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RTV•SLOVENIA
ANNUAL•REPORT
P R O G R A M M E S • A N D • B U S I N E S S O P E R AT I O N S • O F T H E P U B L I C S E R V I C E B R O A D C A S T E R • R T V • S LO V E N I A • I N • 2 0 0 8
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Presentation of RTV Slovenia
Management bodies
Organisational structure
Management structure and programme diagram of RTV Slovenia
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MANAGEMENT BODIES REPORTS
Director General’s report
Report of the Chairman of the Programme Council Report of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Independent auditor’s report
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PROGRAMME REPORT
PROGRAMMES OF RADIO SLOVENIA
Radio Slovenia Channel 1
Radio Slovenia Channel 2 ≤ Val 202
Radio Slovenia Channel 3 ≤ ARS Channel News and experimental development programmes
OU Music programmes and Music production
Radio Koper ≤ regional radio programme
Radio Maribor ≤ regional radio programme
Radio Slovenia International
PROGRAMMES OF TELEVISION SLOVENIA
EPU News programme
EPU Culture and Arts programme
EPU Entertainment programme
EPU Sports programme
Parliamentary channel
Experimental programme
Regional TV programme Koper ≤ Capodistria
Regional TV programme Maribor
Data on the achieved programme quota
PROGRAMMES FOR THE NATIONAL COMMUNITIES
Programmes for the Italian national community
Programmes for the Hungarian national community
MULTIMEDIA CENTRE Multimedia Centre
Record label
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
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BUSINESS REPORT
REPORT ON THE GOALS AND RESULTS ACHIEVED
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Strategic goals of RTV Slovenia
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Annual goals of RTV Slovenia
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Performance analysis
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Assessment of business performance 96
Assessment of operations of the system of internal financial control
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INVESTMENTS
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OU TRANSMITTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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The Radio production organisational unit
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The Television production organisational unit
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HUMAN RESOURCES, ORGANISATION, EDUCATION AND LEGAL MATTERS
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Human Resources 118
Organisation of work 118
Education and training
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Legal department 120
DEPARTMENT FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT 121
COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT 122
MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
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Marketing of RTV programmes
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Public Relations 124
AWARDS AND PRIZES
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WHO IS WHO
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FINANCIAL REPORT ON CD
This report was prepared by
Accessibility of RTV Slovenia’s programme output
RTV Slovenia’s programme output is available through the following channels:
• terrestrial wireless systems in Slovenia;
• cable networks in Slovenia and those countries that signed re-broadcast contracts (in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France,
Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Czech Republic, Hungary);
• via Hot Bird 8 Satellite, 13 degrees East, 12.30288 GHz, y-polarisation 27.500 - ¾, Wide Beam;
• through RTV Slovenia’s web site www.rtvslo.si.
Broadcasts intended for other countries are regularly aired on cable systems in Germany, USA, Canada, Argentina, Australia, and
on cable channels 3-sat, Europe by Satellite and Scuola.
Published by: RTV Slovenia
Edited by: Public Relations Department of RTV Slovenia
Photos: Stane Sršen, Darko Koren, Žiga Culiberg, Concept and Design: Edita Gazibara
Borut Cvetko/Mediaspeed, Zaklop.com, Ivona LjubiËiË,
Production, text break and graphic preparation: Mediamix
Blaž Svetina, Roberto Colussi in drugi.
Translation: PSD d.o.o.
Print: Tiskarna Januš
• Anton Guzej, Director General of RTV Slovenia;
• Vinko Vasle, Director of Radio Programmes, with Zdenka
Bakalar, acting editor-in-chief, news and experimental
development programmes; Tatjana Pirc, editor-in-chief of
Channel 1; Mirko Štular, editor-in-chief of Channel 2; Mirjam
Bevc Peressutti, acting editor-in-chief of Channel 3; Vlado
KrejaË, acting editor-in-chief of EPU Regional Broadcasting
Centre (Radio Maribor); SreËko Trglec, editor-in-chief, radio
channel for foreign public (Radio Slovenia International);
and Maja Kirar, editor-in-chief of EPU Regional Broadcasting Centre (Radio Koper);
• Jože Možina, Director of TV programmes, with Rajko GeriË,
editor-in-chief of EPU News programme; Jani Virk, editorin-chief of EPU culture and arts programme; Petar RadoviÊ,
editor-in-chief of EPU entertainment programme; Mile JovanoviÊ, editor-in-chief of EPU sports programme; Ljerka
Bizilj; editor-in-chief of EPU parliamentary channel; Nataša
Segulin, editor-in-chief of EPU Regional television centre
(TV Koper); and Polona Pivec, editor-in-chief of EPU Regional television centre (Tele M);
• Antonio Rocco, Assistant Director General for Italian Programmes, with Aljoša CuraviÊ, editor-in-chief of EPU Radio
programme for the Italian national community, and Roberto Apollonio, editor-in-chief of EPU Television programme
for the Italian national community;
• Helena Zver, Assistant Director General for Hungarian programmes, with Mirjana LovriÊ, editor-in-chief of EPU Tel-
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and Jožef Vegi, editor-in-chief of EPU Radio channel for the
Hungarian national community;
Boris Rener, Head of Music programmes and Music production;
Zvezdan MartiË, Head of Multimedia Centre, with Igor PirkoviË, acting editor-in-chief of Multimedia Centre, and Mojca
Menart, editor of Record label RTV Slovenia;
Barbara ZemljiË, Head of Programme Controlling;
Bogdan Hribar, Head of Central Planning Department;
Igor KrË, Head of OU Radio production;
Janko Bolka, acting Head of OU Television production;
Anica Žgajnar, acting Assistant Director General for Business economics and Head of Accounting service;
Miran Dolenec, Head of OU Transmitters and Connections;
Cvetka Žirovnik, Assistant Director General for Organisation, Human Resources and Education, in cooperation with
Sašo Novak, Head of Human Resources, and Marjan Kralj,
Head of Education Centre;
Silvester Kink, Head of Informatics and Documentation Department;
Katarina Novak, Head of Commercial Department;
Marko Filli, Assistant Director General for Technology, Investments and Engineering, and Matjaž Fajdiga, Head of
Systemic Development Service;
Maja Kolenc, Head of Marketing of RTV Programmes, and
Sabrina PovšiË Štimec, Head of Public Relations Department.
INTRODUCTION
PRESENTATION OF RTV SLOVENIA
professional ethics of reporters, and consistently distinguish
information and comments in journalists’ contributions; and
protect children and youth from content that could impair their
mental or physical development.
RTV Slovenia is a public institution of special cultural and national importance. It renders public service in the field of radio
and television activities to serve the democratic, social and
cultural needs of Slovenian citizens and Slovenian emigrants,
members of the Italian and Hungarian national minorities in
the Republic of Slovenia, and provide other services in accordance with the RTV Slovenia Act.
RTV Slovenia is obliged to ensure authentic and unbiased information broadcasting, high-quality educational broadcasts, and
to produce TV feature broadcasts; it must create documentaries
of national importance and offer its own high-quality products
for children, youth and the elderly.
Pursuant to the RTV Slovenia Act, the public institution is
obliged to provide two (2) national television channels; three
(3) national radio channels; radio and television channels from
regional RTV centres in Koper and in Maribor; one radio and
television channel for the Italian and Hungarian national communities, respectively; radio and television broadcasts for the
Roma ethnic community; radio and television programmes for
Slovenian national minorities in the neighbouring countries
and for Slovenian emigrants and workers abroad; radio and
television programmes for the foreign public; and Teletext,
Internet and a mobile portal. RTV Slovenia is also obliged to
produce a special television channel which airs live broadcasts
and recordings of sessions of the National Assembly of RS and
its working bodies.
In addition, the employees of RTV Slovenia are obliged to
make high-quality entertainment content for all age groups,
and provide information on all important cultural, political, historical, sports, social and economic events.
RTV Slovenia supports the creation and development of crossborder radio and television projects; it offers programmes
for the blind, the visually impaired, the deaf and the hearing
impaired, using specially adapted techniques, and special attention is devoted to the disabled and relevant programme
content. The institution presents and promotes Slovenian culture and science, encourages cultural creativity and freedom
of artistic creation, and ensures the creation, reproduction and
presentation of artistic works.
Within the institution of RTV Slovenia, the following are also
active: the Symphony Orchestra, the Big Band, the Chamber
Choir and the Children’s and Youth Choir; a group of music
producers and Nototeka, who dedicate most of their time and
work to producing and adapting musical works and enriching the musical archives of RTV Slovenia with their achievements. It should be noted that they are very active in the field
of concerts and performances in Slovenia and abroad, which
contributes significantly to the promotion of RTV Slovenia and
Slovenia itself.
Special attention is also devoted to the situation and activities of registered religious communities and the development
of general linguistic and political culture. RTV Slovenia strives
to improve the understanding of national culture, history and
identity, encourages sports activities, and informs the public
about health, environmental protection and consumer protection issues.
RTV Slovenia also has its own record label, Založba kaset in
plošË, which releases CDs, audio tapes and video tapes and
DVDs.
The national programmes are required to reach at least 90 %
of Slovenia’s population, or 90 % of the territory inhabited by
the members of the Italian and Hungarian national minorities
in the case of programmes for these two minorities. Religious
and political propaganda is strictly prohibited, except in party
political broadcasts, which are regulated in detail by legislation.
RTV Slovenia strives to extend its activities, and to this end is
developing the Multimedia Centre, where teletext, an Internet
site of the multimedia portal (www.rtvslo.si) and WAP portal
(wap.rtvslo.si) are created. The Multimedia Centre is also responsible for the creation of three info channels (children’s
channel, entertainment channel and news channel) and for
the subtitling of broadcasts for the deaf and the hearing impaired.
RTV is funded from various sources: RTV licence fees, commercial activities, the state budget and donations and other
sources, in accordance with legislation and the Articles of Association. RTV licence fee payers are households with a radio and
television receiver in the Republic of Slovenia, where technical
conditions enable the reception of at least one RTV Slovenia
channel. It is deemed that every electricity subscriber owns
such a receiver and is therefore liable to RTV licence fee, unless they submit a special declaration, as per the Act. There are
over 600,000 consumers liable to pay the RTV licence fee.
Pursuant to the RTV Slovenia Act, RTV Slovenia is obliged to
follow the principles of accuracy, objectivity and integrity of
information, respect for the human personality and dignity,
political even-handedness, and a plurality of worldviews. The
institution must respect the principles of constitutionality and
regularity when creating programmes, which entails a strict
prohibition on cultural, religious, sexual, racist, national or any
other form of intolerance. The public institution must ensure
the integral and unbiased rendering of information and the
freedom to form opinions; it must respect the principle of
political independence and journalistic freedom, enforce the
The founder of the public institution RTV Slovenia is the Republic of Slovenia. The institution’s management is public. There
are 29 members on the Programme Council. The Italian and
Hungarian national minority each appoint one member; one
member is appointed by the Slovenian Academy of Science
and Arts (SAZU); two members are appointed by the President
of the Republic of Slovenia on a proposal from the registered
religious communities; three members are directly elected by
employees of the institution, and these members represent
the information section, culture and arts, and technology, respectively; five members are appointed by the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, and nominated by political
parties, whereby the representation of the parties in the National Assembly must be taken into account; sixteen members
appointed by the National Assembly are nominated by viewers
and listeners, universities and faculties, societies and associations of societies and their organisations, especially in the arts,
culture, science and journalism, as well as other civil society
organisations, with the exception of political parties and their
organisations.
The Supervisory Board of RTV Slovenia has eleven members,
five appointed by the National Assembly, four by the Government, and two by the employees of RTV Slovenia.
