Peter Zimmermann Peter Zimmermann 25 YEARS CIRCOM Regional Preamble ......................................................................................................................................... 06 Early History ................................................................................................................................... 09 From Worldwide to Regional TV ................................................................................................... 09 1984: Encouragement and Progress ............................................................................................ 14 1985: At the Crossroads of Chianciano ........................................................................................ 15 Dissatisfaction Results in a Step Forward .................................................................................... 16 An independent Organisation Takes Shape ................................................................................. 16 On Debate: The Outside Sponsorship ......................................................................................... 17 1986: EU Representatives Addressing the Plenary in Munich ................................................... 18 25 Years CIRCOM Regional Instalment of the CIRCOM Regional Secretariat ...................................................................... 19 Finances – The Crucial Problem .................................................................................................... 19 Publisher CIRCOM Co-production, a Source of Additional Funding…....................................................................... 20 Secretary General Peter Sauer …and a New Attraction for Member Stations .............................................................................. 20 Wallensteinstrasse 117 90431 Nürnberg Environment, the Topic of the First Experiment .......................................................................... 20 Germany Euromusica, an Idea from Portugal .............................................................................................. 21 1987: Enchantment during Norway’s Summer Nights ............................................................... 22 Author Peter Zimmermann From “PRIX EUROPA” to “PRIX CIRCOM REGIONAL” ................................................................. 23 EU Funds for Improvement of CIRCOM Regional Communication ........................................... 24 Printing Pro Digital D.O.O 1988: BBC and ITV Pair up for CIRCOM Regional .................................................................... 25 1. TRNJANSKI ZAVOJ 5 The Second Step to Independence .............................................................................................. 26 HR-10000 ZAGREB From Portugal to new Horizons .................................................................................................... 26 Croatia An Independent Organisation with New Self-Confidence .......................................................... 27 Impressum Cover Final Steps to Financial Independence ......................................................................................... 28 Layout Katrin Scheuerpflug 1990 – Surprising Experiences in “Socialist Wonderland” .......................................................... 30 © 2007 Circom Regional Table of Table Contents 25 YEARS 25 YEARS CIRCOM Regional CIRCOM Regional TV Kosice Wins First “Prix CIRCOM Regional” ............................................................................ 31 1998 – Thessaloniki Hosts more than 300 Guests ............................................................................ 55 The Years of Expansion and Consolidation .................................................................................. 31 Training Needs Change Financial Strategy ....................................................................................... 56 1991 – Under European Flags in Strasbourg ............................................................................... 32 1999 – The Pearls of the Adriatic and the Fierce Reality of Kosovo ........................................... 57 New Management Procedures for CIRCOM Regional ................................................................ 34 The Year of 2000 with a Conference under Exceptional Conditions .......................................... 58 1992 - At the Banks of Riu Turia .................................................................................................... 34 The Secretariat Moves to Croatia, a New President from Greece .............................................. 60 After 10 Years – Consolidation of CIRCOM Regional ................................................................... 36 2001 in Porto and the Bridges to the Future ................................................................................ 60 The 10th Anniversary at Liège – Focus on Minorities ................................................................. 38 Three Prizes for Poland .................................................................................................................. 61 1993 – Bad News in January – Good News in March ................................................................. 39 Contract on Training with the Thomson Foundation ................................................................... 61 1993 – The Horrors of Civil War and Revolution .......................................................................... 40 2002 – Back to the Roots in Kosice ............................................................................................... 62 1993 – A Year of Upheaval ............................................................................................................ 40 Euromusica Finished in 2002 ........................................................................................................ 63 Three Companies Competing for the Secretariat ........................................................................ 41 Hubert Schilling Replaces Marie-Paule Urban ............................................................................. 64 The New Structure of CIRCOM Regional ..................................................................................... 42 2003 – Grado: New Consciousness under Italian Sunshine ....................................................... 64 1994 – Iasi (Romania) Supreme Efforts and Unforgettable Adventures .................................... 42 Paolo Morawski, an Italian President of Polish Origin ................................................................. 65 Training, a Promising Innovation .................................................................................................. 44 2004 – Wroclaw a Symbol of Reconciliation ................................................................................ 66 Rick Thompson and the Thomson Foundation ........................................................................... 44 Satisfactory Results of Co-production and Training .................................................................... 67 Trainees - Guarantors for the Future ............................................................................................. 45 2005 – At the Piers of Liverpool .................................................................................................... 68 Workshops on Cooperation with the EBU .................................................................................... 46 New Leadership – Anita Bhalla and Peter Sauer .......................................................................... 69 A New CIRCOM Member and a New President ........................................................................... 47 Conference of 2007 in Bilbao ........................................................................................................ 69 The Transition from Munich to Ljubljana and Strasbourg .......................................................... 48 2006 – A Smell of Rural Life in Denmark ...................................................................................... 70 Progress of Training Activities ....................................................................................................... 48 2007 – In the Basque Country ....................................................................................................... 72 1995 – Birmingham – A New Step towards Affirmation ............................................................. 50 Final Remarks ................................................................................................................................. 74 Other Activities in 1995 .................................................................................................................. 51 Calendar of activities ...................................................................................................................... 76 1996 – Faroe Islands, Greece and Malta Join in Copenhagen .................................................... 52 Years to Remember - by Boris Bergant ....................................................................................... 78 1997 – More Delegates than ever in Hungary .............................................................................. 53 Table of Table Contents Table of Table Contents 25 YEARS 25 YEARS 06 CIRCOM Regional CIRCOM Regional 07 Preamble 25 years of CIRCOM stand for a solid growth of the association and for continuous advancement Technological changes