BBC Online is meeting its obligation to commission 25 percent of eligible production work from external suppliers - but must make wide-ranging changes to the process, a review by its regulating BBC Trust has concluded (release, review)
The BBC has met the quota requirement every year since it was recommended by the 2004 Graf report. Last year, it commissioned external interactive producers for work totalling £20 million.
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But a Deloitte review in to the quota commissioned by the trust slates the system for lack of transparency, management, direction and value for money.
Consequently, the trust - whilst it is not raising the quota - has ordered BBC Online to “discuss with industry what form strategic goals for a quota system might take”, and to simplify the current process.
This BBC Trust review has been many months in the making - the BBC executive had already known the outcome and recommendations before Friday’s publication and has partly responded - it has already agreed to give the trust, after speaking with industry, a review within three months. The trust says the whole issue requires “urgent attention”.
Deloitte’s review (highlights):-
“The BBC is complying with the requirements set out in the BBC Agreement. However, the Online independent supply quota does not appear to be working well in practice. Whilst steps have recently been taken to remedy the issues surrounding it, both the BBC and the independent sector recognise there is a lack of: communication around how the commissioning for online takes place, clarity around how the quota is calculated and tracked; and, consistency and efficiency in commissioning practices. Most significantly, interviews demonstrate a strong belief in the independent sector that BBC online commissioners select suppliers to pitch for commissions based on the commissioners’ personal knowledge, rather than any rounded evaluation of who is equipped to deliver quality and value for money.
“There is a high degree of external scepticism as to whether reported performance is real or the result of an accounting allocation.
“Overall BBC Online expenditure is expected to go down rather than up
“There are issues with the management of the current arrangements that impact the value for money and quality BBC Online achieves for licence fee payers
“BBC Online has failed to provide sufficient transparency to the sector in terms of: strategic direction, emerging opportunities, decision making processes, and reporting of performance relative to the quota.
“An average commission size in FY 2009/10 of less than £5,000 and only 17 commissions over £100,000
“The revenues of the top 100 interactive agencies totalled c. £790m in 2009. In 2009/10 the BBC spent c. £20m externally as part of the BBC Online quota. Although the BBC will spend more on digital content (for example on those areas excluded from the eligible base), in absolute terms the impact that the BBC makes on the online content sector is limited.
“In this context, BBC Online’s c. £20m of ‘eligible’ annual spend lacks the scale to have as significant an impact on the shape of market as the BBC does in TV broadcasting.”
Bank of America is making an 11th-hour push for inclusion in the upcoming Worst Company In America tournament. Starting in February, folks with BofA mortgages who don't have BofA bank accounts will see their current 15-day grace period for making payments cut by 40%.
From MSNBC's Red Tape blog:
Consumers who use the bank's online payment tool, Mortgage Pay, will risk a $6 fee if they fund payments using another bank's checking account and the payment falls during the final six days of the traditional 15-day grace period. Consumers who make payments from Bank of America accounts are not subject to the fee.
So... it's not really a grace period anymore for those people, is it?
Gail Hillebrand from Consumers Union (the proud parent of Consumerist) had this to say:
Let me get this straight. They tell you that you have a grace period, (then) they say, 'Oops, you only have half of it if you don't bank with us,'... That doesn't seem fair. ... This looks like a new 'gotcha,' and we have enough of those already.
Many of the people with BofA mortgages don't have an existing checking account with the bank because they didn't get their mortgage from BofA to begin with.
"You don't want to have to go around changing your checking account every time someone buys your mortgage," said Hillebrand, who says the way to avoid this problem is to make your payment before the grace period even kicks in. "This is just one more way to extract money out of you that you don't expect to have to pay."
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BBC Online is meeting its obligation to commission 25 percent of eligible production work from external suppliers - but must make wide-ranging changes to the process, a review by its regulating BBC Trust has concluded (release, review)
The BBC has met the quota requirement every year since it was recommended by the 2004 Graf report. Last year, it commissioned external interactive producers for work totalling £20 million.
See more of our latest Companies coverage
or add an alert for future coverage of Companies.
But a Deloitte review in to the quota commissioned by the trust slates the system for lack of transparency, management, direction and value for money.
Consequently, the trust - whilst it is not raising the quota - has ordered BBC Online to “discuss with industry what form strategic goals for a quota system might take”, and to simplify the current process.
This BBC Trust review has been many months in the making - the BBC executive had already known the outcome and recommendations before Friday’s publication and has partly responded - it has already agreed to give the trust, after speaking with industry, a review within three months. The trust says the whole issue requires “urgent attention”.
