Radio Television New Ingrea
| Radio Television New Ingrea | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Agency sui generis |
| Owner(s) | Government of New Ingrea |
| Founded | 1 October 1973 |
| Headquarters | Kingsbury, CENT |
| Products and services | |
| Industry | Media |
| Products |
Television Radio Internet |
Radio Television New Ingrea or RTNI is the national broadcaster of radio, television and broadband media in New Ingrea. An agency sui generis, RTNI is governed free of political interference and has most its funding provided by a government grant which is set every five years by the Parliament. RTNI is available throughout the country via terrestrial, satellite and internet transmission.
RTNI was established by the Radio Television New Ingrea Act[1], which consolidated the existing national public television and radio services. The assets of the previous operators were transferred to the newly established network, which began broadcasting on the 1 October 1973. Since then, RTNI has grown to include multiple television and radio networks, and has also made much of its content available to the world via the internet.
Overview
Radio Television New Ingrea is comprised of both television and radio services, which are broadcast across multiple mediums, including terrestrial, satellite and digital. At present, there are four television channels and four radio stations offered by RTNI, all of which broadcast across the entire nation, using the various transmission methods listed above.
The principal means of funding of RTNI is through government grant funding, with Parliament having the power to set the amount of money RTNI gets for each quinquennial cycle. In addition to the government grant, RTNI also receives money from foreign programme sales and also from the retail sale of films, music, and books at selected bookstores across the country.
Services
Television
Under the Radio Television New Ingrea Act, RTNI is allowed to operate numerous separate television networks. Currently, RTNI operates four channels – RTNI 1, RTNI 2, RTNI News, and RTNI PAC, which is operated under an agreement with the Parliament of New Ingrea. All channels run twenty-four hours a day and each feature a specialist programming schedule suited to different viewing audiences.
Radio
The oldest division of the organisation, RTNI Radio dates back to the formation of broadcast radio in New Ingrea in the 1920s. Presently, RTNI has five different and independent radio services for different parts of the community. RTNI presently operates five radio networks, with four national networks providing a mix of news, talk, music, and specialist programming for different audiences, whilst the local network provides universal county-based news and content for all residents.
Internet
The Broadcasting Act gave RTNI the ability to create and transmit content over the internet. The act also applied the charter to the online operations of the national broadcaster, ensuring that commercialisation and political bias could be kept under control. Today, RTNI operates a lavish website, with highly interactive content made available for people of all ages. Many locally produced radio and television programmes are either streamed live or can be downloaded for viewing later.
Governance
RTNI is an agency sui generis governed by the Radio Television New Ingrea Act. The act created the framework for an organisation to be free from both political and commercial influence. This framework has been fleshed out in the RTNI Charter, which is a document that provides specific examples of what RTNI must do as a national broadcaster. Between them, the act and the charter ensure much of the political and cultural bias of journalists and editors is kept under control.
RTNI is governed by a board of six governors and a chairman appointed by the Governor-General on the advice and consent of a two-thirds majority of the Senate (with appoints usually vetted by the Senate Select Committee for Communications). The board in turn appoints a Director-General to manage the day to day affairs of the organisation.
References and notes
- ↑ Radio Television New Ingrea Act (Public Act No. 23 of 1973).