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Fáilte CIRCOM 2015 CHALLENGE. REGIONS. FUTURE.

The three words of the title sum up the landscape that we face in 2015. The challenge is everywhere: economic, regulatory, technological, and that’s before we even look at content, competition or delivery. Each of us may face different challenges, and while we cannot address them all during our conference, we will attempt to prioritise the most pressing challenges and hopefully share workable solutions. That is the essence of the CIRCOM approach: “Learn from the experiences of others”.

The individual sessions range from Finally there will be ample time to soak “How broadcasters survived the up the Irish culture and hospitality economic recession” to the challenges while here: from our first night when we face from social media. With hard we gather in the Oriel Centre (formerly factual research from the Ericsson’s a jail) where we will be entertained by Media Laboratory, we hope to an array of Irish champion dancers, accurately review changing audience musicians and singers, to the final patterns across and attempt night when we travel to the Guinness to predict where these trends will lead Storehouse for The Dublin Experience. us as broadcasters. I hope that this conference gathering will be as entertaining as it will be On the technology front the advent enlightening. of “drone journalism” or “DroJo” will be another area of discussion. Here Is mór an onóir do RTÉ fáilte a chur we will see again the changing face of romhaibh ar fad go hÉirinn agus go journalism and we will try to look at its Dún Dealgan do Comhdháil Bhliantúil implications. As regional broadcasters, CIRCOM 2015. Is iomaí dúshlán atá language and music are always close romhainn amach mar chraoltóirí Lally Michael to our audience. How do we cope with seribhíse poiblí i réigiúin na hEorpa. the needs of minority languages? Ach is sa chaidreamh a bheidh againn Should there be European aid in this le chéile in DkIT mí na Bealtaine a area? These themes will be explored. bheidh réiteach na ndúshlán sin. Deir an seanfhocal Gaeilge: “Ní neart As the conference is in Ireland, we go cur le chéile” (Strength comes hope to introduce you to the role only from unity) music can play in growing audiences and maintaining our relevance as Michael Lally public service broadcasters. Leader, RTÉ Regions Project and Vice President, CIRCOM Regional Lots of challenges face us. Hopefully we will face these challenges in Dundalk and in so doing face the future with greater confidence. 2

The 33rd CIRCOM Regional Annual Conference A portal of discovery

“A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.”

With the words of James Joyce we We also wish to thank TG4, Ireland’s bid you welcome to the 33rd CIRCOM national Irish language broadcaster Regional Annual Conference. As you for their great support to the CIRCOM will discover this conference will open family over the years and for their doors to new knowledge, new people, involvement in this year’s conference new ideas, new practices from all over as well. If you are a regular visitor Europe and also new ways of having to our conference you will discover fun. Some of the discoveries are based some brave thoughts behind the on our own mistakes, others will be conference structure and schedule. “bona fide” success stories. It doesn’t In our family we embrace change. really matter, does it? As long as you In our business we have to. Change take at least two or three good ideas comes from actually doing something, back home and use them in your daily taking risks and working outside the profession. We promise you that for given framework. Thus the actions are

a few days you will have more open volitional. Whatever the outcome of Johan Lindén Dr. minded sharing of experiences than our actions we will learn, we will make most of us encounter in a year. And a new discovery. That’s what all the sharing will be very serious, this conference is made for. delivered by professional with smiles and consideration. Jean-Marc Dubois President, CIRCOM Regional When in Ireland we also expect that there will be some singing, dancing Dr. Johan Lindén and good laughter. It is the first time Secretary General, CIRCOM Regional the conference visits Ireland and the CIRCOM-family wishes to express our gratitude towards RTÉ, Ireland’s national public broadcaster and DkIT - the Dundalk Institute of Technology,

