Press releases in 2014

DCMS to recruit three new 91¸£ÀûÉç Trustees
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is inviting applications for three 91¸£ÀûÉç Trustee roles; the Vice Chairman of the Trust and two 91¸£ÀûÉç Trustees...

91¸£ÀûÉç Executive proposal to move 91¸£ÀûÉç Three online
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust has now received the detail of proposals from the 91¸£ÀûÉç Executive to close 91¸£ÀûÉç Three as a broadcast channel and re-invent it as an online only proposition...

Listeners to have their say about Radio 4 and Radio 5 live
Listeners to 91¸£ÀûÉç Radio 4, Radio 5 live and their digital sister stations Radio 4 Extra and 5 live sports extra can have their say about how the radio stations are performing, through a 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust review launched today...

91¸£ÀûÉç Audience Council Wales hosts seminar on "Serving all audiences"
The rapidly changing broadcasting landscape, technological developments, and demographic changes in Wales will be the subject of discussion at a seminar hosted by Professor Elan Closs Stephens 91¸£ÀûÉç National Trustee for Wales today (Friday 21 November)...

Trust seeks views on proposed Guidelines and Party Election Broadcast allocation criteria for the 91¸£ÀûÉç’s coverage of the General Election 2015
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust has today launched a consultation seeking views on the draft Guidelines for next year’s UK Parliament, English local government and Mayoral elections. The Trust is also consulting on the proposed allocation criteria for Party Election Broadcasts which will be shown during the election period...

Trust approves Radio 1 iPlayer plans
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust has approved the 91¸£ÀûÉç’s plans for a new Radio 1 section within 91¸£ÀûÉç iPlayer, which will broadcast a range of on-demand interviews, recordings of live sessions, and other content...

91¸£ÀûÉç Trust approves AMC Networks and 91¸£ÀûÉç Worldwide partnership
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust has approved the partnership of AMC Networks Inc and 91¸£ÀûÉç Worldwide, announced today...

Rona Fairhead starts as Chairman of the 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust
Rona Fairhead has started as Chairman of the 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust today, Thursday 9 October.

Trust endorses 91¸£ÀûÉç Radio 4 Extra changes
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust has published its endorsement of a 91¸£ÀûÉç Executive decision to remove dedicated programmes for children on

Current affairs on 91¸£ÀûÉç One
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust has today introduced new protections for the amount of current affairs programming on 91¸£ÀûÉç One.

91¸£ÀûÉç Trust launches review of the 91¸£ÀûÉç’s six music radio stations
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust today begins its biggest review of radio, which will look at how well the 91¸£ÀûÉç’s six network music radio stations– Radio 1, 1Xtra 2, 3, 6 Music and Asian Network - are performing.

Elan Closs Stephens reappointed to the 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust
Professor Elan Closs Stephens CBE will serve a further four years as the 91¸£ÀûÉç Trustee for Wales, following approval by HM The Queen by order in the Privy Council, on advice from the DCMS.

Wales annual review: Ten year high for TV audience figures in Wales but concerns remain about portrayal of Welsh life
The highest audience figures for a decade have been seen on 91¸£ÀûÉç One Wales and 91¸£ÀûÉç Two Wales in 2013/14, according to the 91¸£ÀûÉç Annual Report and 91¸£ÀûÉç Audience Council Wales annual review published today.

91¸£ÀûÉç Annual Report 2013/14: 'Strong performance' for audiences in Scotland
The 91¸£ÀûÉç’s Annual Report published today shows that it has been a year of strong performance for 91¸£ÀûÉç Scotland, with high quality drama, news, comedy and documentaries.

91¸£ÀûÉç Annual Report: Year of achievement in Northern Ireland but challenges ahead
91¸£ÀûÉç Northern Ireland has had a strong year with special events coverage and drama programmes proving particular highlights for audiences, according to the 91¸£ÀûÉç Annual Report and Audience Council Northern Ireland Annual Review published today.

Adolygiad Blynyddol Cymru: Y ffigurau uchaf mewn deng mlynedd o ran cynulleidfa teledu yng nghymru ond ceir pryderon o hyd am y portread o fywyd yng nghymru
Gwelwyd y ffigurau uchaf mewn degawd o ran cynulleidfa ar 91¸£ÀûÉç One Wales a 91¸£ÀûÉç Two Wales yn 2013/14, yn ôl Adroddiad Blynyddol y 91¸£ÀûÉç ac adolygiad blynyddol Cyngor Cynulleidfa Cymru o'r 91¸£ÀûÉç a gyhoeddwyd heddiw.

91¸£ÀûÉç Publishes Annual Report for 2013/14
The 91¸£ÀûÉç publishes today its Annual Report and Accounts for 2013/14.

91¸£ÀûÉç Television’s performance remains very strong overall, but there are challenges to be tackled, Trust review finds
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust has published the conclusions of its review of 91¸£ÀûÉç One, Two, Three and Four, the first time the four main TV channels have been assessed in the round.

Review of the 91¸£ÀûÉç’s approach to managing and rewarding talent
In April 2014, the Trust announced it would commission a new review of the 91¸£ÀûÉç’s approach to managing and rewarding its performers and presenters.

