I have had a response to my 'stage 2' appeal from the BBC. Unsurprisingly they have decided to reject it and not forward it to the trustees. The substance of the response is the usual bureaucratic verbiage. I think it means that it's none of the Trusts's business how the BBC is run.
Is it worth spending license payer's money in trying to get a 'stage 3' appeal to the trustees? -Decision of the Senior Editorial Adviser The Senior Editorial Adviser (the Adviser) acknowledged that the complainant felt badly let down by the way in which the change had been handled by BBC Digital and was very sympathetic to how frustrating he had found both the loss of internet radio streams and also the way the BBC had handled communicating these changes to listeners. However, she decided that the complainants appeal did not have a reasonable prospect of success. She sympathised with the complainant over the difficulties he had experienced in getting his complaint fully addressed by the BBC and noted that he had repeatedly asked to escalate his complaint. However, she noted that the General Manager of Product, Radio, at BBC Digital had given a detailed explanation of the current position at stage 2 and had apologised for the fact that BBC Digitals communication plan had not had the desired result. She noted that the situation was being reviewed and that BBC Digital had adjusted its plans based on both feedback from industry colleagues and the BBC audience. She appreciated that the complainant was not satisfied either with the response, or the steps BBC Digital was taking to address this operational issue, but she noted that under the terms of the Royal Charter and accompanying Agreement between the Secretary of State, the BBC drew a distinction between the role of the BBC Trust and that of the BBC Executive Board. The operational management of the BBC was defined as a duty that was the responsibility of the Executive Board rather than the Trust. Taking this into account the Adviser considered Trustees would be likely to conclude that the appeal did not have a reasonable prospect of success. She therefore did not consider it was appropriate, proportionate or cost-effective to proceed with the appeal and did not propose to put it before Trustees.- LMS 7.9 on VortexBox Midi, Xubuntu 14.04, FLACs 16->24 bit, 44.1->192kbps. LMS plugin UPnP/DLNA Bridge to MF M1 CLiC (to MF amp & ESLs) & Marantz CR603 UPnP renderers. Minimserver (server) & upplay (control point) to same & to upmpdcli/mpd PC renderers. Squeezelite to Meridian USB Explorer DAC to speakers/phones. Wireless Xubuntu 15.04 laptop with firefox/upplay or Android 'phone with Squeeze-Commander/BubbleUPnP controls LMS/Minimserver. Have a Touch with EDO, plus spare, but unused. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PasTim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103311
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