Here is an archive of 2004's press releases about the BBC Governors and their work.
Downing Street today announced that Jeremy Peat has been appointed to the BBC's Board of Governors as National Governor for Scotland.
We warmly welcome the strong support of the CMS Select Committee for a BBC funded by the licence fee with a wide public service remit.
The BBC Governors have today published their initial response to the reports on the BBC's digital television and radio services from Professor Patrick Barwise and Tim Gardam.
The Board of Governors welcomes the Burns Panel paper.
The BBC's Board of Governors held meetings at the Media Centre, White City, London, yesterday and today.
In his keynote address to the CBI Annual Conference in Birmingham today, BBC Chairman Michael Grade said the BBC's public service mission for the 21st century remained unchanged, but the BBC has to change to demonstrate it can and will deliver it.
The BBC Governors today publish their response to Philip Graf's review of bbc.co.uk, which they submitted to Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport at the end of October.
Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, the BBC's International Governor since January 1998, has decided to stand down from the Board of Governors a year early to enable her successor to be appointed in advance of the final phase of Charter renewal decisions later next year.
The Governors have received Tim Gardam's review of the BBC's digital radio services: 1Xtra, Five Live Sports Extra, 6 Music, BBC 7, and the Asian Network.
BBC Chairman, Michael Grade, today (14 October 2004) reinforced the BBC's commitment to working more closely with the interactive TV industry to create a vibrant market.
The Governors welcome Patrick Barwise's comprehensive review of the BBC's four new digital television services: Cbeebies, CBBC, BBC THREE and BBC FOUR.
Michael Grade, BBC Chairman, announced today that Nicholas Kroll has been appointed Director of Governance.
Downing Street today announced that Anthony Salz has been appointed Vice-Chairman of the BBC and Richard Tait has been appointed a Governor of the BBC.
The BBC's Board of Governors publish a new style Annual Report and Accounts today, demonstrating the first step in implementing the new governance arrangements announced last month.
The BBC laid before Parliament today the first of the external value for money reviews commissioned by the BBC Governors' Audit Committee.
BBC World Service had "a year of considerable achievement" and "maintained high standards in its news programmes" during 2003/4 according to BBC Governors.
The BBC today welcomed the publication by the DCMS of Philip Graf's independent review of the BBC's online service, bbc.co.uk.
The BBC today unveiled its future vision, where everyone in the UK has equal access to digital services - on demand, portable and personalised - transforming the relationship between audience and broadcaster, connecting audiences with each other locally, nationally and globally.
The Neil Report, published in full today (23 June 2004) by the BBC, lays out recommendations and guidelines to strengthen BBC journalism in the future.
Michael Grade today became the Chairman of the BBC.
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