BBC weather will soon be using Met office data again, which is government funded, I get your point but bad example
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Not really if you actually think about it the BBC have weather apps for android and iOS, a weather website and RSS feeds all paid for by the licence payer.BBC weather will soon be using Met office data again, which is government funded, I get your point but bad example
They tendered the contract out some time between 2015-18 to save money and moved from the Met Office to Meteo Group all they are doing now is going back to the Met Office presumably because they won the latest tender.
BBC Weather to ditch the Met Office after 93 years’ service
A cost-saving measure will see data come from a new provider but the Beeb's team of forecasters such as Alex Deakin and John Hammond are expected to stay on screen
www.radiotimes.com
Why ‘gloomy’ BBC Weather app is about to become more accurate
The broadcaster may stop erring on the side of caution so much when it switches back to using the Met Office, say experts
inews.co.uk