Annan Committee
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The Annan Committee on the future of broadcasting was established in April 1974 to discuss the United Kingdom
broadcasting industry, including new technologies and their funding, the role and funding of the BBC
, Independent Broadcasting Authority
and programme standards.
In February 1977 the committee recommended :
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
broadcasting industry, including new technologies and their funding, the role and funding of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, Independent Broadcasting Authority
Independent Broadcasting Authority
The Independent Broadcasting Authority was the regulatory body in the United Kingdom for commercial television - and commercial/independent radio broadcasts...
and programme standards.
In February 1977 the committee recommended :
- BBC funding by Licence FeeTelevision licenceA television licence is an official licence required in many countries for the reception of television broadcasts...
- Fourth, independent television channel
- Long-term restructure and diversification of broadcasting
- Establishment of Broadcasting Complaints Commission
- Privatisation of local radio
- Independence from direct political control
- Increase in independent production
Members
- Lord AnnanNoel AnnanNoel Gilroy Annan, Baron Annan, OBE was a British military intelligence officer, author, and academic. During his military career, he rose to the rank of Colonel and was appointed OBE...
- Peter Goldman
- Professor Hilde HimmelweitHilde HimmelweitHildegard Therese Himmelweit, née Litthauer was a German social psychologist who had a major influence on the development of the discipline in Britain....
- Tom JacksonTom Jackson (trade unionist)Thomas Jackson was a British trade unionist and is best remembered as the General Secretary of the Union of Post Office Workers who led 200,000 members into a 47-day strike in 1971, the first national postal strike....
- Sir Antony JayAntony JaySir Antony Rupert Jay, CVO, is an English writer, broadcaster, director, and actor famous for the co-authorship, with Jonathan Lynn, of the successful British political comedies Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister...
- Marghanita LaskiMarghanita LaskiMarghanita Laski was an English journalist, radio panellist and novelist: she also wrote literary biography, plays and short stories.- Personal life :...
- Hilda M Lawrence
- A Dewi Lewis
- Sir James MackayJames MackayJames Mackay may refer to:*James MacKay , U.S, Representative from Georgia*James MacKay , Scottish explorer with the North West Company*James Mackay , New Zealand MP...
- The Hon Mrs Charles Morrison
- Dipak Nandy
- John G ParkesJohn ParkesJohn Parkes is the tenth and current Bishop of Wangaratta in the Anglican Church of Australia. He began training for ordination in 1986 and was previously an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Brisbane...
- John PollockJohn PollockRev Dr John Pollock is a Christian author. He is the official biographer of Billy Graham and lives with his wife in Devon, England.One of his best known books is The Apostle, A Life of Paul. This book presents Paul the Apostle and his life as taken from his journeys in Biblical times.The story...
- Professor Geoffrey SimsGeoffrey SimsProfessor Geoffrey Donald Sims OBE was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield from 1974 to 1991.-Life:Sims was born 13 December 1926 in London. He studied at Imperial College, London, gaining a BSc in physics in 1947 and in mathematics in 1948; an MSc in mathematics in 1950 and a PhD in...
- Phillip Whitehead MPPhillip WhiteheadPhillip Whitehead, was a British Labour politician, television producer and writer.Born in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, he was adopted by a local family, and attended Lady Manners School in Bakewell and Exeter College at Oxford University, where he obtained his BA .Whitehead apparently went to...
- Sir Marcus WorsleyMarcus WorsleySir Marcus John Worsley, 5th Baronet JP MA is a former British Conservative Party politician and a brother of Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Kent.- Family life :...