100 participants from 36 members and 26 countries attended the EUROVISION ACADEMY Assembly in Malta hosted by PBS between 9 -10 October. The Assembly was opened by Tonio Portughese, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Public Broadcasting Services of Malta..
Organizing the Assembly in Malta put the participants at the heart of the Mediterranean culture and reminded everyone of the richness and diversity of the EBU.
The main theme running through the event was innovation and its importance in maintaining the relevance of public service media (PSM). It was highlighted that there has never been a more urgent need to innovate, while keeping PSMs commitment to distinctiveness and demonstrating its value to audiences, politicians and business.
Peter Salmon, Director of BBC England, and a member of the EBU Executive Board made an inspiring keynote speech to the EUROVISION ACADEMY Assembly looking at the connection between public media and digital audiences, arguing that if PSM is innovative and brave, the rewards were great.
Read his speech New Places, Faces and Voices: Finding and training the best people for Public Service Media.
During the two day event attendees showcased some successful examples of public service programming:
- Brendan Miller presented Free Speech, a youth edition of the famous BBC topical debate programme Question Time."
- Olivier Evrard, Journalist/Producer and Jean-Pierre Jacqmin, Director of News & Sport at Belgian Member RTBF presented the consumer programme "On n'est pas des pigeons," which has become a key part of RTBF schedules in the last three years..The format combines audience interaction and the cheekiness of the best entertainment programmes.
- Marcello Bonventre from Radio Bremen profiled "Wochenwebschau", a television show that reports on ARD's digital formats, web phenomena, numerous online platforms and social networks.
The Assembly also focussed on the evolution of professional journalism towards greater autonomy, to the extent that journalists are becoming intrapreneurs . Their job is no longer just to find content, but also to promote and identify new mediums.of expression.
Discussions also looked at the various challenges PSM face now and in the future including:
The challenge of meeting our audiences where they are - on social networks etc.
The challenge of supporting teams to try new things and challenge of seeing failure as a step on the road to innovation, not as the end of innovation.
The challenge of how to shift the mindsets of those people in our organisations who are resistant to change at all levels.
The uncomfortable challenge of securing investment for training and development, even at the expense of other services.
The challenge of taking the audience on this journey with us. Making our organisations more open and diverse, recruiting new people with new ideas and letting the new energy breathe new life into our organizations while still maintaining our PSM values.
And the challenge of making sure that once people do receive training that have the chance to use those skills as soon as possible. This can mean changing well-established workflows, developing new agile approaches and making good strategic decisions.
The Assembly culminated in the election of a new EUROVISION ACADEMY Committee, as seen in the photo above.
From left to right:
Daniela Pomo, RAI (Italy),
Karen Willems, NOS (Netherlands),
Mesut Ertanhan, TRT (Turkey)
Fr d ric Olivier, RTBF (Belgium)
Kathrin Straesser-Knuettel, ZDF (Germany)
Mark Wray, BBC (UK) - Chairman
Nela Gudelj, HRT (Croatia)
Irina Zimonyi, MTVA (Hungary)
Dominique Champier, FTV (France)
Ingrid Th rnqvist, SVT (Sweden) - News Committee Representative
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100 participants from 36 members and 26 countries attended the EUROVISION ACADEMY Assembly in Malta hosted by PBS between 9 -10 October. The Assembly was opened by Tonio Portughese, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Public Broadcasting Services of Malta..
