[cma-l] Dublin Community TV to Cease Broadcasting

[Jaqui Devereux]

 *Dublin Community TV to Cease Broadcasting*

 *DCTV STATEMENT*

*2 November 2013*


It is with regret that the staff and committee of Dublin Community
Television (DCTV) must inform you of the orderly wind down of the station,
and the planned cessation of broadcast in February 2014.

On 21 October 2013 the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) made it known
 that it would not be funding any of DCTV’s archiving projectsubmissions.
Alongside this decision, BAI support for DCTV projects through the Sound &
Vision scheme had dropped. Funding for 2012 wasseven times higher than the
funds received in 2013.

DCTV had recognised its dependence on the BAI and tried to generate
alternative funding. This year the station secured significant alternative
funding. However, the drop in BAI support to less than a sixth of its
previous annual average left the station unable to guarantee the ability to
meet its obligations in wages, rent and other costs if it continued to
operate.This has been a difficult decision, not least because of the belief
that the station was approaching a sustainable funding model.

DCTV started broadcasting in 2006. In that time DCTV developed youth shows,
history programmes, music, comedy, information services anddocumentaries.
These programmes are archived and will be preserved. DCTV also set up a city
 centre studio. It is hoped that the studio willcontinue to support ongoing
training for community organisations and youth centres in Dublin.

There will be a meeting for the DCTV membership shortly to decide on the
winding up of the co-op and other matters. DCTV still has four active
television shows in production. There is a plan to complete these projects
over the next five months. The co-op will examine how best to preserve the
community television production capacity built by DCTV while meeting its
obligations to creditors.

DCTV will be meeting with all creditors, landlords, show participants and
so on to form an orderly wind down which may involve the transfer of
contracts and commitments to other bodies. We would like to thank people
for their support in this process as we pursue an orderly resolution of the
affairs of the co-op.

We hope that the skills, productions and networks that DCTV leaves behind
after six years will be a fitting legacy. The staff and committee of DCTV
thank all of the co-op’s members and collaborators for their support.


The Committee of Management of Dublin Community Television
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