[csaa-forum] CCCS UQ public lecture - 19th May @ 5.30pm by Director of ABC Television - Mr Kim Dalton

Wed Apr 20 14:31:28 CST 2011

CENTRE FOR CRITICAL AND CULTURAL STUDIES, Media
International australia and the School of
journalism and communication, university of queensland present the annual henry mayer lECTURE:

Thursday 19th May, 5.30-6.30pm
University of Queensland Art Museum, St Lucia Campus,  Building 11 [see map<http://www.uq.edu.au/maps/index.html?menu=1&x=g.56&y=localY&z=0&xc%5b%5d=&yc%5b%5d=&id=&facilityType=&backURL=&mx=0&my=0&mapcoord=?167,128>].

Television - Convergence and local content - the place of the National Broadcaster in the digital world order

Mr Kim Dalton - Director, ABC Television

[cid:image004.jpg at 01CBFF6B.D334D670]The long discussed convergence of communications devices, platforms and content is happening. Digital multi-‐channels, IPTV, intelligent handheld devices, EPGs, VOD, PVRs and a range of new social media applications are making the experience of consuming what was once simple linear television content so much more complicated, dynamic, fragmented and compelling.  [cid:image003.jpg at 01CBFF6B.D31A97B0] <http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.brettmudie.com/images/profile-abc.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.brettmudie.com/&usg=__HtuRNxTs9Th4PuuTmnVSEsV86Ik=&h=300&w=277&sz=22&hl=en&start=8&zoom=1&tbnid=NdWs01DQ4bIpZM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=107&ei=AGauTfq-F462vQPdjbGGDw&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dabc%2Btelevision%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1899%26bih%3D873%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1> [cid:image003.jpg at 01CBFF6B.D31A97B0] <http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.brettmudie.com/images/profile-abc.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.brettmudie.com/&usg=__HtuRNxTs9Th4PuuTmnVSEsV86Ik=&h=300&w=277&sz=22&hl=en&start=8&zoom=1&tbnid=NdWs01DQ4bIpZM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=107&ei=AGauTfq-F462vQPdjbGGDw&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dabc%2Btelevision%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1899%26bih%3D873%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1>  As a participant in these major shifts and as a public broadcaster, the ABC has its own perspective and stake in both traditional models and the evolution to new models of production, distribution and consumption. Central to the role of the public broadcaster in this changing landscape is commissioning and distributing local content. How can the local content industry survive in a market limited by scale and inundated with cheap foreign content? How have the changes we see happening impacted local demand and local production? More importantly how can the regulatory and funding support mechanisms that successive governments have developed over the years remain effective? And finally where does the public broadcaster place itself in this new world?

About the Presenter:

Kim Dalton has been the ABC's Director of Television since January 2006. He was previously Chief Executive of the Australian Film Commission. Other roles have included Manager of Acquisitions and Development for Beyond International Limited, General Manager of the Australian Children's Television Foundation, Investment Manager for the Australian Film Finance Corporation and principal of his own production company, Warner Dalton Pty Ltd.

Since joining the ABC as Director of TV in 2006 Kim has made a major contribution to the policy debate around Australian content and the role of the public broadcaster in the digital era. Under Kim’s leadership ABC TV has gone from being a single linear channel to delivering its content across multiple digital channels - ABC1, ABC2, ABCforKids on 2, ABC3 and an imminent 24 hours news channel - and multiple platforms including www, VOD, iView and mobile.

In 2009 the ABC received a significant increase in its budget in order to establish its dedicated digital children’s channel and to increase its output of Australian drama.

In 2007 Kim was awarded an OAM for service to the film and television industry in policy, in assistance to Indigenous producers and in the promotion of emerging visual technology.

Kim is the Chair of Freeview, the organisation established by Australian free-to-air broadcasters to promote and brand the digital free-to-air platform. In 2009 Kim was re-appointed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs as a Board member of the Australia Korea Foundation.

Light refreshments will be served after the lecture.

Getting here: We encourage people to use public transport to reach the University where possible - for more details on this please follow the link: http://www.translink.com.au/uq.  Parking is available on the campus using the pay and display system. Further information: Rebecca Ralph- ph. 3346 7407 or email on admin.cccs at uq.edu.au<mailto:admin.cccs at uq.edu.au>

Please follow this link for more information http://www.cccs.uq.edu.au/index.html?page=152150&pid=16377

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