Federal Government commits to another year of funding for NITV
The Federal Government has announced it will commit to another 12 months of funding for National Indigenous Television (NITV) to the value of $15.2 million.
The announcement:
April 6, 2011 –
NITV today welcomed the Federal Government’s commitment to ongoing funding for NITV beginning with a 12 month extension of funding to the value of $15.2M and its move into the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy portfolio.
All Indigenous people across this great country of ours welcomed NITV with open arms and the promise of sharing Indigenous media content with broader Australia public, and I was one of them people.
Moving NITV under the umbrella of the Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy is a start, but more needs to happen. NITV needs to clean the house out first before it can become something of greatness. The move from NITV outlined in the report will bring much needed control and transparency into the spending of our Black dollars. It will also bring equity and opportunity to all content Indigenous content providers through the country, or we hope it will.
Just reading through the Report and found that if your an Independent Indigenous media organisations attempting to remaining sustainable and non-government funded that you will be excluded in the Reports approach. Basically while some mob are attempting to develop economically and be sustainable this Report will not assist you in any way, and I’m afraid nor will the Governments approach in the Report.
You will not also be able to share and access the National Indigenous News Service (NINS) if your a sustainable Indigenous business. Clearly states in the report ‘The service to be available to all licensed Indigenous broadcasters’. Not you if your a sustainable Indigenous business. So no sharing of the content people only if your Government funded, come-on Senator Conroy, people in business need opportunity too.
Lets not forget that two of the most successful and long lasting Indigenous media outlets in the country, Koori Mail and National Indigenous Times are based on business models.