Aussie TV Chief to Address Indigenous Broadcasters (fwd)

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Aussie TV Chief to Address Indigenous Broadcasters

Tuesday, 10 July 2007, 11:53 am
Press Release: Maori TV
PUBLICITY RELEASE
TUESDAY JULY 10 2007
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0707/S00183.htm

Australian TV Chief to Address Indigenous Broadcasters

The head of Australia’s first national Indigenous television service will be
among the featured guest speakers at next year’s inaugural World Indigenous
Television Broadcasting Conference to be hosted by Maori Television in
Auckland, New Zealand.

Patricia Turner was appointed chief executive of National Indigenous TV
(NITV) at the beginning of this year and will oversee the imminent launch
of the long-awaited service. Ms Turner – who will speak about the
challenges faced by the new broadcaster – is a member of the Order of
Australia for her public service work and has extensive experience in
Indigenous affairs.
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To be held from March 26 to 28, WITBC ‘08 will be the first ever gathering
of Indigenous television leaders from around the world. Internationally
renowned speakers who are industry experts in broadcasting, media and
Indigenous languages include the leader of Welsh-language channel S4C, John
Walter Jones. A World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network will also
be launched as part of the event.

Maori Television chief executive Jim Mather says the confirmation of
Patricia Turner as a featured guest speaker is another major coup for WITBC
’08.

“Ms Turner has been the most senior Indigenous person in the Australian
public service with a career spanning 28 years. In that time, she's been
deputy chief executive of Centrelink, head of the Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Commission, and deputy secretary in the Department of Prime
Minister and Cabinet,” Mr Mather says.

“NITV has been created for similar reasons to Maori Television – based on a
premise of preserving culture and language – so it will be fascinating to
hear first-hand how the new service will impact on the Australian media
landscape.”

Leaders, producers and planners involved in Indigenous and public television
can register their interest to attend the World Indigenous Television
Broadcasting Conference at www.witbc.org.