The Sunday Times takes a punt at the forthcoming strategic review due from the BBC, and says taking more independent productions is an option - surrendering something clumsily called "The Window of Creative Competition". The WOCC means that 50% of commissions are guaranteed to BBC in-house teams; 25% to indies; and they all get a chance to pitch for the remainder. If the BBC is paying a fair price to indies, and its own internal costs are competitive, then this shouldn't save money. If it happens, it's a concession to a Tory agenda.
Meanwhile, the title "strategic" review is gone; everyone's trying to get "creative" back there - which might be difficult, if the cuts are of the scale predicted in The Times.
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