Thus I find it odd that you refuse to disclose to us the amount you have paid for the FA Cup and England rights. I also want to spend more on drama and a host of other things. For instance I have just announced that we will spend more on developing an exciting way of helping kids cover the syllabus for GCSE exams. Whatever we end up doing, I promise the money will be spent on programming. For example, will the corporation look to Div.
Sport is already on the internet.
We have a very popular BBC Sport website where we already audiostream our Radio 5 Live coverage. A competitive market for internet rights will develop. It is inevitable. Rights to foreign leagues might be cheap but pressure for airtime on our channels would still be a problem while we have to cater for all tastes. For instance I've noticed that our telephone lines have been kept just as busy by people ringing in to say thank goodness there won't be so much football on the BBC as by those who are upset about losing the Premier League.