| A Press Release 31 October 2003
Immediate 12/03
What does the Future Hold
for Children’s Radio,
TV, New Media and Cinema
Find out at At VLV’s 9th Annual Conference
on Children and Broadcasting
On Wednesday, 5 November, 0945-4.45pm,
at St Bride Institute, Bride Lane, London EC4
The 2003 Communications Act removed restrictions
on media ownership and predators are already circling.Will the new regulator
Ofcom be able to ensure that British children continue to have access to
programmes and services that put their interests first? What if ITV is
bought by an American multi-national? How will it affect the provision
of programmes in what is already the most competitive market for young
viewers in the world?
The speakers at this timely and important
interactive event will include:
Margaret Hodge MP, Minister for
Children
Tim Suter, Partner, Content &
Standards Policy Development, Ofcom
Steven Andrew, Controller, CITV
Paul Robinson, Senior Vice President
& Managing Director, UK-branded TV, Walt Disney Television International
& Senior Vice President Worldwide Programming Strategy ABC Cablenet
Andrea Millwood-Hargrave, Director
of Research ITC and BSC
Anna Home, Chief Executive, Children’s
Film & Television Foundation
Ruth Gardiner, Editor, Children’s
Unit, BBC Radio and Music
Roy Milani, Head of CBBC News &
Factual
Rebecca Shallcross, Online Executive,
CBBC
Robin Webber-Jones, Trust Manager,
Take Over Radio
Susan Stranks, Director Children
2000
Lewis Rudd, Former Head of Children’s
Programmes at Carlton, Central and Thames Television.
Billy MacQueen, Managing Director
and Executive Producer, Darrell MacQueen Ltd
Commenting, VLV chair, Jocelyn Hay said:
VLV believes that children should have access to the widest possible range
of high quality programmes which put their interests and needs above all
else. Our fear is that new foreign owners will put pressure on editors
to edit out regional references, locations and voices in order to make
them more acceptable to the international audiences they seek.
The result will be the erosion of a rich
cultural heritage which British children are entitled to enjoy. Competition
for viewers adds to the pressure already put on channel controllers to
cut costs, maintain audience share and maximise dividends to shareholders.
But what is the result? The conference will consider these questions and
look forward to hearing the Minister’s views.’
Tickets: £85. Individual Concessions
£45, including lunch
VLV is glad to acknowledge support for
the conference from the Broadcasting Standards Commission and the British
Board of Film Classification.
For further information or tickets please
contact Linda Forbes or Jocelyn Hay on 01474-352835 or e-mail: vlv@btinternet.com
For full details of VLV contact:
Telephone: 01474 352835.
Fax: 01474 351112.
E-mail: vlv@btinternet.com
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