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NEWSRichard Ayre, Deputy Chief Executive, BBC NewsVin Ray, Executive Editor Newsgathering, BBC TV (forRichard Sambrook)Steve Anderson, Controller, News, Current Affairs andReligion, ITV NetworkNigel Dacre, Editor of ITN News on ITV (and Exec. Prod.of Tonight)David Lloyd, Head of News, Current Affairs & Business,Channel 4Chris Shaw, Controller News, Current Affairs andDocumentaries, Channel 5Nick Pollard, Head of Sky NewsFEATURES AND DOCUMENTARIESAnne Morrison, Head of Features and Events, BBCJeremy Gibson, Head of Features, BBC BristolJoanna Clinton Davis, Factual Commissioning Editor,BBC TVGrant Mansfield, Controller Documentaries andFeatures ITV NetworkPeter Dale, Commissioning Editor, Documentaries,Channel 4Nick Comer-Calder, Snr. VP and General Manager,Discovery EuropeGiselle Burnett, Head of Programmes, NationalGeographicMo Joseph, Controller of Editorial and FactualProgrammes, Sky OneG.1.6.2. Programme-Makers (13)NEWSGeorge Alagiah, BBC TV NewsAl Anstey, Acting Head of Foreign News, ITN (for VickyKnighton)Robert Moore, Head Foreign Affairs Correspondent, ITNFEATURES AND DOCUMENTARIESJannine Waddell, Editor, Holiday, BBC TVAlex Holmes, Editor, Modern Times, BBC TVIan Stuttard, Producer, Documentaries and History,BBCJacqui Stephenson, Producer, Holiday, BBCSteve Hewlett, Director of Programmes, Carlton TVCharles Tremayne, Controller of Factual Programmes,Granada TVDavid Boardman, Researcher/Producer, ITVGeorge Carey, Director of Programmes, MentornBarraclough CareyAli Rashid, Real Life TVAndré Singer, Café ProductionsG.1.6.3. Programme DistributorsJane Balfour, Jane Balfour FilmsPaul Sowerbutts, Director of Progs, ITELG.1.6.4. Advertising/Advertising Sales DirectorsBjarne Thelin, Planning Director, Carlton UK SalesTony Hopewell Smith, Head of Audience Research,Carlton UK SalesGraham Hinton, Chairman, Bates UKG.2.G.2.1.General TrendsFiguresDoes television still have a role in informing peopleabout the developing world?Response from 25 policymakers and commissioningeditors, and 13 programme-makers:Yes No Don’t know38 0 0If so, where should that role be played out:mainstream popular channels or niche channels?Response from 25 policymakers and commissioningeditors, and 13 programme-makers:Mainstream Niche Should be mainstream,and niche only but I expect it will allmove to niche channels29 5 4Is there a place on your channel/in your output forprogrammes made in or about the developing world?Response from 25 policymakers and commissioningeditors:Yes Very occasionally No23 2 0Is there a place for hard development topics/issues inyour output?Response from 25 policymakers and commissioningeditors:Yes Just possible No17 3 5Do people want to watch output on the developingworld?Response from 25 policymakers and commissioningeditors, and 13 programme-makers:Yes10 28No/probably not150 DFID – July 2000