Worth saving ?

The BBC will be delighted that the Lords' Communication Committee has decided to have a poke around the future of public service broadcasting.

The Committee is chaired by Lord Gilbert of Panteg, a former Conservative apparatchik whose rigorous politics have allowed him to work on campaigns with Lord Ashcroft, Iain Duncan Smith, David Cameron and Theresa May. He has also worked in PR.

You have until 26th April to submit evidence to his inquiry...

"The committee will ask how serious the threat to public service broadcasting is, whether it is worth saving, and what form it could take in future. The committee has asked for contributions on questions such as:

• How can commercial public service broadcasters fund original UK productions at a time of declining advertising revenues?
• Are the obligations currently placed on public service broadcasters appropriate?
• Should there be further regulation of on-demand services?
• Does public service broadcasting do enough to reflect and serve the demographics of the UK?
• Have public service broadcasters responded adequately to market changes?