Sambrook: "We are operating in an incredibly competitive field that is developing very quickly. If we think the BBC should be one of the world's leading news providers, and that it is one of the UK's best opportunities to have a global brand, in the end you're not going to be able to compete purely on the licence fee. And from [Foreign Office] grant in aid, you're not going to be able to fund an online operation that can keep up with the Googles, Yahoos and CNNs and all the rest of it. You've got to go down the commercial route..." Read More...