Speeches and questions

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Academics

Thanks you so much, Caitriona. Hywel.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Academics

Oh, it is Cait-rina. I have met some—

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Academics

Thank you, Ruth. And I should have checked this in the break: is it Cait-rina or Caitri-o-na? I've—

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Academics

Good morning. Welcome back. We move straight on to item 4, which is our session with academics, a word that I can never say in Welsh. May I ask the panelists to introduce themselves for the Record? I'll go to Ruth first of all.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

That was very succinct. Thank you very much, Owen. Thank you to all witnesses. A draft transcript will be sent to you to check for accuracy. I'm sure that we'll be in touch with you very soon on a number of the topics that we've raised. Thank you very much to…

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

Hang on—can we unmute Owen, please? Thank you.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

Thank you. And finally, Owen. You haven't been unmuted.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

Okay. Very, very briefly, Rhuanedd and then Owen. Very briefly, please.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

A couple of sentences if possible, please, because we really have to finish at 11:25, I'm afraid.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

Okay, we've got three minutes left. Could you—

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

Thank you. Does anybody else have a very short question that they wanted to ask? Alun looks as if he wants to ask something.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

Thank you for that. We have six minutes left. We'll move finally to Carolyn Thomas.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

Okay. Hefin, are you content with that?

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

Hefin, just before you come back in, just to let everyone know, we're into our last five minutes of the allocated time; witnesses have very kindly agreed to be with us until 25 past, but we absolutely do need to end at 25 past, please. Okay, Hefin.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

I think Owen had his hand up.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

Phil.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

Owen is nodding his head.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

Thank you, Owen. We'll move to Hefin David.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

Thank you. And Owen, finally.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

I'll come to Phil and then Owen. If you could be brief, please.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

I think Phil wanted to—.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

Thanks for that. I think Rhuanedd wanted to come back in.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

Phil. Sorry, you weren't quite unmuted. You're unmuted now.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

Owen and then Phil.

13 October 2021, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

Future of public service media: Public service broadcasters

Rhuanedd first.