MANAGEMENT BODIES
a) Programme Council of RTV Slovenia
Responsibilities:
• adopts programme standards and programme concepts in
accordance with the RTV Slovenia Act and the Act regulating the media, and in accordance with international legislation;
• adopts the programme-production plan streamlined with
the institution’s financial capabilities;
• adopts programme schemes;
• regularly discusses the implementation of adopted programme concepts and the production plan and provides
the Director General with further instructions regarding the
elimination of deficiencies in these areas;
• discusses the realisation of the adopted programme concepts;
• discusses comments and proposals from viewers and listeners and takes a position in this respect. When determining
programme policies and in cases of well-founded complaint,
submits instructions to the Director General regarding necessary changes in the programmes;
• gives its consent to the Articles of Association of the Public
Service Broadcaster RTV Slovenia;
• provides opinions regarding the proposed financial plan;
• appoints and dismisses the Director General of RTV Slovenia and gives its prior consent to the appointment and
dismissal of Radio and Television Directors;
• decides on other issues regarding programming, when this
is stipulated by the Articles of Association;
• decides on other matters, when so stipulated by the law or
Articles of Association.
The structure of the Programme Council in the mandate
2006≤2010 (constituted on January 24, 2006):
President of the Programme Council of RTV Slovenia
Stane Granda, Ph.D.
Deputy President
Jože Hribernik
1. Member appointed by the Hungarian national community
Elizabeta Bernjak, Ph.D.
2. Member appointed by the Italian national community
Maurizio Tremul
3. Member appointed by SAZU
Janko Kos, Ph.D.
4. Members appointed by the President of RS
Janez Gril, Ph.D.
Saša PaukoviÊ
5. Members elected by the employees of RTV Slovenia
Slavko Bobovnik (information section)
Nataša BolËina Žgavec (culture and arts section)
Tom Zalaznik (technical section)
6. Members appointed by the National Assembly (as nominated by political parties)
Jana Bezenšek, Ph.D. Jože Hribernik
Tino MamiÊ
Boris Vezjak, Ph.D.
Jernej Pikalo, Ph.D.
7. Members appointed by the National Assembly (on the proposal from viewers and listeners)
Boris Cipot
Boris Grabrijan
Stane Granda, Ph.D. Tomaž Habe
Peter JanËiË
Tanja Kuštrin
Bine Matoh
Leon Oblak, Ph.D.
Stanko Okoliš, M.Sc.
Hubert Požarnik, Ph.D.
Peter Rudl
Jože Snoj
Anton Šepetavc, M.Sc.
Ivan Janez Štuhec, Ph.D. Marjan Terpin
Matevž TomšiË, Ph.D.
The structure of the Supervisory Board in the mandate
2006≤2010 (constituted on January 26, 2006):
President of the Supervisory Board of RTV Slovenia
Franc Orešnik
Deputy President
Tomaž Glažar
1. Members appointed by the National Assembly
Nikola DamjaniÊ
Tomaž Glažar
Klemen JakliË, M.Sc. Franc Orešnik
Igor Šetinc, M.Sc.
2. Members appointed by the Government of RS
Janez »adež
Silvo Škornik, M.Sc. Matjaž Durjava, Ph.D.
Sonja Heine
3. Members elected by the employees of RTV Slovenia
Martin Žvelc
Mateja Vodeb, M.Sc. c) Business and Programme Management
of RTV Slovenia
The Director General is selected and appointed by the Programme
Council of RTV Slovenia on the basis of a public tender.
The Director of radio programmes and Director of television
programmes are appointed by the Director General on the basis of a public tender after prior consent from the Programme
Council of RTV Slovenia. The Assistant Director General for
Radio and Television for the Italian national community and
Assistant Director General for Radio and Television for the Hungarian national community are appointed by Director General,
in agreement with the Programme Board for Italian national
programme and Programme Board for Hungarian national programme, respectively. The duration of their mandate is the
same as that of the Director General’s mandate.
Editors-in-chief are appointed and dismissed by the Director
General on the proposal of the Directors of radio and television programmes. Editors-in-chief must be selected by public
tender. A public tender for the programmes of Multimedia,
Teletext, and the Internet and the mobile portal is also carried
out by Radio and Television Directors.
The Director General independently appoints managers, which ensures the sound operation of the business management system.
The mandate of editors-in-chief is four years.
b) Supervisory Board of RTV Slovenia
Responsibilities:
• adopts Articles of Association on the basis of the prior consent of the Programme Council;
• adopts the financial plan and annual report of the public
institution, and decides on the distribution of any surplus of
revenue over expenses;
• determines the prices of services that are not part of the
public service;
• prescribes how radio and television receivers are to be reported or temporarily or permanently signed-off;
• determines in detail how licence fees are to be settled, and
the criteria for write-offs, partial write-offs, postponement
and instalment payments, in accordance with the relevant
legislation;
• decides on tariffs and other conditions for the broadcasting
of programmes of other broadcasters;
• supervises the business operations of RTV Slovenia;
• supervises the book-keeping and legitimacy of business operations, and reviews periodical accounts;
• has the right to access all of institution’s documents, including those regarding the operation of transmitters and
connections;
• decides on other matters, as stipulated by the Act or Articles of Association.
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ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
• RADIO SLOVENIA Programme-production unit
The Radio Slovenia Programme-production unit creates, prepares, broadcasts and archives national radio programmes.
The professional programme-production activities of Radio
Slovenia are managed and coordinated by the unit’s director.
The assistant Directors General for these two programmes are
responsible for professional programme activities with regard
to the national programmes.
The programme-production unit Radio Slovenia consists of four
editorial production units (EPU) headed by editors-in-chief, and
two organisational units (OU):
• EPU Channel 1,
• EPU Channel 2,
• EPU Channel 3,
• EPU of news and experimental development programmes.
• RTV Slovenia’s units in accordance with the Articles of Association of RTV Slovenia (valid from October 16, 2006)
• TELEVISION SLOVENIA Programme-production unit
• TELEVISION PRODUCTION organisational unit
• RADIO SLOVENIA Programme-production unit
• RADIO PRODUCTION organisational unit
• MUSIC PROGRAMMES AND MUSIC PRODUCTION organisational unit
• MULTIMEDIA CENTRE Programme-production unit
• Regional RTV Centre KOPER - CAPODISTRIA (Centro Regionale
RTV Koper - Capodistria) Programme-production unit
• Regional RTV CENTRE MARIBOR Programme-production unit
• TRANSMITTERS AND CONNECTIONS organisational unit
• Radio Production organisational unit
Radio production is a separate organisational unit which provides technical services, production, post-production and the
broadcasting of radio programmes in line with the needs of
the programme-production unit Radio Slovenia.
The organisational structure is subject to the requirements and
needs of the public service of radio and television activities
and multimedia carried out by RTV Slovenia.
In addition to the public service, RTV Slovenia performs the
following commercial activities:
• marketing of advertising time and programmes;
• technical and telecommunication services that are not part
of the public service;
• letting of broadcast infrastructure and other real estate;
• publishing and concert activities;
• marketing programme services, including interactive programme services;
• commercial use of archival material;
• education and professional training, with the exception of
those activities intended to provide functional skills for employees.
• Music Programmes and Music Production organisational
unit
This unit comprises the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and
the Big Band RTV Slovenia, also as a joint music division, the
RTV Slovenia Chamber Choir RTV, the Youth Choir, and the Children’s Choir RTV Slovenia. The programme content of the Music
Programmes and Music Production unit are intended for both
radio and television programmes. The Music Programmes and Music production unit is managed by
the organisational unit’s head, who is appointed and dismissed
by Director General on the proposal of the Radio Director. • TELEVISION SLOVENIA Programme-production unit
The Television Slovenia Programme-production unit creates,
prepares, broadcasts and archives national television programmes. The professional programme-production activities
of Television Slovenia are managed and coordinated by the
unit’s director. The assistant Directors General for these two
programmes are responsible for professional programme activities with regard to the national programmes.
The programme-production unit Television Slovenia consists of
five editorial production units (EPU) headed by editors-in-chief,
and one organisational unit (OU):
• EPU Culture and Arts Programme,
• EPU News Programme,
• EPU Entertainment Programme,
• EPU Sports Programme,
• EPU responsible for special national programme intended to
broadcast the proceedings of the National Assembly of RS
and its working bodies.
• Programme-production unit
REGIONAL RTV CENTRE KOPER ≤ CAPODISTRIA/
CENTRO REGIONALE RTV KOPER - CAPODISTRIA
The Koper ≤ Capodistria Regional RTV creates, prepares, broadcasts and archives the television and radio programme in the
Slovenian language, television and radio programme for the
Italian national community and the minority in Italy, and prepares broadcasts for national radio programmes.
Organisational, business and other general affairs are managed and coordinated by the head of the regional RTV centre.
The programme-production unit Regional RTV Centre Koper
- Capodistria consists of four editorial production units (EPU)
headed by editors-in-chief:
• EPU Regional Television Programme,
• EPU Regional Radio Programme,
• EPU Television programme for the Italian national community,
• EPU Radio programme for the Italian national community.
• Television production organisational unit
OU Television production is a separate organisational unit providing technical services, production, post-production and the
broadcasting of television programmes in line with the needs
of the programme-production unit Television Slovenia.
The activities of programmes for the national community are
managed and coordinated by two editors-in-chief for the Italian national community programmes who act in accordance
with the instructions of the Assistant Director General for the
Radio and Television for the autochthonous Italian national
community.
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• Programme-production unit REGIONAL RTV CENTRE
MARIBOR, incorporating a studio for the Hungarian programme in LENDAVA/Magyar Musorok Stúdiója, Lendva
The Regional RTV Centre Maribor creates, prepares, broadcasts
and archives television and radio programmes in the Slovenian
language, the television and radio programme for the Hungarian national community and the minority in Austria and Hungary, and prepares broadcasts for national radio programmes
and a radio programme for the foreign public.
• MULTIMEDIA CENTRE Programme-production unit
The programme-production Multimedia Centre (MMC) unit creates and broadcasts multimedia text, image, audio and video
contents for new media; it is responsible for subtitling broadcasts for the hearing impaired, and also includes the RTV Slovenia record label.
Organisational, business and other general affairs are managed and coordinated by the regional RTV centre’s head.
All programme activities of the MMC editorial production unit
are managed and coordinated by the editor-in-chief.
The programme-production unit Regional RTV Centre Maribor
consists of four editorial production units (EPU) headed by editors-in-chief:
• EPU Regional Television Programme,
• EPU Regional Radio Programme,
• EPU Radio programme for the foreign public,
• EPU Television programme for the Hungarian national community,
• EPU Radio programme for the Hungarian national community.
• TRANSMITTERS AND CONNECTIONS organisational unit
The organisational unit Transmitters and Connections, as a
communications and multiplex operator, performs a public
service and commercial activities with analogue and digital
technology.
The activities of programmes for the national community are
managed and coordinated by two editors-in-chief for the Hungarian national community programmes, who act in accordance
with the instructions of the Assistant Director General for the
Radio and Television for the Hungarian national community.
The head office of the radio and television studio and of the
Assistant Director General for Radio and Television for the Hungarian national community is in Lendava.
The MMC programme-production unit is managed and coordinated by the MMC’s head.
The activities and operations of OU Transmitters and Connections are managed by the head of OU.
The public service includes broadcasting, exchanging and airing
television, radio and multimedia programmes of RTV Slovenia,
providing the facilities and sharing of aerial systems - if technically feasible - for the broadcasting of television and radio
programmes of special importance, with their infrastructure at
RTV Slovenia’s transmission points; it ensures the visibility and
audibility of RTV Slovenia’s programmes in areas of neighbouring countries inhabited by the Slovene national community, in
accordance with reciprocal contracts, and provides the facilities
and sharing of aerial systems ≤ if technically feasible ≤ for the
broadcasting of programmes of special importance to cover
areas on the other side of the border inhabited by the Slovene
national community, in accordance with reciprocal contracts,
with their infrastructure at RTV Slovenia’s transmission points.
MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AND PROGRAMME
DIAGRAM OF RTV SLOVENIA
RTV Slovenia
Supervisory Board
RTV Slovenia Programme
Council
PUBLIC SERVICE
BROADCASTER
Workers’ Council
OU Transmitters
and
CoMMUNICATIons
Programme Board for Contents intended for the handicapped
Programme Board for National Minorities
Programme
ppu tv
slovenia
ppU radio
slovenia
PPU Regional
RTV Centre
Maribor
PPU
Multimedia
Centre
PPU Regional
RTV Centre
Koper –
Capodistria
OU TV
Production
EPU
Regional TV
Programme
EPU Desk
Multimedia
Centre
EPU Regional
TV Programme
OU Radio
Production
EPU Culture
and Arts
Programme
EPU Regional
Radio
Programme
EPU Regional
Radio
Programme
OU Music
Programmes
AND Music
Production
EPU NEWS
Programme
EPU Editorial
Board of the
Radio Channel
for the Foreign
Public
EPU Editorial
Board for
Channel 1
EPU SPORTS
Programme
EPU Editorial
Board for
Channel 2
EPU
Entertainment
Programme
EPU Editorial
Board for
Channel 3
EPU Special
National
Programme
EPU Editorial
Board for
NEWS and
Experimental
Development
Programme
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Assistant
Director
General for
Italian RTV
Programmes
Assistant
Director
General for
Hungarian RTV
Programmes
EPU TV
Programme
for the Italian
National
Community
EPU TV
Programme for
the Hungarian
National
Community
EPU Radio
Programme
for the Italian
National
Community
EPU Radio
Programme for
the Hungarian
National
Community
PPU – Programme-Production Unit
EPU – Editorial Production Unit
OU – Organisational Unit
Responsibility
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REPORTS OF MANAGEMENT BODIES
funds, we managed to achieve a positive business result without reducing the quality of our output.
The year 2008 was of great significance to us. We celebrated
the 80th anniversary of Radio Slovenia, the 50th anniversary of
Television Slovenia, and the 30th anniversary of the TV programme for the Hungarian national community. On this occasion, we enriched our radio and TV programming with new
shows and organised a number of public events in cooperation
with our musical divisions (the Symphony Orchestra, the Big
Band and choirs).
And 2008 was a special challenge for us all, as we concluded
a number of demanding programme projects: in the first six
months, Slovenia presided over the European Union; in Slovenia, there were elections for the National Assembly, and the
Olympics in Beijing.
DIRECTOR GENERAL’S REPORT In the field of radio programming, we managed to realise
most of the planned modifications; some are long-term and
demand a gradual approach. Our radio channels continue to
retain a high audience share, with VAL 202 still the most popular. We introduced different promotion activities and improved
and strengthened the already high recognition of individual
radio trademarks. We responded quickly to current events and
pursued the interactive approach, which is always in the best
interest of the public. With regard to radio programmes, we
took a step forward by introducing special content for targeted
audiences (the disabled, retired persons, religious persons).
We air a one-hour broadcast each week called Naše poti (Our
Ways) for the Romany national community. VAL 202 and Radio
Si received additional European funds for some of their interesting projects. Mediateka, the central radio archive, started
operations; it contains digitalised music content; later, we will
digitalise television content for the main RTV archive. The programme-business plan for 2008 was based on existing financial references that did not exceed the references for
the previous year, and on changes within the institution and
without. These changes are the result of rapid technological
development, the modern approach to programme creation
and the possibility of offering new services in the digital multimedia environment. We were faced with very demanding
programme-production, financial and investment tasks, due to
great changes in the competitive environment.
In line with the strategy in the field of radio and television
programmes, we set the following important goals:
• to make good use of the 80th anniversary of Radio Slovenia
and the 50th anniversary of Television Slovenia to promote
programmes and strengthen our reputation, and increase
our audience;
• to systematically introduce special programme content for
the target audience;
• to renew the musical image of our radio programmes;
• to renew our radio web pages;
• to prepare high-quality television programmes which will
retain viewers;
• to improve radio and television cultural content;
• to increase the share of issues concerning Slovenes abroad
and Slovene emigrants in our programmes;
• to prepare pilot bi-media projects of Radio and Television
Slovenia;
• to prepare new programmes in the digital environment;
• to reduce the number of permanent employees;
• to conclude the renewal of the payment system;
• to prepare new programme and production work processes
and standards;
• to digitalise and computerise radio and television production, with the possibility of producing and broadcasting TV
in HD technology;
• to continue the digitalisation of the broadcasting TV network;
• to facilitate the completion of the digital radio archive.
The regional radio stations in Koper and Maribor also strove
to enlarge their audience. Radio Koper continues to have the
highest ratings in the region, despite the larger number of
competitors. Improvements are also evident in Maribor, where
the combined and rational ≤ with regard to cost reduction ≤
bi-media operation of radio and television is being successfully
implemented. With its 24-hour programming, Radio Si is successfully joining the national radio channels. We improved the radio and television offer of the regional RTC
centres in Koper and Maribor, including the programmes for
the Italian and Hungarian national communities and broadcasts
for the Roma community. Both regional centres increased their
share in national radio and television programming.
By improving the quality of our music offer, and with a more
favourable ratio between music and the spoken word in our
programmes, we ensured a higher proportion of Slovene music. Our Symphony Orchestra, which is frequently featured on
radio and television programmes, had 4,000 minutes of its
own programming; in 2008, it performed 44 concerts, 5 abroad
and 12 outside Ljubljana. Almost 45,000 people attended its
concerts. A good two thirds of archive recordings were in the
field of Slovene musical creativity. The Big Band did not fall be-
We managed to achieve most of our goals, thanks to our hardworking employees; and despite the fact that we had fewer
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hind, performing a number of concerts and in various radio and
television music broadcasts. Both our orchestras achieved their
main goal: to perform public concerts, record for the archive,
and be very active in the realisation and enhancement of radio
and television programmes.
lower by 3,405,000 EUR. The favourable business result in
2007 was due to income from the reversal of provisions, which
was almost five times that in 2008. Total income amounted
to 122,729,000 EUR, and total expenditure amounted to
122,647,000 EUR. Compared to 2007, income was lower by
1,987,000 EUR, i.e. by 1.6 %.
In the field of television programming, we achieved most of
our goals with regard to providing a high-quality and diverse
range of informative, educational, cultural, sports and entertainment content. The Parliamentary Channel became RTV’s
third channel. We increased the share of own featured programmes, maintained high ratings for our high-quality and
rich children’s and youth programme, and offered a number
of superior documentary and educational broadcasts. We prepared a concept for new thematic digital television channels
intended to provide our viewers with a diverse range of intriguing content. In this way, we will achieve one of the important objectives of public service, which is to be responsive
to viewers and listeners at all times and to serve the public
interest. In particular, we can mention the excellent coverage
of the Beijing Olympics. Our technical team assisted the Beijing
international Olympics television team to realise TV transmissions of the kayak/canoe and mountain bike competitions and
received compliments from the organisers.
In this respect, the RTV licence fee warrants attention: in the
income structure, it was a mere 64.5 %, and its share has been
decreasing for years. In 2003, its share was 72.3 %. RTV Slovenia is therefore compelled to find other, unstable and unreliable sources of finance (35.6 %). This is unacceptable for a
public institution with a mission to serve the public and fulfil
the public interest and requirements of the public. In this difficult financial crisis and economic downturn, excessive dependence on other financial sources is undesirable for any public
institution and constitutes a great risk to income.
Due to inflation, between April 2004 and end of 2008 (opportunity loss) we lost over 20 million EUR in potential income. If
the licence fee remains frozen, the founder will have to reduce
the volume of programmes and multimedia services and slow
down digital modernisation; however, this would not be acceptable and justifiable, given our mission and the role our
institution plays in society, as stipulated by the RTV Slovenia
Act. It would also endanger its future existence.
Within the Multimedia Centre of RTV Slovenia, we continued to
develop new services and products, offered new content and
took account of developments in public service broadcasting
in Europe. We increased coverage by 13 %; today, we have
511,046 subscribers. A survey by the company Interstat showed
that MMC is the least biased and most credible media, which
is a great compliment to our Internet offer. Our Teletext is still
the leading source of information and news in Slovenia. Most
of our pre-recorded broadcasts were subtitled for the deaf and
hearing impaired, and ≤ when technologically feasible ≤ all
information broadcasts and live pre-election debates.
Despite the frozen licence fee, we managed to increase income
from the fee by 1,523,000 EUR, i.e. by 2 %. This is due to the
aggressive activities of the subscriber service with regard to acquiring new subscribers. In recent months, the number of subscribers exempt from payment has drastically increased. This
should not be charged to the institution’s budget, since it is a
clear social transfer that should be charged to the Treasury.
Another cause for concern is the significant reduction in income; there was a 10.7 % decline (2,396,000 EUR) compared
to planned income. Income from advertising will also be lower
in 2009 due to the financial crisis and the economic downturn.
Our competitors in the national market - commercial TV stations - reduced prices for advertising blocks, and in addition, TV
Slovenia will offer fewer interesting sports events.
When assessing the realisation of our programme goals, we must
take into account the funds available. Systematically streamlining work processes and reducing costs were also components
of our activities in 2008. The fact remains that our sources of
income remain relatively the same each year, with some even
declining. We were faced with lower funds, and incurred additional obligations linked to the renewal of the payment system
based on the Salary System in the Public Sector Act; there was
also a shortage of state funds, with a higher depreciation rate
prescribed by the government. In order to maintain the statutory programme volume, we had to go that extra mile!
Thanks to other operating income, such as the reversal of longterm provisions for claims, operating income from OU Transmitters and Connections exceeding the planned income, financial
income relating to returned interest, and rebated tax or statute
barred turnover tax for 1996, we were able to compensate for
the lost advertising revenue.
Current business was hindered by a grave reality: the RTV licence fee, the most important financial source in the income
structure, has been frozen since 2004. At the same time, we
have had problems with the amount of income from advertising, due to changes in the advertising market and buyers of
advertising space. Therefore, it is a great achievement to have
ended the year with a positive business result.
We must not, of course, underestimate the activities and measures taken in the planned reduction of expenditure, which are
the responsibility of management, in particular regarding the
reduction in staff and material costs and the search for internal
reserves. We reduced the costs of goods, material and services
by 1,244,000 EUR; costs are therefore lower by 2.4 % than
planned. With regard to material and energy, costs are lower
by 319 thousand EUR, or 5.1 %, compared to 2007. Costs of
services are lower by 1,119,000 EUR, or 2.4 %, compared to
the planned costs.
In 2008, the public institution had a surplus of income over
expenditure of EUR 82,000. In the financial plan, we planned
a surplus of EUR 426,000. Compared to 2007, the result was
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However, we still can not be satisfied with business operations
and governance in individual programme-business and organisational units; all except the Regional RTV centre in Koper and
Joint activities exceeded the planned operating costs. Therefore, we will have to introduce stricter criteria for management, including appropriate personnel and financial sanctions.
tate the demanding transfer from analogue to digital and for
equipment modernisation, and to enable public institutions to
be present on all available platforms without limiting their programme offer, but widening it. This is our long-term strategic
goal and our commitment to our viewers and listeners. Director General of RTV Slovenia
Anton Guzej
In 2008, 96 employees gave notice. On January 1 2009, the institution had 2,000 employees. In 2008, labour costs amounted
to 56,326,000 EUR or 1,727,000 EUR (3 %) less than planned.
The main underlying reasons for the reduction are: the new
wage system, the reduced number of permanently employed
(compared to 2007), and a lower payroll tax. Compared to
2007, costs were higher by 1,721,000 EUR, or 3.2 %, primarily
due to the new payment system and indexation of wages and
salaries based on escalation in January and July. It should be
noted that 10 million EUR are needed to implement the new
payment system. The state should assist with financial support,
but this is still pending. Outsourcing costs will need to be lowered, as well as the costs of outworkers and students, which in
2008 were significantly higher than planned.
