Roger Mosey, former editor of The Today Programme, Head of BBC Television News, Director of BBC Sport and the BBC’s Director for London 2012, discusses Matt Brittin’s interview with Laura Kuenssberg, the widening cuts to BBC news and sport, and what he believes is missing from the Corporation’s case for its own future.
We explore whether the BBC has a clear enough vision of what it wants to be; how financial pressures and editorial choices are shaping cuts to programmes such as Today and local news; and what the retreat from live sport says about the BBC’s broader strategy. Roger also sets out what the BBC and government need to do to avoid repeating the problems of past Charter renewals and what kind of funding settlement could put the Corporation on a stronger footing.
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