"By 2013, the BBC would be up to a quarter smaller than it is today" (act.)

British TV must be saved for the nation (The Observer, November 12, 2006): "Our television jewels have to be treasured. Otherwise our culture will be the poorer. British television is at a tipping point. Every night, our screens are filled with programmes that represent two conflicting traditions. On the one hand, we see examples of the great television culture Britain has created over the past 50 years. Use the remote and you get the new trash which threatens to spread throughout the networks. There are still many great programmes to watch, and much creativity on display, but unless something changes, our culture and civilisation are about to be seriously impoverished".

"In sum, the structures that created great British television are about to be pulled apart, a decision successive surveys show that most of us do not want nor have voted for. It is fashionable to argue that this is the irresistible result of technology and market forces. The old world of analogue TV gave the government the power to demand that a limited number of broadcasters discharge their public-service obligations, like balanced news coverage. Digitalisation changes everything. Competition from new channels is multiplying; viewers can switch from the demanding to the non-demanding with the flick of a button, so broadcasters, including the BBC, have to go with the flow. (...)"

Ver a propósito: The Ofcom Review of Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) Television. Ofcom has completed its review of Public Service Broadcasting. Relevant documents are listed below:

Digital PSB - Public Service Broadcasting post Digital Switchover Published 27/07/06

Digital Local - Options for the future of local video content and interactive services Research Published 19/01/06

Ofcom review of public service television broadcasting Phase 3 - Competition for quality Consultation published: 08/02/2005

Project Terms of Reference Published 11/05/05

Presentations from PSB seminar

Speech to Westminster Media Forum - Ofcom Review of Public Service Broadcasting Ed Richards, Senior Partner, Strategy & Market Developments

Live audiocast: Ofcom review of public service television broadcasting: Phase 2 - Meeting the digital challenge Webcast streamed live from Riverside House on 30 September 2004

Ofcom review of public service television broadcasting: Phase 2 - Meeting the digital challenge Original consultation document. Consultation published: 30092004; Consultation closed: 24/11/2004

Public service broadcasting: Statements of programme policy and self-assessment reviews Original consultation document

Ofcom review of public service television broadcasting (PSB) - Phase 1

Ofcom reports The Ofcom review of public service broadcasting (PSB) television

PSB: What Viewers Want ITC Report

UK TV Content in the Digital Age Report commissioned by BBC