Consultations

One of the major areas of VLV's work is to respond to public consultations on broadcasting held by government, regulators and broadcasters. Since 1984, VLV has responded to all major public consultations, and has made the case for public service broadcasting.

There are a number of consultations currently open. The ones listed here are of particular interest to VLV.

VLV Reponses to 2011 Consultations

• VLV's Response to BBC Trust's Delivering Quality First Consultation (21 December 2011)
• VLV's Response to BBC Trust's Local Radio Service Review (21 December 2011)
• VLV's Response to Ofcom's Consultation on Measuring Media Plurality (15 November 2011)
• VLV's Response to Department of Culture, Media & Sport Consultation on Local TV (17 September 2011)
• VLV's Response to the Consultation by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media, the Olympics and Sport into the proposed take-over by News Corporation of BSkyB (8 July 2011)
• VLV's Response to BBC Trust Review of the BBC News Channel and BBC Parliament (July 2011)
• VLV's Response to 'A Communications Review for the Digital Age', an Open Letter from Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Culture, Media, the Olympics and Sport, published 16 May 2011 (29 June 2011)
• VLV's Response to Department of Culture, Media & Sport 'Local TV Media Action Plan' (12 April 2011)
• VLV's Response to House of Lords Select Committee on Communications Inquiry into BBC Governance and Regulation (5 April 2011)
• VLV's Response to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee on the implications of the BBC World Service Cuts (11 February 2011)
• VLV's Response to BBC Trust service Review of the BBC's national radio services in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales (12 January 2011)

VLV Responses to 2010 Consultations

• VLV's Response to News International/BSkyB Public Interest Test (19 November 2010)
• VLV's Response to Ofcom Consultation on Commercial Communications in Radio Programming: Broadcasting Code Review September 2010 (13 September 2010)
• VLV's Response to BBC Trust Review of BBC Radio 3, 4 and 7 (24 August 2010)
• VLV's Response to BBC Trust On-Demand Syndication (20 July 2010)
• VLV's Response to BBC Trust Strategy Review (24 May 2010)
• VLV's Response to DCMS Review of Free-to-Air Listed Events (19 March 2010)
• VLV's Response to House of Lords Select Committee on Communications - Evidence to Enquiry on Digital Switchover of Television and Radio (January 2010)

Consultations 2008-2009  

Consultations pre 2008     

This is a selection of VLV's older responses to consultations. Further information can be obtained from Linda Forbes on 01474 352835.

BBC Royal Charter - 2005 Government Green Paper

Ofcom Consultation 2

Ofcom Public Service Renewal - Phase 1

BBC Charter Renewal

Speech At IEA Conference on the Future of Broadcasting

Editorial notes from VLV's April's bulletin on the Communication Bill

The Communication Bill and The Citizen

The New Office Of Communication - the OFCOM Board has been appointed

The new Communications Bill - Why VLV is  so concerned by Jocelyn Hay, VLV chairman.

Public Matters - Observations and Reservations about the 2002 Draft Communications Bill

VLV's response to the ITC consultation on the applications it received for Licences to operate Digital Multiplexes

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