Corporation reacts to claims output is derivative and indistinct and denies it is copying formats from other broadcasters in tender to gain viewersThe BBC has hit back at claims by ITV that its output is derivative and indistinct,claiming the broadcaster has misrepresented the facts in a tender to further its own interests in the run-up to constitution renewal.
In a document released on Tuesday, BBC head of policy James Heath argued that proposals to tightly regulate and restrict the content it commissions and buys would lead to less creativity and more generic output across UK broadcasting.
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Source: theguardian.com