-face. Unsurprisingly, Anzai became infuriated and refused to assume the top post at the broadcaster.
An NHK president serves a three-year term. The incumbent chief, Shigeo Fukuchi, has long made it clear that he intends to retire from the post.
There has been enough time for the board to select Fukuchi's successor.
But Chairman Komaru dragged his feet on the selection in hopes that Fukuchi might change his mind and agree to serve another term. The current snafu is Komaru's fault. He should take responsibility for failing to build a consensus among the governors on the selection of the new NHK head.
The board of governors should not take the path of least resistance by picking an insider for the job simply to make the appointment in time for the end of Fukuchi's term on Jan. 24.
The board took the correct position when it said Wednesday that it had not yet decided whether to choose the next president from inside or outside the organization.
The broadcast law contains a provision that requires the NHK president to stay in office until a successor is selected. The only reasonable option for the board is to ask Fukuchi to remain in his job for the time being and carefully choose his successor.
The business environment for broadcasters is changing radically due to the scheduled shift to digital terrestrial television and a growing trend toward convergence between broadcasting and telecommunications.
While commercial broadcasters are facing a rough going because of dwindling ad revenue, NHK is on a stable financial footing supported by the mandatory subscription fees. What kind of role should the public broadcaster play under these circumstances?
The selection of its new leader has huge implications for this question.
What are the key qualities the NHK president is required to have?
First of all, NHK's chief needs to demonstrate a strong commitment to protecting the broadcaster's independence and freedom in news reporting and program production while keeping a safe distance from politics.
A second important quality for the NHK head is the ability to govern and manage the huge organization.
When Fukuchi, a former adviser for Asahi Breweries Ltd., was named NHK president, some people secretly expressed concerns that he had had no journalistic experience.
But Fukuchi has proved to be worth his salt. He has allowed programs to be made in a free atmosphere, and his policy has paid off in some brilliant documentaries and creative dramas.
When a scandal over alleged insider trading by NHK employees came to light, Fukuchi set up an independent committee to investigate the allegations.
His presidency has helped restore public confidence in NHK and reduce the number of viewers who refuse to pay the fees.
When the Liberal Democratic Party was in power, it is said, the party's heavyweights pulled the strings from behind the scenes to influence the selections of the NHK president. It is hard to believe that all the choices were based totally on the decisions by the Board of Governors.
Now that the old system is gone, the governors, appointed with the approval of the Diet, need to deal with the task through their own efforts and responsibility.
But this is how things should be. By regarding the current confusion as part of its growth pains, the board should choose the new president through a transparent process based on serious discussions from various perspectives.
We hope the board will understand its mission and fulfill its responsibility.
--The Asahi Shimbun, Jan. 13
*****http://www.theguardian.com/media/series/the-bbc-report
Selecting the president of NHK is the board's most important job. The panel is now in serious disarray over the selection of the new president just as the term of the incumbent is about to expire.
Late last year, Shigehiro Komaru, chairman of the board, asked former Keio University President Yuichiro Anzai to become NHK president.
After obtaining Anzai's informal consent, however, Komaru urged him to decline the offer, citing slanderous rumors about Anzai as the reason for the about-face. Unsurprisingly, Anzai became infuriated and refused to assume the top post at the broadcaster.
An NHK president serves a three-year term. The incumbent chief, Shigeo Fukuchi, has long made it clear that he intends to retire from the post.
There has been enough time for the board to select Fukuchi's successor.
But Chairman Komaru dragged his feet on the selection in hopes that Fukuchi might change his mind and agree to serve another term. The current snafu is Komaru's fault. He should take responsibility for failing to build a consensus among the governors on the selection of the new NHK head.
The board of governors should not take the path of least resistance by picking an insider for the job simply to make the appointment in time for the end of Fukuchi's term on Jan. 24.
The board took the correct position when it said Wednesday that it had not yet decided whether to choose the next president from inside or outside the organization.
The broadcast law contains a provision that requires the NHK president to stay in office until a successor is selected. The only reasonable option for the board is to ask Fukuchi to remain in his job for the time being and carefully choose his successor.
The business environment for broadcasters is changing radically due to the scheduled shift to digital terrestrial television and a growing trend toward convergence between broadcasting and telecommunications.
While commercial broadcasters are facing a rough going because of dwindling ad revenue, NHK is on a stable financial footing supported by the mandatory subscription fees. What kind of role should the public broadcaster play under these circumstances?
The selection of its new leader has huge implications for this question.
What are the key qualities the NHK president is required to have?
First of all, NHK's chief needs to demonstrate a strong commitment to protecting the broadcaster's independence and freedom in news reporting and program production while keeping a safe distance from politics.
A second important quality for the NHK head is the ability to govern and manage the huge organization.
When Fukuchi, a former adviser for Asahi Breweries Ltd., was named NHK president, some people secretly expressed concerns that he had had no journalistic experience.
But Fukuchi has proved to be worth his salt. He has allowed programs to be made in a free atmosphere, and his policy has paid off in some brilliant documentaries and creative dramas.
When a scandal over alleged insider trading by NHK employees came to light, Fukuchi set up an independent committee to investigate the allegations.
His presidency has helped restore public confidence in NHK and reduce the number of viewers who refuse to pay the fees.
When the Liberal Democratic Party was in power, it is said, the party's heavyweights pulled the strings from behind the scenes to influence the selections of the NHK president. It is hard to believe that all the choices were based totally on the decisions by the Board of Governors.
Now that the old system is gone, the governors, appointed with the approval of the Diet, need to deal with the task through their own efforts and responsibility.
But this is how things should be. By regarding the current confusion as part of its growth pains, the board should choose the new president through a transparent process based on serious discussions from various perspectives.
We hope the board will understand its mission and fulfill its responsibility.
--The Asahi Shimbun, Jan. 13
*****http://www.theguardian.com/media/series/the-bbc-report
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