our gracious hosts. Dubois Jean-Marc 3

It is my great pleasure to welcome In 2012, Dundalk Institute of delegates of the CIRCOM 2015 Annual Technology made a strategic Conference in Dundalk Institute of decision in signing a Memorandum Technology. We are truly delighted of Understanding with RTÉ that to be co-hosting this conference resulted in the relocation of the with RTÉ. regional RTÉ TV/Radio studio to the DkIT campus, along with paving the Established in 1971, Dundalk Institute way for other joint initiatives in the of Technology has become the leading future. The hosting of this CIRCOM Higher Education Institute in the conference on campus in DkIT marks North East of Ireland. Our mission is to another important milestone in this improve the quality of life in this region relationship. by supporting economic, social and cultural development. Our thirty five I wish to take this opportunity to thousand graduates have made an congratulate my colleague Sarah

enormous contribution to the success McCann, Head of Creative Media Denis Cummins of this region and a particular source and Michael Lally, RTÉ for their of pride for us is the fact that the commitment, enthusiasm and sheer majority of our graduates are the hard effort in co-producing the first generation in their families to CIRCOM 2015 Annual Conference. attend Higher Education. Finally, I wish you all a very successful Our Creative Media Department is conference and hope you enjoy located in the award-winning and your visit to the campus of Dundalk iconic Carrolls Building. Following a Institute of Technology. recent investment in this facility of in excess of forty million euro, our Denis Cummins students and staff in the department President of Dundalk Institute enjoy state-of-the-art digital media of Technology learning facilities. The suite of programmes in the department has expanded enormously in recent years and now includes programmes in Film & Television Production, Media Arts & Technologies, Communications in Creative Media, Multimedia Web Development, Digital Animation Production and 3D for Games. In addition, a new BA in Theatre and Film Practice is currently being developed to complement this suite. 4

Annual Conference Location and Host

The 2015 conference will be hosted Belfast in the town of Dundalk, located on the north eastern coast of Ireland close to the border with Northern Ireland. The town is situated approximately Dundalk an hour from both Dublin and Belfast.

The Crowne Plaza Dundalk is the Dublin official conference hotel and is Belfast conveniently located beside the DkIT campus. Dundalk

Dublin

Dundalk Institute of Technology Campus map

Main Entrance: Dublin Road Hoey’s Lane Entrance Carroll’s Entrance North Building Regional Development Centre Building South Building Whitaker Building Faulkner Building Muirhevna Building Restaurant Building Crowne Plaza Carroll Building Hotel

It is a five minute walk from Muirhevna the Crowne Plaza to the Building Muirhevna Building 5

About Dundalk

Dundalk (Dún Dealgan) is well known Step back in time in the award as the legendary centre of Ireland’s winning County Museum, located in north east. Nestled in the heart of a beautifully restored 18th Century County Louth and framed by the warehouse building. With three floors stunning Cooley Mountains, Dundalk of permanent exhibitions and an ever was historically home to Lugh the changing programme of temporary pre-Christian God of Light, mighty displays there truly is something warriors, druids, saints and scholars. for everyone. Opened in February A more tangible history and heritage by An Taoiseach - Birth of a Nation: consists of Cúchulainn’s Castle, the The Evolution of Irish Nationhood Proleek megalithic dolman, monastic is a thought provoking and moving round towers, high crosses and a exhibition to mark the imminent 1916 Franciscan Friary to name but a centenary which explores the birth of few examples of a region steeped our nation via the words, thoughts and in history. possessions of those who were there.

However, at first glance you will see Whether you wish to check out the Dundalk as a modern, vibrant, multi- many attractions in the beautiful cultural town which has, at its centre, Cooley region, take in some racing a recently renovated piazza. Sit and at Dundalk Stadium or simply enjoy relax amongst the renowned sculptor an ice cream in the beautiful seaside John Behan’s Táin Warriors and village of Blackrock – Dundalk and its observe the hustle and bustle of hinterlands has something to create a daily life whilst the fountains dance lasting memory for all who visit. to the heartbeat of the town.

