Annual Report 2006
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Annual Report 2006 The Public Service Broadcaster RTV Slovenia Annual Report 2006 Accessibility to the programme output of RTV Slovenia The programme output of RTV Slovenia is available via the following paths: - via terrestrial wireless waves in Slovenia; - in cable networks in Slovenia and those foreign countries that signed contracts on reemission (in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Macedo- nia, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Hungary); - via the satellite Hot Bird 8 - Vroča ptica 8, 13 degrees east, 12.30288 ghZ, y-polarisation 27.500 – ¾, Wide Beam; - on the web site www.rtvslo.si; Broadcasts for foreign countries are regularly also aired in cable systems in Germany, USA, Canada, Argentina, Australia, on the satellite channel 3-sat, the satellite chan- nel Europe by Satellite and the satellite channel Scuola. Published by: RTV Slovenia Edited by: Public Relations Service of RTV Slovenia Design: Barbara Ciuha - Pika Implementation design: Studio DTS Translation: Nataša Lindič Photos: Stane Sršen, Darko Koren, Žiga Culiberg, Mediaspeed.net, Fulvio Grissoni, foto archives of RTV Slovenia Print: DZS, d. d. Table of contents Introduction 4 Presentation of RTV Slovenia 4 Management Bodies 5 Structure 7 Management - Programme Schedule of RTV Slovenia 10 Reports of Bodies 12 Director General's Report 12 Report of the President of the Programme Council 16 Report of the President of the Supervisory Council 17 Programme Report 18 Radio Slovenia 19 Television Slovenia 37 Programmes for both National Communities 47 Multimedia Centre 53 International Co-Operation 58 Awards and Prizes 60 Business Report 62 Report on the Goals and Results obtained 63 Marketing 84 Transmitters and Communications 87 Technical Support 92 Investments 95 Human Resources, Organisation and Training 98 Financial Report 101 Financial Report 103 Auditor's Report 138 Who is who 140 Presentation of RTV Slovenia RTV Slovenia is a public institute of special cultural and In compliance with the Law on Public Service Broadcaster, national importance rendering public service in the field of RTV Slovenia must respect the principles of truthful, unbi- radio and television activities for the purpose of ensuring ased and integral information, human personality and dignity, democratic, social and cultural needs of the citizens of the political equilibrium and weltanschauung pluralism. It must Republic of Slovenia and the Slovenes in the world, the respect the principle of constitutionalism and legality in members of Slovene national minorities in Italy, Austria and creating the programmes; it should not encourage cultural, Hungary, the Italian and Hungarian national communities in religious, sexual, racist, national or any other intolerance. the Republic of Slovenia as well as offering other activities The public service broadcaster must ensure integral and in compliance with the Law on RTV Slovenia. unbiased information and the freedom of creating opinions, it must respect the principle of political independence and As stipulated by the Law on RTV Slovenia, the public journalists’ autonomy, enforce professional ethics of report- service broadcaster must prepare two national television ers, strictly distinguish between information and comments programmes, three national radio programmes, radio and in the journalists’ contributions and protect children and the television programmes of the regional RTV centres in Koper young against the contents that could harmfully influence and Maribor, one radio and one television programme for their mental and corporal development. the autochthonous Italian and Hungarian national commu- nities respectively, radio and television broadcasts for the In its programmes RTV Slovenia must ensure truthful and Roman ethnic community, radio and television programmes unbiased informative broadcasts, educational broadcasts for Slovene national minorities in the neighbouring coun- of quality, feature programme production, it must create tries and for the Slovene emigrants and migrant workers, documentary broadcasts of national importance and ensure radio and television programmes for foreign public and the top quality in-house production intended for children, teletext, Internet and mobile portal. Moreover, RTV Slovenia adolescents and old people. Furthermore, the employees must also prepare a special national television programme of RTV Slovenia must prepare entertaining contents of high intended for live broadcasts and broadcasting of recordings quality for all age groups as well as providing information on of sessions from the National Assembly of the Republic of all important cultural, political, historical, sports, social and Slovenia and its working