We will continue to renew business processes and implement
new RTV standards and norms, and thereby increase productivity, streamline and shorten working procedures in programmes
and production, lower costs, and implement a more effective
organisation that allows for the timely preparation and implementation of annual programme-business plans.
In 2008, borrowing did not achieve the planned extent, and
financial expenditure was therefore lower than planned. Because we harmonised outflows and inflows, there was no need
to borrow financial resources.
We successfully continued the implementation of investments,
and with the digitalisation of the transmission grid, we achieved
80 % coverage of households in Slovenia. We followed our
strategic policies regarding the digitalisation of equipment and
lots in the radio and television production technology chains,
the implementation of a Digital Video Broadcasting≤Terrestrial
(DVB-T), and solving problems with space and working conditions of personnel. We continued to modernise the computer
production of RTV programmes and new multimedia content.
We allocated 15,511,000 EUR for investments, which is the
highest annual realisation so far. Due to objective grounds
and long procedures with regard to statutory public contract
performance, and delays with equipment supply in 2008, we
failed to conclude most of the development projects. However,
in my view, we invested successfully, as all of our investments
were carried out through public procurement procedures. We
are continuing current development projects in 2009.
In the light of all these facts, good and bad, I am happy to
announce that productivity increased by 8.3 % compared to
2007. Liquidity was also more favourable than planned.
However, I must underline the fact that in 2009 it will not be
possible to ensure the viability of the institution if the founder
does not guarantee the appropriate financing for providing the
public service, as stipulated by the RTV Slovenia Act. In most
of EU countries, the licence fee has been increased to facili-
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REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAIN OF THE PROGRAMME
COUNCIL
In 2008, the Programme Council held four sessions (February
19, April 15, June 17 and October 28), i.e. one session fewer
than planned. This was not because there were not enough
issues to be addressed, but because of numerous external circumstances, including cost-cutting, since individual sessions
and demanding relevant preparations (session of committees
and commissions) incur significant costs.
Particular attention was given to the timely preparation of the
plan for 2009. Many of our employees were working on preparations for the Olympics, and there were concerns that we
would not manage to prepare the basic documents. However,
we later realised that our fears were groundless. We had very
few problems with regard to content, financing or regarding
the Supervisory Board’s view.
The Programme Council was well aware of the great changes
and problems stemming from the payment system reform. The
council was also well aware that the reform is crucial. However, it could not intervene, as this is not within its competence. As special achievements, certain Slovene series should
be mentioned, although one of them, the first Slovene soap
opera, was not as successful as expected. However, RTV Slovenia started this project and the experience learnt was priceless. Now we know how our viewers see such programmes.
We should also mention that some council members and
viewers expressed the view that the series should not have
been cancelled, because it had only started to ‘catch on’. The
relatively bad experience with this first Slovene soap opera
showed that the Slovenian public does not accept new ideas
and experiments in general. The Programme Council supported
the efforts of TV Slovenia’s Channel 3, which not only offers
great new content, but is also a kind of a ‘laboratory’ for the
future. However, not many share this view. The future will put
the television media to the test and bring new challenges in
terms of content and technology, and Channel 3 is a kind of
‘hatchery’ for new ideas, personnel and experience - in short,
an investment in the institution’s future. We can not accept the
view that digitalisation is only a technical and not a contentrelated problem (or perhaps that above all).
The Programme Council established a commission for Slovenes
abroad (led by Janko Malle). With it, the question of the visibility of central Slovene programmes abroad gained a completely
new perspective. Thus we overcame the existing paternalistic
attitude. Hitherto, society spoke of compatriots on the ethnic
margins. Instead, compatriots should inform society of how
and to what extent the native country should be informed
about their lives. A new function was established, that of a
viewers’ and listeners rights’ ombudsman (in the person of
Ms. Miša Molk). As an office of RTV Slovenia, the ombudsman
assists the Programme Council of RTV Slovenia, above all with
updated answers to viewers’ and listeners’ complaints. There
are still some problems relating to the ombudsman’s post and
work. On the one hand, there should be a special show for the
ombudsman, or another show where the ombudsman could
appear; on the other hand, there are problems regarding the
perception of this function, which can not be subject to disagreement or (even) dispute. Deficiencies and mistakes discovered by this office should be handled with care, within the
institution and not in public. Otherwise, professional dialogue
is not possible. Mistakes, such as setting different times for
evening cartoons (the problems was not so much linked to
the different schedule, but to the fact that viewers were not
prepared for the change) should not recur.
The Programme Council monitored problems relating to radio
programming and found a vague separation of journalistic features and ‘cultural’ features. Some staff believe that journalistic
features are predominant and that there are not enough other
cultural features, or that their way of thinking and working is
not taken into account. These are editorial matters, and the
Programme Council of RTV Slovenia has no right to intervene.
The Slovene public, especially those viewing cultural items,
were concerned about different issues regarding the situation
on Channel 3 of Radio Slovenia. Many comments were biased
and even untrue. In addition to financial problems, there were
issues regarding organisation, and experienced employees
who are experts on content, but do not know much about
organisation, could not comprehend them. In times when we
have limited finances and the institution is undergoing new
financial management, one must take account of the grave
reality, even if it seems ‘uncultured’. An impartial observer has
the impression that some major changes in the operation of
the institution (driven by external factors and not the internal
‘whim’ of the management) eluded certain individuals. And
this is largely proven by complaints regarding excessive commercialisation, coming above all from within the institution.
No one from the political, professional or cultural sphere would
publicly support the view of many employees who claim that
RTV Slovenia, politically and culturally, is so important as to be
able to operate outside the social and economic framework.
And a comparison with the competition supports this opinion.
Such behaviour could cause stress within the institution. And
the biggest victims of all this would be RTV Slovenia and Slovene culture, in the broadest sense of the word.
Stane Granda, Ph.D.
President of the Programme Council of RTV Slovenia
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the available financial resources contributed by citizens in the
form of RTV licence fees and intended for the rendering of public services, and upon income from commercial activities and
other sources in accordance with the Act. The institution was
forced to take radical savings measures because the licence fee
has remained frozen for several years, because it has lost value
due to inflation, and because the situation in the market is very
unfavourable. The Supervisory Board dedicated special attention to the separate and transparent use of public resources
needed to fulfil the institution’s public duty. The principle of
financial transparency when rendering public services and the
method and volume of funds acquired from commercial activities are categories stipulated by the RTV Slovenia Act. The
reform of the payment system in accordance with the Salary
System in the Public Sector Act put additional pressure on the
financial management of RTV Slovenia, because the government did not provide co-financing in accordance with previous
guarantees. Investment projects in the programme and business field were mainly carried out according to plan. However,
the digitalisation project needs to be completed and the development of multimedia services needs to be intensified.
REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPERVISORY
BOARD
RTV Slovenia’s Management (left to right): Marko Filli, Anica Žgajnar, Jože Možina, Anton Guzej, Vinko Vasle, Cvetka Žirovnik, Antonio Rocco, Helena Zver
It should be noted that employees responded to the situation
with individual and creative ways of thinking and by adjusting to the circumstances, which means that they are willing
to contribute to a healthy and safe working environment and
strengthen the importance of personal satisfaction. There is
enough will, knowledge, new ideas and motivation. However,
in future we will have to ensure sufficient funds. In this respect, we count on the government. A long-term vision of the
RTV Slovenia’s development needs to be developed that will
enable the further integral, statutory rendering of public services by the national media.
The Supervisory Board of RTV Slovenia, in accordance with its
legislative and statutory competences, approves the financial
performance of the institution in 2008, despite the fact that
the financial crisis which became evident in the second half of
2008 also affected the business operations of the institution.
It was hard to accept the grave situation of RTV, but with an
appropriate business policy, the management proved that it
is capable of handling demanding situations which require reorganisation in various fields of operation. The management
competed in the market and rationalised expenses; we have
to thank the management and all employees for a successful
battle. It became evident that the values of the national radio
and television are important and respected.
All the ambitions and expectations will be hard to implement,
because most high-quality programmes and other content are
very expensive. They are linked to various factors in the business and social environment which in certain cases are not
under the direct influence of the national media. Therefore,
the efforts of employees, management and representatives
of the supervisory and management bodies will have to be
directed to the implementation of the public interest. Slovenia
needs a public RTV service, for only such a service is qualified
to strengthen and preserve the Slovenian language, Slovene
cultural creativity, national archival wealth and national identity in Slovenia and the European Union. A public, national RTV
Slovenia must be effective, successful, cost-effective, highquality, innovative and progressive, and user- and employeefriendly; in short, it must be a public service that we can also
be proud of in broader frameworks.
The Supervisory Board, as the supervising body, took account
of the diversity of its structure; its members are representatives of the National Assembly and the Government of RS,
and two of its members are employees’ representatives. The
council acted professionally, independently and in due time;
an important aspect of its work was democratic decision-making. The Supervisory Board regularly informed the Programme
Council, the Programme Boards for RTV programmes for the
Italian and Hungarian national communities and the competent ministry for the media, along with the interested public
(through the web site of RTV Slovenia) of its conclusions and
decisions. The Supervisory Board concluded that 2008 was a successful
year for the institution. The goals of the programme-production
plan were more or less achieved, and the financial management was stabilised and positive at the end of the year. The
economic stability of RTV Slovenia is of special importance for
the future; due to the financial crisis, there is a need to take
radical measures, without which the existence and further development of the institution would be compromised. Its business operations, with regard to income, were conditioned upon
It will not be easy. However, with rapid responses to various
issues, opportunities and challenges, by respecting co-workers, with creativity and motivation, with active professional
co-operation, with the trust and support of the founder, and
satisfied listeners and viewers, we will improve the standards
of this institution with responsibility and success.
President of the Supervisory Board of RTV Slovenia
Franc Orešnik
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PROGRAMMES OF RADIO SLOVENIA
INTRODUCTION BY THE DIRECTOR OF RADIO
SLOVENIA
In the plan for 2008, Radio Slovenia included eight basic goals,
some long-term. However, for objective reasons, not all were
realised. We had problems with updating the web pages of the
first radio channel; this is still an important task for next year.
It must be noted that Radio Slovenia realised some important
goals:
1. At the beginning of 2008, Mediateka (the central radio
archive) started operations; first, the musical content was
digitalised for programme requirements. Radio mediateka
is part of RTV’s future main archive, which will open when
television has been included in the digitalisation of content. This is a very demanding and important project: to
safeguard radio and television cultural, artistic and historic
heritage. This highly demanding professional work will
need to be extended to the spoken word in the radio archive in order to safeguard the most important heritage
of national radio programmes. Much important material is
preserved on tape, and because tape is a very sensitive
material, those with recorded speech will be the first to be
digitalised and archived. However, this process requires a
highly professional worker who will be responsible for this
part of the radio archive and who will be able to identify
individual items. Work in this area requires more staff and
will take some time.
2. Last year, (with great help from Mr. Bojan Kosi, head of
Mediateka) we sent electronic data to SAZAS (the Society
of Composers, Authors and Publishers in Slovenia) and IPF
(Collecting Society for Asserting Rights of Performers and
Producers of Phonograms of Slovenia). In the past, all data
was sent as hard copies. Because of the new method of
transfer, all the data is reliable. Once all musical content is
digitalised, all the data will be automatically sent to SAZAS
and IPF, also a very important goal for us.
3. We realised our wish to continue renovating our musical
image and identity, above all with regard to channels 1 and
2, whereby we must underline that channel 1 underwent
excellent renovation by Rudi PanËur, the new music editor.
