STOP PRESS: UPDATE ON THE SALFORD TV CONFERENCE 19th/20th January 2009, The Lowry, Salford Quays

BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT- See it, Hear it, Use it- throughout the UK

It’s a pivotal time for television in the nations and regions: ITV regions implode, Ofcom unveils proposals for the future of PSB, the BBC outlines plans to take big name shows out of London and the Scottish Broadcasting Commission proposes a Scottish Channel.

All this will be debated at the Salford Conference by the people who make the decisions and those who are affected by them. This is your chance to question the decision makers. If you work in television outside London, can you afford not to be there?

This year the popular Speed Date the Commissioners session will be on a first come first served basis. BOOK NOW to avoid disappointment

A galaxy of talent is now confirmed:

• Peter Salmon, newly appointed Head of BBC North ‘in conversation’

• Reception on Monday night hosted by Salford City Council – a great chance to network.

• Public Service Broadcasting in the Nations and Regions. Philip Graf CBE, deputy Chair of Ofcom, gives an update of Ofcom’s latest plans and answers questions. Followed by debate on After Ofcom: What next for the Regions?

• Plugging the Gap : a new blueprint for PSB in the Nations. Linda Fabiani MSP, Scotland’s Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture, Stewart Purvis, Partner, Standards and Content Ofcom, Dorothy Byrne, Head of News and Current Affairs Channel 4, and Pat Loughrey, Director of Nations and Regions at the BBC look at what will fill the gap left by ITV

• More Pies and Prejudice, Author and broadcaster, Stuart Maconie, Eileen Gallagher, CEO of Shed Media and Alan Tyler, Head of Entertainment and Comedy BBC Scotland investigate why it matters that the UK is properly represented on screen

• Roger Bolton, MD of Flame, chairs an investigation into how to encourage young talent in the nations and regions

• Kevin Lygo, Director of Television Content, Channel 4, looks at Channel 4 and the rest of the UK

• Strictly Entertainment London- a session sponsored by BAFTA looks at why the big set piece shows are no longer made outside London when many were previously made in the regions. How can the rest of the UK get a piece of the action?

• Speed Date the Commissioners with Senior Commissioners from the BBC, ITV, Channel4, Five and UKTV. Pitch your idea and get advice, places allocated on registration. Book now to avoid disappointment

Check us out and register now at www.salford.tv