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please ignore my previous email, it was sent to the group by mistake... sorry! ---------- Initial Header ----------- From : "Media, Communications & Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) - Policy Network" [log in to unmask] To : [log in to unmask] Cc : Date : Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:01:43 +0000 Subject : FW: The BBC is facing its biggest crisis yet. - One day Conference Thursday, 26 November in London > > > > > > > The BBC is facing its biggest crisis yet. Come and hear and question - two > > of the most important people in broadcasting about its future at the - > > > > Voice of the Listener & Viewer Autumn Conference > > Thursday 26 November, 10.30am to 3.30pm, > > Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London > > > > The End of the BBCıs Licence Fee Monopoly?ı > > > > > > For the first time it looks as though money collected as part of the licence > > fee could be given to other broadcasters to help them offer alternative > > programmes to the BBC. Is this a sensible idea to maintain competition in > > important areas like television news, or is it the beginning of a process > > which could eventually cut the BBCıs capacity to deliver high quality > > programmes? > > > > Defending the BBCıs performance and its right to all the licence fee will be > > BBC Director-General Mark Thompson. After the rows about overpaid talent and > > overpaid BBC executives, Government accusations of poor leadership, and > > allegations that the BBC has simply grown too big for its boots, how does he > > justify the BBCıs right to hold on to all the licence fee income? > > > > Mark Thompson speaks at 11.30am in a session chaired by Sir John Tusa, former > > managing director of the BBC World Service. > > > > Critical of the BBC is the Conservative Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, > > Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt, MP. If the Tories win the next election and he > > becomes Culture Secretary he is committed to overturning Labourıs plans to > > make the BBC share part of the licence fee income with other broadcasters. > > Nevertheless the BBC, he says, is out of touch with what licence-fee payers > > wantı. So what will the Tories do about the licence fee? While Jeremy says he > > is a fan of BBC programmes, he is not a fan of BBC dominance. > > > > And Jeremy thinks that the BBC Trust, which acts as both BBC champion and its > > supervising regulator, should be replaced. The only question, he says, is > > timing - when it would be the right time to rip up the Charterı. > > > > Jeremy Hunt speaks at 2.00pm in a session chaired by Tom Bradby, ITV News > > political editor. > > > > Alex Thomson, Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent, will present the prizes for > > VLVıs 2009 Student Essay Competition at 12.30pm. > > > > For further information and tickets contact Linda Forbes at > > [log in to unmask] or telephone the office on 01474 352835. > > Tickets: Corporate £184; Voluntary Organisations/Academics £92; Individuals > > £75; VLV Members £42.50; Student £25 (including VAT) > > EDITORıs note: > > > > > > Voice of the Listener & Viewer (VLV) is an independent, non-profit-making > > association, free from political, commercial and sectarian affiliations, > > working for quality and diversity in British broadcasting and new media. 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