We did not achieve the goal of unifying the musical image
(the same jingle for all the most important national broadcasts) of our radio programmes, but we are satisfied with
the work that has been done. VAL 202 successfully carried
out a tender and extended popular music production with
18 new songs under the common title Imamo dobro glasbo
(We Have Good Music).
4. The anniversary of Radio and Television Slovenia was celebrated in broadcasts, content and production (in co-operation with the television segment). The editorial board of Radio Channel 1 prepared content concepts and scenarios for a
series of eight very successful concerts in different locations
in Slovenia. The concerts received great public attention.
Thus we presented our programme ideas, together with musical production and corpora and numerous performers to
the public. In this respect, we must thank editor-in-chief of
Channel 1, Tatjana Pirc, and the music editor Rudi PanËur.
5. Channel 1 organised a series of concerts for Slovenes
abroad, thereby transferring a little part of our homeland
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and its creativity across the border, and listeners abroad
had the opportunity to see (or rather hear) just how creative our musicians are.
6. We were not successful with regard to personnel rejuvenation: tenders were carried out, but too few qualified candidates applied.
7. We achieved progress with regard to the introduction of
special programme content for the disabled and the retired, and religious content. We devoted special attention
to the introduction of a one-hour broadcast, Our Ways, for
the Romany community, which is aired every Monday. This
broadcast is prepared professionally and includes interesting themes.
8. We introduced some necessary changes at the micro-organisational level (the majority of changes will be implemented in 2009).
9. In 2008, VAL 202 and Radio Si acquired significant additional
European funds for individual programme projects: VAL 202
for the broadcast Evropa osebno (Europe Personally), and
Radio Si as one of the initiators of Euranet, a network of 16
radio stations from 13 European countries. Val’s project is
co-financed by EBU, and Radio Si’s project is co-financed by
the EU, in the amount of 50 %.
In this report we must especially mention the new editor (editor-in-chief) of Channel 3. This was the result of the fact that the
financial part of the plan was not sufficiently realised. I do not
wish to comment on the way the creators of these programmes
see the financial resources needed to make the programme
better. However, it is necessary to stick to the plan which is coordinated each year for the following period by editors, editors-
in-chief-programme directors and RTV Slovenia’s management.
Many misunderstandings derived from this, above all the public was engaged, because what the public saw in all this was
the cancellation of the programme and its commercialisation
(which is prohibited by law, which we duly respect). Despite all
this, Channel 3 managed to implement its programme plan, and
acting editor-in-chief Mirjam Bevc Peressutti professionally settled all conflicts and ensured that the loss was not even greater,
and that programme content was not reduced, although the
financial part of the plan was exceeded. Radio Slovenia’s management received numerous complaints which fall under the
competence of the regulator and APEK (Post and Electronic
Communications Agency of RS) regarding the reception of radio
Channel 3, which currently covers 80 % of Slovene territory. It
must be pointed out that, in co-operation with OU Transmitters
and Connections, we managed to retain the frequencies on Trdinov vrh (which would otherwise have be given to a commercial radio station). As regards the 40 % share of Slovene music
as stipulated by law for national radio programmes, including
Channel 3, we must take account of the regulator’s request that
national radio channels must include their national cultural and
artistic identity in the field of music. However, it is true that
next year we will have to consider the provision stipulating that
this share must be respected every day. This share should be
measured on weekly or even a monthly basis, since radio Channel 3 has very varied programming. We were dealing with two
further problems: programmes included too few important musical works from the radio archive, and the above-mentioned
provision did not, due to lack of funds, facilitate and increase
the production of original, new Slovene musical works in the
field of serious music.
Radio Slovenia, Channel 1, in minutes
Speech ≤ music ratio and share of Slovenian music and music by Slovenian performers/ January ≤ December 2008
The following section contains statistical data and comparisons regarding national radio programmes:
Month
Total duration
Speech
Aired music, total
Slovenian music and music
by Slovenian performers
Other music
Speech ≤ music
ratio
Share of Slovenian music and
music by Slovenian performers
Month
Total duration
Speech
Aired music, total
Other music
Speech ≤ music
ratio
January
44,640
11,727
32,913
12,511
20,402
26 : 74
38.0 %
February
41,760
11,645
30,115
12,860
17,255
28 : 72
42.7 %
44,580
12,160
32,420
12,116
20,304
27 : 73
37.4 %
January
44,640
23,360
21,280
10,613
10,667
52 : 48
49.9 %
March
February
41,760
22,660
19,100
9,852
9,248
54 : 46
51.6 %
April
43,200
11,799
31,401
12,106
19,295
27 : 73
38.6 %
44,640
12,008
32,632
12,027
20,605
27 : 73
36.9 %
March
44,580
23,481
21,099
10,613
10,486
53 : 47
50.3 %
May
April
43,200
22,684
20,516
10,248
10,268
53 : 47
50.0 %
June
43,200
11,523
31,677
12,522
19,155
27 : 73
39.5 %
44,640
11,662
32,978
12,844
20,134
26 : 74
39.0 %
May
44,640
23,186
21,454
10,530
10,924
52 : 48
49.1 %
July
June
43,200
22,913
20,287
10,206
10,081
53 : 47
50.3 %
August
44,640
11,424
33,216
12,312
20,904
26 : 74
37.1 %
July
44,640
22,856
21,784
10,553
11,231
51 : 49
48.4 %
September
43,200
11,269
31,931
13,369
18,562
26 : 74
41.9 %
44,700
11,917
32,783
15,308
17,475
27 : 73
46.7 %
August
44,640
23,014
21,626
10,897
10,729
52 : 48
50.4 %
October
September
43,200
23,221
19,979
10,017
9,962
54 : 46
50.1 %
November
43,200
11,104
32,096
14,568
17,528
26 : 74
45.4 %
44,640
11,835
32,805
14,533
18,272
27 : 73
44.3 %
527,040
140,073
386,967
157,076
229,891
27 : 73
40.6 %
October
44,700
24,216
20,484
10,448
10,036
54 : 46
51.0 %
December
November
43,200
23,522
19,678
9,804
9,874
54 : 46
49.8 %
Total
December
44,640
23,754
20,886
10,551
10,335
53 : 47
50.5 %
Total
527,040
278,867
248,173
124,332
123,841
53 : 47
50.1 %
Month
Total duration
Speech
Aired music, total
Other music
Speech ≤ music
ratio
January
44,640
17,823
26,817
12,372
14,445
40 : 60
46.1 %
February
41,760
16,191
25,569
11,636
13,933
39 : 61
45.5 %
March
44,580
17,943
26,637
11,960
14,677
40 : 60
44.9 %
April
43,200
16,682
26,518
11,848
14,670
39 : 61
44.7 %
May
44,640
17,474
27,166
12,085
15,081
39 : 61
44.5 %
June
43,200
17,207
25,993
12,301
13,692
40 : 60
47.3 %
July
44,640
16,212
28,428
12,878
15,550
36 : 64
45.3 %
August
44,640
18,272
26,368
12,387
13,981
41 : 59
47.0 %
September
43,200
16,755
26,445
12,295
14,150
39 : 61
46.5 %
October
44,700
17,916
26,784
12,591
14,193
40 : 60
47.0 %
November
43,200
17,434
25,766
12,178
13,588
40 : 60
47.3 %
December
44,640
17,948
26,692
12,604
14,088
40 : 60
47.2 %
Total
527,040
207,857
319,183
147,135
172,048
39 : 61
46.1 %
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Data on the programme aired are summarised from data submitted by individual editorial boards. Speech and music are strictly separated, regardless of the type of broadcast (primarily talk broadcast or music broadcast).
Source: Radio Slovenia’s records of the programme aired/ January ≤ December 2008
Programmes of Radio Slovenia by genre / Comparison 2007 and 2008 / In minutes
Channel 1
Genres
2007
2008
Minutes
%
Minutes
%
Featured broadcasts
18,167
3.5 %
13,688
2.6 %
Entertainment broadcasts
12,999
2.5 %
21,997
4.2 %
3,772
0.7 %
1,403
0.3 %
Popular and rock music
205,368
39.1 %
205,533
39.0 %
Other music
14,276
2.7 %
15,479
2.9 %
Sports
8,876
1.7 %
9,053
1.7 %
Daily newscasts
84,110
16.0 %
84,322
16.0 %
Information and current events broadcasts
147,352
28.1 %
140,698
26.7 %
Documentary and feuilleton broadcasts
8,981
1.7 %
11,335
2.2 %
Educational broadcasts
8,704
1.7 %
11,107
2.1 %
Classical music
559
0.1 %
234
0.0 %
Promotions
5,513
1.0 %
5,324
1.0 %
Advertising
5,097
1.0 %
5,522
1.0 %
Other
1,526
0.3 %
1,345
0.3 %
Total
525,300
100.0 %
527,040
100.0 %
Religious broadcasts
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Ratings data:
Annual average reach of RTV Slovenia’s stations in the audibility area, 2008
Channel 2
2008
Minutes
%
Minutes
%
0
0.0 %
0
0.0 %
9,445
1.8 %
7,444
1.4 %
0
0.0 %
0
0.0 %
314,140
59.8 %
320,903
60.9 %
Other music
13,016
2.5 %
12,028
2.3 %
Sports
38,629
7.3 %
41,974
8.0 %
Daily newscasts
69,438
13.2 %
70,130
13.3 %
59,318
11.3 %
51,285
9.7 %
1,571
0.3 %
2,256
0.4 %
Featured broadcasts
Classical music
100 %
22 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
20.3 %
90 %
20 %
90 %
18 %
80 %
16 %
70 %
14 %
60 %
12 %
11.8 %
50 %
10.0 %
10 %
0
0.0 %
1,044
0.2 %
0
0.0 %
0
0.0 %
5,700
1.1 %
5,407
1.0 %
32 %
5.7 %
Promotions
Advertising
13,857
2.6 %
13,770
2.6 %
Other
486
0.1 %
799
0.2 %
Total
525,600
100.0 %
527,040
100.0 %
40 %
technical audibility in %
2007
reach in %
Genres
8%
6%
30 %
20 %
4%
13 %
8%
2%
6%
0.7 %
0.4 %
0%
Channel 1
Val 202
Ars
10 %
0.9 %
0.5 %
Radio Si
Radio
Maribor
MMR
Radio
Koper
0%
Radio
Capodistria
Channel 3
Genres
Featured broadcasts
2007
Average ratings and the share of Channel 1 and VAL 202, in 15-minute intervals
2008
Minutes
%
Minutes
%
13,328
2.5 %
18,094
3.4 %
0
0.0 %
0
0.0 %
399,211
76.0 %
393,127
74.6 %
2,844
0.5 %
600
0.1 %
Classical music
Other music
21,365
4.1 %
23,358
4.4 %
Sports
3,953
0.8 %
3,980
0.8 %
Daily newscasts
37,402
7.1 %
38,288
7.3 %
13,554
2.6 %
22,703
4.3 %
21,670
4.1 %
17,260
3.3 %
8,294
1.6 %
5,675
1.1 %
3,979
0.8 %
3,955
0.8 %
Promotions
0
0.0 %
0
0.0 %
Advertising
0
0.0 %
0
0.0 %
Other
0
0.0 %
0
0.0 %
Total
525,600
100.0 %
527,040
100.0 %
Source: Programme Controlling
Records of the programme aired
4,5 %
4,0 %
3,5 %
3,0 %
2,5 %
Channel 1
Val 202
2,0 %
1,5 %
1,0 %
0,5 %
0,0 %
5:00
6:30
8:00
9:30
11:00
12:30
14:00
Source: Radiometry for 2008, Media Pool d.o.o., 30,000 respondents, aged between 10 and 75
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15:30
17:00
18:30
20:00
21:30
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The editorial boards of EPU Channel 1 prepared regular broadcasts and kept up-to-date, and we successfully completed several important programme projects.
