News Release, Immediate 10
November 2008
22/08

Secretary of State and Key BBC Executives to Speak at VLV Events in November
and December


Jay Hunt, Controller of BBC One, and Tim Davie, Director of BBC Audio and
Music
will give keynote addresses and take questions at Voice of the Listener &
Viewer's 25th annual autumn conference on Wednesday, 26th November 2008.

'Choice in Broadcasting: can Quality be Sustained?' will be held at the
Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1, from 10.30am -
3.30pm. Registration at 10.15am.

Peter Davies, Director of Radio Policy, and Broadcast Licensing, Ofcom, and
Jane Ostler, Director, Help Scheme, Housing & Industry, Digital UK, the
company responsible for managing the switch of the UK from analogue to
digital television transmission by 2012 will give an update on progress
towards switch-over. The process was recently completed in Border Region.
VLV Board member, Norman Green, will be in the chair. The session starts at
10.30am.

John Lloyd, Director of the School of Journalism of the Reuters' Foundation,
University of Oxford, and Contributing Editor and TV Critic, The Financial
Times will chair the session with Jay Hunt. It begins at 11.15am.

Gillian Reynolds, Media Commentator and Radio Critic, the Daily Telegraph,
will chair the session with Tim Davie. It begins at 2pm.

Professor Ivor Gaber, VLV Board Member, will give an update on Phase 2 of
Ofcom's consultation on its Review of Public Service Broadcasting at 12.30.

Tickets price: £176.25 Corporate; £88.13 Concessionary/ Voluntary
Organisations, are available from [log in to unmask] or by telephone
01474 352825

The Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport
will speak at a VLV Westminster Evening Seminar in the House of Commons on
Tuesday, 9th December.

Mr Burnham last spoke at a similar VLV evening seminar in the House of
Commons on 3rd June following which he said he found the experience so
helpful he would be glad to repeat the exercise on a regular basis. There
is no charge for attendance but tickets must be obtained in advance from
[log in to unmask] or call 01474 352835

VLV celebrates its 25th Anniversary in November 2008. VLV is an independent
not-for-profit association, free from political, commercial or sectarian
affiliations. VLV is concerned with the issues, regulation, funding and
structures that underpin the British broadcasting system and a supporter of
public service in broadcasting. VLV does not handle complaints.

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Forthcoming VLV events:

Wednesday 5 Nov 2008 - 14th Annual Conference of the VLV Forum for
Children's Television. 'Children's Television: a glimmer of hope'. At the
New Connaught Rooms, Covent Garden, London WC2.  Speakers: Floella Benjamin
OBE, children's producer & presenter; Richard Deverell, Controller BBC
Children's Programmes; Nick Wilson, Channel Five; John Grogan MP, Chair all
party parliamentary group on the BBC; Ed Vaizey MP, Shadow Culture Minister.

 Wednesday 26 Nov 2008 VLV's 26th Annual Autumn Conference, The Geological
Society, Piccadilly, London W1.  A keynote speaker: Tim Davie, new Director
of BBC Radio & Music.

Tuesday 9 Dec 2008 - An Evening with the Secretary of State The Rt Hon Andy
Burnham in the Palace of Westminster, London SW1.

For tickets/enquiries please contact Linda Forbes, Conference Administrator,
tel: 01474 352835
email: [log in to unmask] or visit www.vlv.org.uk

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