The BBC AND THE future ofPublic Service Broadcasting
The bbc & the OFCOM PSB review
Ofcom - the independent regulator and competition authority - has launched a review on the future of public service broadcasting (PSB) in the UK. The BBC has been listening to and engaging with our audiences and the creative community to gather a broad range of views on the subject.
View the BBC’s submission to the Ofcom PSB Review.
The BBC has published its response and contribution to the Ofcom review of the future role of public service broadcasting. Through engagement with audiences
and comprehensive research the submission looks at how PSB can rise to the challenges ahead and best serve the needs of its audiences in the future.
View the submission in fullLatest news and press releases
25 September 2008
BBC Trust statement on Ofcom PSB review
25 September 2008
Ofcom Press Release
Ofcom’s Second Public Service Broadcasting Review - Phase 2: preparing for the digital future23 June 2008
BBC Press Release
"A strong BBC rooted in partnership to maximise value to audiences across the UK"BBC submission to Ofcom on Public Service Broadcasting
19 June 2008
STATEMENT BY THE BBC TRUST: BBC SUBMISSION TO THE OFCOM REVIEW OF PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING
19 June 2008
The Creative Perspective: The Future of Public Service Broadcasting
Alongside the Creative Lecture series, Human Capital conducted a survey of 34 creative leaders. Their responses are published in a book called The Creative Perspective: The Future of PSB.
Ofcom Public Service Broadcasting Review
Find out more about the Ofcom debate on the future of public service broadcasting and content 
Creative perspective
The BBC invited leading figures from broadcasting to speak and to share their views - Sir David Attenborough, Stephen Fry and Will Hutton. The lectures, which were delivered in London and Manchester and chaired by Kirsty Wark, are available to read or view by clicking on the WATCH buttons above.
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Sir David Attenborough
"We thought too that we could play a key role in modern democracy. We would be able to broaden horizons"
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Stephen Fry
"A public service broadcasting without comedy is in danger of being regarded as no more than a dumping ground for worthiness"
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Will Hutton
"The quest to get at the truth, to equip the citizen with facts and knowledge and to sustain the public realm is at the heart of all good journalism..."
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