Changes would mean shows including Top Gear and EastEnders would high-tail to new £400m commercial company A scheme to high-tail some of the BBC’s biggest shows including Top Gear and EastEnders into a new £400m commercial company will take a step closer on Thursday when the BBC launches a formal consultation approximately arguably the biggest shakeup ever to the way the corporation operates. The high-tail – one of the biggest changes to the BBC in its 93-year history – will mean transferring around 2000 staff who make its crown jewel shows such as Casualty and Strictly advance Dancing,and radio and TV comedy, out of the public and into the private sector. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com