Lords Communications and Digital Committee to hear evidence from Channel 4, ITV, Sky and Paramount on future of the BBC

The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee will next week take evidence from senior officials at broadcasters Channel 4, ITV, Sky and Paramount - the owners of Channel 5 -   as part of its short inquiry on BBC Charter renewal.   

The session will see the Committee quiz the witnesses on how UK broadcasters can cooperate to better meet the challenge of the global streaming platforms, the role of the BBC in driving economic growth across the UK and how using third party algorithmically driven platforms such as YouTube to host content and reach new audiences can be balanced with UK broadcasters' public service objectives.   

The evidence session will start at 2:30pm on Tuesday 16 June in Committee Room 3 of the House of Lords.   

Giving evidence to the Committee will be:   

• Martin Baker MBE, Chief Commercial Affairs Officer and MD Paralympics, Channel 4 

• Magnus Brooke, Director of Strategy, Policy and Regulation, ITV 

• Stephen Lotinga, Group Director of Corporate Affairs, Sky 

• Mitchell Simmons, Vice President, Government Relations and Public Policy (EMEA), Paramount.