Deloitte’s review (highlights):-
“The BBC is complying with the requirements set out in the BBC Agreement. However, the Online independent supply quota does not appear to be working well in practice. Whilst steps have recently been taken to remedy the issues surrounding it, both the BBC and the independent sector recognise there is a lack of: communication around how the commissioning for online takes place, clarity around how the quota is calculated and tracked; and, consistency and efficiency in commissioning practices. Most significantly, interviews demonstrate a strong belief in the independent sector that BBC online commissioners select suppliers to pitch for commissions based on the commissioners’ personal knowledge, rather than any rounded evaluation of who is equipped to deliver quality and value for money.
“There is a high degree of external scepticism as to whether reported performance is real or the result of an accounting allocation.
“Overall BBC Online expenditure is expected to go down rather than up
“There are issues with the management of the current arrangements that impact the value for money and quality BBC Online achieves for licence fee payers
“BBC Online has failed to provide sufficient transparency to the sector in terms of: strategic direction, emerging opportunities, decision making processes, and reporting of performance relative to the quota.
“An average commission size in FY 2009/10 of less than £5,000 and only 17 commissions over £100,000
“The revenues of the top 100 interactive agencies totalled c. £790m in 2009. In 2009/10 the BBC spent c. £20m externally as part of the BBC Online quota. Although the BBC will spend more on digital content (for example on those areas excluded from the eligible base), in absolute terms the impact that the BBC makes on the online content sector is limited.
“In this context, BBC Online’s c. £20m of ‘eligible’ annual spend lacks the scale to have as significant an impact on the shape of market as the BBC does in TV broadcasting.”
Bank of America is making an 11th-hour push for inclusion in the upcoming Worst Company In America tournament. Starting in February, folks with BofA mortgages who don't have BofA bank accounts will see their current 15-day grace period for making payments cut by 40%.
From MSNBC's Red Tape blog:
Consumers who use the bank's online payment tool, Mortgage Pay, will risk a $6 fee if they fund payments using another bank's checking account and the payment falls during the final six days of the traditional 15-day grace period. Consumers who make payments from Bank of America accounts are not subject to the fee.
So... it's not really a grace period anymore for those people, is it?
Gail Hillebrand from Consumers Union (the proud parent of Consumerist) had this to say:
Let me get this straight. They tell you that you have a grace period, (then) they say, 'Oops, you only have half of it if you don't bank with us,'... That doesn't seem fair. ... This looks like a new 'gotcha,' and we have enough of those already.
Many of the people with BofA mortgages don't have an existing checking account with the bank because they didn't get their mortgage from BofA to begin with.
"You don't want to have to go around changing your checking account every time someone buys your mortgage," said Hillebrand, who says the way to avoid this problem is to make your payment before the grace period even kicks in. "This is just one more way to extract money out of you that you don't expect to have to pay."
B of A redefines 'grace period' with new fee [MSNBC]
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BBC Online is meeting its obligation to commission 25 percent of eligible production work from external suppliers - but must make wide-ranging changes to the process, a review by its regulating BBC Trust has concluded (release, review)
The BBC has met the quota requirement every year since it was recommended by the 2004 Graf report. Last year, it commissioned external interactive producers for work totalling £20 million.
See more of our latest Companies coverage
or add an alert for future coverage of Companies.
But a Deloitte review in to the quota commissioned by the trust slates the system for lack of transparency, management, direction and value for money.
Consequently, the trust - whilst it is not raising the quota - has ordered BBC Online to “discuss with industry what form strategic goals for a quota system might take”, and to simplify the current process.
This BBC Trust review has been many months in the making - the BBC executive had already known the outcome and recommendations before Friday’s publication and has partly responded - it has already agreed to give the trust, after speaking with industry, a review within three months. The trust says the whole issue requires “urgent attention”.
Deloitte’s review (highlights):-
“The BBC is complying with the requirements set out in the BBC Agreement. However, the Online independent supply quota does not appear to be working well in practice. Whilst steps have recently been taken to remedy the issues surrounding it, both the BBC and the independent sector recognise there is a lack of: communication around how the commissioning for online takes place, clarity around how the quota is calculated and tracked; and, consistency and efficiency in commissioning practices. Most significantly, interviews demonstrate a strong belief in the independent sector that BBC online commissioners select suppliers to pitch for commissions based on the commissioners’ personal knowledge, rather than any rounded evaluation of who is equipped to deliver quality and value for money.
“There is a high degree of external scepticism as to whether reported performance is real or the result of an accounting allocation.
“Overall BBC Online expenditure is expected to go down rather than up
“There are issues with the management of the current arrangements that impact the value for money and quality BBC Online achieves for licence fee payers
“BBC Online has failed to provide sufficient transparency to the sector in terms of: strategic direction, emerging opportunities, decision making processes, and reporting of performance relative to the quota.
