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The BBC has confirmed that online education service BBC Jam will close, with the loss of around 200 posts.

Today’s announcement comes after the BBC Trust suspended BBC Jam in March, following concerns raised by the European commission about its commercial impact.

Full article at Media Guardian.

“iPlayer is swarming with people,” one source, who asked to remain anonymous, told MediaGuardian. “They’re throwing more and more people at it - a classic mistake - while McKinsey suits run around carrying wads of paper and trying to look important. The BBC often tries to be a software development company, and fails every time.”

Bobbie Johnson on where the BBC’s attempt to lead the new media revolution went wrong. Registration required. (Via plasticbag.org)