Explore the cultural quarter with a visit to An Táin Arts Centre which provides a diverse programmes of local arts, national tours, workshops, visual arts and in-house productions. Bridge Street Studios is home to artists who work in a variety of different artistic disciplines and which also houses the Gateway Gallery. The Oriel Centre, which is based in the historic Dundalk Gaol, combines the role of resource centre, visitor attraction and a social and performance space. It is open to visitors throughout the year with concerts featuring traditional Irish music performances. 6

CIRCOM Regional Mobile Journalism Training

Five days before the Annual The journalists will be encouraged Conference, CIRCOM’s Mobile to research a story in the Dundalk Journalism training programme locality which would be suitable or will introduce young journalists to newsworthy for broadcast in their the skills needed to become an home station. effective MoJo – mobile journalist. Glen Mulcahy, RTÉ’s Innovation Lead, While conference proceedings are will be leading the MoJo workshop. taking place in DkIT on Friday, the Glen, who established CIRCOM as a short reports made by the journalists leading provider of mobile journalism on the training programme will be training, has recently organised RTÉ’s screened on the large outdoor screen first Mobile Journalism Conference in in the Market Square in Dundalk Town Dublin, where the leading practitioners Centre for locals to watch. shared their knowledge and observed the latest technical developments for mobile journalists. 7

CIRCOM 2015 The 33rd Annual Conference

OVERALL PROGRAMME

Wednesday 20 May 10:00 - 12:00 & Registration Crowne Plaza 16:00 - 18:00 14:30 Executive Committee Meeting DkIT, Whitaker Building 19:30 Depart for Welcome Reception Crowne Plaza 20:00 Welcome Reception The Oriel Centre

Thursday 21 May 08:30 European Board Meeting Whitaker Building 10:00 - 13:30 Registration Crowne Plaza 10:00 - 17:00 Exhibitors Room: New technologies for broadcast Room M1113, Muirhevna Building 12:00 - 13:15 Lunch Restaurant Building 13:30 - 13:45 Official Opening Muirhevna Building 13:45 - 14:45 Session 1: Surviving an Economic Recession Muirhevna Building 15:00 - 16:00 Session 2: Who is watching us, where and how? Ericssons’s Muirhevna Building Europe-wide Media Landscape Survey 16:00 - 17:00 Session 3: The Future of DroJo Muirhevna Building 18:15 Depart for the Prix CIRCOM Awards Gala Crowne Plaza 19:00 - 23:00 Prix CIRCOM Awards Gala An Táin Arts Centre

Friday 22 May 09:00 - 17:00 Prix CIRCOM: Meet the Winners Muirhevna Building 09:30 - 10:30 Session 4: News Gathering - The SVT Approach Muirhevna Building 11:00 - 12:15 Session 5: Social Media: Making Us or Breaking Us? Muirhevna Building 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch with the Honeycomb Creative Works Project Restaurant Building 13:30 - 14:45 Session 6: Mind Your Language! Muirhevna Building 15:00 - 16:00 Session 7: Music Sans Frontiers Muirhevna Building 18:00 Depart for The Dublin Experience Crowne Plaza 19:00 The Dublin Experience The Guinness Storehouse, Dublin 8 PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY 20 MAY Time Title Venue 10:00 - 12:00/ Registration Crowne Plaza. 16:00 - 18:00 Foyer

19:30 Assemble for departure to the Welcome Reception Crowne Plaza. Foyer

20:00 Official Welcome Reception The Oriel Centre, Hosted by RTÉ & TG4 Dundalk

PROGRAMME THURSDAY 21 MAY 10:00 - 13:30 Registration Crowne Plaza, Foyer

12:00 - 13:15 Lunch DkIT, Muirhevna Building

13:30 - 13:45 Official Opening DkIT, Muirhevna Jean-Marc Dubois, President of CIRCOM Regional Building Denis Cummins, President of Dundalk Institute of Technology

