A FUTURE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TELEVISION CONTENT AND PLATFORMS IN A DIGITAL WORLD

A future for public service television –
Inquiry event for Northern Ireland
April 4, 2016
Ulster University, Coleraine
With Michael Wilson, managing director of UTV; Margo
Harkin, Besom Productions; Ian Kennedy, former head
of stakeholder partnerships, Creative Skillset; Pat
Loughrey, Goldsmiths, and former director of nations
and regions, BBC; Dr Colm Murphy, Ulster University.
The event was chaired by Maire Messenger-Davies,
emerita professor, Ulster University.
A conversation with Tony Hall, director
general of the BBC
April 5, 2016
BAFTA, London
Lord Puttnam in conversation with the director general
of the BBC, Tony Hall.
A future for public service television –
Inquiry event for Wales
April 6, 2016
Cardiff University, Cardiff
With Angharad Mair, BAFTA Wales and Tinopolis; Huw
Jones, chair of S4C; Ian MacKenzie, head of nations and
regions, Channel 4; Angela Graham, Institute of Welsh
Affairs; Rhys Evans, head of strategy and digital, BBC
Wales. The event was chaired by Sian Powell, Cardiff
University.
Does television represent us?
May 4, 2016
The Black-E, Liverpool
With Ken Loach, filmmaker; Phil Redmond, TV producer
and screenwriter; Ruth Fox, head of research, Hansard
Society; Cat Lewis, CEO, Nine Lives Media. The event
was chaired by Lord Puttnam.
Our BBC, our Channel 4: A future for
public service television?
June 14, 2016
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield –
a Sheffield Doc Fest event.
With Lord Puttnam; Ralph Lee, head of factual and
deputy chief creative officer, Channel 4; Hugh Harris,
director of media, international, gambling and creative
economy, Department for Culture, Media & Sport;
Patrick Holland, head of documentary, BBC. The event
was chaired by Jane Martinson, the Guardian’s media
editor.
Talent development
June 15, 2016
Millbank, London
With representatives of BAFTA, BBC Academy, Sky
Academy, ITV, Channel 4, Creative Skillset, National
Union of Journalists, Indie Training Fund, TRC Media,
Creative Access, WFTV, NFTS and Goldsmiths. The
session was chaired by Lord Puttnam.
A future for public service television –
Inquiry event for Scotland
April 13, 2016
Royal Society of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
With Angela Haggerty, editor, Common Space; Iseabail
Mactaggart, director of development and partnership,
MG Alba; Stuart Cosgrove, journalist and broadcaster;
Neil Blain, professor emeritus, University of Stirling;
John McCormick, chair of the Scottish screen leadership
group. The event was chaired by Lord Puttnam.
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