bodies. economic events. Within the scope of RTV Slovenia the activities are also RTV Slovenia supports the creation and development performed by the Symphony Orchestra, Big Band, the of transfrontier radio and television projects, performs Chamber Choir and the Children’s and Youth Singing Choir, programme contents intended for the blind and the poor of the group of music producers and Nototeka that dedicate sight, the deaf and the deaf-and-dumb in the techniques a majority of their work to the creation and performance of adapted for them, a special attention is paid to the invalids musical works and to making the archives of the musical and the contents related to them, it represents and treasury of RTV Slovenia richer with their recordings. We promotes Slovene culture and science, stimulates cultural should not go past by mentioning their versatile concert creativity and the freedom of artistic creation and ensures activities both at home and abroad as well as the promotion the creation, performance and broadcasting of artistic works. of RTV Slovenia and of Slovenia as a country. RTV Slovenia pays special attention to the position and The Record Label is also active within RTV Slovenia. It activities of registered religious communities and to the releases CDs, audio cassettes, video cassettes and DVDs. development of general linguistic and political culture. Apart from that RTV Slovenia extends the understanding of The future activities of RTV Slovenia are reflected in the Slovene culture, history and identity, represents and initiates development of Multimedia Centre responsible for teletext, sport and provides information on the questions concerning the Internet pages of the multimedia portal (www.rtvslo. health, environment and consumers’ protection. si) and the WAP portal (wap.rtvslo.si). The Multimedia Centre is also responsible for creating three info channels A national programme must cover a territory inhabited by at (children’s, entertaining and informative) and for the least 90 percent of the population of the Republic of Slovenia, subtitling of broadcasts for the deaf and the mute. or 90 percent of the territory inhabited by the members of INTRODUCTION 4 Management Bodies the Italian and Hungarian national communities, when a Programme Council community programme is in question. Competences: The programmes of RTV Slovenia should avoid religious - adopts programme standards and programme concepts propaganda or political propaganda, except during in compliance with this law and the law regulating the election campaigns, which is also very strictly stipulated field of media and in compliance with the international by legal provisions. acts; - adopts the programme-production plan harmonised The public RTV services are financed from several sources: with the financial scope of RTV Slovenia; RTV licence fee, commercial revenues, finances of the state - adopts programme plans; budgets and from sponsorship and from other sources in - regularly discusses the implementation of the adopted compliance with the law and the articles of association. RTV programme concept and production plan and provides licence fee payers are all those having a radio or television director general with instructions relating to the abolish- receiver on the territory of the Republic of Slovenia where ment of deficiencies in these areas; technical conditions for the reception of at least one - discusses the actualisation of the adopted programme programme of RTV Slovenia are assured. It is considered concept; that each electricity payer owns a receiver and is thus - treats complaints and suggestions of viewers and listen- subject to the payment of RTV licence fee, unless a person ers of RTV Slovenia programmes and takes a standpoint gives a declaration, as stipulated by the law. There are towards them. When justified, it provides director gen- more than 600,000 active RTV licence fee payers. eral with instructions concerning programme policy and changes that need to be introduced in programmes; RTV Slovenia is founded by the Republic of Slovenia. - gives its consent to the Articles of Association of the Public Service Broadcaster RTV Slovenia; The management of RTV Slovenia is public. The programme - provides its opinion as to the proposal of the financial council has 29 members, of which one member is appointed plan; by the Hungarian and the Italian national community - appoints and dismisses director general of RTV Slovenia respectively, one member is appointed by the Slovene and gives preliminary consent to the appointment and Academy of Arts and Sciences, two members are appointed dismissal of director of radio and director of television; by the President of the Republic of Slovenia on the motion - decides on other issues of programme nature, when so of registered