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Appendix 2: List of witnesses

Evidence is published online at https://committees.parliament.uk/work/1437/the-future-of-channel-4/publications/ and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).

Evidence received by the Committee is listed below in chronological order of oral evidence session and in alphabetical order. Those witnesses marked with ** gave both oral evidence and written evidence. Those marked with * gave oral evidence and did not submit any written evidence. All other witnesses submitted written evidence only.

Oral evidence in chronological order

*

Lord Burns, former Chair, Channel 4 Television

QQ 1–10

**

David Elstein, former Chief Executive Officer, Channel 5

*

Krish Majumdar, Chair, Bafta Board of Trustees, and Co-Founder, Me + You Productions

QQ 11–18

**

John McVay OBE, Chief Executive Officer, Pact

*

Elizabeth Karlsen, Co-Founder, Number 9 Films

**

Kevin Bakhurst, Group Director, Content and Media Policy, and Board Director; Kate Biggs, Director, Broadcast Policy and Commercial Broadcasters, Ofcom

QQ 19–31

*

Mark Oliver, Chair and Co–Founder, Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates

QQ 32–37

*

Dr Helen Weeds, Senior Consultant to the European Competition Practice, Charles River Associates

**

Claire Enders, founder, Enders Analysis

QQ 38–42

*

Lord Grade of Yarmouth CBE, former Chief Executive Officer, Channel 4 Television

QQ 43–50

*

Luke Johnson, former Chair, Channel 4 Television

**

Alex Mahon, Chief Executive Officer, and Charles Gurassa, Non–Executive Chair, Channel 4 Television

QQ 51–60

**

Julia Lopez MP, Minister of State for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure; and Robert Specterman-Green, Director, Media and Creative Industries, HM Government - Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

QQ 61–66

Alphabetical list of all witnesses

Simon Albury MBE

FCF0002

Alleycats

FCF0017

Professor Robert Beveridge

FCF0001

BlackLight Television

FCF0012

Bristol Council

FCF0035

Nicolas Brown (joint submission)

FCF0018

*

Lord Burns (QQ 1–10)

Cardiff University PEC (PSB workstrand)

FCF0037

**

Channel 4 Television (QQ 51–60)

FCF0043

FCF0045

FCF0052

The Children’s Media Foundation

FCF0029

Professor Stephen Cushion (joint submission)

FCF0016

Directors UK

FCF0028

DoubleBand Films

FCF0019

Drummer TV

FCF0005

**

David Elstein (QQ 1–10)

FCF0007

FCF0024

**

Claire Enders (QQ 38–42)

FCF0050

Equity

FCF0013

Ernst & Young (on behalf of Channel 4 Television)

FCF0053

Dr Martin Fuller

FCF0021

*

Lord Grade of Yarmouth CBE (QQ 43–50)

Green Dragon Media

FCF0010

Dame Pippa Harris (joint submission)

FCF0018

Hartswood Films

FCF0006

**

HM Government—Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (QQ 61–66)

FCF0047

FCF0051

International Broadcasting Trust

FCF0009

IPA

FCF0044

ISBA

FCF0033

ITN

FCF0040

Professor Catherine Johnson

FCF0003

*

Luke Johnson (QQ 43–50)

*

Elizabeth Karlsen (QQ 11–18)

University of Leeds Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures

FCF0041

Lime Pictures

FCF0020

*

Krish Majumdar (QQ 11–18)

Media Reform Coalition

FCF0039

MG Alba

FCF0036

National Union of Journalists

FCF0048

**

Ofcom (QQ 19–31)

FCF0046

FCF0049

*

Mark Oliver (QQ 32–37)

**

Producers’ Alliance for Cinema and Television (QQ 11–18)

FCF0032

FCF0054

Public Media Alliance

FCF0042

Ronachan Films

FCF0008

Sandford St Martin Trust

FCF0023

ScreenSkills

FCF0004

Professor Richard Tait

FCF0031

Teledwyr Annibynnol Cymru (TAC)

FCF0034

Together TV

FCF0025

Voice of the Listener & Viewer

FCF0014

Matt Walsh (joint submission)

FCF0016

*

Dr Helen Weeds (QQ 32–37)

Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB)

FCF0022

Mal Young

FCF0030





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