How BBC World Service is run and funded 31 March 2011
31 March 2011
BBC World Service is funded by the UK government through Parliamentary Grant-in-Aid.
The Parliamentary Grant-in-Aid is administered by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). It is not subsidised by the Licence Fee.
However, as part of the UK government's Spending Review in October 2010, it was agreed that funding for BBC World Service would transfer to the Licence Fee from 2014/15 onward.
On 26 January 2011, the Director, BBC World Service Peter Horrocks, announced cuts to language services and radio broadcasts to meet the tough Spending Review settlement, including the closure of five language services.
The FCO is involved in the process of deciding which languages are broadcast. All editorial control rests entirely with the BBC. The relationship between BBC World Service and the FCO is governed by two documents, the Broadcasting Agreement and the Financial Memorandum.
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-http://www.bbc.com/news/world-radio-and-tv-12760872
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