DG Tony Hall writes for "The Telegraph".

"I have just spent a couple of days in America meeting Silicon Valley companies with whom we do business, from Google and Apple to the most innovative start-ups.

I came away inspired, but also with a number of strong conclusions.

The first was good news: there is a strong belief that the BBC is a world-beater. Everywhere I went, people told me that the BBC iPlayer is the best video player in the world.

And everyone wanted to talk about the next series of Top Gear, Doctor Who, Sherlock or Top of the Lake. It would make you proud to be British, even if you weren’t the BBC director-general.
The second is a tougher lesson: the way we do business the BBC is not at the forefront yet. The best companies have cultures, structures and processes that empower their people to be creative. We have lots we can learn here."


"Over the coming months, I plan to halve the number of pan-BBC boards and steering groups.  "


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