Intent: Increased awareness and understanding, and action, relief or intervention at policy or legislative level in relation to rapid, large-scale increase in the radio levy, without warning; the need for action in legislation or in the context of the Budget, including accessible and ringfenced funding for the sector.
Details: Communicating the concern of IBI Members about the large-scale increase in the regulatory levy of radio broadcasters and seeking action on that issue as well as on the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland budget submission.
Emails and copies of our budget submission, or copies of news releases and statements for information. - EmailEmails to Members of the Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport thanking them for their contributions to the Committee hearing and asking for their support in relation to potential legislative amendments to address the issue of the increase in the regulatory radio levy; emails to regulatory officials in relation to the levy increase. - EmailMeetings with public representatives or officials to explain our position and to ask questions about the levy and broadcasting policy or regulation matters and to communicate our position. - Meeting
Intent: Meeting to discuss the important role of independent media, the ongoing developments within the news publishing industry and evolving business model, and provide a briefing on some of the key issues.
Details: Brief on market trends, current challenges for news publishers
Intent: The inclusion of bona fide members of press and broadcast media as relevant entities, forthe purposes of law enforcement, regulatory compliance and judicialproceedings, to whom disclosure, from the Register of Companies, of therelevant officer’s “usual residential address” should be permitted.
Copy of submission sent to Minister O'Donovan highlighting impact of the proposed changes on journalism - EmailSubmission to Dept of Enterprise - Submission
Intent: Share Apple's views on digital policy in reaction to topics raised by Department attendees. Receive status updates on implementation of numerous legislative files (e.g. NIS2, Data Act, AI Act).
Details: Attendance at roundtable on digital issues organised by the Department of the Taoiseach.
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