Committee discusses co-production with Netflix

• Parliament TV: Public service broadcasting in the age of video on demand
• Inquiry: Public service broadcasting in the age of video on demand
• Select Committee on Communications

Witnesses

Tuesday 2 July, Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster

At 3.30pm

• Anne Mensah, Vice President of Original Series, Netflix
• Benjamin King, Director Public Policy UK, Netflix

At 4.30pm

• Dame Carolyn McCall DBE, Chief Executive Officer, ITV
• Kevin Lygo, Director of Television, ITV
• Magnus Brooke, Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, ITV

Possible lines of questioning

Topics for discussion with the Netflix witnesses include:

• Netflix's role in the TV sector
• Supporting diversity of talent, both on and off screen, and regional productions
• The high-end TV tax relief.

Topics for discussion with the ITV witnesses include:

• ITV's public service remit
• Diversity on screen and off
• ITV's approach to co-producing programmes and trends in co-production
• Britbox, the proposed streaming service for BBC and ITV content.

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