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The Government's Green Paper proposals for children’s programming should ring loud alarm bells – for children, parents, and for the future of the BBC itself according to Professor Jeanette Steemers who is a VLV Trustee and Professor of Media and Communications and Co-Director of the Communications and Media Research Institute (CAMRI) at the University of Westminster in London.
You can read her latest article here
Good entertaining children’s content that is accessible on a variety of platforms is a really vital and essential component of public service broadcasting. And in fact when the BBC was campaigning for its Charter Renewal back in 1998 it produced a promotional video showcasing a huge array of absolutely amazing programming produced in-house and by independent producers which reminded the public precisely of that - that the BBC has a long and rich history of making wonderful and memorable content for small people because of the ‘unique way it was paid for by big people’.
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The Voice of the Viewer & Listener are passionate believers, as I am, in the importance of high quality broadcasting for the cultural and scientific future of this nation. At a time when traditional broadcasters like the BBC are under threat it is more important than ever that organisations like the VLV give voice to those who those who would otherwise not be heard.
It (VLV) has emerged as the most important champion of television and radio consumers by consistently pressing for the retention and extension of high-quality public service broadcasting
The BBC's senior managers regard it (VLV) as the only organisation that speaks from the licence-payer's perspective while offering passionate support for public service broadcasting
