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BBC Chair Samir Shah Calls For Action To Future-Proof Public Service Broadcasting In First Major Speech: “The Fight Is On”
BBC Chairman Samir Shah will launch a staunch defense of the UK's public broadcasting system in his first major speech.
In a talk at the Leeds Conservatoire tomorrow, Shah is expected to say: ““Action is needed now to future-proof public service broadcasters, otherwise our very British success story will be part of our halcyon past.” Shah, who was named BBC Chairman late last year after a long career in the independent production space, will outline a three-step plan to secure the “very British success story” of the country’s PSB system. Securing long-term prominence of the PSBs by the Government and Ofcom enforcing elements of the the Media Act, passed earlier this year that ensure homegrown broadcasters are prioritized Regulating “for growth” – ensuring that the regulatory regime is overhauled to allow “greater agility, flexibility, and pace” so the public broadcasting system “can reinvent itself for the future” “Protecting the grassroots” – making sure the deep-pockets of the international streamers are investing in all levels of the UK creative industries
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