The BBC in Transition: Reasons, Results and Consequences [Paperback]

In the 1990s the BBC was engaged in a process of major reform and restructuring. This was both a response to external pressures and intended to prepare the Corporation for a changing broadcasting environment.Broadcasting in Britain - Public Service Broadcasting - BBC Broadcasting an the Political Context - BBC Broadcasting and the Economic Context - Transitional Times: Change at the BBC 1987 to 1996 - Concluding Comments on the Issues at StakeJochen Spangenberg studierte Publizistik und Anglistik an der Freien Universit?t Berlin und European Studies an der University of Bath, England. Er ist seit 1994 als freier Mitarbeiter f?r die BBC t?tig.In the 1990s the BBC was engaged in a process of major reform and restructuring. This was both a response to external pressures and intended to prepare the Corporation for a changing broadcasting environment. The book portrays these transitional times and investigates the major external factors that acted as a catalyst for change. Finally, the author shows what is at stake concerning the BBCs future, and with it the future of public service broadcasting in Britain.In the 1990s the BBC was engaged in a process of major reform and restructuring. This was both a response to external pressures and intended to prepare the Corporation for a changing broadcasting environment. The book portrays these transitional times and investigates the major external factors that acted as a catalyst for change. Finally, the author shows what is at stake concerning the BBCs future, and with it the future of public service broadcasting in Britain.Springer Book Archives