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| The BBC is not doing enough to show it provides the "best possible value for money" when covering major sports and music events, a report says. | The BBC is not doing enough to show it provides the "best possible value for money" when covering major sports and music events, a report says. |
| The National Audit Office (NAO) looked at how much the corporation spent at six events including the 2008 Olympic Games, Wimbledon and Glastonbury. | The National Audit Office (NAO) looked at how much the corporation spent at six events including the 2008 Olympic Games, Wimbledon and Glastonbury. |
| The NAO said the BBC needed to tighten up the way it budgeted for such events. | The NAO said the BBC needed to tighten up the way it budgeted for such events. |
| However it added that viewers generally valued and enjoyed the coverage provided by the BBC. | However it added that viewers generally valued and enjoyed the coverage provided by the BBC. |
| The NAO found that the BBC spent £111 million covering sporting and music events between 2008-9, and £246 million securing the associated rights to broadcast these events. | The NAO found that the BBC spent £111 million covering sporting and music events between 2008-9, and £246 million securing the associated rights to broadcast these events. |
| The actual coverage of the sports events cost £91m, while the music events cost £20m. | |
| Of the events investigated - which also included The BBC Proms, Euro 2008 and Radio 1's Big Weekend - the NAO found that five out of the six finished under budget, or no more than 1% over budget. Radio 1's Big Weekend went 5% over budget. | Of the events investigated - which also included The BBC Proms, Euro 2008 and Radio 1's Big Weekend - the NAO found that five out of the six finished under budget, or no more than 1% over budget. Radio 1's Big Weekend went 5% over budget. |
| HOW MUCH DID THE BBC SPEND? Beijing Olympics - £15.565mEuro 2008 - £8.682mWimbledon - £4.217mBBC Proms - £3.712mGlastonbury - £1.737mBig Weekend - £888,000m Source: National Audit Office. All figures are for 2008 events | |
| But the NAO criticised the BBC for not having "a clear view" of its total expenditure, as individual budgets were drawn up for separate media platforms. | But the NAO criticised the BBC for not having "a clear view" of its total expenditure, as individual budgets were drawn up for separate media platforms. |
| It also said the corporation did not explore other cost options properly which limited "its ability to make informed judgements about its use of funds". | It also said the corporation did not explore other cost options properly which limited "its ability to make informed judgements about its use of funds". |
| Amyas Morse, Head of the National Audit Office, said: "Given the current economic conditions, the BBC has not done enough to demonstrate that its coverage provides the best possible value for money. | |
| "When the BBC decides that it wants to cover a major sporting or music event, it should carefully explore a range of options, and set down clear objectives against which it can measure its achievements after the event. | |
| "Without that, the BBC will not convince licence fee payers that their money has been well spent." |