The 主播大秀 Trust has today published its of , and , setting out the role and purpose of the channels for the next five years. These reviews are designed to ensure that the channels are delivering the 主播大秀's public purposes and providing audiences with the kind of programming they want and expect.
I have written to 主播大秀 staff today to explain the findings of the reviews and what they mean to us as programme makers. You can read my letter below. It also contains a link to the Trust reviews. The reviews show that the channels are performing very well but also give us a good indication of what we can do more of.
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Dear all,
Today the 主播大秀 Trust has published its Licence Reviews of 主播大秀 One, 主播大秀 Two and 主播大秀 Four, setting out the role and purpose of the channels for the next five years. These form part of the Trust's regular reviews of all 主播大秀 services. As part of the process, we submit reports for each channel that analyse their performance against the and describe our strategy going forward. The 主播大秀 Trust also canvasses the views of licence fee payers and the wider industry. You can read the
Today's announcements follow the publication of the Trust's interim findings in the summer, which strongly supported the direction of the channels and asked for more detailed plans in a few key areas. Since then, we have been working closely with the Trust, and the positive conclusions of today's report should be seen as an endorsement of the strength and ambition of our plans to deliver even greater quality and originality across our full range of programmes and content.
Overall, the Trust concludes that the 主播大秀's TV portfolio is performing very strongly - on reach, quality and value for money measures, as well as playing a central role in delivery of the Public Purposes to audiences across the UK. The 主播大秀's portfolio of television channels has increased both its reach and share over the past year, more than any other broadcaster. Our audiences tell us that 主播大秀 channels lead over other channels for their quality, originality and distinctiveness. Shows currently on-air like , , and demonstrate this in practice. But there are a number of themes which are important to all of us.
Audiences continue to have a strong appetite for "fresh and new ideas" on television. This is a reflection of the TV industry more broadly - and expectations are rightly highest when it comes to the 主播大秀. We will be taking the leading role in meeting audience expectations here by always aiming for the highest quality and distinctiveness.
The 主播大秀's television portfolio is focusing on a number of areas:
鈥� On 主播大秀 One, we will seek to bring even greater range and variety into peak, building on a very strong base - programmes like , , and to name but a few.
鈥� 主播大秀 Two will implement its plans in factual, drama and comedy to reaffirm its position as the mainstream, highly distinctive alternative to 主播大秀 One. Shows like , and , plus new dramas like , and comedies such as and are strong examples of how it will do this.
鈥� 主播大秀 Four will seek to achieve even greater impact and credit for high quality, highly original pieces like the , and , and the forthcoming series .
鈥� In Daytime we have already made great headway, and the Review acknowledges this and supports our plans for the future. We are introducing high quality current affairs and consumer journalism into the schedule with programmes like , and , alongside new dramas including and The Indian Doctor with . We will continue on this journey of refreshment to ensure our services offer the UK's most distinctive programming for daytime viewers.
鈥� Across all of our programmes, we will seek to reflect the diversity of the UK's people, cultures, regions and communities back to our audiences, and work to provide value to all audience groups. The report reinforces the importance of our opt-out programming from the Nations and Regions - but challenges us to deliver even greater quality and impact for these programmes.
I welcome the framework provided by the five year service licences for these channels, which sit alongside 主播大秀 Three's service licence agreed last year. They are an endorsement of our plans and creative ambitions for the next five years. Along with the certainty of an agreed licence fee settlement, they place our portfolio of television channels in a strong and positive position so that we can continue to produce the very best television services in the UK.
Jana Bennett is Director of 主播大秀 Vision