Speeches by Hinds.

“Did you say half in the last year?”

“You can be sustained and still unseen, especially by a younger audience. I was not suggesting, as you say, chasing the long tail. I think probably everybody here thinks there is a particular value to the public sector broadcasters, but they are not being seen in the volumes that you would want in the 16 to 24 age group…”

“Dame Melanie, you have already mentioned the importance of YouTube and social media for news consumption, and just now you spoke about the need to consider algorithmic recommendations when talking about the prominence of individual pieces of content rather than entire channels or platforms on TV devices. When we talk a…”

“On another matter to do with the demarcation between ICO and Ofcom, which of you is more responsible for thinking about the extent to which algorithmic recommendation systems create echo chambers?”

“This is my final question, the Chair will be pleased to hear. This is another area where platforms will have their own terms and conditions. In my understanding of the Act, you as the regulator can hold platforms to account for doing what they have said that they will do—their contract with the customer. What can you d…”

“The key question is, do you think it does that? Do your lawyers think the Online Safety Act enables you to hold platforms to account for what is in their terms and conditions—in this case, specifically on misinformation and disinformation?”

“Yes. As I understand it, there are two things in the Act on mis and disinformation—the duty to promote media literacy to counter mis and disinformation, but also the ability to require information of platforms on mis and dis, and I presume on the prevalence of mis and disinformation, and on what they are doing to count…”

“Thinking about its composition, we were talking about the ticket sales and ticket pricing part of it. There are also drink sales, which I guess is quite a big part, as well as food sales in some venues. What other revenue line items are there?”

“Comedy is about a lot more than economics, and we will come on to talk about social impact and health benefits, but I will stick with the economics for now. Geoff, I think you mentioned a figure of a £1 billion contribution to the UK economy each year. Sharon, do you recognise that number? I am sure that you are not go…”

“Thinking about its composition, we were talking about the ticket sales and ticket pricing part of it. There are also drink sales, which I guess is quite a big part, as well as food sales in some venues. What other revenue line items are there?”

“Are comedy courses quite a big business?”

“Is much money being made from YouTube ads, Creator Fund on TikTok and whatnot?”

“Jessica, you were talking about some of the current cost increases. You are in the position of being a profitable business, able to reduce profit—I know that sounds like an odd thing and, of course, other hospitality businesses will be facing some of the same issues, the same sort of nighttime economy in Manchester. At…”

“Venues are operating businesses. Do you expect employment and prices to be affected? Might some venues close? If there is the same amount of money but all the prices have gone up, the money does not go as far. What will the effects be?”

“A couple of you, Geoff in particular, mentioned possible Government support, incentives and cost reliefs that the sector might be looking for. Do we know of any other countries that do that? Any success stories?”

“Is Juste Pour Rire still going?”

“Going back to the live comedy sector as distinct—and you are here to talk about the live comedy sector—I am also interested to know who you would see yourself as most like. Are you most like a sitcom actor, most like a band playing in a pub or most like someone delivering a serious monologue in a theatre? Who do you ha…”

“I wanted to come back to something you were saying about your long list of comics who you could send into a school or hospital and have no worries about them. It strikes me that the brilliant thing about stand-up is you do not know what you are walking into. Also, the terrible thing about stand-up is you do not know wh…”

“The mix does not work if you bring your mum or your child. Do you know what I mean?”

“I was trying not to put words into our panel’s mouths but one question might be, yes, do you have some sort of—”