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Conference to press for stronger BBC
21/11/05: Trade unionists and media campaigners demanding a stronger BBC, independent both of government and commercial pressures, are to join forces in a major conference on Saturday 1 April 2006.
The conference ‘Keep Broadcasting Public: BBC Charter Renewal’ is a joint initiative of the TUC, Federation of Entertainment Unions and the CPBF. It will be hosted by the NUJ at Headland House in London. Originally planned for January the event has been rescheduled twice.
Senior figures from the government and the BBC have been invited to present their vision of how the BBC should operate for the next 10 years under a renewed Royal Charter. They can expect a tough debate with unions and campaigners concerned that extensive job cuts and restructuring at the BBC, the farming out of more production and threatened ‘top-slicing’ of the licence fee could leave the Corporation a shadow of its former self. A campaign will be mapped out to convince ministers, MPs and the public that the BBC should be maintained as the flagship of public service broadcasting - serving all sections of the community.
The conference is open to CPBF members, union delegates and individuals at a cost of £10 per person /£7 concessions. Refreshments and a sandwich lunch are included in the registration fee. To register contact the CPBF office, 23 Orford Road, London E17 9NL, tel.020 8521 5932. For regular updates visit the CPBF website:
www.cpbf.org.uk . A full conference preview with details of speakers and programme will appear in the next issue of FREE PRESS.
Last modified: Friday, February 3, 2006
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Previous stories
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Pressure on the BBC
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Digital TV campaign and the Midlands MPs
Lords slam Government's charter plans
Campaign rejects call for licence-fee to fund digital switch-over
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Jowell confirms digital switchover timetable
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Switch to digital threatens Public Service
NUJ calls on BBC bosses to give back bonuses
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Robin Aitkin and the biased BBC
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CPBF Response to Green Paper
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