Cowboys or Indies? 30 Years of Public Service Broadcasting and Independents

September 20th, 2012
NFT3, BFI Southbank, SE1 8XT

To tie in with 30 years of Channel 4 and the independent sector this conference will bring together key industry figures from the television and digital media independent sector with leading academics to explore the role of Indies in public service broadcasting over the past years and for its multiplatform future.

Speakers include:

Richard Davidson-Houston, Head of Channel 4 Online

Alex Graham, CEO of Wall to Wall

Andrew Chitty, MD of Illumina Digital

Professor John Ellis, Royal Holloway, University of London and formerly of Large Door Productions

Paul Bennun, Director of Somethin’ Else

John McVay, Chief Executive of Pact

Professor Jeanette Steemers, University of Westminster

Emma Wakefield, Company Director and Executive Producer, Lambent Productions

John Wyver, Co-founder Illuminations

Chris Sizemore (BBC, Editorial Lead, Knowledge & Learning Product)

The team behind this conference, Dr James Bennett (Royal Holloway, University of London), Dr NIki Strange (University of Sussex), Paul Kerr (London Metropolitan University) and Dr Andrea Medrado (Royal Holloway, University of London) have been working for two years on a research project looking at 'Multiplatforming Public Service Broadcasting' and the cultural and economic role of the independent sector.

An industry report which presents the findings and recommendations from this research project, and from a survey of Pact members undertaken by the team in partnership with Pact, will be launched at the conference.

Tickets to the conference are priced at £20 full price and £10 for students, including tea/coffee, lunch, a drinks reception and complimentary copy of the industry report.

Book via the conference site at http://cowboysorindies.co.uk. Contact: [log in to unmask] for more information.