28 March 2024 The Irish Film & Television Network
     

Irish Film and Television Network

 »

News

 »

Post Production News



New Campaign Shows Strong Public Service Media Is Key to Strong Society
08 Nov 2017 :
Today, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announces a new campaign called Keep Media Good, which demonstrates the positive impact public service media (PSM) has on societies.

This is the first time PSM organisations across Europe, including RTÉ and TG4 in Ireland, have come together with one unified voice to champion PSM in the face of a proliferation of fake news, political imbalances, disputes over funding and the rise of online streaming giants. These combined trends distract from the fact that PSM is one of society’s most valuable assets.

Keep Media Good shows how PSM exists to inform, inspire, engage and innovate. The campaign aims to do that through a selection of audience stories depicting how lives have been transformed through public service media. It is reinforced by the EBU’s research that shows a correlation between countries that have access to good public service media and countries that have stronger democracies.

Commenting on the launch of the campaign, Noel Curran, Director General, EBU said: 

“It is vitally important that people are reminded of the critical role public service media plays in society and everyday life. Public Service Media organisations are the biggest investors in European audiovisual production, European journalism and European audiovisual culture. They impact positively on peoples’ lives every day across the whole Continent. That is why we’ve launched the Keep Media Good campaign. Keep Media Good also shows how PSM has inspired people to follow their dreams. From France, to Portugal and Slovenia, members of the public have come together to share the impact PSM has had on their own lives. Whether a Paralympic athlete who was inspired to compete after watching the sport on television or people who have dedicated their lives to helping refugees having heard news reports on the crisis, I am proud we have been able to take these stories to audiences across Europe.” 

Dee Forbes, Director-General, RTÉ, said:

“This campaign comes at a time when the value of strong, impartial, verifiable and trustworthy news services being delivered by Public Service Media is being challenged by an unprecedented volume and variety of sources, voices and opinions across a range of platforms. It is vital that we take every opportunity to highlight the importance to democracy of quality and objective news and news analysis which reflects key issues and asks essential questions on behalf of the public on a daily basis.  This timely campaign will help do just that." 

Alan Esslemont, Ardstiúrthóir TG4, said: 

“In a multi-platform world of globalised, often globally-homogenised content, the case for relevant, innovative and engaging public service media, delivered free to audiences, is stronger than ever. It underpins the diversity of culture within Europe and allows portrayal of our communities, not only in the large metropolitan conurbations, but throughout our regions and rural areas and in our own languages.  We should never lose our focus on the aim of safeguarding trust in our media and I warmly welcome the ‘Keep Media Good’ campaign.”

 

EBU research shows how public service media enhances our daily lives and society as a whole including how: 

  • Vital societal indicators such as freedom of the press and low levels of corruption are statistically linked to the performance of PSM in each country.
  • PSM is a major employer - in the 56 nations that belong to the EBU, more than 250,000 people are directly employed in PSM work.
  • PSM sets an example in women’s leadership. Across all member nations, 22% of PSM leaders are women compared to only 3.4% of leaders in the general business community in the EU.

EBU data shows that public service media is a critical component to broadcast production in markets around Europe:

  • PSM organisations are the highest spenders on original content in 13 of the main 15 European countries, and contribute far more to the support of independent production than commercial companies.
  • PSM organisations spend 2.6x more on content than Amazon and Netflix combined worldwide.
  • Almost two-thirds of programming shown by EBU Members is original content and 87% of it is made in the country itself or in an EU 28 nation.

The data further demonstrates that:

  • Of movies shown on television in EBU Member states, 45% of those broadcast by PSM are European-made compared with only 21% of those shown on commercial free-to-air channels, underpinning PSM’s position as a champion of the European production and film industries.
  • Drama production is similarly supported far more by the publicly-owned channels: across the area, 64% of drama shown by PSM is home-grown (domestic or EU-produced) compared with only a third of drama shown on commercial channels.

Click here to find out more about the Keep Media Good campaign.

 





FEATURES & INTERVIEWS
“For the industry to grow here, we need more storytellers”, Oscar-nominated producer Ed Guiney discusses Storyhouse
Sharon Horgan, Róisín Gallagher, and Éanna Hardwicke among BAFTA TV Award nominees
Free Industry Newsletter
Subscribe to IFTN's industry newsletter - it's free and e-mailed directly to your inbox every week.
Click here to sign up.






 
 the Website  Directory List  Festivals  Who's Who  Locations  Filmography  News  Crew  Actors
 

Contact Us | Advertise | Copyright | Terms & Conditions | Security & Privacy | RSS Feed | Twitter

 

 

 
canli bahis siteleri rulet siteleri deneme bonusu veren siteler bahis siteleri free spin veren siteler deneme bonusu veren yeni siteler yeni casino siteleri yeni bahis siteleri betwoon grandpashabet