It’s funding, of course. Over the long term, it’s probably increasing income from exported BBC programming. But in the near term, it’s what to do about the TV licence fee that funds the whole operation — and getting his decision past “a government that has a big majority, is a bit vengeful and not very strategic.” – Variety
Tag: 09.03.20
Who’s Leaving the Metropolitan Museum? A Partial List of Retirees
It’s with dejected déjà vu that I report the imminent departure of some 90 Metropolitan Museum staffers from more than half a dozen departments. – Lee Rosenbaum
London’s Royal Festival Hall Announces Fall Concert Season Featuring Nonwhite Composers (But No Audiences)
“Classical music has long been criticised for being overwhelmingly white, but the Southbank Centre said its first post-lockdown season in the Royal Festival Hall would feature works by 16 composers of colour. … Musicians will be returning for the three-month series of concerts at the centre, but audiences will not. Instead the events will be streamed online and 10 of the concerts will be broadcast on [BBC] Radio 3.” – The Guardian