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The 主播大秀 has had a year of positive change and creative achievement. We are holding our own against the big streaming giants, we have had a prolific year for awards, record levels of efficiency, and new levels of commercial success.

All this comes at a time when the 主播大秀 is rapidly transforming its services to deliver what audiences want at a time of fierce global competition and tough financial pressures.

Despite these challenges, 91% of the UK adult population use 主播大秀 services at least once a week, and programmes such as Bodyguard and Killing Eve have won significant audience and critical acclaim, including from younger viewers.

Sir David Clementi, 主播大秀 chairman, says: "The 主播大秀 is paid for by the public and our job is to provide great services for everyone. We’re working in an ever more competitive environment and audiences increasingly expect to receive value for their licence fee through our online services.

"The fact that we have had 3.6 billion programme requests - up 10% on last year - on 主播大秀 iPlayer, significant increases in reach for 主播大秀 News online - domestically and globally - and 17 million people now sign in to their 主播大秀 account monthly attest to this. The provisional decision from Ofcom that the 主播大秀 iPlayer catch-up window will be extended to 12 months is great news for audiences in a world where global streaming services can offer unlimited boxsets for as long as they want.

"Of course, the biggest issue the Board has had to consider over the past year was on the future of free TV licences for the over-75s. I truly believe the decision we have made to fund free licences for the over 75s in receipt of Pension Credit is the fairest one possible, fairest to the poorest pensioners and fairest to all licence fee payers."

Tony Hall, Director-General, says: "The 主播大秀 has had a year of positive change and creative achievement. We are holding our own against the big streaming giants, we have had a prolific year for awards, record levels of efficiency, and new levels of commercial success. 91% of UK adults use our services each week. That is a sign of success in a world where there is more competition for people’s time.

"Ultimately, the public will judge the 主播大秀 on the quality of our programmes, but that quality is underpinned by our finances. The decision to continue funding free TV licences for over 75s on Pension Credit makes it all the more important that the 主播大秀 does everything possible to help itself financially - that’s why the record levels of efficiency and higher commercial returns are so important in ensuring we have a strong 主播大秀 for the future.

"The 主播大秀 has also turned the corner on gender pay. When we first published the figures for top talent, there was a 75:25 split between men and women. The projection for 2019/20 is now 55:45. This is significant change. The task is not complete, we are not complacent, but we are well on our way."

Today’s report demonstrates a successful year, including acclaimed programmes and significant progress in transforming the 主播大秀 to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.

World-class programmes with huge reach

• It was a year of awards. The 主播大秀 won 184 major awards in total, including five Golden Globes and 16 Baftas for shows like Bodyguard and Killing Eve.
• The finale of Bodyguard was watched by 17.1 million people, making it the most watched episode of any drama series since current records began in 2002. The first series of Killing Eve was a hit with younger audiences and was requested 42.5 million times on 主播大秀 iPlayer. The landmark series Dynasties was watched by 7.5 million viewers each episode on average.
• And 44.5 million watched the FIFA World Cup Coverage across 主播大秀 Television.

Expanding Britain’s reach around the globe

• The 主播大秀’s weekly global reach has increased to 426 million adults – a 13% increase. Blue Planet 2 has reached three quarters of a billion people.

Reinventing the 主播大秀 for tomorrow

• We launched 主播大秀 Sounds, had 3.6 billion programme requests on 主播大秀 iPlayer - an increase of 10% - and announced our intention to launch BritBox with ITV.
• Over 17 million people now sign into their 主播大秀 account every month, allowing us to deliver a more personalised experience.
• The monthly reach of 主播大秀 Online is 77% of adults compared to 75% last year. Monthly 主播大秀 Online reach for 18-34s is 89%.
• We continue to reach nine out of ten adults every week.

Delivering for children

• CBeebies was named Channel of the Year at the RTS Awards, and we announced plans to launch our new ‘Own It’ app for children to stay safe online, supporting young people in today’s challenging media environment.
• We reach eight out of ten children each week.

Doing more than ever in the Nations and Regions

• In Scotland we have launched a new digital channel, attracting record digital audiences for its opening night. Each week 主播大秀 Scotland reaches around a fifth of audiences in Scotland. During its core hours of broadcast - from 7pm until midnight - it is the most watched digital channel in Scotland.
• We are forging new dynamic partnerships across the country, such as Local News Partnerships, which have resulted in more than 78,000 public service stories. This is vitally important when many important local stories were going untold.

Transforming gender pay

• When we first published figures for talent paid over £150,000 in 2016/17, there was a 75:25 split between men and women on the list(excluding 主播大秀 Studios). The projection for 2019/20 is now 55:45. Last year there were no women in the top ten, this year there are three. This is rapid change.
• Our gender pay gap is also down from 7.6% to 6.7%. Across the 主播大秀, pay differences between women and men are 3% or less at every single band.
• This isn’t the end of the journey - there is clearly more to do, but we have made significant progress.

More of our income spent on programmes than ever

• Efficiency is a priority for the 主播大秀. 95% of the 主播大秀’s controllable spend this year was focused on content and delivery - just 5% was spent on running the organisation. This is at a record level.

Radical efficiencies at a time of high industry inflation

• £153m worth of savings were delivered in 2018/19. This has been vital to help offset the £187m drop income from the DWP, as their funding for over 75s reduces to zero in 2020. This takes our cumulative savings since the beginning of the Charter to £397m.
• In a world of global media giants with deep pockets, which is driving super inflation in the market, we have bucked the inflation trend, by keeping spend on top talent and the highest-paid senior managers to 0.5 per cent each out of our total spend. But the programmes our top talent present or appear on make up around 40% of all viewing and listening with the 主播大秀.

Doubled commercial profits in a highly competitive environment

• 主播大秀 Studios generated record returns of £243m to the public service. This shows that the decision to put 主播大秀 Studios onto a commercial footing is working. Our overall commercial group dividend was a record £73m - money which can be spent on programmes and services for the public.
• The 主播大秀 has been clear about the importance of maximising commercial income given the financial pressures we face.

Creating a 主播大秀 that better reflects the public we serve

• We have hit our workforce targets for BAME, LGBTQ+ and disability representation. We have more women in leadership roles than ever before at 43.8%.
• But we still have more to do at senior leadership level, both for BAME and female representation, and we will work hard to do so.
• The 主播大秀 now leads the way on transparency on pay in the media.

Notes to editors

• The Annual Report and Accounts 2018/19 can be found 
• Details of expenses for Q2 (July-September) and Q3 (October-December) 2018/19 for senior managers who earn over £150k are
• Alongside the Annual Report the following documents have also been published: ,
  , 主播大秀 Television Licence Fee Trust Statement
• On 主播大秀 Online reach: Comscore MMX Multi-Platform, UK, Total Unique Visitors per month, [P] 主播大秀 Sites, October 2017-March 2018, April 2018-March 2019; percentages based on overall UK populations using ONS population estimates

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