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Government could stop BBC from showing popular shows at peak times

on May 1, 2016 | 0 comments

By Jennifer Faull

The Government is looking to ban the BBC from airing its most successful TV shows at peak times as part of a crackdown on “competitive scheduling”, according to reports which emerged today (1 April).

Culture Secretary John Whittingdale is due to publish a white paper on the future of the BBC later this month as part of a new royal charter to safeguard the service for another 11 years.

Whittingdale is tipped to be cracking down on the extent to which the BBC can go head-to-head with commercial broadcasters, with The Mail On Sunday quoting a Government source who explain: “It would Read full story ›

Source: The Drum