Blogging the Beeb

Invading America

The American right is getting worked up about BBC America:

Beware, patriots of all hues, you have good reason to be fearful. Like the classic sci-fi movie "The Invasion of the Body-Snatchers," the infecting of America's national psyche has already begun but almost nobody has noticed.

Since its inauguration in 1998, the cable channel BBC America has grown such that by July 2004 it was available in 40 million U.S. homes, and it's growing further. In January 2006 the BBC announced a deal with Discovery to bring its 24-hour news channel, BBC World News, to every American home.

And the papers

The Guardian says OFCOM will be able to assess the BBC's market impact. Greg Dyke comments on the proposals on governance in particular.

Blogs on White Paper

The bloggers are out in force in advance of the BBC White Paper publication.

Here's Stephen Pollard.

And Mediawatchwatch.

And Laban at Biased-BBC.

OFCOMwatch had this interview with Select Committee Chair John Whittingdale last week.

Gilligan

Gilligan attacks Marsh.

Yawn.

Homophobes?

Is the BBC 'institutionally homophobic' as researchers claim?

BBC Staff Survey

The Guardian reports the BBC staff are unhappy. You should have seen the reaction when the first staff survey was published in 1993. The DG gets it.

Isaacs on his BBC days

The Indie carries an interesting interview with Jeremy Isaacs by Ray Snoddy. Isaacs has used the Freedom of Information Act to dig out his own BBC files....

New NAO Probe

The NAO is now likely to begin a probe into the cost of Broadcasting House's revamp, following its previous report.

Governors' papers on Dyke

The Guardian is reporting that the BBC Governors' discussions leading to Greg Dyke's sacking will remain closed for years to come.

Other blogging of the Beeb

I'm starting to worry that Biased-BBC is going soft on the Beeb!

This is the only pro-BBC blog in the village.