BBC.co.uk overspends budget by 48%

Julian Sharpe | 4:54 pm | May 30, 2008 | News

Ranked one of the most visited sites online the BBC.co.uk main site has overspent its allocated budget by up to 48%, according to a report into the spending by the BBC Trust.

It is estimated that the overall the final budget for bbc.co.uk was in the region of 110m, much higher than its agreed 81.6m.

The costs are associated with the creation of additional content for the site, although no indication of what content has been disclosed at this stage, in addition the final cost does not include any of the costs in relation to the iPlayer and streamed media.