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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Marilyn,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We already have. The recoding of our first TV programme is on the 4<sup>th</sup> March which is planned to air a few weeks after.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The programme trail is here </span><a href="https://vimeo.com/84577190"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>https://vimeo.com/84577190</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>For Community TV we’re looking at various mutually sustainable business models, so I’m happy to talk through the options with you. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’m on 0800 949 6655<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Alan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.letstalkbusinessonline.com/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Hear Alan Every Week on Let’s Talk Business The UK’s Premier Radio Programme For Current and Future Entrepreneurs - Now Broadcast To 4 Million People </span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Marilyn Hyndman [mailto:marilyn@northernvisions.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> 19 February 2014 13:46<br><b>To:</b> Alan Coote<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [cma-l] Free Business Programme for Community Radio<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>if you ever branch out and buy a camera, let us know.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>M<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 19 Feb 2014, at 11:52, Alan Coote wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I didn’t want to hijack the excellent conversations last week, although as the excitement has now died down, a reminder for those new to the list of a way to possibly improve your local profile, differentiate yourself from the competition and earn a little from local sponsorship and advertising. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We produce a weekly business programme that airs on over 40 local stations. It’s free to licensed Community Radio stations.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If you’re a station manager get in touch and I’ll get you on the distribution list. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kind Regards</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Alan</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Alan Coote</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Executive Producer</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>5 Digital Limited</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.letstalkbusinessonline.com/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Hear Alan Every Week on Let’s Talk Business The UK’s Premier Radio Programme For Current and Future Entrepreneurs - Now Broadcast To 4 Million People<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>[<a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk">mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</a>]<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>Jaqui Devereux<br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>17 February 2014 10:40<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>cma-l<br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>[cma-l] Fwd: CMFE Open Letter on net neutrality</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dear all<br><br>Please see below the letter sent from Community Media Forum Europe:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Dear all<br><br>The ITRE committee of the European Parliament will have a vote on net neutrality the 24th<br>of february. As a neutral internet is essential for community media we wrote an open<br>letter to the Members of the ITRE committee of the European Parliament.<br><br>If you would like to join the campaign you can write an email or fax to the Members of the<br>ITRE committee of the European Parliament. You can find a list of the members of the ITRE<br>committee here:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://memopol.lqdn.fr/search/?q=is_active%3A1+committees%3AITRE" target="_blank">https://memopol.lqdn.fr/search/?q=is_active%3A1+committees%3AITRE</a><br><br>The website<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.savetheinternet.eu/#act" target="_blank">http://www.savetheinternet.eu/#act</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>run by several European NGOs gives an easy<br>interface to write, fax or call the MEPs an further information on the topic.<br><br>Here is what we wrote:<br><br>Honorable Member of the European Parliament,<br><br>Nowadays, access to the Internet is a necessary condition for independent media coverage.<br>For Community Media the internet is essential for editorial research and communication ,<br>program sharing with other radio stations, program distribution as podcast or streaming<br>technologies.<br><br>With its declaration of 11.02.2009 "on the role of media in promoting of social cohesion<br>and intercultural dialogue " [1 ] the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe<br>recognizes Community Media as " independent media in addition to the public and<br>private-commercial media ". They meet " many needs and functions that can cover neither<br>commercial nor public media." They " contribute to media diversity" and " promote<br>information access for underrepresented or marginalized persons, their possibilities of<br>expression and their participation in decision-making . "<br><br>In order to make this contribution, access to an unresticted Internet is essential.<br>The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe also declares: Users should have the<br>greatest possible access to Internet-based content, applications and services of their<br>choice, whether or not they are offered free of charge, using suitable devices of their<br>choice. Such a general principle, commonly referred to as network neutrality, should<br>apply irrespective of the infrastructure or the network used for Internet connectivity.<br>Access to infrastructure is a prerequisite for the realisation of this [2].<br><br>Therefore, we follow the debate on the draft law of the European Commission on net<br>neutrality with great concern. The Commission's draft was originally made to secure<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br>network neutrality , but as it looks right now it could lead to the opposite. Various human<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br>rights organizations have criticized the proposal, especially regarding the following points:<br><br>1. Introduction of a two-class Internet by " special services " ( Article 2.15 and Article 19)<br><br>The regulation should define which services use the open Internet and what "premium" or<br>"special services" are. The Commission's draft text is unfortunately poorly defined and<br>would allow telecommunication companies to interpret every service as a "special<br>service" and thus charge extra for those service. This regulation could therefore lead to<br>a two -class Internet, where large corporations could buy a fast lane on the Internet.<br><br>2. Internet blocking and censorship by the Internet service provider (Article 23.5.a )<br><br>The Commision sees procedures the provider may voluntarily take to prevent " severe<br>crimes" as "reasonable traffic management". The internet providers would then have the<br>ability to block content on the Internet without a court order. They could decide which<br>content may be communicated and received and which could be assistance to "severe crime".<br>The establishment of carriers to become controllers of free social communication<br>contradicts any rule of law principle, and is a completely unacceptable robbery of EU<br>citizens' elementary rights.<br><br>3. Misleading "liberties " instead of rights (Article 23)<br><br>The Regulation is talking of " freedoms" of users whereas it should be "rights". Consumers<br>have already the "freedom" to choose between many confusing tariffs of Internet service<br>providers. The Commission was very generous and intends to reguarise this - a right to<br>unrestricted Internet access is unfortunately not mentioned in the draft .<br><br>We as Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE) join this criticism and reject the definition of<br>any premium or special services, as well as Internet blocking and censorship by the<br>Internet provider and the lack of a right to unrestricted Internet access for all users.<br><br>We ask you therefore to engage in the ITRE Committee for a neutral Internet .<br>Yours sincerly, Friederike Maier for the board of CMFE<br>Links:<br>[1]<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://wcd.coe.int/wcd/ViewDoc.jsp?id=1409919" target="_blank">https://wcd.coe.int/wcd/ViewDoc.jsp?id=1409919</a><br>[2]<br><a href="https://wcd.coe.int/wcd/com.instranet.InstraServlet?Index=no&command=com.instranet.CmdBlobGet&InstranetImage=1894969&SecMode=1&DocId=1631194&Usage=2" 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also kindly accepts donations: see our PayPal donation button at<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.cmfe.eu" target="_blank">www.cmfe.eu</a><br>==============================================================================<br>_______________________________________________<br>Members_cmfe mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Members_cmfe@lists.freie-radios.at">Members_cmfe@lists.freie-radios.at</a><br><a href="http://lists.servus.at/mailman/listinfo/members_cmfe" target="_blank">http://lists.servus.at/mailman/listinfo/members_cmfe</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><br>--<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br>Jaqui Devereux<br>Director<br>Community Media Association<br><br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/</a><br><a href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/community_media</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" 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