Who keeps the memory? Shifting responsibilities in the management of public broadcasters archives. As presented on the FIAT/IFTA World Conference, Dubai, 25-28 October 2013.

1. “Who keeps the Memory?”
Shifting responsibilities in the management of public
broadcasters archives
Brecht Declercq (VIAA), Tobias Golodnoff (DR)
Theo Mäusli (RSI), Petra van Dijk (B&G),
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2. Who keeps the Memory?
NEW CHALLENGES:
mass digitization, disclosure towards new target groups
NEW ACTORS:
national AV archives, broadcasters’ archives, project boards, ...
NEW RELATIONS:
accountability, responsibility, sharing knowledge, sharing content, ...
NEW COLLABORATION MODELS
projects, permanent partnerships, contracts, SLA’s, ...
OLD PUBLIC BROADCASTING VALUES:
objectivity, neutrality, independency
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3. Who keeps the Memory?
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4. Flanders: VIAA and VRT
Who are your target groups? Broadcasters, cultural heritage institutions,
education and research, the general public
Which policy depts are
Media (broadcasters' archives)
responsible for AV heritage? Culture (cultural heritage)
Which policy depts are
Media and Culture, via a Covenant
responsible for your institute?
Policy domains interested or Media, Culture, Education, Science
involved in accessibility?
Is there a legal deposit for AV? No
What’s your role in it?
Does not apply
Who funds the AV archives?
Public broadcaster: Media dept.
Cultural institutions: Culture dept.
Who funds your institution? General Flemish government budget
Are users also payers?
Only B2B: handling fee
Autonomy or state influence? Board: content providers and government representatives
What’s your relation to the Direct contract VRT-VIAA: responsibilities vice versa, funding
broadcaster?
of digitization and annotation, VRT represented in board
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5. Flanders: VIAA and VRT
GOVERNMENT
FUNDER
SUBSIDY
VIAA
NATIONAL
AV ARCHIVE
PUBLIC B’CASTER
ARCHIVE
X 35
SUSTAINABLE
STORAGE
DISCLOSURE
TARGET
GROUPS
PLATFORM
PLATFORM
PLATFORM
PLATFORM
TARGET
GROUP
TARGET
GROUP
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GROUP
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6. Denmark: Dansk Kulturarv and DR
Who are your target groups? General public
Culture dept: State and University Library, several
Which policy depts are
responsible for AV heritage? smaller institutions
Government: Media Agreement: every 4 years
Which policy depts are
responsible for your institute? Culture dept: Public Service Contract: yearly
Policy domains interested or Culture, B’casters, Science, Innovation, Research,
involved in accessibility?
Education, Business and growth
Is there a legal deposit for AV? Yes, by the State and University Library
State and University Library capture signal and DR
What’s your role in it?
gives a copy of all (older) digitized material
Who funds the AV archives? Government: State and University Library and DR
Who funds your institution? DR (yearly budget) + special subsidy for Dansk
Kulturarv project
Only for a hard copy
Are users also payers?
Autonomy or state influence? Large autonomy within the Media Agreement
What’s your relation to the DR manages it’s own archive
broadcaster?
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7. Denmark: Dansk Kulturarv and DR
GOVERNMENT
FUNDER
SUBSIDY
ARCHIVE
PROJECT
X 13
PUBLIC B’CASTER
ARCHIVE
SUSTAINABLE
STORAGE
DISCLOSURE
TARGET
GROUPS
PLATFORM
PLATFORM
PLATFORM
PLATFORM
TARGET
GROUP
TARGET
GROUP
TARGET
GROUP
TARGET
GROUP
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8. The Netherlands: Sound & Vision and
Who are
NPO your target groups? Broadcasters/creative industry, education&research, general
public, cultural heritage institutions
Which policy depts are
Media department (for Sound&Vision); Arts (for Eye
responsible for AV heritage? filminstitute); Cultural Heritage (mostly on a regional level)
Which policy depts are
Media dept (structural) and Cultural Heritage dept (projects)
responsible for your institute?
Policy domains interested or Media, Cultural Heritage, Arts (for Eye); Economic Affairs
(innovation) and Justice (IPR)
involved in accessibility?
Is there a legal deposit for AV? No, but public broadcasters have to deposit material at S&V
What’s your role in it?
Media archive for public broadcasters
Who funds the AV archives? Media, Arts, Cultural Heritage
Who funds your institution? Media (structural funding); Cultural Heritage (projects)
Are users also payers?
Differs between target groups / online vs. on site
Autonomy or state influence? Selection according to UNESCO; independent, but
broadcasters are important users so policy fits demands
Relation to the broadcaster? Broadcasters represented in the board, SLA with NPO
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9. The Netherlands: Sound & Vision and
NPO
GOVERNMENT
FUNDER
SUBSIDY
NATIONAL
AV-ARCHIVE
DIGITIZATION
IMAGES FOR THE FUTURE
National
Archives
PROJECT
PUBLIC B’CASTER
ARCHIVES
EYE
SUSTAINABLE
STORAGE
DISCLOSURE
TARGET
GROUPS
PLATFORM
PLATFORM
PLATFORM
PLATFORM
TARGET
GROUP
TARGET
GROUP
TARGET
GROUP
TARGET
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10. Switzerland: RSI
Who are your target groups? General public.
Culture depts at Kanton level, federal office for culture,
Which policy depts are
responsible for AV heritage? national public b’caster, Memoriav as coordinator
For RSI: the national public broadcaster (SRG SSR)
Which policy depts are
responsible for your institute? For SRG SSR: Communication dept.
Policy domains interested or B’caster, education, museum, science and research,
involved in accessibility?
art, information, tourism, civic reinforcement
Is there a legal deposit for AV? In some cantons, but difficult; discussion ongoing
If it comes, SRG SSR expects extra funding
What’s your role in it?
Who funds the AV archives? Memoriav, SRG SSR
Who funds your institution? SRG SSR, Memoriav to an ever smaller extent
No, except for hard copies; cantons provide extra funds
Are users also payers?
Autonomy or state influence? Independent: broadcast production and heritage goals,
service public: national coerence, culture, minorities, ...
What’s your relation to the Fully integrated in the (regional branch of the) national
public broadcaster
broadcaster?
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11. Switzerland: RSI
GOVERNMENT
(Confederation)
FUNDER
MEMORIAV
SUBSIDY
CANTONS
RSI
PUBLIC B’CASTER
ARCHIVE
SUSTAINABLE
STORAGE
DISCLOSURE
TARGET
GROUPS
PLATFORM
PLATFORM
PLATFORM
PLATFORM
TARGET
GROUP
TARGET
GROUP
TARGET
GROUP
TARGET
GROUP
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12. “Who keeps the Memory?”
Brecht Declercq (VIAA), Theo Mäusli (RSI),
Petra van Dijk (B&G), Tobias Golodnoff (DR)
brecht.declercq@viaa.be
togo@dr.dk
theo.maeusli@rsi.ch
pvdijk@beeldengeluid.nl
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