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CPBF Submissions

Below you will find all the digital copies of CPBF response to consultations etc that are available.

You may also be interested in our journal Free Press and this blog post (published in the final edition of Free Press) about Where it all began, including a link to our founding document Towards Press Freedom (.pdf).

Other archive materials are also available.

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CPBF submission to the Cairncross Review

2018_02_13-CPBF_response_to_CMA_provisional_findings_report 2018_02_13-CPBF_response_to_CMA_provisional_findings_report

Response to Provisional Findings in Sky/Fox Merger

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Response to Notice of Proposed Remedies in Sky/Fox Merger

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COMPETITION AND 1 MARKETS AUTHORITY 21ST CENTURY FOX / SKY MERGER INQUIRY Notes of a hearing with 38 Degrees, Avaaz, Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom, Hacked Off, Media Matters for America and Media Reform Coalition held at Competition and Markets Authority, Southampton Row, London on Friday, 27 October 2017

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Fox/Sky Merger Investigation Issues Statement Submissions form

2017_03_30-CPBF_Submission_to_Ofcom_on_Fox-Sky-Broadcasting_Standards 2017_03_30-CPBF_Submission_to_Ofcom_on_Fox-Sky-Broadcasting_Standards

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc and Sky plc European Intervention Notice Commitment to Broadcasting Standards RESPONSE FROM THE CAMPAIGN FOR PRESS AND BROADCASTING FREEDOM

2017_03_08-CPBF_Sky_Fox_takeover_consultation-Tim_email 2017_03_08-CPBF_Sky_Fox_takeover_consultation-Tim_email

Sky/Fox takeover consultation

2017_03_08-CPBF_representation_on_Fox-Sky_merger 2017_03_08-CPBF_representation_on_Fox-Sky_merger

CPBF representation on Sky/ Fox merger

2016_08-CPBF response to CMS Report 2.8.2016dr2-1 2016_08-CPBF response to CMS Report 2.8.2016dr2-1

Culture, Media and Sport Committee Report on BBC a ‘missed opportunity’ says the CPBF

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Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (CPBF) submission to the DCMS: BBC Charter Review Public Consultation. July 2015 (London October 2015)

2015_10-CPBF response to Charter renewal October 2015 2015_10-CPBF response to Charter renewal October 2015

Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom BBC Charter Review 2015 Submission to Department for Culture Media and Sport

2015_06-Balance-of-Payments-Consultation-150630 2015_06-Balance-of-Payments-Consultation-150630

Response of the Campaign For Press and Broadcasting Freedom to The balance of payments between television platforms and public service broadcaster. Options for deregulation: Consultation Paper (DCMS, London, 26 March 2015) CPBF, London, June 2015)

2015_02-Response to 2015 Ofcom PSB review dr 1 2015_02-Response to 2015 Ofcom PSB review dr 1

Evidence submitted by the Campaign For Press and Broadcasting Freedom to the Ofcom, Public Service Content in a Connected Society. Ofcom’s third review of public service broadcasting. February 2015 (London, CPBF, 2015)

2013_12-CPBF Submission to CMS on BBC December 2013 2013_12-CPBF Submission to CMS on BBC December 2013

Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom: Submission to the House of Commons’ Select Committee for Culture Media and Sport’s inquiry into ‘The Future of the BBC’ (December 2013)

2013_10-CPBF Submission on Media Plurality 2013 2013_10-CPBF Submission on Media Plurality 2013

Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom Submission to Department for Culture, Media and Sport Consultation on Media Plurality (October 2013)

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Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom Submission to House of Lords Select Committee on Communications Consultation on Media Plurality (April 2013)

2012_09-CPBF Submission to HoL on Convergence 2012_09-CPBF Submission to HoL on Convergence

CPBF Submission to House of Lords Select Committee on Communications Consultation on Media Convergence and its Public Policy Impact (September 2012)

2012_09_14-Final letter DCMS Seminars 2012 2012_09_14-Final letter DCMS Seminars 2012

Communications ‘Review’ – letter to DCMS

2012_07_03-Local Press – letter to DCMS 2012_07_03-Local Press – letter to DCMS

Future of the local press – Letter to DCMS

2012_01_18-Media Pl CPBF Submission to CMS Jan 2012 2012_01_18-Media Pl CPBF Submission to CMS Jan 2012

Submission by the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee Inquiry into Media Pluralism 18 January 2012

2011_12_21-DQF_Response_from_CPBF 2011_12_21-DQF_Response_from_CPBF

Delivering Quality First BBC Trust Consultation October 2011 Respose from the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom www.cpbf.org.uk 21 December 2011