Channel 1 works with EPU News and the experimental development programme (news, information broadcasts, current
affairs, regular broadcasts, advice for the agricultural sector,
bigger projects ≤ in 2008, the parliamentary elections). Together with EPU Channel 2, we prepare a weekly broadcast
for students, and some co-workers from Channel 1 periodically
prepare the Friday broadcast Petkova centrifuga. We co-operate with EPU Channel 3 (the editorial board of the educational
programme prepares one-hour educational broadcasts, and the
editorial boards of Channel 3 prepare literary broadcasts, musical broadcasts, featured programme, broadcasts and features
on culture for Channel 1). Together with OU Music production
and music programmes, we prepare music and entertainment
broadcasts, and with concerts and new musical works, we diversify the radio music archive.
Channel 1 has three well-known programme blocks: the
morning, forenoon and afternoon block. The morning block
gives listeners current and up-to-date information. The forenoon block comprises educational contents (Intelekta): the
school system, science, culture, religion, information, ecology,
ethnology, history, health issues, and recreation and entertainment. The afternoon block offers highly up-to-date information, providing news and analyses of current events. In 2008,
we upgraded the evening schedule (Kulturni fokus, SotoËja,
Naše poti, a new, better broadcast Slovenska zemlja v pesmi in besedi, Gymnasium, entertaining Saturday evenings, a
renovated Sunday evening). The night programme offers good
speakers, good conversation, and a reprise of our best radio
broadcasts.
The daily current affairs broadcasts between 5:00 and 9:00
AM introduced some new shows. The broadcast Turistov glas
seže v deveto vas is a Tuesday special. Randomly chosen
foreigners visiting Slovenia are asked a few questions about
how they see Slovenia and its people. In the service block,
we offer more experts providing answers to listeners’ questions. The emphasis is on organic food production and energy
efficiency. The Monday morning broadcast Med štirimi stenami
presents people with special needs, people in social distress,
people with psychological problems, everyday life in educational institutions and schools, and between the four walls of
our homes that we do not often speak of. The broadcast also
includes human relations between partners, co-workers etc.
The daily block between 2:00 and 3:00 PM is intended for daily
current affairs. A constant feature of the daily programme is
live reporting. We maintain and develop on-the-spot reports.
Every Thursday, in the broadcast Prvi odcep desno, we visit
lesser-known and interesting places and people in Slovenia
and abroad. In 2008, we continued with our monthly on-thespot broadcasts from all over Slovenia.
The editorial board for the evening and night programme
produces a one-hour weekly broadcast for the Romany community entitled Naše poti, a one-hour broadcast for Slovenes
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abroad entitled SotoËja, a one-hour weekly broadcast for and
about our compatriots entitled Slovencem po svetu, and a twohour entertaining weekly broadcast, Neobvezno v nedeljo. The
night programme is aired live and is the only night programme
in Slovenia which hosts guests after midnight.
regular broadcasts. In 2008, our colleagues visited the Vatican
City and collected a lot of material for broadcasts, reports, interviews and contributions.
When preparing content and approaches, we took account of
the structure of Channel 1 listeners (predominantly older listeners), and we continued our efforts to attract the younger
population. The editorial board of the Youth programme prepares regular broadcasts, and at the same time, the board is
active in daily programme production, in programme projects,
and in monitoring developments in information broadcasts. In
2008, we put special emphasis on content, on modern approaches, field work and genuine contact with the young
population. The younger generation is hard to attract, since it
favours the Internet. Therefore, the World Wide Web is often
our main connection with young radio listeners. In 2008, the
Saturday programme for youth took the form of a lively programme block comprising Radijska ringaraja, intended for the
pre-school population and the children from the ages of 6 to
10 years. With novelties in the rubric Zgodbaraja (short prose)
and Zgodbarima (poetry) and with new fairy tales, we also attracted new, younger, yet to be established Slovenian authors.
Sobotna raglja, at 9:00 AM, is intended for the older primary
school population. Kulturomat is a new broadcast presenting
culture in an intriguing way. These broadcasts allow the older
primary school population and secondary school population to
present their activities in literature, theatre, music etc. We provide information on current projects, competitions, books and
cultural events that interest teenagers. Gori doli naokoli (Saturdays at 10:30 AM) presents travel stories and foreign cultures,
along with useful information for travellers. On the broadcast’s
web site, we post the most recent texts and photos taken by
our staff on their travels.
We had a successful year with the broadcast Naše poti. In 52
broadcasts, we presented all the issues regarding the Roma in
Slovenia and abroad. To mark the occasion of its first anniversary, we organised a concert of Romany music in KUD France
Prešeren in Ljubljana, with live coverage on Channel 1. The
broadcast SotoËja was renovated.
We acquired staff from the Koper and Nova Gorica editorial
boards who report on events in the Slovene community in Italy, and we also acquired two co-workers from Koroška who report on events in the Slovene community in Koroška (Austria).
The staff on the show includes some permanent radio correspondents. We also cover issues regarding Slovenes abroad for
radio information broadcasts, and report on relevant events in
other segments of Channel 1 (the Wednesday Interview, Studio ob sedemnajstih etc.) In other segments of the schedule,
we include Slovene emigrant topics. In the past year, we renewed communication with Slovene emigrants, and an audio
letter is now aired once a week (in the past, they were aired
monthly).
In the educational programme, we included daily reporting
regarding the Slovenian EU presidency. Due to the extreme
situation, especially in the financial and economic affairs that
occupied the world, we were forced to report on relevant
content in great detail. Therefore, the broadcast Evrožvenket
became a daily rather than a weekly broadcast. In Intelekta,
we took the analytical approach and presented current events,
such as problems in the Slovene judiciary, health economics,
the depth of global recession, issues concerning the quality of
life, food safety and energy supply, the question of cultural
identity and intercultural dialogue, the best achievements in
science, regenerative medicine, Nobel prizes, The Year of Trubar, PleËnik’s heritage etc. Glasovi svetov, a broadcast aired
on Channel 3, addressed issues regarding linguistic culture and
identity, modern architectural practises, controversy over liberal economic ideas, fair trade as part of the global commercial
exchange, geopolitical changes, the Olympics etc. In the Monday broadcast Junaki našega Ëasa, we follow important events
involving prominent persons in science, culture, politics, economics, literature etc. In the weekly broadcast Ultrazvok, we
follow the most recent developments in medicine and seek
answers to the most urgent medical questions. To improve
understanding of themes that we include in our educational
programme, we produced Studio ob sedemnajstih with the following themes: the consequences of global warming, with a
special highlight on storms; labour market flexibility; the global
financial crisis, special scientific discoveries; the construction of
the new NUK (National and University Library); and the Slovenian banking system. Active within the editorial board for education is the editor of religious broadcasts. With his colleagues,
he produces regular broadcasts (Duhovna misel on Channel 1,
live coverage of religious ceremonies and the broadcast Sedmi
dan on the ARS Channel) and current affairs contributions, and
with religious themes and guests, he is also present in other
Every working day, at 6:45 AM, we air a popular show called
Dobro jutro, otroci. These are short, but important morning
features that receive our special attention. In the morning
programme, children and teenagers have the most important
contact with the radio media. Lahko noË, otroci. In 2008, we
continued our long-standing tradition of fairy tales; in addition
to classic fairy tales from our radio archive, we presented new,
modern stories. On Wednesday evenings, Channel 1 airs Gymnasium presenting the rich cultural, educational and research
activities of the secondary school population. Študentski val is
produced by the editorial board of the Youth programme and
aired by VAL 202.
In the first half of 2008, we transferred Veseli tobogan from
the entertainment editorial to the Youth programme editorial
board. The broadcast, which aired monthly as a public broadcast, became a weekly quiz for the primary school population
comprising different thematic sets.
On Channel 1, we marked the Year of Trubar. All editorial
boards were involved in the various thematic broadcasts and
in the ‘Trubar Days’ project on Channel 1, including the board
of the Documentary-feuilleton programme which concluded,
with a series of Trubar connected broadcasts, the Studio ob sedemnajstih broadcast addressing the issue of Slovene protestant books. The editorial board of the Documentary-feuilleton
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programme produces the regular Na današnji dan, Razkošje v
glavi, Sledi Ëasa and Nedeljska reportaža. The editorial board
took part in the Prix Europa competition in Berlin and the 37th
international festival Travelfest in Subotica, where it received
first prize for on-the-spot reporting.
In 2008, we carried out most of the planned changes involving programming, and achieved the goals set. Some changes
were abandoned or modified due to the circumstances, i.e.
changes were carried out differently than planned. Programme
blocks were additionally profiled, we modernised the musical
programme, and changed the broadcast schedule. The schedule is now more up-to-date: we shortened the response time
regarding current events and increased the portion of responsive interactive programming in the daytime schedule.
On the music editorial t of Channel 1, we took into consideration the criterion for the selection of all music types in the
schedule, i.e. quality, and at the same time, we wanted to
please our listeners. Special attention was placed on encouraging musical creativity and producing even better music broadcasts. In line with programming requirements, we commissioned and carried out recordings of new compositions, with
high-quality artists, which were then presented to listeners at
various events and concerts, and also through live performances. We covered, organised and produced larger musical events
(concerts, festivals, five concerts on the occasion of the 80th
anniversary of Radio Slovenia and the 50th anniversary of Television Slovenia). We dedicated special attention, in terms of
programming, personnel and organisational issues, to folk music and children’s music (there is an excellent new children’s
music show called ViolinËek). An important part of Channel 1
were the entertainment broadcasts (Radio GA-GA on Saturday evenings, Pozdravi in Ëestitke on Sunday evening), and
entertainment content are present in all programme blocks.
The public learnt a lot of new things about us. At the beginning of 2008, we concluded a series of excellent Saturday evenings under the title Igramo se z zvezdami moderated by Jure
IvanušiË. The final show was in Cankarjev dom.
• Morning programming
Modernising the block between 8:30 and 9:00 AM, we cancelled the sports news at 8:35 AM and introduced NaVal na
šport, starting at 9:15 AM, with a new concept and audio image. With a broadcast with the same concept and design we
replaced Šport at 5:45 PM. We now have two new regular daily
sports broadcasts, with more content and a modern overview
of sport.
Due to the changed economic and financial situation, we introduced, instead of the planned twice weekly economic current
affairs at 8:00 AM, the broadcast FinanËne krivulje, which goes
out every day at 3:15 PM. This broadcast hosts prominent financiers who comment on the current financial and economic
developments. To make the morning schedule less rigid, we shortened the
Koledar kulturnih prireditev (a schedule of cultural events) and
shortened and modernised its audio background.
Every day at 6:15 PM, Channel 1 hosts another mosaic broadcast, Kultura, prepared by several editorial boards. In the middle of 2008, in cooperation with the EPU News programme,
we started editing and co-ordinating the broadcast Studio ob
sedemnajstih, involving current affairs, analysis and polemic,
and the Saturday review Tedenski aktualni mozaik.
We enhanced the morning schedule of current events, which
has the highest ratings. As planned, we acquired some new
speakers and music editors. They are now more focused on
the specificity of this programme block when preparing musical backgrounds.
Dobro jutro at 8:15 AM now has a different concept. Its main
characteristics are no longer phone calls from our listeners, but
a morning discussion of current events.
• Current affairs programming
The main topics of VAL 202 are still current developments in
our society (VroËi mikrofon, Aktualna tema, Nedeljski gost, Kje
pa vas Ëevelj žuli, etc). These were modernised and updated
and are now more responsive to developments. The broadcast Kje pa vas Ëevelj žuli received new editorial
management and is now more modern, particularly with regard to announcing and promoting within the programme. In
every broadcast, we regularly include a local problem.
Monday morning on-the-spot reporting was also connected to
these organisations and their activities.
The Friday broadcast Minute za rekreacijo was shortened to
five minutes and introduced into the new programme block,
on Fridays at 4:55 PM. The broadcast Evropa, osebno is still
aired, and with this broadcast we connected the international
‘Europe, Personally’ project, approved and financed by the EBU.
