Speaking at the Charles Wheeler Memorial Lecture last night (20 May), BBC director-general Mark Thompson reiterated that the BBC could offer audio-visual content to the whole UK newspaper sector.
The BBC and ITV have already signed an agreement on the sharing of studios.
Thompson said this support could be offered to other organisations to allow them to develop "new regional cross-platform advertising models" across TV, newspapers, web and radio assets.
Contrary to recent reports, Thompson said the BBC does not want "to be the last public service broadcaster standing" and he argued weakening or compromising the BBC's own system of independent funding is not a solution to the media's problem.
Thompson said redistribution of existing BBC funding will not reverse the "net decline in total PSB funding" and is, on the contrary, a recipe for "further aggregate decline and fragmentation".
He added that having a choice of PSBs remains "highly desirable" to help ensure "wider plurality", to "stimulate creative competition and excellence" and to offer the public a choice.
Many of Thompson's ideas were originally suggested at the local media summit in Westminster in April, when the BBC unveiled proposals such as sharing its iPlayer technology with local newspaper publishers and offering them access to the BBC's College of Journalism.
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