Media Diary


Sat Sept 2
England v Pakistan, one-day international, Lord's
Football: Euro 2008 qualifiers
Triathlon World Championships, Lausanne

Mon Sept 4
Mark Thompson meets regional newspaper execs about
BBC's local tv plans

Tue Sept 5
Ofcom Main Board
England v Pakistan, one-day international, Rose Bowl

Wed Sept 6
First interviews scheduled for applicants for BBC Trust
Appointments (13/9)
Football: Euro 2008 qualifiers
Men's Hockey World Cup, Moenchengladbach

Thu Sept 7
Ofcom consultation deadline on release of radio spectrum
For new broadband, wireless communications and
Broadcast services
IBC Conference, Amsterdam (11/9)

Fri Sept 8
Closing date for BBC Executive Board non-exec director applications
IBC Exhibition, Amsterdam (11/9)
England v Pakistan, one-day international, Trent Bridge

Sat Sept 9
St Leger, Doncaster
World Athletics Finals, Stuttgart (10/9)
Last Night of BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall
Proms in the Park - London and Manchester
IBC 2006 continues, Amsterdam (11/9)

Sun Sept 10
England v Pakistan, one-day international, Edgbaston
Italian Grand Prix, Monza
IBC 2006 continues, Amsterdam (11/9)

Mon Sept 11
Ofcom Content Board (& 12/9)
Final day, IBC 2006, Amsterdam
1300 Sir David Hatch at RTS Veterans Lunch, Royal
Overseas League, Park Place, W1

Thu Sept 14
08.40 'The TV Networks Strike Back' RTS conference, Barbican Centre.
09.50 keynote: CBS president and CEO Leslie Moonves; other speakers
inc Tessa Jowell Charles Allen, Andy Duncan, James Murdoch, Mark Thompson, Gerhard Zeiler
Global Information Industry Summit, Hilton, Amsterdam:
speakers inc Helen Alexander, chief exec, Economist Group (15/9)
BBC4 autumn launch
World Matchplay, Wentworth (17/9

Sat Sept 16
Liberal Democrats Conference, Brighton (21/9)
Tennis: Fed Cup World Group Final, Belgium v Italy, Belgium (17/9)

Sun Sept 17
Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps

Mon Sept 18
1930 Philip Graf RTS dinner speech, Bafta, 195 Piccadilly
World Badminton Championships, Madrid (24/9)

Tue Sept 19
Ofcom Main Board
Cycling World Road Championships, Salzburg (24/9)

Thu Sept 21
Plaid Cymru Conference, Swansea (24/9)
Woman's Hour 60th anniversary

Fri Sept 22
The Ryder Cup, County Kildare, Ireland (24/9)
Tennis: Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 play-off, Ukraine v Great Britain

Sat Sept 23
Ascot Festival Meeting (24/9)
Tennis: Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 play-off,
Ukraine v. Great Britain

Sun Sept 24
Labour Party Conference, Manchester (28/9)
Prix Italia 2006 awards, Venice (30/9)
Tennis: Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 play-off,
Ukraine v. Great Britain

Thur Sept 28
Broadcast Transactional Television Conference, The British Library, NW1
Culture Select Committee deadline for submissions to inquiry, Caring for Our Collections, on museums, galleries, cultural property and archives
1830-2030 Media Society Autumn Drinks, The British Library Kings Library Terrace, NW1
19.00 Frank Gillard Dinner and Awards for local radio presented by
Mark Thompson, Low Wood Hotel, Windermere

Fri Sept 29
Ofcom consultation deadline on switchover changes to DTT licences

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