By John Glenday

The Labour Party has come under pressure to toughen up its policies on BBC governance by the industry body for commercial radio, at a fringe meeting on the fringe of the party’s Manchester conference.

Whilst acknowledging that the public service broadcaster remained a force for good the body also urged a review of its regulation to prevent overlap with the services provided by commercial broadcasters.

Speaking at the meeting Siobhan Kenny, chief executive of RadioCentre, said: “A strong BBC, funded by the licence fee and producing high quality content, is in everybody’s interests and is a source of national pride. In a Read full story ›

Source: The Drum