But more recently he has stated his admiration for "Strictly Come Dancing", an original BBC production that has been sold around the world as "Dancing with the Stars". Before he became culture secretary, Whittingdale criticised the BBC for showing "The Voice", a reality show he said was indistinguishable from shows on commercial rivals.
Others have said its news coverage is biased, although critics disagree as to whether it is biased to the right or to the left.
Critics, however, say it is a bloated organisation that stifles commercial rivals, for example in providing free and extensive online news and information, meaning many commercial groups struggle to charge for their content. Its shows and websites reach 97 percent of Britons each week, it has said. It is fiercely resistant to any change that it says would make it less popular with the public who pay for it. The BBC is the biggest player in television, radio and online news in Britain, with its extensive services funded by a guaranteed income of 3.7 billion pounds ($5.35 billion) from a licence fee imposed on all TV-watching households. Battle lines were drawn nearly a year ago when Culture Secretary John Whittingdale said he must at least question whether the BBC "should try to be all things to all people". By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - The future of the BBC will become clear on Thursday when the minister who has challenged the publicly funded broadcaster's size, scope and purpose in a changing media landscape publishes proposals for its once-in-a-decade charter renewal.
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