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Originally Posted by Neil
Should the BBC News web site was shut down as it destroys competition for news companies?
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According to the bbc review the bbc website is being cut back ..
BBC News - At a glance: 'Leaked' BBC review
WEBSITE
The BBC's website will be halved by 2013 and have its staff and budget reduced by 25 per cent, if measures included in the alleged review are acted upon.
Links to rival companies' websites will become a feature of every page in an attempt to lessen the BBC's impact on commercial alternatives.
Torin Douglas writes: Critics say the BBC website has "grown like Topsy" without a clear overall strategy, damaging the online prospects of commercial broadcasters and publishers.
By cutting it back, the BBC hopes to focus more clearly on priority areas such as the BBC News site.