The latest minutes from the BBC Board, meeting for the last time under Richard Sharp in June, demonstrate the relative interests of executives and non-executives in national and local news.
In the first, News CEO Deborah Turness thrills to a Tik Tok 'explainer' of people underwater in a submarine dead, or close to death, watched by 20 million; in the second, the Board is told how well the patently-badly-handled cuts to local radio were being 'managed', without reported demur.
5.2 The Board received an update from the CEO, News and Current Affairs. BBC Verify had launched and had begun well with strong reporting on a range of issues, including an
investigation of accounts of the sinking of a migrant ship off the coast of Greece. News live streams on iPlayer continued to perform well. Interest in the Titan submersible had held a strong attraction for audiences; a TikTok explainer of the story had generated 20 million views. Events in Russia had also driven large audiences to BBC News the prior weekend.
investigation of accounts of the sinking of a migrant ship off the coast of Greece. News live streams on iPlayer continued to perform well. Interest in the Titan submersible had held a strong attraction for audiences; a TikTok explainer of the story had generated 20 million views. Events in Russia had also driven large audiences to BBC News the prior weekend.
5.3 The Board noted an update on the changes to BBC Local services and how industrial relations and stakeholder concerns were being managed.
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