David Elstein
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David Keith Elstein is currently Chairman of, Screen Digest, Luther Pendragon, openDemocracy.net and the Broadcasting Policy Group.
Educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
, where he gained a double first in History, he has been a visiting Professor at the University of Westminster
, University of Stirling
and University of Oxford
, having been the inaugural Visiting Professor in Broadcast Media at Oxford in 1999. His six lectures there were entitled "The Political Structure of UK Broadcasting 1949-99". He was the lead author of the Broadcasting Policy Group's 2004 publication, "Beyond The Charter: The BBC After 2006". He advocates changing the funding model of the BBC
and replacing the licence fee with voluntary subscription.
He is also a director of Kingsbridge Capital Advisors, and a supervisory board member of two German cable companies. Recently, he has also chaired Sparrowhawk Media, the British Screen Advisory Council, the Commercial Radio Companies Association, Really Useful Theatres, XSN plc, Sports Network Group, Silicon Media Group, Civilian Content plc and the National Film and Television School. He was also a director of Virgin Media Inc and Marine Track Holdings plc.
Previously he launched Channel 5 as its Chief Executive, worked for BSkyB as head of programming, was Director of Programmes at Thames Television, Managing Director of Primetime Productions and Managing Director of Brook Productions Ltd. His career as a producer/director started at the BBC
in 1964, and his production credits include The World At War, This Week
, Panorama
, Weekend World
, A Week In Politics, Yuri Nosenko, KGB and Concealed Enemies.
Educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college is often referred to simply as "Caius" , after its second founder, John Keys, who fashionably latinised the spelling of his name after studying in Italy.- Outline :Gonville and...
, where he gained a double first in History, he has been a visiting Professor at the University of Westminster
University of Westminster
The University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...
, University of Stirling
University of Stirling
The University of Stirling is a campus university founded by Royal charter in 1967, on the Airthrey Estate in Stirling, Scotland.-History and campus development:...
and University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, having been the inaugural Visiting Professor in Broadcast Media at Oxford in 1999. His six lectures there were entitled "The Political Structure of UK Broadcasting 1949-99". He was the lead author of the Broadcasting Policy Group's 2004 publication, "Beyond The Charter: The BBC After 2006". He advocates changing the funding model of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and replacing the licence fee with voluntary subscription.
He is also a director of Kingsbridge Capital Advisors, and a supervisory board member of two German cable companies. Recently, he has also chaired Sparrowhawk Media, the British Screen Advisory Council, the Commercial Radio Companies Association, Really Useful Theatres, XSN plc, Sports Network Group, Silicon Media Group, Civilian Content plc and the National Film and Television School. He was also a director of Virgin Media Inc and Marine Track Holdings plc.
Previously he launched Channel 5 as its Chief Executive, worked for BSkyB as head of programming, was Director of Programmes at Thames Television, Managing Director of Primetime Productions and Managing Director of Brook Productions Ltd. His career as a producer/director started at the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
in 1964, and his production credits include The World At War, This Week
This Week (ITV TV series)
This Week was a weekly current affairs series first produced for ITV in January 1956 by Associated-Rediffusion , running until 1978, when it was replaced by TV Eye...
, Panorama
Panorama (TV series)
Panorama is a BBC Television current affairs documentary programme, which was first broadcast in 1953, and is the longest-running public affairs television programme in the world. Panorama has been presented by many well known BBC presenters, including Richard Dimbleby, Robin Day, David Dimbleby...
, Weekend World
Weekend World
Weekend World is a British television political series, made by London Weekend Television and broadcast from 1972 to 1988.Created by John Birt not long after he moved to LWT, the series was broadcast on the ITV network at lunchtimes on Sundays...
, A Week In Politics, Yuri Nosenko, KGB and Concealed Enemies.