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Responding to Tim Davie’s Royal Television society address<\/a>, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTim Davie has set out a vision for the BBC that overreaches its remit and its commitments under the Royal Charter and Agreement to not adversely impact competition. The public should be in no doubt that this appears to be an aggressive strategy, designed to strengthen the BBC\u2019s hand at the expense of others.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe BBC has repeatedly sought to reassure commercial news publishers that their presence online does not seek to compete with them\u2013 despite mounting evidence to the contrary. Today, the director general has gone further, not content with directly competing with local titles through expansionist plans, the BBC now apparently plans to launch two online news brands providing the very content that is core to driving commercial subscription and advertising revenue for publishers, ensuring sustainable business models and investment in independent journalism.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe urgently need to see the detailed proposals behind Tim Davie\u2019s announcements and expect Ofcom to thoroughly scrutinise them. The BBC must be pulled back from its assault on the commercial journalism sector, otherwise the consequences for news provision in this country and further afield will be devastating. \u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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