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Public Service Media in Europe Situation, trends and challenges. Dr. Roberto Suárez Candel Head of the Media Intelligence Service (MIS) Prague, April 9 th 2014 . The EBU. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is the world's foremost alliance of public service media organisations.
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Public Service Media in EuropeSituation, trends and challenges Dr. Roberto Suárez Candel Head of the Media Intelligence Service (MIS) Prague, April 9th 2014
The EBU • The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is the world's foremost alliance of public service media organisations. • 72 Active Members and 36 Associate Members in 76 countries across Europe and beyond. • Mission: defending the interests of public service media and to promote their indispensable contribution to modern society. • The EBU is a world-renowned benchmark of media industry knowledge and expertise, particularly in broadcast technology and innovation, training, research and European media law.
2. v2020 recommendations R1 - Better understand your audiences R2 - Increase engagement and diversity R3 - Set priorities in your portfolio R4 - Be the most relevant and trusted source of information CONTENT R5 - BE MORE relevant to the younger audiences R6 - Empower, curate and share R7 - Accelerate innovation and development AUDIENCE & STAKEHOLDERS R8 - Ensure prominence R9 – Transform organizational culture and leadership R10 - Make the case foR PSM ORGANIZATION
What is public service in the field of media? • A normativeconstructionbasedonthepotentialexternalities of the media and themarketfailures. • Anideologicaloptionbasedonvalues. • Theresult of a complexbargainingprocess.
EBU PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA VALUES Universality Independence Excellence Diversity Accountability Innovation
Public service has always been an issue for debate • Content • Funding • Structure • Politicalinterference • Accountability Across the very diverse national realities in europe
Technical ‘simplicity’ made it ‘easy’ to deliver public service TV and Radio
Technology innovation turns the ‘simple’ broadcasting environment into a complex media scenario
A media scenario where competition increases exponentially FRAGMENTATION
Fragmenting societies • SMALLER HOUSEHOLDS • MORE DIVERSE POPULATION • MORE URBAN Source: IHS Electronics & Media, from country national statistics, EBU based on UN data / Eurostat data
Fragmenting societies • Broadband penetration in % of households • More participative citizens Source: IHS Electronics & Media, EBU, BBC Online Spring Briefing, May 2012
Fragmenting societies • Installed connected devices in Europe (millions)
Fragmenting societies • Evolution of linear and non-linear TV viewing
A media scenario with old and new challenges for public service media • Definition • Funding • Structure & Performance • Innovation • Understandingtheaudience • Communication
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Structure & performance • Structuralorganization • Workingprocesses • Managerialculture • Distributionstrategies • Externalpartnerships Offering a coherent and seamlessexperienceavailable at therelevantscreen at anymoment of theday.
The ISSUE of GOVERNANCE The Administrative Foundation Parliament Government Board Board Board The Swedish Broadcasting Commission SR SVT UR
innovation • Bringinginnovationtothecitizens
innovation • Bringinginnovationtothecitizens • Followingtheaudienceto new platforms
DO WE NEED public service media in the digital and multiplatform scenario? YES! A public policy tool to ensure digital welfare
Thankyou! Dr. Roberto Suárez Candel Head of the Media Intelligence Service (MIS) European Broadcasting Union suarez.candel@ebu.ch