VLV's Previous Conferences in 2005

'Driving Towards Digital Switch-over - combining quality with equality'

Voice of the Listener & Viewer's 22nd Annual Autumn Conference
at Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, off Euston Road, London WC1
Wednesday, 30th November 2005

Morning Session, 11am:

• Ford Ennals, Chief Executive, Digital UK, the company charged with managing the switch-over project
• Graham McWilliam, Deputy Head of Strategy, BSkyB
• Ilse Howling, General Manaager, Freeview
• Andrew Burke, Chief Executive, BT Entertainment
• Keith Monserrat, Director of Communications & Policy, NTL
• Hugh Williams, Executive Director of Programming, Home Choice
• Chaired by Professor Vincent Porter, VL Board Member

Afternoon Session 2pm

• Stephen Carter, Chief Executive, Ofcom, the UK Office of Communications
• Chaired by Professor Steven Barnett, Observer Columnist and University of Westminster

Sarah Smith, More4 News presented the VLV 2005 Student Essay Competition Prizes at 1.45pm. The competition is kindly supported by Channel 4.

'Kids Media - Cultural Force or Commercial Cash Cow'

VLV's Children's Broadcasting Conference - Wednesday, 2 November 2005 - The Royal Society, London SW1

Read the official VLV Press Release

Children's broadcasting is changing fast. But are the needs and interests of children and society being adequately provided for in today's multi-channel and digital media landscape? Or are children increasingly at risk from a media landscape dominated by the commercial imperatives of advertising and profit?

Confirmed speakers include: Alison Sharman, Head of CBBC; Estelle Hughes, Head of CITV; Professor Al Aynsley-Green, Children's Commissioner for England;Jonathan Drori, Director Culture Online, DCMS.

Key sessions to include:

• Watching the Box - what are children really watching
• The Missing Programmes - why are there so few programmes for teenagers and why are genres including factual and arts underserved
• What's so great about Television? - we ask key players in broadband, interactive games and digital radio if they can provide a real alternative to television
• The Way Ahead - in an increasingly market driven broadcasting environment, how can those concerned about the quality of children's broadcasting help shape the future?

VLV Spring Conference 2005

Michael Grade outlines his vision for the BBC

Michael Grade, Chairman of the BBC's Governors, has made clear that the BBC's future depends on producing the programmes and content that licence payers want. Speaking at VLV's 2005 Spring Conference, on Monday 25 April, he also emphasised that the BBC needs to demonstrate clearly that is operating efficiently and delivering value for money. Also speaking at the Conference were Roly Keating, Controller BBC-2 and Mark Damazer Controller BBC Radio 4 and Radio 7.

The Future of Public Service Broadcasting in Europe and the Commonwealth

Voice of the Listener & Viewer's 10th International Conference

VLV's Previous Conferences in 2004

Further information about the VLV International Conference 26-27th April 2004

Further information about conferences earlier than March 2004