1st Report - Licence to change: BBC future funding
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- 18 Jul 2022
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Select Committee · Communications and Digital Committee
BBC future funding
Status: Closed
Opened: 3 Feb 2022
Closed: 16 Dec 2022
1 report
Inquiry scope
This inquiry will consider how the BBC should be funded in future to deliver what is needed from a national public service broadcaster.Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2022 | Julia Lopez MP · Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Robert Specterman-Green · Department for Culture, Media and Sport | View ↗ |
| 23 May 2022 | Clare Sumner CBE · BBC, Richard Sharp · BBC, Tim Davie CBE · BBC | View ↗ |
| 17 May 2022 | Andrew Neil · The Spectator, Greg Dyke · London Film School, Mr Archie Norman · Marks and Spencer, Sir Peter Bazalgette · Creative Industries Taskforce | View ↗ |
| 10 May 2022 | Gareth Davies · Department for Transport, Kate Mathers · National Audit Office, Kevin Bakhurst · Ofcom, Louise Bladen · National Audit Office, Siobhan Walsh · Ofcom | View ↗ |
| 27 Apr 2022 | Dr Cento Veljanovski · Case Associates, Ryan Bourne · Cato Institute | View ↗ |
| 26 Apr 2022 | Adam Minns · COBA, Khalid Hayat · Channel 4, Magnus Brooke · ITV, Mitchell Simmons · ViacomCBS, Mr Alistair Law · Sky, Sebastian Enser-Wight · Global Radio | View ↗ |
| 5 Apr 2022 | Antony Walker · techUK, Catherine Colloms · Openreach, Claire Enders · Enders Analysis, Shuja Khan · Arqiva | View ↗ |
| 29 Mar 2022 | Dr Florence Hartmann · European Broadcasting Union, Dr Helen Weeds · Imperial College Business School, Dr Richard Burnley · European Broadcasting Union, Olav Nyhus · Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), Peter Weber · ZDF, Professor Robert G. Picard · Yale University Law School | View ↗ |
| 22 Mar 2022 | Mark Oliver · Oliver and Ohlbaum Associates, Richard Broughton · Ampere Analysis | View ↗ |
| 15 Mar 2022 | Deborah Williams · Creative Diversity Network, Dr Rob Watson · Decentered Media Ltd, Jasmine Dotiwala, Mercy Muroki | View ↗ |
| 8 Mar 2022 | Dr Tom Mills · Aston University, Liam Halligan · The Telegraph, Professor Mariana Mazzucato · University College London (UCL), Professor Stuart Allan · Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Culture | View ↗ |
| 1 Mar 2022 | David Goodhart · Policy Exchange, Dr Adrian Wooldridge · Bloomberg, Polly Mackenzie · Demos, Rory Sutherland · Ogilvy Group UK | View ↗ |
| 22 Feb 2022 | Dr Jeremy Silver · Digital Catapult, Dr Richard Fletcher · Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Paul Lee · Deloitte, Professor Catherine Johnson · University of Huddersfield | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Minns · Executive Director | COBA | 1 |
| Andrew Neil · Chairman | The Spectator | 1 |
| Antony Walker · Deputy Chief Executive | techUK | 1 |
| Catherine Colloms · Managing Director, Corporate Affairs and Brand | Openreach | 1 |
| Claire Enders · Founder | Enders Analysis | 1 |
| Clare Sumner CBE · Director, Policy | BBC | 1 |
| David Goodhart · Head of Demography, Immigration and Integration Unit | Policy Exchange | 1 |
| Deborah Williams · Executive Director | Creative Diversity Network | 1 |
| Dr Adrian Wooldridge · Global Business Columnist | Bloomberg | 1 |
| Dr Cento Veljanovski · Founder and Managing Partner | Case Associates | 1 |
| Dr Florence Hartmann · Manager, Media Intelligence Service | European Broadcasting Union | 1 |
| Dr Helen Weeds · Honorary Research Fellow | Imperial College Business School | 1 |
| Dr Jeremy Silver · Chief Executive Officer | Digital Catapult | 1 |
| Dr Richard Burnley · Legal and Policy Director | European Broadcasting Union | 1 |
| Dr Richard Fletcher | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism | 1 |
| Dr Rob Watson · Director | Decentered Media Ltd | 1 |
| Dr Tom Mills · Senior Lecturer in Sociology | Aston University | 1 |
| Gareth Davies · Second Permanent Secretary | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Greg Dyke · Chairman | London Film School | 1 |
| Jasmine Dotiwala | — | 1 |
| Julia Lopez MP · Minister of State | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 1 |
| Kate Mathers · Executive Director | National Audit Office | 1 |
| Kevin Bakhurst · Executive Director of Broadcasting and Online Content | Ofcom | 1 |
| Khalid Hayat · Director of Strategy and Consumer Insight | Channel 4 | 1 |
| Liam Halligan · Economics Correspondent | The Telegraph | 1 |
| Louise Bladen · Director, BBC value for money audit | National Audit Office | 1 |
| Magnus Brooke · Group Director of Strategy, Policy and Regulation | ITV | 1 |
| Mark Oliver · Chairman & Co-founder | Oliver and Ohlbaum Associates | 1 |
| Mercy Muroki | — | 1 |
| Mitchell Simmons · Vice President, Government Relations EMEA | ViacomCBS | 1 |
| Mr Alistair Law · Director of Policy | Sky | 1 |
| Mr Archie Norman · Chairman | Marks and Spencer | 1 |
| Olav Nyhus · Director of Legal and Public Affairs | Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) | 1 |
| Paul Lee · Global head of research for technology, media, and telecommunications | Deloitte | 1 |
| Peter Weber · Legal Adviser | ZDF | 1 |
| Polly Mackenzie · Chief Executive Officer | Demos | 1 |
| Professor Catherine Johnson · Professor in Media & Communication | University of Huddersfield | 1 |
| Professor Mariana Mazzucato · Professor in Economics of Innovation and Public Value | University College London (UCL) | 1 |
| Professor Robert G. Picard · Fellow, Information Society Project | Yale University Law School | 1 |
| Professor Stuart Allan · Professor of Journalism and Communication | Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Culture | 1 |
| Richard Broughton · Research Director | Ampere Analysis | 1 |
| Richard Sharp | BBC | 1 |
| Robert Specterman-Green · Director, Media and Creative Industries | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 1 |
| Rory Sutherland · Vice Chairman | Ogilvy Group UK | 1 |
| Ryan Bourne · R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics | Cato Institute | 1 |
| Sebastian Enser-Wight · Chief Strategy Officer | Global Radio | 1 |
| Shuja Khan · Chief Commercial Officer | Arqiva | 1 |
| Siobhan Walsh · Director, Content Policy | Ofcom | 1 |
| Sir Peter Bazalgette · Co-Chair | Creative Industries Taskforce | 1 |
| Tim Davie CBE · Director General | BBC | 1 |
Correspondence
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