The BBC has accused ITV of filling its schedules with downmarket celebrity shows and cutting spending on quality drama, despite a massive increase in its profits.
The provocative comments have been made by the BBC’s policy director, James Heath, which he will relay to a parliamentary select committee tomorrow (9 December) as it debates the future of the BBC.
Heath has accused the commercial broadcaster of living in a “parallel universe” in response to claims that the BBC was engaging in “commercially damaging tactics” by scheduling similar programmes in the same time slots as ITV’s.
He pointed out that while ITV has been Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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