BROADCASTING IN BRITAIN

Evening Star, Issue 22379, 1 July 1936, Page 1

BROADCASTING IN BRITAIN

THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS x ADVERTISING STILL EXCLUDED (British Official Wireless.) Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright RUGBY,' Juno 29. The Postmaster-General (Mr G. C. Trydn) has issued a memorandum stating the Government’s proposals on the main recommendations of the recent report of the Broadcasting Committee, which was debated in Parliament on April 29. The recommendations that ard accepted include the following:— That the 8.8. C. charter be extended for 10 years from December 31, 1936. That the number of governors be increased from five to seven. That the salary of the chairman be £3,000 and other governors £I,OOO annually. * That the broadcast receiving licenses fee remain at 10s. That the initial assignment to the corporation of net license revenue be 75 per cent., subject to an increase if the Treasury should hereafter be satisfied that the income of the is insufficient to support their services. That the share of receiving license revenue retained by the Exchequer for 1936. be £1,050,000, exclusive of income tax payable by the 8.8. C. That the corporation should'refrain in its publications, as well as in broadcast programmes, from expressing opinion by way of editorial comment on current affairs. That sponsored (programmes and direct advertisements be excluded. That all steps be taken to prevent the broadcasting of advertisement programmes intended for this country. That the Empire broadcasting service be expressly authorised. That the system of licensing relay exchanges subject to certain provisos bo extended for three years, the Post Office in the meantime to undertake research regarding distributing programmes by wire. That a technical investigation of interference with broadcast reception be completed as soon as possible and, if necessary, that further powers be sought.