Britain imposes stricter regulation on BBC

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said the publicly-funded BBC would not regulate itself in future, with a new unitary board taking over the responsibilities of the BBC Trust and external regulator Ofcom being brought in to oversee the corporation. "It is no longer supportable for the BBC to regulate itself," Culture Secretary John Whittingdale said as he published proposals for a new charter for the broadcaster. "The new charter will create a unitary board for the BBC that has a much clearer separation of governance and regulation. The board will be responsible for ensuring that the BBC's strategy, activity and output are in the public interest." (Reporting by Paul Sandle and Michael Holden; editing by Kate Holton)