2011_11_16-CPBF Ofcom Media Pluralism Review 2011_11_16-CPBF Ofcom Media Pluralism Review

Submission by the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom to Ofcom Consultation ‘Measuring Plurality across Media’ 16 November 2011

2011_11_03-Response to Ofcom Open letter Nov 2011 2011_11_03-Response to Ofcom Open letter Nov 2011

Response to Open Letter about a report by Ofcom to the Secretary of State under s.229 of the Communications Act 2003 from the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (CPBF)

2011_07_07-Final SkyDCMSsubjul11 2011_07_07-Final SkyDCMSsubjul11

DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE MEDIA AND SPORT Review of the proposed takeover of BSkyB by News Corporation. Submission from the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom

2011_06-Final libelsubmjun11 2011_06-Final libelsubmjun11

DEFAMATION BILL 2011 Consultation by the Joint Parliamentary Committee Response from the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (June 2011)

2011_06_29-CPBF Hunt Final June 2011 2011_06_29-CPBF Hunt Final June 2011

Response to the Jeremy Hunt, ‘Open letter to all those who work in fixed or mobile communications, television, radio, online publishing, video games, and other digital and creative content industries’ London, DCMS, 16th May 2011’ from the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (CPBF)

2011_03_21-Final BSkyB CPBF response 21 March 2011_03_21-Final BSkyB CPBF response 21 March

RESPONSE BY THE CAMPAIGN FOR PRESS AND BROADCASTING FREEDOM (CPBF) TO THE DCMS CONSULTATION ON THE PROPOSED NEWS CORPORATION TAKEOVER OF BSKYB

2010_11-Ofcom_Public_Interest_BSkyB_News_Corporation 2010_11-Ofcom_Public_Interest_BSkyB_News_Corporation

The Campaign for Press & Broadcasting Freedom (CPBF) response to Ofcom’s investigation into public interest considerations over the proposed acquisition of BSkyB plc by News Corporation. November 2010

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Response by the Campaign For Press and Broadcasting Freedom to the Ofcom Consultation Broadcasting Code Review: Commercial references in television 14 September 2010

2010_01-CPBF Jan 2010 response to Product Placement 2010_01-CPBF Jan 2010 response to Product Placement

Submission by the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (CPBF) to the DCMS Consultation on Product Placement on Television (November 2009)

2009_09-DCMS June 2009 News, regions etc consultation 1 2009_09-DCMS June 2009 News, regions etc consultation 1

Response to “Sustainable independent and impartial news: in the Nations, locally and in the regions” (London, DCMS, June 2009) Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom

2009_09-CPBF Response to Digi Britain 2009_09-CPBF Response to Digi Britain

Response to Digital Britain BIS:DCMS from The Campaign For Press and Broadcasting Freedom (CPBF)

2009_04_03-OFT Local Media Review.April 09 doc 2009_04_03-OFT Local Media Review.April 09 doc

Office of Fair Trading: Review of the local and regional media merger regime Response by the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (CPBF)

2009_01_09-Press Freedom & Human Rights Jan 09 DCMS 2009_01_09-Press Freedom & Human Rights Jan 09 DCMS

Press Freedom and Human Rights DCMS

2008_12_10-CPBF_reponse_to_Ofcom_Review_of_Advertising_and_Teleshopping–Stage_Two 2008_12_10-CPBF_reponse_to_Ofcom_Review_of_Advertising_and_Teleshopping–Stage_Two

Responding to the Ofcom Review of Advertising and Teleshopping – Stage Two (December 2008)

2008_10-CPBF Submission DCMS October 2008 2008_10-CPBF Submission DCMS October 2008

CONSULTATION ON PROPOSALS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA SERVICES DIRECTIVE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Submission by the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (CPBF)

2008_02_10-CPBF_evidence_to_Lords_Committee_on_Communication 2008_02_10-CPBF_evidence_to_Lords_Committee_on_Communication

House of Lords Select Committee on Communications Media Ownership and the News Evidence from Campaign for Press & Broadcasting Freedom (CPBF)

2003_04_29-Submission on Communications 2003 2003_04_29-Submission on Communications 2003

Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom: submission to Government Communications Review Group.

2002_12_27-The Response of the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom to the Department of Trade and Industry Consultation Document Liberalising Trade in Services 2002_12_27-The Response of the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom to the Department of Trade and Industry Consultation Document Liberalising Trade in Services

The Response of the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom to the Department of Trade and Industry Consultation Document Liberalising Trade in Services.

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