BBC

===2000 to 2011===
In 2002, several television and radio channels were reorganised. BBC Knowledge was replaced by [[BBC Four]] and became the BBC's arts and documentaries channel. [[CBBC (TV channel)|CBBC]], which had been a programming strand as Children's BBC since 1985, was split into CBBC and [[CBeebies]], for younger children, with both new services getting a digital channel: the CBBC Channel and CBeebies Channel.<ref>{{cite news|work=Digital Spy|access-date=26 December 2020|date=11 February 2002|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/news/a6198/new-childrens-channels-from-bbc-launch.html|title=New children's channels from BBC launch|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223511/http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/news/a6198/new-childrens-channels-from-bbc-launch.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to the television channels, new digital radio stations were created: [[BBC Radio 1Xtra|1Xtra]], [[BBC Radio 6 Music|6 Music]] and [[BBC Radio 4 Extra|Radio 4 Extra]]. BBC 1Xtra was a sister station to Radio 1 and specialised in modern black music, BBC 6 Music specialised in alternative music genres and BBC7 specialised in archive, speech and children's programming.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inside the BBC: BBC Radio stations |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/whatwedo/publicservices#networkradio |website=www.bbc.co.uk |publisher=BBC |access-date=26 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110103926/https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/whatwedo/publicservices#networkradio |archive-date=10 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Manchester big screen.jpg|thumb|left|England fans in [[Manchester]] during a [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] game shown on the [[BBC Big Screen]]]]
The following few years resulted in repositioning of some channels to conform to a larger brand: in 2003, BBC Choice was replaced by [[BBC Three]], with programming for younger adults and shocking real-life documentaries, BBC News 24 became the [[BBC News Channel]] in 2008, and BBC Radio 7 became BBC Radio 4 Extra in 2011, with new programmes to supplement those broadcast on Radio 4. In 2008, another channel was launched, [[BBC Alba]], a [[Scottish Gaelic]] service.

During this decade, the corporation began to sell off a number of its operational divisions to private owners; BBC Broadcast was spun off as a separate company in 2002,<ref name=broadcast-ltd>{{cite press release |title=BBC to launch new commercial subsidiary following DCMS approval |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/01_january/23/broadcastltd.shtml |access-date=28 May 2013 |publisher=BBC Press Office |date=23 January 2002 |archive-date=22 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022204849/https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/1_january/23/broadcastltd.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> and in 2005, it was sold off to [[Australia]]n-based Macquarie Capital Alliance Group and [[Macquarie Bank]] Limited and rebranded [[Red Bee Media]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4708749.stm |title=BBC Broadcast sell-off approved |work=BBC News |date=22 July 2005 |access-date=11 December 2008 |archive-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313002531/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4708749.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The BBC's [[Information technology|IT]], [[telephony]] and [[Broadcast engineering|broadcast technology]] were brought together as BBC Technology Ltd in 2001,<ref name=broadcast-ltd /> and the division was later sold to the German company [[Siemens IT Solutions and Services]] (SIS).<ref name=bbc-2204>{{cite press release |title=BBC announces Siemens Business Services as Single Preferred Bidder |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/07_july/07/technology.shtml |publisher=BBC Press Office |access-date=4 June 2012 |archive-date=16 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216203543/https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/7_july/07/technology.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> SIS was subsequently acquired from Siemens by the French company [[Atos]].<ref name=atos-ariel>{{cite news |title=New firm to support BBC IT |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/ariel/14014213 |access-date=27 May 2013 |newspaper=Ariel |publisher=BBC |date=4 July 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130703052344/http://www.bbc.co.uk/ariel/14014213 |archive-date=3 July 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Further divestments included [[BBC Books]] (sold to [[Random House]] in 2006);<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2006/06_june/bbc_books.shtml |title=The Random House Group acquires majority shareholding in BBC Books |publisher=BBC Press Office |date=22 June 2006 |access-date=20 December 2019 |archive-date=23 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123170442/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2006/6_june/bbc_books.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> BBC Outside Broadcasts Ltd (sold in 2008 to [[Satellite Information Services]]);<ref name=OBsale>{{cite press release |title=BBC announces successful bidder for BBC Outside Broadcasts |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/03_march/07/ob.shtml |publisher=BBC Press Office |access-date=28 May 2013 |date=7 March 2008 |archive-date=22 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022204849/https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/3_march/07/ob.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Costumes and Wigs (stock sold in 2008 to [[Angels The Costumiers]]);<ref name=angels-costumes>{{cite news |title=New home for BBC costume archive |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7321453.stm |access-date=28 May 2013 |work=BBC News |date=30 March 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081206133931/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7321453.stm |archive-date=6 December 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[BBC Magazines]] (sold to [[Immediate Media Company]] in 2011).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/aug/16/bbc-completes-magazines-sell-off |title=BBC Worldwide agrees £121m magazine sell-off |first=Mark |last=Sweney |newspaper=The Guardian |date=16 August 2011 |location=London |access-date=11 December 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161221065706/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/aug/16/bbc-completes-magazines-sell-off |archive-date=21 December 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> After the sales of OBs and costumes, the remainder of BBC Resources was reorganised as [[BBC Studios and Post Production]], which continues today as a wholly owned subsidiary of the BBC.

