VLV Spring Conference 2024

May 2, 2024
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The VLV held its 41^st Spring Conference, on Wednesday 24th April at the Geological Society in Piccadilly, central London. You can view the full programme here.

We celebrated all that Public Service Broadcasting provides for audiences in the annual VLV Awards for Excellence, which were hosted by broadcaster Clive Myrie. Our focus during the conference was on how British broadcasting can be supported to ensure it keeps delivering benefits for citizens in the UK.

Session 1 – Dame Caroline Dinenage MP

Dame Caroline Dinenage DBE MP, the Chair of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee opened the conference in a session chaired by Torin Douglas MBE, former BBC Media Correspondent

You can view a video of this session by clicking on the image.

Session 2 – Kevin Lygo, ITV

The second session of the day was with Kevin Lygo, Managing Director, Media and Entertainment, at ITV, who leads the commissioning of all ITV’s content. This session was chaired by Romilly Weeks, ITV News Political Correspondent and Presenter.

You can view a video of this session by clicking on the image.

VLV Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting

After lunch we held the ceremony to present the VLV Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting. This was hosted by broadcaster Clive Myrie and VLV President Tony Hall. You can find out more about the awards and nominees for the awards here.

You can view a video of this session by clicking on the image.

Session 3 – Radio vs Podcasting

Our first afternoon conference session we explored the impact podcasting is having on live radio audiences in a session chaired by broadcaster Roger Bolton. The speakers on our expert panel were David Lloyd, co-founder of Boom Radio, Jonathan Wall, Director of BBC Sounds, Aradhna Tayal Leach, Managing Director of the Radio Academy, and Matt Deegan, founder of Folder Media.

You can view a video of this session by clicking on the image.

Session 4 – How to fund Public Service Broadcasting?

Our final session of the day, chaired by former VLV President and Chair of Ofcom, Dame Colette Bowe DBE, looked at what public service content should include and how it should be funded. Our speakers were the Chief Executive of MG Alba, the Gaelic media service, Donald Campbell, Sarah Clarke, Chief Operating Officer of ITV’s Media and Entertainment Division, Aaqil Ahmed, former Head of Religion and Ethics at both Channel 4 and the BBC and Trustee of The Sandford St Martin Trust, and Jackie Edwards, former head of the Young Audiences Content Fund which supported the production of UK children’s content.

You can view a video of this session by clicking on the image.

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Damian Collins MPFormer Chairman of the DCMS Select Committee

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