The project includes national radio stations from six countries
included in the joint audio contribution base. Contributions
from this base are also included in our broadcasts, depending
on theme and type.
It must be noted that Evropa, osebno received an award from
the European Parliament for reporting on the European Union
and the general international area.
• Evening programming
We shifted some music broadcasts, and unified internal radio
promotion and announcements of exclusive broadcasts.
We must mention the outstanding series of broadcasts Izštekani,
in which one of our most well-known speakers hosted excellent Slovene musicians playing different musical genres. The
broadcast hosting the band Niet was recorded on the initiative
of VAL 202 and in co-operation with the RTV Slovenia record
label, issued on CD and DVD and became a bestseller.
• Programme projects of VAL 202 in 2008
The following projects received the most attention:
1. THE 2008 OLYMPICS IN BEIJING ≤ a successfully executed
programme project which demonstrated that Slovene public radio is able to produce a high quality sports programme
comparable to the larges European media companies. 2. CD VAL 08 Imamo dobro glasbo ≤ this whole-year project
included a tender for new popular music production that
resulted in 18 new musical works. Their release attracted a
lot of attention from the media and received very favourable reviews, especially from the expert public.
3. IME LETA 2008 ≤ the logical conclusion of the whole-year
selection of Ime tedna (Person of the Week). The broadcast
justified its reputation as one of the most established December campaigns in Slovenia. We enhanced its humanitarian aspect with a donation to a selected recipient.
4. The Niet Izštekani CD and DVD from Val 202 are now bestsellers in Slovenia.
5. The 75th birthday anniversary of Jure Robežnik ≤ in an
evening gala and with musical adaptations of some of his
music, we celebrated one of the most prominent Slovene
composers of popular music.
The Monday broadcast Ime tedna now has a different schedule
and different content, and the show successfully ran a humanitarian campaign for SMS donations, through which five
humanitarian organisations received, approximately 6,000.00
EUR.
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Slovene composers for the broadcasts Pojemo-pojemo and Pojemo-pojemo z najmlajšimi. The Children’s and Youth Choir RTV
Slovenia recorded some new archival recordings, and we also
recorded the 21st Youth and Children’s Choir festival Zagorje ob
Savi 2008. The choral music editors produced Slovenska in svetovna zborovska glasba, Banchetto musicale, Zborovski koncert,
Zborovski panoptikum (with very good reviews from listeners),
Zborovska glasba and Vokalno-instrumentalna glasba. In total,
we recorded 720 minutes of choral music and aired 51 choral
concerts. Jazz music: in addition to the regular Jazz Avenija, Jazz
Session and Jazz Ars and the broadcast Big Band RTV Slovenia,
we aired ten EBU concerts, recorded various jazz bands for the
archive, and produced a series of concerts in Studio 14. In the
field of experimental, electro-acoustic and modern music, we
regularly aired Po poteh elektroakustiËne glasbe and ZvoËna
iskanja. We presented folk music in Oddaljeni zvoËni svetovi. In
co-operation with the EBU, we included five concerts from different series in the concert season of Euroradio. The EBU project
Ars acustika Art’s Birthday 2008 Satrine sanje was very well received by our listeners. The editorial board ordered 95 concerts
and opera performances from the concert seasons of Euroradio,
285 concert recordings, 14 opera performances from the Metropolitan Opera in New York and 48 concerts from summer
festivals. We sent eight concerts of Big Band to EBU, a recording
of the Radovljica festival and the music concerts O. Messiaena.
We took part in the Rostrum electro-acoustic music competition
and in the Novi talent competition. In the night-time schedule,
on Evropski klasiËni nokturno, we aired 1,795 hours of musical
programming from the BBC’s music editorial board.
• Editorial board for classical music
The editorial board regularly aired 17 hours of music a day,
and reported on musical events (500 reports) for information
broadcasts and information broadcasts on culture. The editorial
staff for symphonic music, in addition to the broadcast Arsov
art atelje with Slovene composers, produced broadcasts on
radiophony/EA music, live coverage of the festival SLOWIND,
the series SLOWIND after SLOWIND, the series OSTRO UHO ≤
broadcasts with evaluations of recordings from the international tribune ROSTRUM 2007 ≤ and a great deal of live coverage of other modern music events. It produced live coverage
of nine concerts of the SORS concert series (a concert by the
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra). Glasba Kitajske (Chinese
Music) was covered by the European Broadcasting Union EBU,
four concerts in the Mozartine series, 16 concerts in the Orange
and Blue Subscription Series of the Slovenian Philharmonic, and
the concert of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra on the occasion of its centennial. In addition to its regular broadcasts
Glasba našega Ëasa, Recital, Komorna glasba, Evroradijski koncert and S solistiËnih in komornih koncertov, the editorial board
for chamber music commissioned and processed 140 field recordings, including the concert season of the DSS, concerts of
the Italian cultural institution, the series Šest strun in Cankarjev
dom cultural centre, and concerts by Glasbena matica (Glasba
iz pozabe). The recordings of the flautists’ festival in Zagorje
are of especially quality. The editorial board commissioned 200
minutes of archival recording.
• Editorial board for cultural and literary
programmes
The editorial board for opera produced the broadcasts Naši operni umetniki, Mojstri samospeva, Baletna glasba, Operni veËer,
Operni recital and Operna ura. The board also produced 20 live
performances, 14 of which were from the Metropolitan Opera,
and 30 complete operas accompanied by expert commentary. In co-operation with The Slovene National Theatre Opera and
Ballet (Opera SNG Ljubljana), we recorded arias by the Opera
Chorus for our archive. With the Italian cultural institution, we
cooperated on the project Puccinijevski glas. In the field of youth
music, we recorded annual concerts, concerts from individual
youth subscription series, and summer vocal music projects
and New Year concerts. The Children’s Choir RTV Slovenia and
Carmina Slovenica Junior recorded ten new musical works by
We managed to achieve all our goals. The projects were very
well received. After programme changes in 2008 in all three
editorial boards (literary, cultural humanistic and informative),
we presented and reflected cultural and artistic developments
in Slovenia and abroad.
The year 2008 started with Slovenia’s EU presidency; and with
it the year of intercultural dialogue. We devoted various broadcasts to this theme (we covered the international conference
on international dialogue), and in the central broadcast Ardov
forum we organised a special discussion on this subject. The
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year 2008 was marked by the 500th anniversary of Trubar’s
birth.
awards. We participated in the PRIX ITALIA International Competition for Radio, Television and Web with the play Arija, and
two of our colleagues were members of the international jury
for radio documentary. In the PRIX ITALIA competition schedule, RTV Slovenia participated with a short radio play Jutri and
a radio play NeskonËni dnevi. At the PRIX MARULI∆ festival,
radiophonic creativity with motifs from the pre-radio period
was presented by the radio adaptation of Faust. The greatest international success achieved by Slovenian radio plays in
2008 was at the PRIX EX AEQUO International Children’s and
Youth Radio Drama festival: three plays were entered in the
competition programme, and LuËkov let received the Prix Ex
Aequo prize. Radio Slovenia also participated at the IRAN 2008
radio festival, with the radio play Arija receiving second prize.
And to this great Slovene protestant priest we devoted most
of our attention: We prepared a series of broadcasts (ranging from his role in our history to language problems in his
writings), and discussions and contributions on the occasion
of celebrations and symposia dedicated to the author of the
first Slovene book. We devoted more attention to the main
exhibition in Slovenia Slovenski impresionisti in njihov Ëas in
the National Gallery in Ljubljana. In various broadcasts (Umetnost XX. stoletja, Likovni odmevi, etc), we presented both the
exhibitions and creators of the exhibited works, from the educational to the critical point of view. We marked the jubilees
and birthdays of other authors: Valentin Vodnik, Drago JanËar,
Rapa Šuklje, Ivan Rob, Ian Fleming, Boris Pahor, Tone PavËek,
Miško Kranjec, Žiga Zois, John Milton etc. Their achievements
were presented in Literarni veËeri. We paid tribute to Taras
Kermauner, we presented prominent literary award winners,
including Janez Gradišnik, winner of the Prešeren Award; Andrzej Stasiuk, winner of the Vilenica International Literary festival, and J. M. G. Le Clézioja, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. We held a competition for best short story and thereby
enriched Literarni nokturno, and we presented texts for the
matriculation examinations and nominees for the Kresnik
Award. During the EU presidency, we produced a series of 27
literary evenings entitled Evropske književnosti po Berlinskem
zidu and presented the literatures of EU Member States. Our
work, extending also to Channel 1 and information broadcasts,
included reports on the main cultural and artistic events, for
example on the Berlin Film Festival, the Mittelfest Festival, the
Slovenian book fair etc.
NEWS AND EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMMES
The news programming of Radio Slovenia followed all the journalistic rules regarding the provision of speedy, high-quality, precise and reliable information with regard to all important events
in Slovenia and abroad. This programming duly fulfilled our commitment to inform the public as an authentic public service, both
in information broadcasts and in news reporting on Channels 1,
2 and 3. The main information broadcasts - Prva jutranja kronika,
Druga jutranja kronika, Danes do trinajstih, Dogodki in odmevi,
Radijski dnevnik and Zrcalo dneva - are high-quality shows with
the highest ratings. They are of high quality and reliable.
Events which received most attention in 2008:
1. National Assembly elections and the constitution of the
Government of RS. In the summer, we started organisational and content-related preparations for the elections.
We organised debates between political parties in pre-election broadcasts on Studio ob sedemnajstih, and presented
pre-election events in our information broadcasts (Sunday
election evenings). We successfully carried out radio news
reports with 11 live reports immediately after the parallel election results were published, together with results
analysis in the broadcast that aired until 10:00 PM. In the
night schedule, the results were analysed by correspondents in constituencies. We informed the public, up-to-date
and in-depth, about the coalition formation, the election
of the formateur and formation of Parliament. After the
formation of the Government, attention has been given to
the implementation of its political programme.
2. We have been reporting about the financial crisis exhaustively, professionally and analytically. Correspondents in
Slovenia and abroad, and journalists on political and economic broadcasts, shed light on all aspects of the crisis in
information broadcasts and on Evrožvenket. Studio ob sedemnajstih hosts numerous experts and economists who
analyse the financial crisis and the measures adopted to
mitigate its consequences.
3. In the first half of 2008, we dedicated a great deal of time
and effort to the Slovenian EU presidency. In addition to
the daily Evropska postaja, we emphasised the following:
meeting of the Government of RS and the European Commission in Brdo pri Kranju; the EU summits under the Slov-
• Editorial board for feature programmes
The editorial board of feature programmes strove to fulfil its
basic goals by creating high-quality, listener-friendly feature
programming for Channels 1 and 3 of Radio Slovenia. It dedicated special attention to the development of artistic radiophony, and this segment received additional funds for our own
authentic productions. In addition to regular programmes, new
programme orientations emerged in the field of documentary
radio play (O Ëem pojejo ptice, Blejski zvon želja etc.); we encouraged youth broadcasts (the radio plays Gaudeamus, Brez,
Vsega imam dovolj etc.), and we dedicated more attention to
short and entertaining radio plays. A very important contribution to the traditional revival of Slovene classics is the radio
adaptation of the novel Bobri. During the Slovenian EU presidency, the features programme celebrated intercultural dialogue with Slovene versions of radio plays from 23 European
countries. The fact that only three plays were premieres (the
vast opus of foreign authors has been built up over the past)
proves the international dimension of features programming.
