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| BBC interactive channel in new plans for Wales | BBC interactive channel in new plans for Wales |
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| The BBC has said it wants to improve coverage of Wales on its UK-wide services. | The BBC has said it wants to improve coverage of Wales on its UK-wide services. |
| The proposals are contained in a document setting out the BBC's plans for the next decade. | The proposals are contained in a document setting out the BBC's plans for the next decade. |
| They include a new interactive channel for Wales to be launched online and a new news online homepage for Wales. | They include a new interactive channel for Wales to be launched online and a new news online homepage for Wales. |
| The BBC says it must do more "to reflect the lives and experiences of all licence fee payers". | The BBC says it must do more "to reflect the lives and experiences of all licence fee payers". |
| It commits to improving "how we portray and represent the different nations of the UK on our pan-UK network services." | It commits to improving "how we portray and represent the different nations of the UK on our pan-UK network services." |
| But while the document - British Bold Creative - acknowledges that there has been a decline in English language programming in Wales by the BBC, it does not respond directly to First Minister Carwyn Jones's request for an extra £30m of investment in the area. | |
| The BBC said it would consult with the Welsh government and others as part of the process of Charter Review. | The BBC said it would consult with the Welsh government and others as part of the process of Charter Review. |
| Among its other proposals, the BBC said a new interactive channel for Wales would be launched online, where archive and original content will be broadcast, while the four nations of the UK will have their own BBC online homepage. | Among its other proposals, the BBC said a new interactive channel for Wales would be launched online, where archive and original content will be broadcast, while the four nations of the UK will have their own BBC online homepage. |
| The BBC's document said it was "fully committed to broadcasting and providing services in the UK's indigenous languages," and that it would share with S4C the technology and expertise to use its new personalised service, "myBBC". | The BBC's document said it was "fully committed to broadcasting and providing services in the UK's indigenous languages," and that it would share with S4C the technology and expertise to use its new personalised service, "myBBC". |
| News output is also scrutinised in the document, with an acknowledgement that since devolution "there is now a much stronger case for providing a different balance in how we serve audiences with the most relevant BBC news and current affairs". | News output is also scrutinised in the document, with an acknowledgement that since devolution "there is now a much stronger case for providing a different balance in how we serve audiences with the most relevant BBC news and current affairs". |
| In a speech accompanying the document, director general Tony Hall said he wanted to explore how "we might better configure the BBC's news offering across the UK." | In a speech accompanying the document, director general Tony Hall said he wanted to explore how "we might better configure the BBC's news offering across the UK." |
| In summary: | In summary: |