The 2004 [[Hutton Inquiry]] and the subsequent report raised questions about the BBC's journalistic standards and its impartiality. This led to resignations of senior management members at the time including the then Director General, [[Greg Dyke]]. In January 2007, the BBC released minutes of the board meeting which led to Greg Dyke's resignation.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jan/11/politicsandthemedia.bbc |title=Dyke departure minutes released |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=11 January 2007 |access-date=22 March 2010 |first=Matt |last=Wells |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131204094244/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jan/11/politicsandthemedia.bbc |archive-date=4 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Unlike the other departments of the BBC, the BBC World Service was funded by the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]]. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, more commonly known as the Foreign Office or the FCO, is the British government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom abroad.

[[File:BBC Scotland.jpg|thumb|right|[[BBC Pacific Quay]] in [[Glasgow]], which was opened in 2007]]

A [[2005 BBC strike|strike in 2005]] by more than 11,000 BBC workers, over a proposal to cut 4,000 jobs, and to privatise parts of the BBC, disrupted much of the BBC's regular programming.<ref name="nyt-2005-05-24">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/24/world/europe/bbc-employees-stage-24hour-strike-to-protest-planned-job-cuts.html |title=BBC Employees Stage 24-Hour Strike to Protest Planned Job Cuts |newspaper=The New York Times |date=24 May 2005 |last1=Lyall |first1=Sarah |access-date=4 November 2022 |archive-date=4 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104101806/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/24/world/europe/bbc-employees-stage-24hour-strike-to-protest-planned-job-cuts.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/23/britain.bbc/ |title=BBC strike hits TV, radio output |date=23 May 2005 |work=[[CNN]] |access-date=4 November 2022 |archive-date=4 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104101808/http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/23/britain.bbc/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2006, [[BBC HD]] launched as an experimental service and became official in December 2007. The channel broadcast HD simulcasts of programmes on [[BBC One]], [[BBC Two]], [[BBC Three]] and [[BBC Four]] as well as repeats of some older programmes in HD. In 2010, an HD simulcast of BBC One launched: [[BBC One HD]]. The channel uses HD versions of BBC One's schedule and uses upscaled versions of programmes not currently produced in HD. The BBC HD channel closed in March 2013 and was replaced by BBC Two HD in the same month.

On 18 October 2007, BBC Director General Mark Thompson announced a controversial plan to make major cuts and reduce the size of the BBC as an organisation. The plans included a reduction in posts of 2,500; including 1,800 redundancies, consolidating news operations, reducing programming output by 10% and selling off the flagship [[BBC Television Centre|Television Centre]] building in London.<ref>{{cite press release |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/10_october/18/reform.shtml |title=Radical reform to deliver a more focused BBC |publisher=BBC Press Office |date=18 October 2007 |access-date=18 October 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071020051207/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/10_october/18/reform.shtml| archive-date= 20 October 2007 | url-status=live}}</ref> These plans were fiercely opposed by unions, who threatened a series of strikes; however, the BBC stated that the cuts were essential to move the organisation forward and concentrate on increasing the quality of programming.

On 20 October 2010, the [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] [[George Osborne]] announced that the television licence fee would be frozen at its current level until the end of the current charter in 2016. The same announcement revealed that the BBC would take on the full cost of running the [[BBC World Service]] and the [[BBC Monitoring]] service from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and partially finance the Welsh broadcaster [[S4C]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Television licence fee to be frozen for the next six years |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11572171|access-date=6 October 2011 |work=BBC News|date=20 October 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111007165009/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11572171 |archive-date=7 October 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>