My BBC in Ten Years’ Time: Debate

Synopsis

Video recording of a debate held at BAFTA on 21 November 2011, chaired by journalist Steve Hewlett. As the BBC asks the public to respond to its plans to cut £670 million from its annual budget, leading industry voices are asked to outline the BBC they think would serve Britain best. (33 minutes)
The panel included: Peter Bazalgette- Former Chief Creative Officer of Endemol, now a media consultant and digital media investor; Alex Connock- Co-founder of factual TV indie Ten Alps and founder of Manchester-based digital content producer Pretend; Mark Damazer CBE- Master of St Peter’s College Oxford, former Controller of Radio 4 and 7 and various roles for BBC News; Caroline Thomson- Chief Operating Officer of the BBC, responsible for the BBC’s corporate and operational activities including: Policy & Strategy, Marketing, Communications, Legal and Editorial Policy.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of production

2011

Subjects

Media studies

Keywords

BBC; management of change; Public service broadcasting; public spending cuts

Online availability

URI

http://guru.bafta.org/my-bbc-in-ten-years-time-debate-video

Price

free

Delivery

Streamed

Credits

Contributor

Alex Connock; Caroline Thomson; Mark Damezer; Peter Bazalgette

Distributor

Name

BAFTA Guru

Web

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