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The future of public service broadcasting

Status: Closed Opened: 27 Mar 2020 Closed: 18 Jun 2021 22 recommendations 8 conclusions 2 reports

The inquiry will look at the future of public service broadcasting (PSB) within the wider media and digital ecology, including funding, content and regulation of PSBs and how this compares with alternative subscription, streaming services and Freeview services. In addition to the BBC, there are a number of other broadcasters across the UK with PSB … Show more

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Reports

2 reports
Title HC No. Published Items Response
The future of public service broadcasting: Ofcom Response t… — 3 Nov 2021 0 —
Sixth Report - The future of public service broadcasting HC 156 25 Mar 2021 30 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
17 Conclusion Sixth Report - The future of public ser… Accepted in Part

We do not believe that sharing top line viewer data about PSB-originated content with Ofcom...

We do not believe that sharing top line viewer data about PSB-originated content with Ofcom and the relevant the PSB would be commercially sensitive. Streaming services are an important ‘second window’ for PSB content but without viewer data, it is difficult to fully assess the reach of PSBs. Read more

Government response AI summary
The government agrees there is a case for streaming services to share top-line viewing data with Ofcom to aid analysis of the PSB system and hopes this can be provided voluntarily. Other related issues are being considered in ongoing reviews or deemed matters for contractual …
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
19 Recommendation Sixth Report - The future of public ser… Accepted in Part

We are concerned that the full potential of the Digital Markets Unit is not being...

We are concerned that the full potential of the Digital Markets Unit is not being realised under its current proposed remit. We recommend that the Government should broaden the Digital Markets Unit’s remit to consider whether the dominance of online platforms gives them undue influence over the ability of consumers … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government states the newly launched Digital Markets Unit (DMU) will take a sector-neutral approach and has been asked to examine harms from market dominance, including relationships between platforms and content producers like news publishers, with consultation and legislation to follow.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Oral evidence sessions

6 sessions
Date Witnesses
15 Dec 2020 Dame Melanie Dawes · Ofcom, Kevin Bakhurst · Ofcom, Rt Hon John Whittingdale OBE MP · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport View ↗
17 Nov 2020 Dr Caitriona Noonan · Cardiff University, Jacqueline Baker · B Inclusive Task Force, John McVay OBE · Pact, Professor Jeanette Steemers · King’s College London, Professor Philip Schlesinger · Glasgow University View ↗
3 Nov 2020 Chris Bird · Amazon, Georgia Brown · Screen Sectors Skills Task Force, Iain Bundred · BBC, Richard Lewis · YouTube View ↗
15 Sep 2020 Ali Law · Sky, Anne Mensah · Netflix, Benjamin King · Netflix, Maria Kyriacou · ViacomCBS, Mitchell Simmons · ViacomCBS, Zai Bennett · Sky View ↗
14 Jul 2020 Dame Carolyn McCall · ITV, Magnus Brooke · ITV View ↗
16 Jun 2020 Alex Mahon · Channel 4, Clare Sumner CBE · BBC, James Purnell · BBC View ↗

Who gave evidence

23 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Alex Mahon · Chief Executive Channel 4 1
Ali Law · Director of Policy, UK and Ireland Sky 1
Anne Mensah · Vice President of Original Series Netflix 1
Benjamin King · Senior Director of Public Policy, UK and Ireland Netflix 1
Chris Bird · Director, Prime Video UK Amazon 1
Clare Sumner CBE · Director, Policy BBC 1
Dame Carolyn McCall · Chief Executive ITV 1
Dame Melanie Dawes · Chief Executive Ofcom 1
Dr Caitriona Noonan · Senior Lecturer, Media and Communication in the S… Cardiff University 1
Georgia Brown · Chair Screen Sectors Skills Task Force 1
Iain Bundred · Director of Policy and Public Affairs BBC 1
Jacqueline Baker · Co-founder B Inclusive Task Force 1
James Purnell · Director of Radio and Education BBC 1
John McVay OBE · Chief Executive Pact 1
Kevin Bakhurst · Executive Director of Broadcasting and Online Con… Ofcom 1
Magnus Brooke · Group Director of Strategy, Policy and Regulation ITV 1
Maria Kyriacou · President, Networks UK and Australia ViacomCBS 1
Mitchell Simmons · Vice President, Government Relations EMEA ViacomCBS 1
Professor Jeanette Steemers · Professor of Culture, Media & Creative Industries King’s College London 1
Professor Philip Schlesinger · Professor in Cultural Theory Glasgow University 1
Richard Lewis · Head of UK & Ireland Content Partnerships YouTube 1
Rt Hon John Whittingdale OBE MP · Minister for Media and Data Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1
Zai Bennett · Managing Director, Content Sky 1

Correspondence

3 letters
DateDirectionTitle
25 Mar 2021 To cttee Letter from the Chair to Tim Davie, Director-General, BBC, re licence fee evasi…
17 Nov 2020 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP, Secretary of State for DCMS, re BBC Li…
3 Sep 2020 To cttee Letter from Dame Carolyn McCall, Chief Executive, ITV, re oral evidence follow …