"The Guardian" reports on the speech, here, given by James Purnell to the EBU, where he said.." the BBC was for everyone. “Everyone benefits because everyone pays. And everyone pays so everyone must benefit.”

He said he no longer cared about Rajars - the industry measure of radio audience numbers - and said BBC Radio’s objective was to retain its existing listeners while reaching new audiences in different ways. "

The Guardian article goes on to say..."The BBC dominates the British podcast market, with a third of listeners finding their favourite downloads on the corporation’s website, according to the most recent report by Ofcom. This has raised concerns among some independent producers that the corporation’s success is blocking the development of a commercial UK podcast industry."

Here is the full speech, courtesy of "Radio Today".