Advocacy
Our vision is that people in the UK have access to more and better coverage of global issues and are able to find it eaily through their favourite media. The aim of our advocacy is to achieve this vision.
For more than 30 years we have used our experience and research to represent our members’ interests at key moments, including BBC Charter and Channel 4 licence renewal, public service debates and scheduling negotiations. As financial pressure and consumer choice grow, it has never been more important to ensure that mainstream media don’t just report on the top news story of the day but also reflect a range of stories from around the world.
- Advocacy
Submission from the International Broadcasting Trust to the Future Funding of the BBC World Service
Our submission focuses on the question of funding models of the BBC World Service and, in particular, our concerns surrounding the current arrangements. The inquiry’s other questions either do not apply to IBT’s work or sit beyond our area of expertise.
- Advocacy
Submission from the International Broadcasting Trust to the DCMS BBC Funding Model Review
The International Broadcasting Trust (IBT) welcomes the review into the BBC’s funding model being conducted by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. We consider it timely and of great importance to our membership, which comprises over 50 leading NGOs from the humanitarian, international development, and environmental sectors.
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Submission from the International Broadcasting Trust to the Future Funding of the BBC World Service
Our submission focuses on the question of funding models of the BBC World Service and, in particular, our concerns surrounding the current arrangements. The inquiry’s other questions either do not apply to IBT’s work or sit beyond our area of expertise.
Submission from the International Broadcasting Trust to the DCMS BBC Funding Model Review
The International Broadcasting Trust (IBT) welcomes the review into the BBC’s funding model being conducted by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. We consider it timely and of great importance to our membership, which comprises over 50 leading NGOs from the humanitarian, international development, and environmental sectors.
Submission from the International Broadcasting Trust to the Communications and Digital Lords Select Committee Inquiry into the Future of News: Impartiality, Trust and Technology
The International Broadcasting Trust (IBT) welcomes the Select Committee’s inquiry into the future of news: impartiality, trust and technology. We consider it timely and of great importance to our membership, which comprises over 50 leading NGOs from the humanitarian, international development, and environmental sectors.
Transparency and accountability in the Media Bill
The Media Bill will allow Public Service Broadcasters (PSBs) to meet their obligations through online video services. In this briefing note, we call for much greater transparency and accountability.
The Media Bill and critically-endangered genres
The Media Bill will negatively impact critically-endangered genres across Public Service Media, including international coverage. We outline our concerns in this briefing note.
Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee Scrutiny of the Draft Media Bill
In this submission, we argue that the Government's Draft Media Bill threatens the few remaining spaces for international coverage within the Public Service Media system. In particular, removing its obligation to cover 'matters of international significance and interest' will disincentivise and discourage outward-looking programme-making that brings the world to UK audiences.