12/11/2013

BBC Trust Launch Public Consultation

A public consultation has been launched following the announcement of the "most ambitious" review of all four BBC television channels.

The BBC Trust is to undertake audience research to asses if each of the broadcaster's channels is fulfilling its license agreement.

The Trust will seek to establish whether each channel is delivering quality content across a range of genres, and how each demographic is being catered for.

The public consultation will run until February 2014.

(MH/IT)

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