The BBC’s £124.4m plan for children’s programming includes the development of online services, apps and virtual reality Jonathan Brady/Press AssociationThe BBC will invest an extra £34 million in children’s services to ward off Netflix, Amazon and Facebook, it announces today. It is publishing its first ever annual plan, which aims to prepare the BBC for a fast changing and competitive global media environment. Lord Hall of Birkenhead, the BBC’s director-general, is expected to tell staff he has never been more confident in its future. “Investment in British content — particularly for the young — is vital, unless we want more of our culture shaped and defined by the rise of west coast American companies,” a BBC spokesman said. “We are exploring how new technologies can enhance how children and adults can access services and discover new content.”The children’s budget is set to reach…

Source: The Times July 04, 2017 00:00 UTC