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

Contents
Foreword by David Puttnam
Introduction
Chapter 1: Television and public service
Chapter 2: Principles of public service for the 21st century
Chapter 3: Television in a rapidly changing world: channels,
content and platforms
Chapter 4: The BBC
Chapter 5: Channel 4
Chapter 6: ITV and Channel 5
Chapter 7: New sources of public service content
Chapter 8: TV: a diverse environment?
Chapter 9: Nations and regions
Chapter 10: Content diversity
Chapter 11: Talent development and training
Chapter 12: Conclusion and recommendations
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Appendix 1: Sir David Normington’s proposals for appointing
the BBC board
Appendix 2: BAFTA members’ survey
Appendix 3: Onora O’Neill, ‘Public service broadcasting,
public value and public goods’
Appendix 4: Inquiry events
Acknowledgements
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