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How Radio 1 serves its listeners will form part of a comprehensive review of the corporation's services for younger audiences, the BBC Trust has announced. | How Radio 1 serves its listeners will form part of a comprehensive review of the corporation's services for younger audiences, the BBC Trust has announced. |
BBC Three will also be under scrutiny, as will radio station 1Xtra and the BBC's teen-oriented website Switch. | BBC Three will also be under scrutiny, as will radio station 1Xtra and the BBC's teen-oriented website Switch. |
"We will consider how young people are watching and using BBC programmes and services and the value they derive from them," said trustee Alison Hastings. | "We will consider how young people are watching and using BBC programmes and services and the value they derive from them," said trustee Alison Hastings. |
The trust expects to publish its review in spring 2009. | The trust expects to publish its review in spring 2009. |
A public consultation has begun and will run until 16 December. | A public consultation has begun and will run until 16 December. |
"We want to hear from all people. whether or not they use these services," said Ms Hastings, who is leading the review for the trust. | "We want to hear from all people. whether or not they use these services," said Ms Hastings, who is leading the review for the trust. |
BBC Trust chair Sir Michael Lyons announced the watchdog body would be scrutinising programmes and services for children and young people earlier this year. | BBC Trust chair Sir Michael Lyons announced the watchdog body would be scrutinising programmes and services for children and young people earlier this year. |
"We want to ensure that the BBC's strong record of engagement with its youngest audiences continues as those audiences grow into adulthood," he said. | |
"We know that young people are among the groups it can often be hardest to reach. We believe that conducting a rigorous review is the best way of providing a firm foundation for future work to ensure that children and young people get the best possible service from the BBC." |
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