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<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Damian Radcliffe</b> <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:Damian.Radcliffe@ofcom.org.uk">Damian.Radcliffe@ofcom.org.uk</a>&gt;</span><br>
Date: 2008/9/18<br>Subject: Ofcom Stakeholder Briefing, Public Service Broadcasting Review Phase 2 - Thursday 25 September 2008, The Lowry<br>To: undisclosed-recipients<br><br><br>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">De<font color="black"><span style="COLOR: black">ar Colleague,</span></font></span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" color="black" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You are invited to attend an Ofcom stakeholder briefing on&nbsp;Phase 2 of our Public Service Broadcasting Review, which will be&nbsp;published on&nbsp;25<sup>th</sup> September 2008. The event will be hosted by </span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Philip Graf, <font color="black"><span style="COLOR: black">the Deputy Chairman of Ofcom; </span></font>and the Director for England, Graham Howell. </span></font></p>

<p><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Also present will be some members of the Review team and there will be an opportunity to put questions to them after a short presentation. <font color="black"><span style="COLOR: black"></span></font></span></font></p>

<p><font face="Arial" color="black" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This phase addresses responses to our previous consultation, sets out new research on the current model of public service broadcasting and&nbsp;the challenges it faces beyond 2012, and sets out refined options for the future delivery and funding of public service content.&nbsp; </span></font></p>

<p><font face="Arial" color="black" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For information about Ofcom's current Public Service Broadcasting Review please visit: <a title="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/psb_review/" href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/psb_review/" target="_blank">http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/psb_review/</a> </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 108pt; TEXT-INDENT: -108pt"><strong><b><font face="Arial" color="black" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Location:</span></font></b></strong><font face="Arial" color="black"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Studio Three, </span></font><font face="Arial" color="black"><span lang="EN" style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays, M50 3AZ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font face="Arial" color="black" size="1"><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(</span></font><font face="Arial" color="black" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><a title="http://www.thelowry.com/visitorinformation/mapsandtransport.html" href="http://www.thelowry.com/visitorinformation/mapsandtransport.html" target="_blank">http://www.thelowry.com/visitorinformation/mapsandtransport.html</a>)</span></font><font face="Arial" color="black"><span lang="EN" style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></span></font></p>

<p><strong><b><font face="Arial" color="black" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Date and time:</span></font></b></strong><font face="Arial" color="black"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thursday 25<sup>th</sup> September,&nbsp;10.00 – 11.30. Tea, coffee and pastries will be available from 09.30.</span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 108pt; TEXT-INDENT: -108pt"><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">RSVP:</span></font></b> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Please email Caroline Sims, <a title="mailto:caroline.sims@ofcom.org.uk" href="mailto:caroline.sims@ofcom.org.uk" target="_blank">caroline.sims@ofcom.org.uk</a>, by close of play on Monday 22<sup>nd</sup> September.</p>

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