Trust publishes progress update on science impartiality review actions
The Trust has published a progress update from the 91¸£ÀûÉç Executive on areas identified for improvement in the 2011 review of impartiality in science coverage conducted by Steve Jones.

91¸£ÀûÉç rural coverage impartial, broad and comprehensive but 'deficit' in UK-wide coverage of rural England, Trust review finds
The 91¸£ÀûÉç’s coverage of rural affairs is, on the whole, impartial with a broad and comprehensive range of voices. But there is a deficit in UK-wide coverage of rural issues in England, an independent review commissioned by the 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust has found.

Richard Ayre reappointed to the 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust
Richard Ayre will serve a further four years as 91¸£ÀûÉç Trustee, following approval by HM The Queen by order in the Privy Council, on advice from the DCMS.

Trust publishes draft framework for the 91¸£ÀûÉç's commercial services
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust publishes today a draft framework setting out the remit and requirements of the 91¸£ÀûÉç’s commercial services - 91¸£ÀûÉç Worldwide, 91¸£ÀûÉç Global News Ltd and 91¸£ÀûÉç Studios and Post Production.

Trust review endorses 91¸£ÀûÉç's continued involvement with YouView
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust has endorsed the 91¸£ÀûÉç’s continuing participation in the internet-connected TV service YouView, subject to a number of conditions, in the findings of a review published today.

91¸£ÀûÉç Trust Chairman Lord Patten to stand down
91¸£ÀûÉç Trust Chairman Lord Patten has today announced that he will be standing down with immediate effect on health grounds following major heart surgery.

91¸£ÀûÉç News highly regarded and trusted but needs to act to maintain reputation with audiences, 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust review finds
The 91¸£ÀûÉç’s network news and current affairs is trusted and highly regarded by audiences, and continues to outperform other news providers on a range of measures, a review by the 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust has found.

Richard Ayre and James Harding discuss findings of News & Current Affairs service review
On 29 April 2014 the Trust published the conclusions of its service review of 91¸£ÀûÉç News and Current Affairs.

91¸£ÀûÉç Trust publishes work plan for 2014/15
The Trust publishes today its work plan for 2014/15. This sets out key planned activity in the year ahead to inform its strategy for the 91¸£ÀûÉç, and scrutinise and assess its performance.

Trust publishes policy for sources of alternative finance for World Service
Following agreement by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, the 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust has published a policy for the 91¸£ÀûÉç World Service to continue to receive alternative sources of income now it is funded by the licence fee.

Trust approves 30-day catch up window for 91¸£ÀûÉç iPlayer
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust has approved proposals from the 91¸£ÀûÉç Executive to extend the catch-up window for programmes on 91¸£ÀûÉç iPlayer from seven to 30 days.

Trust confirms new approach to approving temporary 91¸£ÀûÉç services
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust has published changes to the way that temporary 91¸£ÀûÉç services, such as ‘Radio 5live Olympics Extra’ which broadcast on a temporary basis during the London 2012 Olympic Games, will be approved in future.

Editorial Standards Committee publishes findings on Panorama on North Korea
The Editorial Standards Committee has today published its finding on complaints related to Panorama: North Korea Undercover, which broadcast on 91¸£ÀûÉç One on 15 April 2013.

Jon Zeff appointed as 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust Director
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust has today announced that Jon Zeff has been appointed as Director of the 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust.

91¸£ÀûÉç Trust responds to proposed changes to 91¸£ÀûÉç Three
Following confirmation from the 91¸£ÀûÉç Executive that they will put proposals to the 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust to close 91¸£ÀûÉç Three as a broadcast TV channel in autumn 2015, the 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust has issued the following statement:

91¸£ÀûÉç Trust approves proposals for 91¸£ÀûÉç Store
Today, the 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust has announced it has approved proposals from the Executive to launch a new online commercial service for audiences to buy and keep 91¸£ÀûÉç programmes.

Progress made in 91¸£ÀûÉç complaints handling, Trust review finds
Changes introduced to the 91¸£ÀûÉç’s complaints system have led to progress in the way complaints have been handled during the last two years, a review commissioned by the 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust has found.

Trust to review 91¸£ÀûÉç's UK radio stations in 2014
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust will review the performance of all of the 91¸£ÀûÉç’s UK network music and speech radio services in 2014/15.

Trust publishes report into 91¸£ÀûÉç distribution
The Trust has today welcomed the findings of a report which shows that the 91¸£ÀûÉç’s distribution arrangements for its UK programmes and services are fit for purpose and offer good value for money for licence fee payers.

Trust publishes operating licence for World Service under licence fee funding
Today, the 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust publishes the Operating Licence for the 91¸£ÀûÉç World Service. This will come in to effect on 1 April 2014 when the World Service moves to being funded by the licence fee, and follows a public consultation from June to September 2013.

Trust publishes NAO report into 91¸£ÀûÉç Digital Media Initiative
The 91¸£ÀûÉç was too optimistic about its ability to implement the Digital Media Initiative (DMI) and achieve the benefits, according to a report today from the National Audit Office for the 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust.

Trust Unit Director Nicholas Kroll to retire from the 91¸£ÀûÉç
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Trust has today announced the retirement of its Director Nicholas Kroll.