ftm Radio Page - May 30, 2014

Media caught in endless cross-fire
Threats and fuel

Conflict infuses daily life in the Central African Republic like the current rainy season. Earlier this year UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon referred to the escalation in violence rising to “another, more disturbing magnitude.” The few reliable media outlets have become targets as information becomes tangled in the bitter ethnic conflict.

Swiss NGO Fondation Hirondelle has operated Radio Ndeke Luka in the Central African Republic for a decade broadcasting in French and local language Sango. Workers at the radio station receive “daily threats” from “unidentified persons,” reported the NGO this week. “When the MINUSCA (UN Mission in Central African Republic) is operational we hope there will be more awareness of the importance of protecting journalists,” said Fondation Hirondelle project managerJean-Luc Mootoosamy. (See more about media in Africa here)

For some, choosing sides becomes vital. “We receive fuel from the Seleka group and from residents,” said Bria community station Radio Baragabake spokesperson Narcisse Jobert to Deutsche Welle (May 15). “This is the only way we can go on the air.” Seleka is an alliance of Islamic rebel groups and provides security to Radio Baragbake.

French photojournalist Camille Lepage lost her life in May reporting on the sectarian violence in Central African Republic.

New apps tested for broadcast archives
people find everything

Digital innovation is, indeed, boundless. So many platforms and so much content offer just too many ideas in search of an audience. Austria’s public broadcaster ORF launched last week a beta version of its Radiothek (radio – library) app similar to its existing TVthek live stream video platform.

The ORF Radiothek (name is used in Germany by WDR) offers everything broadcast on news channel Ö1, hit music channel Ö3 and alternative channel FM4 for seven days. In addition the Ö3 Visual Radio app will is now available for smartphones, tables and smart TV. Perhaps as much as newspaper publishers, public broadcasters, at least those with robust funding, have sought to take advantage of deep archives. (See more about digital radio here)

“The success of our apps and ORF TVthek shows that the audience finds the ORF offerings on the new platforms and use them very much,” said ORF Director General Alexander Wrabetz in a presser. The beta test will last six weeks after which regulator approval is necessary. If that passes the new digital services will become permanent early next year.

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Recently added radio audience figures and resources

• Portugal - Major Media - Radio (May 2014)
  public and private broadcasting companies, channels, management, platforms, audience estimates
• UK - National Radio Audience (May 2014)
  market share, trend, sectors
• UK - London Radio Audience (May 2014)
  market share, trend
• UK - National Radio Audience (May 2014)
  BBC/commercial 'gap'
• Spain - National Radio Audience (April 2014)
  national channels, reach share, trend
• France - Greater Paris Radio Audience (April 2014)
  national and local channels, market share, trend
• France - National Radio Audience (April 2014)
  national channels, sectors, market share, reach/TSL
• Germany - Radio Audience (March 2014)
  leading stations, audience trend, daily reach
• Italy - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (March 2014)
  public and private broadcasting companies, channels, audience reach/share, management
• France - Greater Paris Radio Audience (January 2014)
  national and local channels, market share, trend
• Switzerland - Radio listening by region (January 2014)
  public and private sectors, penetration, time spent listening
• Switzerland - French region Radio Audience (January 2014)
  share, trend
• Switzerland - Swiss-German region Radio Audience (January 2014)
  share, trend
• Switzerland - Italian region Radio Audience (January 2014)
  share, trend
• Bulgaria - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (12/12/2013)
  public and private radio channels, management, platforms, market share
• France - National Radio Summer Audience (03/10/2013)
  national channels, summer period 2008-2013 trend
• Austria - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (09/09/2013)
  public and private broadcasters, owners, management, audience trend
• Belgium - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (French region) (28/08/2013)
  Wallonia region, radio broadcasters, public, private, owners, platforms, audience trend
• Belgium - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (Flemish region) (28/08/2013)
  Flemish region, radio broadcasters, public, private, owners, platforms, audience trend
• Turkey - Major Media - Radio broadcasting (15/08/2013)
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