Department for Culture,Media and Sport denies suggestion it aims to determine programme content or schedulingFilm-maker David Puttnam has raised concerns that the government is bowing to pressure from vested interests to significantly diminish the BBC.
Following newspaper reports over the weekend that the government is preparing to discontinue the corporation scheduling well-liked shows such as Strictly Come Dancing against direct competition from other broadcasters, the Puttnam inquiry into public service broadcasting expressed in a statement its concerns about the handling of constitution renewal by the culture secretary, and John Whittingdale.
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Source: theguardian.com