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There are so many stories to tell
All are magic

Professional awards are incredibly important for those who toil in and out of studios near and far. The annual New York Festivals International Radio Program Awards never fails to single out the very best in radio magic. There are, naturally, many categories but storytelling is the thread running through them all. See the complete list here at New York Festivals.

The four Grand Awards were bestowed on Anglosphere producers. Independent Irish producer Athena Media was honored for the historical documentary The Kinder Letters broadcast on Newstalk 106-108. BBC Radio 4 received two Grand Awards for episodes of the documentary series A New Life In Europe. TBI Media and BBC Radio 2 took a Grand Award for the live entertainment program The Battle of Britain at 75. The BBC was named Broadcaster of the Year and TBI Media production company of the year.

Not a few of the programs selected for honor related stories of recent migrants to Europe. The special United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI) gold award was presented to Austrian public broadcaster for Für ein Stück Glück (Train of Hope). The series, broadcast on ORF Radio 1, followed volunteers who assisted migrants arriving at the Vienna main train station last autumn. BBC Radio 4’s A New Life In Europe series about Syrian arrivals received the UNDPI bronze award.

Solving music business, cultural crisis again falls to radio broadcasters
“enough is enough”

Lawmakers in Ukraine last week enshrined music and language quotas for radio broadcasters. From October one-quarter of all music on radio stations will be in the Ukrainian language. After two years the percentage rises to 35%. In addition, 50% of all music output must be produced in Ukraine, reported media news portal Telekritika (June 16). For some reason, television stations were not included.

There will be a language quota, generally, affecting banter between tunes, ads, news and talk-shows. In the first year half the spoken language on radio stations will be Ukrainian then 60% after the second year. There’s an exception for stations that predominantly broadcast in a European Union language; 25% speech in Ukrainian. (See more about media in Ukraine here)

“It's hard to find a sufficient number of Ukrainian songs,” said Ukrainian Media Holding (UMH) general director Elena Malysheva, the criticism everywhere of radio quotas, except from local music producers. UMH operates several national and local radio outlets, including Retro FM and Lounge FM. Eastern Ukraine is predominantly Russian-speaking and the controlling separatist groups have imported Russian-produced radio channels. Broadcasters are also required, under recent law, to play the Ukrainian national anthem twice per day.

French cultural laws were the first to enshrine quotas for music on radio channels. The object, so far, has not been to affect Russian-language tunes but, as always, the “Anglo-Saxons.” French private radio broadcasters had hoped for a bit of relief through the new Law on Creative Freedom.

Alas, the French Parliament passed an amendment last week supported by the music industry and opposed by broadcasters that effectively forces broadcasters to add French-produced, French-language tunes to playlists. No longer will broadcasters be allowed to simply use a few French-language hits, repeating often, to meet quota requirements. Specifically painful for broadcasters, if half the French-language music broadcast consists of ten or fewer titles, those tunes will not be counted as fulfilling the quota. (See more about media in France here)

“Enough is enough,” said independent radio association Les Indies chairman Jean-Eric Vall, quoted by Le Monde (June 18). "For the uninitiated, this solution appears conciliatory, but in reality, they put on such conditions that it will prove impossible for many radio broadcasters."

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