• Mission of public service   
  broadcasting (PSB)
  
  
• Need for and substance of good governance
  (including composition, tenure, appointment, code of practice for the governing body)
  
  
• Need for and measures to enhance public accountability
  
  

• PSB programming
  
  
• Meeting different audience demands
  
  
• Commissioning
  
  
• Funding
  (including alternative sources and impacts on impartiality of a public broadcaster and distinctiveness, quality and creativity of PSB programming)
  
  

• Ms Nikki Clarke (BBC/UK)
• Mr. Vincent Curren (CPB/USA)
• Mr. Geoff Heriot (ABC/Australia)
• Prof. Dr. Albrecht Hesse        
  (ARD/Germany)
• Mr. Yoshinori Imai (NHK/Japan)
  

• Mr. Tom Koch (WGBH/USA)
• Mr. Toshio Oshima (NHK/Japan)
• Dr. Jonathan Simon (Channel 4/UK)
• Mr. Philip Williams (SBS/Australia)
• Mr. Robert Winteringham (CPB/USA)

Public Forum

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Moderator:

Mr. Jim Laurie, Director of Broadcasting Programme,
Journalism and Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong

Speakers' Presentation

• "Governance of a public broadcaster: need and guiding principles" by Professor Albrecht Hesse, Legal Director and Deputy Director General, Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation, ARD and Chairman, Legal Committee, Association of Public Broadcasting Corporations of Germany
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• "The distinctive role of a public broadcaster in an age of technology convergence" by Mr. Yoshinori Imai, Executive Editor/Program Host, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (Click for presentation slides) (Click for video)
  
  
• "Enhanced accountability: why and how?" by Ms. Nikki Clarke, Executive Editor, Asia and The Pacific Region, BBC World Service (Presentation material not available) (Click for video)
  
  
• "Public service broadcasting: monitoring and performance assessment" by Mr. Vincent Curren, Senior Vice President/Radio, Corporation for Public Broadcasting (Click for presentation slides) (Click for video)
  
  
• "Development of public service broadcasting: the Hong Kong perspective" by Mr. Chu Pui-hing, Director of Broadcasting, Radio Television Hong Kong
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• "Justifications for funding public service broadcasting with public money" by Mr. Robert Winteringham, Deputy General Counsel, Corporation for Public Broadcasting (Presentation material not available) (Click for video)
  
  
• "A public broadcaster’s planning and budgetary process" by Mr. Geoff Heriot, Chief, Corporate Planning and Governance, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Click for presentation slides) (Click for video)
  
  
• "Funding a public broadcaster by licence fees: pros and cons" by Mr. Toshio Oshima, Executive Controller-General, Japan Broadcasting Corporation
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• "Alternative sources of funding for a public broadcaster" by Mr. Tom Koch, Director, WGBH International
  (Presentation material not available) (Click for video)
  
  
• "Meeting diverse programming needs in a pluralistic society" by Mr. Phil Williams, Acting Head of Policy, Special Broadcasting Service
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• "The benefits of external commissioning in delivery of public service broadcasting" by Dr. Jonathan Simon, Senior Manager, Corporate Relations, Channel Four Television (Click for presentation slides) (Click for video)