[cma-l] Revised and relaunched - CMA/BBC Memorandum of Understanding

[Jaqui Devereux]

Dear Colleagues

The CMA and BBC English Regions have signed a revised MoU covering
partnership working between the BBC and the community media sector.  For
those of you in the other Nations, we hope you can use this MoU as a 
guide to
drawing up an MoU for your Nation.  The CMA would be happy to help in this
process should you want that, including meeting up with the BBC in your 
Nation to
facilitate the process.

The revised MoU includes a number of examples of the kinds of partnership
working you might want to explore with your local BBC, including
training, paying for content, sharing content and resources, 
broadcasting your content on
the BBC, equipment etc.  A particular highlight for the sector, 
including both
radio and community film, is the possibility for your local BBC website 
to host
your content and to link their sites to the community media 
organisations in the
local area.  All the examples have already happened in at least one BBC 
area and are
there to stimulate your discussions with your local BBC.

http://www.commedia.org.uk/2009/12/11/cma-bbc-mou/

The local broadcasting ecology in England continues to change rapidly;
the new tier of community radio is steadily increasing (more than two
hundred stations have been licensed since 2005 and more than one
hundred and sixty are on air as at October 2009).  There also
opportunities for increased community media presence, including video
and multi media content, on the web.

The growth of broadband has revolutionised the accessibility and
supply of local information and the debate about local television is
ongoing.  A multi media community presence is emerging as a vibrant
addition to local democracy.

In parallel with this, increasing numbers of community media
organisations are engaging with the BBC on a variety of levels.
Working with CMA members has already helped the BBC to move closer to
its diversity targets on and off air, improve its connectivity at a
local level with audiences and boosted its creative talent base.

We hope that this updated Memorandum of Understanding will help to
support current and future working arrangements between community
media groups and the BBC in England to ensure that these happen in the
best way with the best outcomes, delivering a richer experience for
listeners, viewers and online users.

http://www.commedia.org.uk/2009/12/11/cma-bbc-mou/

Jaqui Devereux
-- 
Director
Community Media Association
http://www.commedia.org.uk/
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Jaqui Devereux

Director
Community Media Association

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