VLV's Conferences in 2008

The Future for Broadcast News in a Broadband/Digital Environment

VLV’s 25th Annual Spring Conference,

Wednesday, 23rd April 2008 10.30- 4pm

at the Royal Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1,

Programme

1015: Registration and coffee

1030: Session one: Reporting the Nations & Regions, the UK and World Events

Chair: Steven Barnett, Professor of Communications, School of Media, Art and

Communications, University of Westminster

Speakers: Helen Boaden, Director of News, BBC

Dorothy Byrne, Head of News & Current Affairs, Channel 4

Simon Bucks, Associate Editor, Sky News

Robin Elias, Managing Editor, ITN

1145: Session two: The Role & Future for Current Affairs

Chair: John Lloyd, Contributing Editor, Financial Times & Director of Journalism,

Reuters Foundation for Study of Journalism, University of Oxford

Speakers: Clive Edwards, Executive Editor & Commissioning Editor, BBC Television

Roger Graef, Chief Executive Officer, Films of Record

Mike Lewis, Editor, ITV Tonight

Kevin Sutcliffe, Editor, Dispatches, Channel 4

Ceri Thomas, Editor Today, BBC Radio 4

1245: Lunch

1345: Presentation of VLV’s 2007 Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting

by Howard Goodall, Composer, Conductor and Broadcaster

1435: tea

1450: Reporting the World to the World

Chair: Paddy Coulter, Partner, Oxford Global Media

Speakers: Nigel Chapman, Director, BBC World Service

John Owen, Visiting Professor of Journalism at City University and Chairman of the Frontline Club Forum

1600: End of conference

Voice of the Listener & Viewer Ltd reserves the right to make changes to the published programme.

A set of audio tapes or a CD of the proceedings will be available, price £25.00 plus VAT.

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Broadcasting, Scotland and the Future

Voice of the Listener & Viewer’s 17th Annual Scottish Conference

Thursday, 1st May 2008, 2pm

Scottish Storytelling Centre, 45 High Street, Edinburgh

in association with the Hansard Society Scotland, Napier University, Stirling Media Research Institute and

the Scottish Broadcasting Commission

Voice of the Listener & Viewer (VLV), welcomes the Chair of the Scottish Broadcasting Commission, Blair Jenkins, as the keynote speaker at its 17th annual conference in Scotland. Set up by Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, to examine the current state of television production and broadcasting in Scotland, with the aim of defining a strategic way forward for the industry, the Commission will look at the economic, cultural and democratic importance of broadcasting and the creative industries to contemporary Scotland. The Commission is due to report in the summer of 2008.

Other key speakers include Professor Neil Blain from the University of Stirling and Emma Megaughin, Programmes Coordinator, Hansard Society Scotland.

In Session one, from 2 – 3.30pm: How is Devolution changing the Scottish Broadcasting Scene: the Work of the Scottish Broadcasting Commission,

the speakers will be:

Blair Jenkins and Professor Neil Blair. The chair will be Jocelyn Hay CBE, Chair and Founder of Voice of the Listener & Viewer (VLV).

Session one will examine the SBC’s work relating to democratic imperatives for broadcasting and will tackle the following issues: devolution, which has introduced new challenges for broadcasters in reporting news and current affairs and created new demands from audiences in Scotland; the relationships between democracy and broadcasting in Scotland, considering what audiences in Scotland today are looking for in order to keep informed and to take part in the democratic process.

In Session two, from 4.00- 5.30pm: Engaging young Voters in the Internet Age

the speakers will include: Emma Megaughin, Programmes Coordinator, Hansard Society Scotland and students from Napier and Stirling Universities.

Dr Matthew Hibberd, Department of Film, Media & Journalism, will be in the chair.

The second session will be dedicated to young people and seek to understand what young people want from broadcasters vis-à-vis news and current affairs, and in order to be kept informed. What are the barriers at present to young people not fully engaging in democratic life? Is the idea of disengaged youth over emphasised? What’s missing from TV news for younger audiences? How can broadcasters better serve Scotland’s devolved settlement and work with organisations like the Hansard Society?

