BBC plans staff exodus from London.HALF of the BBC's employees are to be based outside London over the next 10 years, the corporation has announced. The BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. is ``too London-centred'' and must change to reflect its viewers, said chairman Michael Grade Michael Ian Grade CBE (born March 8, 1943) is a British businessman and a distinguished figure in the field of broadcasting. He became Executive Chairman of ITV plc on 8 January 2007 after his resignation from the role of BBC chairman. yesterday. Over the coming decade, the BBC will invest pounds 1bn outside London. Manchester will become the largest broadcast centre outside the capital. ``The BBC is paid for by licence payers across the UK and the geographical spread of its operations should better reflect the country it serves.'' Under the new plans,more programmes will be commissioned outside London. |
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