13:45 - 14:45 Session 1: Surviving an Economic Recession DkIT, Muirhevna The recent economic recession has had a profound effect on public service broadcasters across Building Europe. In and two actually ceased to broadcast as a result of the downturn. In this session we will hear the unique experiences of two of Europe’s most successful broadcasters HRT, and RTÉ, Ireland. In two case studies they will outline the steps they had to take in order to survive and even grow with less funding, increased competition and scarce resources. While this session will focus on Croatia and Ireland it will also aim to examine the impact of what happened in Europe over the last eight years and the lessons we can learn from this experience. Speakers: Kevin Bakhurst, Deputy Director General, RTÉ, Ireland Goran Radman, Director-General, HRT, Croatia Moderator: Dr. Johan Lindén, Secretary General CIRCOM Regional

14:45 - 15:00 Coffee break DKIT, Muirhevna During all coffee breaks, music will be provided by Ceol Oirghialla Section of Music in DkIT. Building

15:00 - 16:00 Session 2: Who is watching us, where and how? DkIT, Muirhevna Ericssons’s Europe-wide Media Landscape Survey Building The TV landscape is changing from one where traditional TV providers dominate and where the consumer experience is inflexible to one where consumers decide what they want to watch, how to watch it and where. The Ericisson Consumer lab gathers its data through a global research programme based on interviews with more than 100,000 individuals in over 40 countries. Speakers: Anders Erlandsson, Senior Advisor, Ericsson Communications Laboratory Moderator: Nikki O’Donnell, BBC East, UK

16:00 - 17:00 Session 3: The Future of DroJo DkIT, Muirhevna This sessions aims to explore the potential of “Drones” for broadcasters particularly for news Building gathering and live-streaming while at the same time outlining the policies and guidelines to which broadcasters must adhere in order to remain legally compliant and to avoid endangering their staff and the general public. This session will be lead by Glen Mulcahy, Innovation Lead, RTÉ, Ireland Ola Helnnes, DroJo NRK,

18:15 Assemble for the Prix CIRCOM Awards Gala Crowne Plaza, Foyer

19:00 - 23:00 Prix CIRCOM Awards Gala An Táin Arts Arrival reception followed by the Awards Ceremony presented by David Lowen, President of Centre, Dundalk Prix CIRCOM and Carla O’Brien, TV Presenter with RTÉ2. The winners of nine categories will be awarded: Music (new), Documentary, Rising Star, Minorities in Society, Video Journalism, Most Original, Magazine and News Magazine, Investigative Journalism and Citizen Co-production. The Awards will include the announcement of the Grand Prix. Music will be provided by the DkIT Jazz Ensemble at the arrival and post ceremony receptions along with local Celtic musicians ‘Kern’. On stage during the Awards, both the DkIT Traditional Music Ensemble and ‘Banba’ the award winning Irish dance international troupe will perform.. 9 PROGRAMME FRIDAY 22 MAY Time Title Venue 09:00 - 17:00 Prix CIRCOM: Meet the Winners DkIT, Muirhevna An opportunity to meet and view the winning entries. Screening schedule enclosed Building with this brochure. 09:30 - 10:30 Session 4: News Gathering - The SVT Approach DkIT, Muirhevna 2015 is the year when Swedish regional television will undergo its biggest change so far. While Building commercial regional television has closed all their stations, SVT is taking the opposite approach. The change is the result of almost two years of socio-demographic analysis, planning, training of all staff in VJ and MoJo and the final rollout. Christina Ågren will share success factors, what went wrong and what works. The session is a must for all interested in change and the development of journalism. Speakers: Christina Ågren, Head of Regions and Minorities SVT, Moderator: Jean-Marc Dubois, President CIRCOM