“An average commission size in FY 2009/10 of less than £5,000 and only 17 commissions over £100,000
“The revenues of the top 100 interactive agencies totalled c. £790m in 2009. In 2009/10 the BBC spent c. £20m externally as part of the BBC Online quota. Although the BBC will spend more on digital content (for example on those areas excluded from the eligible base), in absolute terms the impact that the BBC makes on the online content sector is limited.
“In this context, BBC Online’s c. £20m of ‘eligible’ annual spend lacks the scale to have as significant an impact on the shape of market as the BBC does in TV broadcasting.”
Bank of America is making an 11th-hour push for inclusion in the upcoming Worst Company In America tournament. Starting in February, folks with BofA mortgages who don't have BofA bank accounts will see their current 15-day grace period for making payments cut by 40%.
From MSNBC's Red Tape blog:
Consumers who use the bank's online payment tool, Mortgage Pay, will risk a $6 fee if they fund payments using another bank's checking account and the payment falls during the final six days of the traditional 15-day grace period. Consumers who make payments from Bank of America accounts are not subject to the fee.
So... it's not really a grace period anymore for those people, is it?
Gail Hillebrand from Consumers Union (the proud parent of Consumerist) had this to say:
Let me get this straight. They tell you that you have a grace period, (then) they say, 'Oops, you only have half of it if you don't bank with us,'... That doesn't seem fair. ... This looks like a new 'gotcha,' and we have enough of those already.
Many of the people with BofA mortgages don't have an existing checking account with the bank because they didn't get their mortgage from BofA to begin with.
"You don't want to have to go around changing your checking account every time someone buys your mortgage," said Hillebrand, who says the way to avoid this problem is to make your payment before the grace period even kicks in. "This is just one more way to extract money out of you that you don't expect to have to pay."
B of A redefines 'grace period' with new fee [MSNBC]
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Many people make tons of money on the internet. Many other people want to make money on the internet but don't know how.
The first step is you should get a PayPal account. The reason for this is most of the programs I will talk about, pay out through PayPal. The other way they will pay out, is by a check sent directly to you through the mail.
After you get your PayPal account you should consider joining a free web hosting site such as BraveNet. You can also build a website that has banner ads. Then, you can advertise your referral links to make some extra money. Your site should be about something you are interested in such as a hobby so you can easily add content. Having extra content will get your visitors to return and be more likely to click on an ad or direct link. If you have little,or no experience, in making websites or using HTML then I suggest you create a blog at a site such as blogger.com
After you get your BraveNet account, and/ or PayPal account,then your ready to get started. The first program I recommend is Mylot. The reason for this is you can make an of average $1.00 a day by posting topics, discussions and comments. Plus, this is a great way to advertise your websites. You can start topics such as "I just made a new website at..." Also,
you can put comments on others ideas about making money online. If you want to make about $1.50 a day
then you need to make 50 posts, 10 new discussions and 10 new pictures uploaded. Also make sure each post is at least four lines.
After joining Mylot and if you did decide to make a website or blog, then I suggest you join Adbrite. You just copy and paste the HTML in your document.After about two days, there will be a banner ad or text ad in the space you chose. You will earn money for your CTR, which is your add views divided by your ad clicks times ten. To make the most money, make sure after your page has loaded you can see the entire ad space. The better you can see it the more you will get paid and the more clicks you will get which will improve your CTR.
Next, I suggest you join Absence. This is a lot like Adbrite.Although, all the ads are text based and you will get paid by your PPM or Pay Per thousand (clicks.) This means that the more times people click on your ads the more you will get paid. Make sure to never click on your own ads because they will instantly ban you and take all the money you have earned.
After that, you should join SFI which you can make money by referring others and by advertising their products. The best way to do this is by advertising there gateways. A gateway is a website that they design but has your code in it so they can track of who made the referrals. You should put a link on all your sites such as "to join SFI to make money click here." Or if your advertising there product gateways, "click to find more Info on purchasing..."
To get more exposure to your site or to your SFI gateways then you should join a traffic exchange like Traffic Swarm.
Up until now all I have talked about is if you already have a website or blog, but if you don't, there are many other sites where one is not needed for success.
The best one is CashCrate. All you have to do is fill out surveys or complete offers and sign up for random stuff. There is a minimum $10 payout and no kidding I met it in less than an one and a half hours! I suggest you get a second email address to sign up for all of these offers and surveys, because they might give you spam(junk email)but it is worth it.
There are a lot of other sites you should join such as ClixSense, AdBux and LinkGrand which are PTC (pay to click) ClickSense being the best but the others are worth a look. Slash My Search and Zot Spot pay you to make searches just like you were using Google.
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