Lords BBC future funding inquiry: how would changes to the BBC funding model affect other providers?
Tuesday 26 April 2022
Later today representatives from Channel 4, ITV, and Sky will give evidence to the Lords Communications and Digital Committee inquiry into the future funding of the BBC.
These evidence sessions, which are open to the public, will be held in Committee Room 4A of the House of Lords and streamed live on Parliament TV.
Witnesses at 2.30pm:
- Magnus Brooke, Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs at ITV
- Khalid Hayat, Director of Strategy and Consumer Insight at Channel 4
- Mitchell Simmons, Vice President, Public Policy & Government Affairs EMEA at Paramount Global.
Witnesses at 3.30pm:
- Mr Alistair Law, Director of Policy at Sky
- Adam Minns, Executive Director at COBA (Association for Commercial Broadcasters and On-demand services)
- Sebastian Enser-Wight, Chief Strategy Officer at Global.
Possible questions and areas for discussion with witnesses include:
- To what extent is the BBC’s purpose and programming different to other public service broadcasters and commercial providers?
- What impact could changes to the BBC’s funding model have on the marketplace?
- What are the main challenges around adapting to a more competitive future media environment?
Members of the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee:
- Chair: Baroness Stowell of Beeston
- Baroness Bull
- Baroness Buscombe
- Baroness Featherstone
- Lord Foster of Bath
- Lord Griffiths of Burry Port
- Lord Hall of Birkenhead
- Baroness Harding of Winscombe
- Baroness Rebuck
- Lord Vaizey of Didcot
- Lord Bishop of Worcester
- Lord Young of Norwood Green
