BBC PLC?
Date: 24 August 2008
Time: 11:30-12:30
Venue: The Moorfoot & Kilsyth
Producers: Alistair Pegg, Commissioning Editor, Factual Entertainment, Channel 4
Christina Willoughby, Head of International Sales & Promotions, Channel 4 InternationalChair: Kate Bulkley, Journalist, Freelance
Panellists: Alex Graham, Managing Director, Wall to Wall
David Moody, Director of Strategy, BBC WorldwideTony Elliott, Chairman, Time Out
Summary
Is BBC Worldwide taking over the world? Having bought Lonely Planet, opened offices from Melbourne to Mumbai, invested in indies and now making its own shows, it's come a long way from simply selling old programmes. But do these commercial, risk-taking activities threaten to undermine the BBC brand? BBC Worldwide will respond to these questions and put into context its role around the world. Alex Graham of Wall to Wall and PACT and Tony Elliott of Time Out will also give their perspective.