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The Future for Public Service Television report, led by academics at Goldsmiths, University of London and chaired by Oscar-winning film producer Lord Puttnam, was published on Wednesday.

The Inquiry, launched in November 2015, has focused on the purposes of television in an era characterised by technological transformations, shifts in audience consumption habits, and changes in cultural and political attitudes. The report reflects on the extent to which the UK’s most popular television channels have addressed these issues and whether they continue to represent the interests and tell the stories of all the citizens of the UK. Above all, the report seeks to highlight the conditions that may allow for the production and circulation of high quality, creative and relevant public service content in these increasingly complex circumstances.

This Inquiry and report represent a major intervention in media policy, and features contributions from Dr Dan Jackson and Dr Einar Thorsen, both in the Faculty of Media and Communication at BU.