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 - 12:15 Session 5: Social Media: Making Us or Breaking Us? DkIT, Muirhevna There is no stopping the social media explosion. But where does it leave us as broadcasters? Is Building social media a friend or a foe? Is it scooping us on stories and reactions? Is it the real interactive media? Or, is it making our stories more responsive to our audience? How can broadcasters best manage the disruption and harness social media for storytelling and for relevance to audiences? Speakers: Mark Little, Founder and Director of Editorial Innovation at Storyful, Ireland Annewil Neervens, Social Media Strategist, The Joseph Hoban, Head of Communications & Brand Development, RTÉ, Ireland Moderator: Tone Kunst, NRK, Norway

12:15 - 13:30 Lunch hosted by the Honeycomb Creative Works Project DkIT, Restaurant The Honeycomb Creative Works project is an EU funded cross-border initiative to provide Building support to digital start-ups and entrepreneurs. From MoJo to DroJo and a new video-exchange platform, this is an opportunity to meet some of the participants in this unique project from North and South of Ireland and Western Scotland.

13:30 - 14:45 Session 6: Mind Your Language! DkIT, Muirhevna The European Union has over 60 indigenous regional and minority languages, spoken regularly Building by up to 40 million people. What are the pressures and challenges faced by regional broadcasters in their attempt to fully represent minority languages and their speakers across all platforms and in the midst of scheduling and economic constraints? Can advances in technology provide possible solutions that are adaptable and affordable to all and is there a ‘best practice’ model in this area? Speakers: Dite Dinesz, TVR, Mile Boca , RTV, Rónán Mac Con Iomaire, Group Head Irish Language, RTÉ, Ireland Moderator: Sarah McCann, Head of Creative Media, DkIT

14:45 - 15:00 Coffee break

15:00 - 16:00 Session 7: Music Sans Frontiers DkIT, Muirhevna Music knows no frontiers. As giant broadcasters look to secure music formats such Building as ‘The Voice’ and ‘The X Factor’ in a desperate attempt to halt the exit of under 35’s from mainstream TV, regional stations too can use music to attract and interact with young audiences and bring a smile to our TV schedules and online services. Music programming is flexible, needs no language or subtitles can be consumed in big or small chunks and increases audience ratings. Hence, the new CIRCOM programme exchange pilot programme to be showcased at this workshop. Speakers: Philip King, Emmy award winning music producer, performer, presenter, Ireland. Willem de Vries, presenter, Noardewyn Live, Omprop, Fryslan. Kateria Ondrejkova, producer, My Efforts To Make a Masterpiece - Prix CIRCOM Music Winner (Czech TV). Moderator: Proinsias Ní Ghráinne, Commissioning Editor, TG4, Ireland

18:00 Depart for The Dublin Experience Crowne Plaza, Evening dinner and entertainment in the famous Guinness Storehouse, Dublin. The Guinness Foyer Storehouse is Ireland’s biggest tourist venue and is located at St. James’ Gate, the site of the The Guinness Guinness brewery since 1759. The Dublin Experience includes dining in the rooftop restaurant Storehouse, with 360º panoramic views of Dublin city, an insight into the brewing of the world-famous ‘stout’ Dublin beer and a chance to taste the product in its home. Closing the conference will be a presentation from participants in the CIRCOM MoJo Training Course . 10

Prix CIRCOM 2015 Regional Programme Awards

The Prix CIRCOM is the only pan- About €30,000 is made available for European award for regional television winners and commended, thanks to production and broadcast and is one the generosity of the sponsors - ORF of the most valued awards for public (the new sponsors of the Grand Prix) service media. TV, BBC, TVP, SVT, TVR, TG4, the Council of Europe and Mediafonds, Entries come from CIRCOM’s member the Dutch Cultural Media Fund. The stations and the high quality sets a European Parliament supports the benchmark for production standards. Citizenship co-production. The range of categories is reviewed every year. This year, Music is a new All entries can be viewed privately in category. the conference videotheque and there is also the opportunity to view the Judging is by television professionals. winners on a large screen. On Friday at Fourteen judges from fourteen the Meet the Winners sessions, hosted different countries viewed the by the judges, producers will answer programmes during a week in questions about their programmes. Ljubljana, as guests of RTVSLO, The Music winner and commended . We will announce the Grand will attend the Music plenary session. Prix - the best of the best - during a gala evening at this conference. Next year, the judging will be in Voyvodina, Serbia, hosted by RTV. The winning entry in each category is made available for broadcast, rights David Lowen free, to every member of CIRCOM. President, Prix CIRCOM 11

