BBC leadership questioned on broadcaster's recent performance
7 November 2017
Senior management from the BBC - including Director-General, Tony Hall - are questioned by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on the broadcaster's Annual Report and Accounts.
- Watch Parliament TV: BBC Annual Report 2016-17
- Inquiry: BBC Annual Report 2016-17
- Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Witnesses
Tuesday 7 November 2017, Wilson Room, Portcullis House
At 10.30am
- Tony Hall, Director General, BBC
- Sir David Clementi, Chairman, BBC
- Anne Bulford, Deputy Director General, BBC
Purpose of the session
MPs are likely to use the session to ask about the renewal of the Royal Charter, a board which has replaced the previous two-pronged governance structure of the Executive Board and the BBC Trust.
Questions are also likely to cover the publication of top-earner salaries, issues of diversity and the gender pay gap for both on-screen talent and BBC staff, and their plans to combat fake news through the expansion of their Reality Check team. Other topics of interest may include their strategy to compete with other online TV streaming services and the potential creation of a dedicated BBC Scotland channel.
Further information
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