Voice of the Listener and Viewer (VLV) represents the citizen and consumer interest
in broadcasting and works for quality and diversity in British broadcasting.

Minister to open VLV Conference on the future of Children’s Television 
In a programme of four events that will focus on the new Communications Bill

What future for Children’s Television and Radio?  Wednesday, 6th November 2002.

Dr Kim Howells MP, Minister for Tourism, Film and Broadcasting will open VLV’s 8th 
Annual conference on children’s TV days before the new Communications Bill Is presented to Parliament.  

The new Bill removes the special protection currently given to the amount, range and quality of programmes on ITV, and proposes to will lift restrictions that prevent 
non-EEA companies from buying ITV.  

The Disney Corporation is one of the American companies seeking to expand its services in the UK and recently failed in a joint bid with Capital Radio to buy the West Midlands regional radio licence.  What difference would these changes, or foreign ownership of  British media companies, make to the quality of children’s programmes in the UK, and to our children’s heritage of language, music and culture? 

Speakers include:
Dr Kim Howells, Minister for Tourism, Film and Tourism 
Nigel Pickard, Controller, BBC Children’s Programmes
Janie Grace, Controller, ITV Children’s Programmes
Nick Wilson, Controller, Children’s & Youth, Programmes, Channel 5

With support from the British Board of Film Classification  

Tickets: £80, concessions on request, including lunch.
Venue: Commonwealth Club, London WC2.  
Time: 09:45am to 16:45pm

Telephone: 01474 352835. 
Fax: 01474 351112. 
E-mail: vlv@btinternet.com 

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