The complete list of winning and commended programmes and stations

Documentary Rising Star WINNER: WINNER: The Choirgirls, France 3 Tom Brown, Paris Ile-de-France BBC East Midlands Nottingham, UK COMMENDED: Daddy Fish, France 3 COMMENDED: Aquitaine Emilia Papadopoulos, BBC London (Elstree), UK SPONSOR: Dutch Mediafonds SPONSOR: TVR Romania Magazine and News Magazine Investigative Journalism WINNER: City Folk, Szeged, WINNER: MTVA () The Recycling Lie, COMMENDED: Frankfurt Main () The Breton Sushi Lover (Littoral - life on shore COMMENDED: and at sea), France 3 The Coalition Of Hate, Basse-Normandie RTV Slovenija - Center Koper/Capodistria (Slovenia) SPONSOR: SVT Sweden SPONSOR: Council of Europe Minorities in Society Music Programme WINNER: Vogelpik, RTBF () WINNER: My Efforts To Make COMMENDED: a Masterpiece, Mária & Mária, , Studio Czech Television, Ostrava () Television Studio Brno (Czech Republic) COMMENDED: A Song In Their Mouth, SPONSOR: TVG (Spain) France Télévisions SPONSOR: Video Journalism TG4 Ireland WINNER: Citizenship Katja Højbjerg, TV ØST () Co-production COMMENDED: WINNER: John Inge Johansen, Non- Citizens of Latvia NRK Nordland (Norway) (Theme Democracy), France 3 SPONSOR: BBC UK COMMENDED: Refugee Children in (Theme Most Original Integration and Separation), Programme BNT (Bulgaria) WINNER: SPONSOR: All This Won’t Bring European Parliament Us The Congo Back - Solange And Her Guys, The Grand Prix RTBF (Belgium) The Grand Prix will COMMENDED: be announced at the Snowstorm: I Was There, Prix CIRCOM Gala RTVCYL (Spain) SPONSOR: GRAND PRIX SPONSOR TVP ORF 12

RTÉ (Raidió Teilifís Éireann) is Ireland’s national public-service media organisation, operating 25 services across radio, television, mobile, online, publications, networks and Doirí performance services. RTÉ provides Beaga comprehensive, free-to-air multi- media content in the English and Irish language to the public in Ireland and interested audiences internationally. Belfast

In addition to its headquarters in the capital city, Dublin, RTÉ’s studio network extends across the Sligo country. The bases in regions outside Dublin include the homes of two national radio stations (RTÉ lyric Dundalk fm in Limerick and RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta in Casla, Co Galway), a Baile na large production base in Cork City, hAbhann which produces flagship television and radio programmes, and RTÉ’s Irish- Casla Athlone language television and online news production hub at Baile na hAbhann, Galway Dublin Co Galway. A network of other studio bases provides regular programming and inputs into RTÉ’s multi-platform schedules. RTÉ also has an extensive network of regional correspondents and editors who provide news, feature Limerick stories and breaking coverage daily from across the island of Ireland.

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Cork Thank you

RTÉ wishes to thank the following organisations and their staff for their help in organising the 2015 conference .

Dundalk Institute of Technology TG4 Louth County Council Fáilte Ireland Louth Economic Forum The Oriel Centre An Táin Arts Centre Crowne Plaza Hotel The Honeycomb Creative Works Photographs provided by Louth County Council and RTÉ.

Cover photograph: Slieve Foy, Co. Louth.