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Citizenship and Broadcasting – putting the public into Public Service Broadcasting

Half day conference

Thursday, 2nd October 2008 – 2pm – 4pm (Registration 1.45pm)

At Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1

Programme

1100 Registration and coffee

1130 VLV EGM (VLV members only)

Welcome – Jocelyn Hay, Chair, Voice of the Listener & Viewer

1200 Presentation of Prizes for VLV’s 2008 Student Essay Competition by Jon Snow

1220 Launch of VLV’s Silver Jubilee Appeal by Jon Snow

1300 Lunch

1400 Citizenship and Broadcasting – putting the public into Public Service Broadcasting

Chair: Roy Greenslade, journalist and media commentator

Speakers: Philip Graf, Deputy Chair, Ofcom and Chair of Ofcom’s Content Board

Diane Coyle, BBC Trustee

Stephen Jukes, Dean of the Media School at Bournemouth University

and former Global Head of News at Reuters

15.50 Close of Conference

Voice of the Listener & Viewer Ltd reserves the right to make changes to the published programme.

A set of audio tapes or CD of the proceedings will be available, price £20 including VAT and p&p

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Children’s Television: a glimmer of hope?

The 14th Annual Conference of the VLV Forum for Children’s Broadcasting

With support from the British Board of Film Classification

Wednesday, 5th November 2008 – 9.50am – 5pm (Registration 9.30am)

At the New Connaught Rooms, Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London WC2

Programme

0930 Registration and coffee

0950 Welcome – Richard Lindley, Chairman, Voice of the Listener & Viewer

1000 Keynote Speaker: Floella Benjamin OBE broadcaster, writer, independent producer,

children’s campaigner and former member of Ofcom Contents Board

1015 The Political Issues following Ofcom’s second PSB Review

Chair: Gillian Reynolds, media commentator & radio critic, The Daily Telegraph

Speakers: Anna Home OBE, Chair, Save Kids TV

John Grogan MP (Labour) Chair, All Party Parliamentary Group on the BBC

Ed Vaizey MP (Conservative) Shadow Culture Minister

Lord Clement-Jones Lib Dem Spokesperson, Culture Media and Sport

James Thickett, Director, Ofcom Review of Children’s Television

1130 Coffee

1200 Regulating the new media

Chair: Kate Bulkley, media journalist

Speakers: Pete Johnson, Head of Policy & Business Development, BBFC

Mike Rawlinson, Managing Director, ELSPA; Executive Board, UK CCIS

Marc Goodchild, Head of Interactive and On Demand, BBC Children’s

Elizabeth Filkin, Chair ATVOD; former Parliamentary Commissioner

1300 Lunch

1400 The PSB Channels – plans and aspirations

Chair: Roy Thompson, former Head of Children’s Commissioning, BBC

Speakers: Richard Deverell, Controller, BBC Children’s Programming

Nick Wilson, Director, Children’s Programmes, Five

Huw Rossiter, Director of Communications, S4C

Janey Walker, Head of Education and Managing Editor, Commissioning, Channel 4

1530 Tea

1600 Where do we go from here

Chair: Richard Lindley, Chairman, Voice of the Listener & Viewer

Speakers: Anna Home OBE, Chair, Save Kids TV and Showcomotion

Nigel Pickard, Director of Family Entertainment, RDF

Maggie Brown, media author and journalist

Eleanor Updale, writer, Society of Authors

1630 End of Conference

Voice of the Listener & Viewer Ltd reserves the right to make changes to the published programme.

A set of audio tapes or CD of the proceedings will be available, price £20 including VAT and p&p

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“Choice in Broadcasting: can it be sustained?”

VLV’s 25th annual autumn conference

Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 10.30am – 3.30pm (Registration 10.15am)

At the Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1

Programme

10.15: Registration & coffee

10.30: An update on Digital Switch-over

Speakers: Peter Davies, Director, Radio Policy & Broadcast Licensing, Ofcom

Jane Ostler, Director, Help Scheme, Housing & Industry, Digital UK

Chairman: Norman Green, Board Director, Voice of the Listener & Viewer

11.15:

Speaker: Jay Hunt, Controller, BBC One

Chairman: John Lloyd, Contributing Editor, Financial Times & Director of Journalism,

Reuters’ Foundation for Study of Journalism, University of Oxford

12.30 Up-date on Ofcom’s Consultation on Phase II Public Service Broadcasting

Speaker : Prof Ivor Gaber, Board Director, VLV

13.00: Lunch

14.00:

Speakers: Tim Davie, Director, BBC Audio & Music

Chairman: Gillian Reynolds, Media Commentator & Radio Critic, The Daily Telegraph

5.30: Close of Conference

Voice of the Listener & Viewer Ltd reserves the right to make changes to the published programme.

A set of audio tapes or a CD of the proceedings will be available, price £25 including post and packing.

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