There are fears for the future of BBC Parliament and its ageing audience as the broadcaster braces to make further savings. A report by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee into the BBC has raised concerns over the future of its parliamentary coverage. It has been proposed that the BBC and Parliament work in collaboration for future programming. The report, published today, has said that failure to guarantee the long-term future of the BBC Parliament service appeared “troubling”. The DCMS report said: “The BBC’s unwillingness to commit to safeguarding the broadcast channel beyond the coming year is troubling.

Source: Irish Examiner October 25, 2018 12:56 UTC