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BAI PRESENTATION to JOINT OIREACHTAS COMMITTEE on Communications, Climate Action & Environment 8th November 2016 WWW.BAI.IE Statutory Objective and Functions of BAI re Public Service Broadcasting Objective: to facilitate RTÉ and TG4 in fulfilling their statutory Public Service Objects Functions: generally concerned with: • Transparency, accountability in use of • public funding by RTÉ and TG4 Impact of their commercial/economic activities WWW.BAI.IE Purpose of BAI Functions Activities designed to ensure: • Efficient, Effective and Transparent use of Public Funding • Public Funding used in pursuit of the Broadcasters’ Public Service Objects WWW.BAI.IE BAI Regulatory Activities: RTÉ and TG4 Content: Monitoring of compliance with codes and rules; Complaints Remit and Financing: - Annual statements of performance commitments - Annual reviews of public funding and performance against commitments - Five-year reviews of public funding - Sectoral impact assessments of new services - Related Economic Activities WWW.BAI.IE Aim and Purpose of FIve-year Reviews of Public Funding Broadcasting Act 2009, Section 128 (8) and (9): Every five years, the Authority must carry out review on adequacy of public funding to enable PSBs to meet their public service objects - Sets strategic context for future delivery of public service broadcasting - Ensures PSBs’ continued relevance to Irish audiences - Examines roles of PSBs in wider creative economy - Assesses adequacy of current funding models and sustainability First Review completed in July 2013 Second Review commencing 2017 for completion Summer 2018 WWW.BAI.IE BAI Five-year Review of Public Funding 2013 BAI recommendations: • Greater level of public funding to RTÉ and TG4 to increase the range and level of culturally-relevant content for Irish Audiences in an evolving, challenging media environment • Programme-related investment to be specified by each broadcaster • Subject to conditions e.g.
in case of RTÉ, full realisation of cost efficiencies; funding to be deployed to Independent Production sector to greatest extent possible WWW.BAI.IE BAI Five-year Review of Public Funding 2013 (2) BAI Recommendations cont.
• Re-balancing of RTÉ’s Licence Fee and Commercial Funding • Meaningful examination of relationship between the costs of in-house and independent production WWW.BAI.IE BAI Five-year Review of Public Funding 2018 – 2022 • Theme • Role of PSBs in serving Irish Audiences in the evolving digital environment • Focus – Strategic in nature • Scope • Examine likely future trends and developments • Assess strategic capability of PSBs to meet challenges • Analyse PSB costed 5-year strategic plans • Key Areas of Focus • Serving Irish Audiences • Creativity and Innovation • Irish Language • Funding implications in meeting challenges • Legislative and regulatory changes WWW.BAI.IE 5-Year Review 2018 – 2022 Main Elements • Consultation with Stakeholders • Research & Analysis • Wider economic trends • International public service media organisations • Irish media environment • Audience behaviours • Technological developments • PSB Performance over past 5 Years • Impact of changes • Outcomes of annual review processes WWW.BAI.IE Commercial and Community Broadcasting Public Purpose Distinction between public purpose and public service broadcasting Funding Challenges - Economic climate – impact of recession - AV environment is changing – impact of online on traditional - Advertising marketplace reflecting changes in audience broadcasters behaviours WWW.BAI.IE BAI Strategy 2017-2019 BAI Draft Strategic Objective 2017-2019 - Sustainability of all broadcasters and the Irish AV sector as a whole to the forefront of BAI concerns - BAI will examine funding models for players within the Irish broadcasting sector WWW.BAI.IE