BBC future funding: Lords committee starts hearing evidence
Monday 21 January 2022
Shifts in global media and technology will be explored when experts appear before the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee tomorrow (Tuesday 22 February at 2.30pm) as it begins its new inquiry into the BBC’s future funding.
The committee will hear from:
At 2.30 p.m.
- Dr Richard Fletcher, Senior Research Fellow, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
- Professor Catherine Johnson, Professor in Media and Communication, University of Huddersfield
- Dr Jeremy Silver, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Catapult
- Paul Lee, Global Head of Research for technology, media, and telecommunications, Deloitte
Likely questions include:
- What are the main trends in audience behaviour now and how are digital technologies shaping them?
- What shifts in the global media and technology markets are on the horizon in the next ten to 15 years?
- What can we predict about the wants and needs of future audiences?
- What challenges and opportunities does this changing landscape pose for a national broadcaster?
The session will be live on Parliament TV.
