Trust approves BBC Studios proposals
The BBC Trust has approved plans to turn the production arm BBC Studios into a commercial subsidiary, with a series of recommendations to strengthen its future regulation and governance...
Publication of final Charter and Agreement
Today, the Government published the final BBC Charter and Agreement...
Chairman's statement following BBC response to Dame Janet Smith review
BBC Trust Chairman Rona Fairhead said: "In February this year, Dame Janet Smith exposed shocking and appalling events stretching over several decades, which raised serious issues to be addressed today...
BBC network news coverage of the devolved nations has improved since 2008 but the challenges posed by devolution remain
The BBC Trust has today published new research from Cardiff University which confirms that the BBC’s network coverage of news from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales has made progress since an initial study undertaken in 2008...
Extension of BBC Trustee appointments
This morning the Government has announced that Sonita Alleyne CBE, Bill Matthews and Aideen McGinley have been extended as Trustees for a further six months...
BBC transfer pricing fair and appropriate, independent review finds
Transactions between the BBC’s commercial services and licence fee-funded services are being conducted fairly, in line with rules preventing market distortion, and with fair prices being paid, an independent review commissioned by the BBC Trust has found...
Trust launches consultation and assessment of BBC Studios plans
A consultation on the BBC’s detailed plans to turn its production arm BBC Studios into a commercial subsidiary, has been launched by the BBC Trust today...
Statement from Trust Chairman Rona Fairhead
The Government have informed the BBC that it will run a new process to appoint the first Chair of the BBC Board for a four year term...
BBC Trust confirms S4C funding to 2022
The BBC Trust Chairman Rona Fairhead has written to S4C Authority Chairman Huw Jones today, confirming that S4C’s funding will be fixed at its current level of £74.5m until the end of the current licence fee agreement in 2022...
Audiences rate BBC Scotland services highly but there remains a challenge for news programming to fully meet their expectations, Trust review finds
A review published today by the BBC Trust has found that while most viewers in Scotland are happy with the BBC’s current network and nations’ news and current affairs programming offer, in some areas it is not fully meeting expectations...
Serving audiences in devolved nations to be a top priority for new BBC Board
A review published today by the BBC Trust has found that BBC services in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are vital to audiences in providing news and other core public service programming...