MONDAY 4 JULY 2005
BBC CHARTER INQUIRY - GOVERNANCE EXPERTS, ITN AND BBC TO GIVE EVIDENCE
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Review of the BBC Charter, chaired by Lord Fowler, will be holding two evidence sessions this week.
Public hearings
Tuesday 5 July (Committee Room 3)
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3.30pm
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Governance panel to include
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Sir Derek Higgs
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Sir Robert Phillis
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Dr Dieter Helm
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4.30pm
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Sir John Bourn, Comptroller and Auditor General
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Wednesday 6 July (Committee Room 3)
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10.45am
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ITN panel to include
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Mr Mark Wood, Chief Executive
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Ms Victoria Jerome, Director, Corporate Development
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11.30am
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BBC global broadcasting panel to include
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Richard Sambrook, Director, Global News Division
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Nigel Chapman, Director, BBC World Service
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Anne Barnard, Chief Operating Officer, BBC World
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12.15pm
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BBC commercial panel to include
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Anthony Salz, BBC Governor
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John Smith, CEO, BBC Worldwide
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Nicholas Eldred, General Counsel
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NOTES FOR EDITORS
1. The Department for Culture Media and Sport's Green Paper "
Review of the BBC's Royal Charter: A strong BBC, independent of Government" sets out their proposals for the BBC's future
www.bbccharterreview.org.uk/pdf_documents/bbc_cr_greenpaper.pdf
2. Link to the press release announcing the formation of the Committee
http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/lords_press_notices/pn090305bbc.cfm
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