------------------------ Public Document Pack ------------------------ Agenda - Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee Meeting Venue: For further information contact: Committee Room 2 - Senedd Martha Da Gama Howells Meeting date: 10 October 2019 Committee Clerk Meeting time: 10.00 0300 200 6565
[email protected] ------ 1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest (10.00) 2 Annual Scrutiny of ITV Cymru Wales (10.00 -11.00) (Pages 1 - 27) Phil Henfrey, Head of News and Programmes, ITV Cymru Wales Jonathan Hill, Editor, Network Programmes, ITV Cymru Wales Zoe Thomas, Editor, English Language Programmes, ITV Cymru Wales Branwen Thomas, Acting Editor, Welsh Language Programmes, ITV Cymru Wales 3 Annual Scrutiny of BBC Cymru Wales (11.00-11.50) (Pages 28 - 62) Rhodri Talfan Davies, Director, BBC Cymru Wales Elan Closs Stephens, BBC Board member for Wales 4 Papers to note 4.1 Correspondence on Fusion programme (Pages 63 - 70) 5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting 6 Private Debrief (11.50-12.00) By virtue of paragraph(s) vi of Standing Order 17.42 Agenda Item 2 Document is Restricted Pack Page 1 National Assembly for Wales Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee Briefing note 10 October 2019 ITV is a cornerstone of popular culture in homes across Wales. It is a significant employer with some four hundred staff operating from ten locations right across Wales, making around eight hundred hours of television a year. It retains substantial viewership for television content made in Wales for Wales while also growing audiences of scale for public service news and current affairs content online and across social media.