, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 5 - Evidence session with Ofcom
Can I just ask specifically in terms of the online world? We've heard increasingly—and Professor Cushion from Cardiff University was mentioning this in terms of his research—and perhaps in the traditional broadcast sense, there's better awareness through…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 5 - Evidence session with Ofcom
Okay.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 5 - Evidence session with Ofcom
And can I ask what is Ofcom's role, then? Obviously, the upcoming Senedd election is going to be really important with the changes and so on and, but also in terms of devolution and people understanding when news is reported that, actually, that it is correct…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 5 - Evidence session with Ofcom
Thank you for that. If I may ask specifically about the review currently under way, the Green Paper regarding the BBC charter, I would be interested in hearing Ofcom's view on how you hope the interests of Wales will be best reflected in that charter review.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 5 - Evidence session with Ofcom
Thank you very much. I wanted to ask about the Act and radio, because we saw some commercial radio stations in Wale, saking the decision not to continue with their content offered through the medium of Welsh. Is there anything that you're doing in this…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 5 - Evidence session with Ofcom
But the challenge was should it be their role or should it be Ofcom's role to do this. Is there a role for Ofcom? I wonder why you think it's up to S4C rather than Ofcom.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 5 - Evidence session with Ofcom
I'm sure that you must have heard S4C's comments earlier in terms of this very point. I just wondered if you want to respond, because they said how inadequate the dispute resolution would be, and would like to see Ofcom take a prominent role, rather than…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 4 - Evidence session with S4C
I know time is beating us. One thing I was interested in was the relationship with Creative Wales and the potential there in terms of developing content. Perhaps we haven't got time to go into that, but I wonder, if you had a view, whether you could perhaps…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 4 - Evidence session with S4C
And may I ask how much of a challenge it is to invest in these platforms? Because, often, I think that the content on Instagram has been excellent, and, often, it's seeing something on Instagram that will draw me in to watch a programme on S4C nowadays. But…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 4 - Evidence session with S4C
In that regard, clearly, as part of the current agreement, your funding has been increasing in line with inflation on the consumer price index. How important has that been for S4C, and what is your call, therefore? Is it the same level of assurance? Because…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 4 - Evidence session with S4C
Thank you for that. I now want to turn to the BBC charter. There is a prominent role in the Green Paper in terms of the Welsh language and so on, but it would be good to have your views in terms of the licence fee and so on and the role, perhaps, that you're…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 4 - Evidence session with S4C
Thank you for that. Clearly, as a board, that's something that you're monitoring as well.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 4 - Evidence session with S4C
Thank you very much. You've mentioned how you're monitoring the internal culture, but what about externally? Because clearly, the relationship that you have with the independent sector, for example, is key in terms of dignity and respect and that sort of…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 4 - Evidence session with S4C
I'm very pleased about that assurance on Clic, for that exact reason. So, I think that's a very important point to emphasise, that you still need the funding to be able to invest in Clic for that prominence, because, otherwise, it'll be a BBC iPlayer tile…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 3 - Evidence session with the BBC
It's a good challenge for us as a committee then as well. Thank you.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 3 - Evidence session with the BBC
We will ask Government when they're here as well.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 3 - Evidence session with the BBC
No, no. In terms of that you were saying that it doesn't seem—. It's just that they can try and influence you, but the influence is perhaps—
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 3 - Evidence session with the BBC
No?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 3 - Evidence session with the BBC
It's really important in terms of the media landscape here in Wales, and independent companies as well. It plays a vital role. And I'm not surprised to hear the First Minister having those important discussions around the creative industries, which is a huge…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 3 - Evidence session with the BBC
Certainly. I don't think we'd dispute that, I think, in terms of your traineeships, where that then takes them to other broadcasters and so on.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 3 - Evidence session with the BBC
In terms of your comments around—. As you said, every charter's important, but at this point in time, in terms of that funding model, do you have a preferred way that you'd like to see, as the BBC, because obviously all the evidence points, where there is…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 3 - Evidence session with the BBC
And in terms of any consideration about a charter specific to each of the nations, is that something that's been explored, considered?
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 3 - Evidence session with the BBC
But, obviously, the charter review comes at a critical point for the BBC, but also in terms of public service broadcasting. In terms of the Green Paper, I just wondered in terms of your reflections, perhaps, in terms of its importance and the opportunities…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 3 - Evidence session with the BBC
Yes, and I think we may come to Creative Wales and your work with them afterwards.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Public service broadcasting in Wales: Panel 3 - Evidence session with the BBC
Diolch.
