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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ submission to the Ofcom review of public service broadcasting - statement by the Trust

Date: 19.06.2008     Last updated: 23.09.2014 at 09.50
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust held its monthly meeting today and reached agreement on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s submission to the Ofcom PSB review.

The Trust's decision today is the conclusion of a series of discussions since the review was first launched about the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s role in the future of PSB and the wider issues of partnership, collaboration and how to ensure that audiences are central to this important debate. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s response to the consultation is now being finalised and will be submitted to Ofcom early next week.

The Trust has decided that the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ should submit a single response to the consultation about public service broadcasting, reflecting the Trust's earlier decisions on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s six year strategy and the Trust's and Executive's shared thinking on the challenges beyond that timeframe and practical responses to the issues raised by Ofcom.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Chairman Sir Michael Lyons said:

"This is an important time for public service broadcasting in the UK, both in terms of changes in the industry and in the audiences we serve. The Trust has called for an open and wide-ranging debate. That debate must include the role the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ can play in the future of PSB. In developing our response, the Trust has challenged the Director-General and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Executive to develop proposals as to how the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ can continue to be the cornerstone of the British broadcasting system and work in partnership with the broadcasting and wider media sector."

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