Voice of the Listener & Viewer

21/04/2026

We're delighted that Professor Jane Martinson will chair the keynote by Jonathan Munro, Acting CEO, BBC News at our Spring Conference next Thursday 30 April at The Geological Society, London 10:15AM to 4:00PM. To book your place head here https://payments.vlv.org.uk/Event-Registration/EventId/44

14/04/2026

VLV has always argued that PSB should be universally available to ALL UK citizens but the contact march of technology is throwing up new regulatory challenges and people are being left behind. Join us for this vital debate at our conference on 30 April where Professor Stewart Purvis chairs a panel on digital inclusion with the Connection Project, Digital Poverty Alliance and Everyone TV. To book please head to https://vlv.org.uk/upcoming-events/vlv-spring-conference-2026/

09/04/2026

We're delighted that Jonathan Munro, Acting CEO, BBC News will give the keynote at our Spring Conference - ‘Reaching and Serving Audiences in Today’s World', taking place on Thursday 30 April 2026 at The Geological Society in London from 10:15AM to 4:00PM. To book your place head here https://vlv.org.uk/upcoming-events/vlv-spring-conference-2026/

12/12/2025

The Citizens' PSM Forum is the only coordinated, non-partisan, citizen-led platform feeding into UK media policy. We have issued this statement ahead of BBC Charter Renewal with 3 main demands. Read the full statement here https://vlv.org.uk/news/vlvs-citizens-psm-forum-unveils-joint-statement-ahead-of-bbc-charter-renewal/ and if you support public service media then please consider donating so we can continue to work to bring more civil society voices together throughout the Charter Renewal process - https://vlv.org.uk/get-involved/donate/

20/11/2025

We're delighted that BBC Interim Director of Nations, Rhuanedd
Richards will give the opening address at our conference next week, which will be followed by a discussion on 'What Next for the BBC?' with Mark Damazer, former controller of Radio 4 and Deputy Director of BBC News and Steven Barnett, Professor of Communications at the University of Westminster. To book please head to https://vlv.org.uk/upcoming-events/vlv-autumn-conference-2025/

19/11/2025

Podcasts have become our constant companions, exposing us to candid conversations & vastly increasing our knowledge. Join us next week to discuss their continuing role in the PSB landscape with Bernard Achampong, Katie Derham & David Prest. To book please head to https://payments.vlv.org.uk/Event-Registration/EventId/42

10/11/2025

Our Chair, Colin Browne being interviewed on Sky News for our take on Tim Davie's & Deborah Turness' resignations.

10/11/2025

Tim Davie's departure is highly regrettable at such a key time for the BBC The VLV believes he always had the interests of citizens, viewers & listeners at heart. We call on the Chair & Board to continue to put those interests centre stage in the appointment of a new DG.

06/11/2025

Do join us on the 26 November to discuss all things public service media with a special focus on news and enhancing impartiality https://payments.vlv.org.uk/Event-Registration/EventId/42

16/10/2025

Anything that (further) corrodes valuable public trust in broadcast news & current affairs programming ought to be strongly guarded against. Join us at our conference on 26 Nov where
Stephen Cushion will be presenting this research & discussing impartilaity with Stewart Purvis and others.

Research also finds majority of people are against letting politicians front current affairs programmes