Public Service Broadcasting
Introduction
A widely agreed definition of public service broadcasting is that it should revolve around a public service ethos, one that stands in contrast to the profit-oriented priorities of private or commercial broadcasting. Public service broadcasting systems also typically attempt to advance civic aims and values, providing a service that commercial companies won’t offer, while retaining independence from government.
Creative PEC research on this topic is focussed on measuring the economic and cultural value of public service broadcasting.
Publications and Posts
Television production, international trade and pressures to consolidate
The UK television production sector is one of Britain’s leading creative export sectors. This briefi…
Speaking with One Voice
A fundamental remit of the BBC, and other public service broadcasters (PSBs) like ITV and Channel 4,…
What is the public value of public service broadcasting?
This question has long been a subject of lively debate, bringing together the competing priorities o…
Increasing inequality in arts and culture revealed by new research
Embargoed 00.01 Wednesday 7 May 2025 A new report from the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence C…
New Government-backed survey will provide unprecedent insight on what drives growth in the creative industries
In further indication of the increasing importance the Government is putting on the creative industr…
UK Government’s growth ambitions threatened by widening creative industries skills gap
Embargoed 00.01 GMT Wednesday 12 February 2025 The rapid growth of the UK’s creative industries has …
Invest at scale in place-based approaches to unleash potential of ‘Foreign Direct Investment’ in UK’s creative industries says new research
Embargoed 00.01 Wednesday 20 November 2024 GMT With the UK Government’s forthcoming industrial strat…
With the right financial support creative industries could fuel the Government’s growth mission and help tackle persistent regional inequality
A new report published today by the AHRC-funded Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Crea…
Access to Finance: launch of new research project
New research is being undertaken by Creative UK in partnership with the Creative Industries Policy a…
New research points to a looming creative economy skills shortage across the UK
New report shows ‘severe’ decline in creative further education participation Embargoed 17 July 00.0…
Press Release: New research, including – once in a decade data – provides comprehensive overview of audiences and workforce across arts, culture and heritage.
Embargoed 00.01 Wednesday 15 May 2024 (BST) For the first time, census data has been used to provide…
Press Release: UK’s creative industries are an export success story
New report shows creative strength despite Brexit and Covid Embargoed 00.01 Wednesday 20 March 2024,…
Introducing the Creative PEC’s Research Fellows Network
By Professor Hasan Bakhshi, Director Creative PEC and Professor Giorgio Fazio, Director of Research …
‘One Creative North’ plans finalised at summit ahead of Convention of the North
30 organisations meet to set out a bold new vision for the north of England’s creative industries To…
Press Release: Investing in ‘creative clusters’ is key to economic growth– and helping to level up the UK economy
A new report published today, provides fresh insight on where policy intervention could be best targ…
The Media Bill and the future of Public Service Broadcasting policy
In March the government published the first draft of its long-awaited Media Bill. The Bill prop…
Re-imagining Channel 4’s Future
Michelle Donelan, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, has formally …
Channel 4: Streaming on the world stage? Competing in the Changing Media Landscape
On April 28th, ‘The Government’s Vision for the Broadcasting Sector’ (CP 671) was published. The Whi…
Envisioning Broadcasting Anew: the future of UK broadcasting policy
Last week the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) released its long-awaited …
Privatising Channel 4: The evidence behind the debate
On April 4th the government confirmed its plans to privatise Channel 4, the UK’s publicly …
The challenge of engaging young audiences
Coinciding with the publication of the House of Lords’ report Public Service Broadcasting…
Facebook’s advertising model threatens democratic values but regulators do have options to intervene
As we learn from the recent Ofcom and House of Lords Committee on Communications…
House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee recommend greater safeguards for public service broadcasting
The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee has published its report ‘Pub…
The value of arts and culture
Defining culture, defining value Arts and cultural institutions must strive to be nimble in a fast-c…
How do we safeguard public service media? Collaboration may be the answer
A new AHRC-funded Research Network, InnoPSM, at the University of Westminster brings together E…
Why public media matters
The number of journalists killed worldwide in retaliation for their news reporting nearly doubled in…
The public values of public service broadcasting
In our area of work, my fellow researchers and I are exploring a set of research questions inspired …
