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Published: 11/5/10

BBC Disrupted as Workers Strike Over Pension Cuts

By  Deborah Hastings - AOL News
BBC Disrupted as Workers Strike Over Pension Cuts

(Nov. 5) -- Thousands of staffers went on strike today at the British Broadcasting Corp., knocking several flagship shows off the air and disrupting international radio programming. The mainstay of British television and radio was forced to transmit prerecorded shows on several of its channels, with Radio 4's popular "Today" news show among several canceled programs, Reuters reported. Ben Stansall, AFP / Getty Images BBC staff members hold placards on a picket line outside the Television Centre in west London on Friday. Thousands of BBC journalists in Britain walked out Friday in a 48-hour ...

Published: 03/23/10

Can the BBC Survive? Broadcaster Alters Its Voice in the Digital Age

By  Delia Lloyd - Politics Daily
Can the BBC Survive? Broadcaster Alters Its Voice in the Digital Age

As America recovers from its agonizing scrimmage over health care, the United Kingdom is embroiled in its own version of a national identity crisis: Where does Britain's publicly financed, bellwether broadcaster -- the BBC -- fit in a competitive, digital age? Most Americans have at least a passing familiarity with the British Broadcasting Corp. They've heard those erudite-sounding British voices offering news from far away places like Sri Lanka on National Public Radio. Or they've watched some of the BBC's most popular television exports, including such comedies as "The Office" or the ...

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