Minutiae

The BBC Board meeting in July had non-executive director pay on the agenda, and approved a plan to benchmark competitors, particularly for the BBC's Commercial Board.  They also approved plans to move Birmingham operations from The Mail Box to the former Typhoo tea factory in Digbeth, noting something not prominent in press releases - it's smaller. 

The minutes baldly report 'a audio deep dive', 'a further discussion around the future strategy of the BBC', and 'a presentation on iPlayer performance and product development plans.'   Unfortunate, then, that Charlotte Moore, Director of Content, was an absentee. 

It looks like some Board members may have to speak for themselves, in the latest DCMS review of the BBC's Charter: 'The Board noted the next phase in the Mid Term Review process, including the potential
direct involvement of some Board members through interviews with the DCMS.' This seems a dangerous precedent.

Under AOB, we get: 'The Board non-executive directors met without the Director-General or other executive directors in private session, where they were briefed on the allegations regarding Tim Westwood, while he was employed by the BBC'