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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

3 items
9 Recommendation Sixth Report - The future of public ser… Not Addressed

We recognise that the BBC has provided a record amount of educational resources during the...

We recognise that the BBC has provided a record amount of educational resources during the Covid-19 pandemic, and particularly during the periods that schools across the country have been closed. Whilst this is a key example of the value the BBC provides, it took too long for the BBC to … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government's response appears to be an incomplete copy of the committee's original recommendation, and therefore does not provide a substantive governmental stance or commitment to action.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
26 Conclusion Sixth Report - The future of public ser… Not Addressed

We find it hard to accept the excuse that diversity of production crew is out...

We find it hard to accept the excuse that diversity of production crew is out of the control of commissioners and broadcasters. We are pleased to hear that domestic broadcasters prioritise diversity within production and we do not believe that it is beyond the power of powerful commissioners such as … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government's response describes existing statutory frameworks and Ofcom's powers regarding diversity, and states it does not propose to amend the framework, but this does not directly address the committee's conclusion about the ability of commissioners to insist on diversity.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
28 Recommendation Sixth Report - The future of public ser… Not Addressed

We recognise the importance of regional diversity in commissioning roles and we welcome Ofcom’s previous...

We recognise the importance of regional diversity in commissioning roles and we welcome Ofcom’s previous decision to strengthen the criteria for regional and national production. We recommend that Ofcom’s guidelines for regional and national production should be reviewed on an annual basis to ensure that the commissioning of authentic regional … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government response discusses working with the British Film Institute to improve representation and promote diversity standards, but it does not address the recommendation regarding annual reviews of Ofcom's guidelines for regional and national production.
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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 …