On Channels 1 and 3 of Radio Slovenia we aired, for the first
time, 40 radio plays; the annual repertoire comprises some
320 plays. The features department created over 500 radio
broadcasts ≤ from poetry miniatures, such as Literarni nokturno, to Literarni veËeri in portreti, involving more complex
contents and concepts. The features department took part in
five main international media festivals; seven radio plays by
Radio Slovenia were entered in competition, and two received
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enian EU presidency in March and June in Brussels (Studio
ob sedemnajstih), the Lisbon Treaty and Ireland (Studio
ob sedemnajstih), the EU≤USA summit in Brdo pri Kranju
(Studio), the fifth annniversity of Slovenia’s accession to
the EU (Studio); the aftermath of Slovenian EU presidency
(Studio).
4. In summer 2008, Slovenia suffered two severe storms which
caused serious material damage. In information broadcasts,
we reported on the storms, their consequences and the
actions taken to repair the damage. We were the first to
report on the tragedy at the Blanca Hydroelectric Power
Plant, and we were there to follow the aftermath of this
unfortunate event.
5. The implementation of the new payment system in the
public sector was presented in information broadcasts and
in other discussion broadcasts, where we explained how
the new system would affect individual sections of the socalled public sector. After its implementation, we shed light
on the implications of the new system.
6. The escalation of violence between Russia and Georgia
also required prompt following of the situation. Journalists
who cover foreign policy issues regularly followed, in the
broadcast Studio ob sedemnajstih, relations between Slovenia and Croatia, and the US presidential elections which,
with the election of the first Afro-American president, made
history. We followed the Austrian parliamentary elections
and long-running negotiations for the formation of the new
coalition; we reported on the regular annual United Nations
Organisation conference on the environment. In December,
we focused on the Middle East following the Israeli invasion
of Gaza. Regarding Slovenia’s foreign policy, we focused on
the appointment of the new foreign minister and the decision on the temporary blocking of accession negotiations
with Croatia. Two December broadcasts Studio ob sedemnajstih were dedicated to this topic. In the weekly Eppur
si mouve we analysed current foreign policy issues, and in
Labirint sveta we reviewed the international developments
of the previous week.
7. When Slovenia’s former president Janez Drnovšek died, we
produced two specials, in addition to relevant contributions
to information broadcasts.
8. We devoted a lot of attention and programme time to the
adoption of regional legislation. We upgraded reports and
analyses in information broadcasts in the more demanding
radio blocks, such as Studio ob sedemnajstih, the weekly
current affairs review, and broadcasts on Channel 1, especially through our domestic correspondents.
In 2008, the work of in-house music ensembles was related
to the anniversaries of Radio and Television Slovenia. Work
in Studio 26 is not yet finished, and we are forced to work at
various remote locations. However, unfavourable circumstances due to everyday moves to different locations have not yet
‘killed’ the spirit of the Symphony Orchestra or had significant
effects on its work.
• In 2008, the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra,
compared to the last ten years, achieved a record in the
number of concerts - 44 - 5 abroad and 12 outside Ljubljana. We concluded and newly opened the concert season of
the Orchestra in Cankarjev dom. We successfully carried
out the subscription season of the four Mozartin concerts.
We carried out all the planned concerts in partnership: for
Slovenian Music days, the Music Academy, Glasbeno mladino
ljubljansko and Managers’ Concert. The Orchestra performed
with several top and world-famous soloists, including the
violinists Sarah Chang and Julian Rachlin, percussion player
Evelyn Glennie, pianist Mikhail Rudy and others. The most
prominent conductor was the Romanian Cristian Mendeal,
who offered an unforgettable performance of Bruckner’s
7th Symphony in Ljubljana and Klagenfurt. We successfully
concluded a tour of France with concerts in Paris and Amiens.
The Orchestra participated in the Orchestra Network of
Europe (ONE), and with the network’s help, the orchestra
drew European funds within the framework of the Culture
Programme. The Orchestra performed, for the first time, a
new musical work by Uroš Rojko, Izvir II. Twice, the Orchestra
performed a concert directly for the European Broadcasting
Union, both under the baton of En Shao, who also received
the full support of the orchestra members for further cooperation. The Orchestra, in addition to its outstanding concert
activities, recorded 642 minutes of music for the archive, and
this can be considered a ‘really sensational achievement’,
given the unfavourable circumstances and relocations. The
Symphony Orchestra contributed more than 4,000 minutes to
RTV Slovenia’s broadcasts. It should be noted that in 2008,
Television Slovenia recorded 24 concerts for its own needs,
i.e. more than half of the performed concerts. Compared
to previous years, this is an outstanding achievement, and
such cooperation is very welcome in the future. Among
special projects in 2008, we must mention the ‘8x8’ concert
series, a festive concert on the occasion of RTV Slovenia’s
anniversaries, the third guest appearance in Amsterdam in
the world-famous Concertgebouwo, where we performed
two different programmes and received standing ovations
from the audience, and two Christmas concerts with Oliver
DragojeviÊ. We recorded mostly Slovenian musical creativity
for the archive, with Slovenian musical works representing
61 % of the recordings. Our performances and concerts were
well-attended. The ratio between available and occupied seats
was 92 %. In total, almost 45,000 visitors attended Symphony
Orchestra concerts, i.e. over 1,000 per concert.
These are only a few highlights of demanding additional journalistic engagement, analyses and upgrading of events by
means of more complex journalistic genres. In news broadcasts, emphasis was given to numerous cultural
events (in co-operation with colleagues from Channel 3 and
correspondents in Slovenia), and to the difficulties of the handicapped.
• The RTV Slovenia Big Band ere closely involved in
various anniversaries and held several related performances.
All in all, the Big Band held 39 concerts and recorded 90
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musical arrangements. This means a contribution of 365
minutes of music to the archive. The first season of the Mons
Jazz Club ended successfully and was extended, in agreement
with the partner, for an additional three years (it is now in
the season 2008/2009). Among projects worth mentioning
is the participation of one of the best drummers in the world
Peter Erskin, the excellent record with Uroš PeriÊ, the concert
with Mads Vinding and Lars Moeller, and with a young Finnish
jazz musician, Outi Tarkainen. Conductors Lojze KrajnËan
and Tadej TomšiË led the band most frequently. The Band
participated in the recording of the New Year’s TV broadcast.
Television recorded, 12 Big Band performances, including
NareËna in Slovenska popevka, and our eminent orchestra
contributed 2,765 minutes of music to the archive and
broadcasts.
• The Chamber Choir RTV Slovenia performed five
planned projects; three in the Mozartine cycle together
with the Symphony Orchestra RTV Slovenia. In this respect,
Händel’s Messiah must be put forward; its performance was
superior. All three performances were prepared by Tomaž
Faganel. The choir performed two further projects with the
conductor Sebastjan Vrhovnik: Trubarjev protestantski krog
and a concert within the project Gallus at the Brežice Festival.
All together, the choir contributed 450 minutes of music for
the RTV Slovenia’s broadcasts.
• RTV Slovenia Youth and Children’s Choir
The Youth Choir was the first to perform the musical fairy tale
Ure stavkajo, in cooperation with the STOP percussion ensemble. The choir recorded 166 minutes of music for the archive,
and took part in the national youth choir competition in Zagorje, winning the gold medal, and at the international youth
choir competition in Neerpelt, Belgium, where it won first
prize Magna cum laude. In addition, it performed nine times,
including Mahler’s Symphony No 3 with the Symphony Orchestra of the Slovenian Philharmonic led by George Pehlivanian.
The Children’s Choir gave 12 performances and recorded 66
minutes of music for the archive. I wish to mention the cooperation with Radio Slovenia’s Channel 1. The choir recorded a
few new songs for the broadcast ViolinËek. Both choirs also
recorded for Television Slovenia, and altogether, they recorded
100 minutes of programme.
• The classical music producers worked excellently,
as always, and achieved more than 32,000 minutes of music
recordings for the archives or performed at concerts. This
is an outstanding achievement for only six employees. On
average, this means 5,300 minutes per producer, which is
almost 90 hours of net music or two CDs per week. Operations in the first half of 2008 were critical in respect
of provisions of the programme-business plan due to poorly
assessed dynamics. However, at the end of the year, the
unplanned higher portion of flexible expenses equalled the
unplanned income and savings in the field of labour costs
of permanently employed staff. The Symphony Orchestra
has signed a three-year contract with its general sponsor KD
Group, and this is one of our greatest business achievements
in 2008, especially because on the basis of this contract and
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our excellent cooperation, this partner allocated most of
its advertising to RTV Slovenia. The number of tickets sold
for concerts by our music ensembles was satisfactory and
partly above average. Special thanks go to our programme
and planning activities, and also to our marketing service,
trailer service and those RTV Slovenia colleagues who, with
their ideas and excellent work, made our advertising for
different music performances very well noticed. In the field
of investments, I wish to underline the purchase of a celesta,
a very rare, expensive and much needed musical instrument,
and a new drum kit for the Big Band, and of course the
payment for a new concert piano in Studio 14. To wind up,
I can say that we managed, with the exemption of a few
unimportant aspects, to realise and in some cases exceed all
of our goals.
• Daytime programme editorial board
The daytime editorial board consists of the editorial board for
interactive and entertainment broadcasts and the editorial
board for sports, culture, youth, children’s and documentary
broadcasts.
In terms of programmes, we fully realised the forenoon broadcast Dopoldan in pol. The project Osebnost Primorske, which
was concluded with a very well received public radio broadcast, was very successful. We produced in conjunction with
Television Koper and Primorske novice.
In March, we successfully carried out the traditional Gospodarstvenik Primorske project, and in partnership with RAI≤Radio
Trieste the projects Naš športnik and Martinovanje (in Goriška
Brda).
As a novelty which takes the ‘pulse’ of the region, we introduced the weekly broadcast Istrski kalejdoskop, which involves four radio stations: Slovenian Radio Koper, Italian Radio Capodistria and the Croatian and Italian Radio Pula. With
this innovation, which did not require additional funds, we
exchange, in a relaxing atmosphere, information relating to
everyday issues and events.
The year of the Olympics was very noticeable on the Radio
Koper frequency. Before the Olypmics, our sports section prepared a series of 53 broadcasts on the history of the event,
entitled Olimpijsko odštevanje. These interesting and highquality broadcasts required additional funds, but attracted
significant marketing revenue. We successfully covered the
Olympics, with the help of a reporter on the newspaper Primorske novice based in Beijing.
The culture and arts programme, youth programme and children’s programme were realised in the planned framework
and met all expectations.
RADIO KOPER ≤ REGIONAL RADIO STATION
In 2008, Radio Koper, with Nova Gorica Studio, achieved its
main goal and maintained its position as the leading radio station in the coastal area, despite harder competition. More than
20 % of listeners tune in, from Bovec to Piran, in the Goriška
and Tržaška regions and in regions spanning the Italian border
which are inhabited by Slovenians.
In 2008, all editorial boards fulfilled their basic missions: we
rendered an authentic and up-to-date information service on life
in the region, and as a collective correspondent, we forwarded
regional content to all three national radio programmes. Radio
Koper produces 18 hours of its own programme daily, and on
Fridays we produce the night programming for the national
network and therefore 24 hours of our own programming. As
a regional station, we cover all content segments included in
the three national programmes.
• Editorial board for information programmes
The basis of Radio Koper’s activities is authentic and up-todate information, which if necessary is included in a broader
context. Therefore, the information programme is given the
highest priority in both HR and financial aspects. We produce
three main information shows: the 20-minute Jutranjik, Opoldnevnik and the afternoon Primorski dnevnik, and five daily
newscasts lasting three to five minutes. All broadcasts include
current events in Slovenia and abroad, although the emphasis
is on regional information.
The editorial board prepares in-depth and extended information and broadcasts involving various opinions in the daytime
programme segment Aktualno and in the weekly broadcasts
Rešeto and Rekel in ostal živ.
We fulfilled these programme tasks consistently and with quality.
• Music editorial board
Music programming constitutes 70 % of Radio Koper’s output,
with the lion’s being modern popular music. We maintained
the high percentage of Slovene music and even exceeded the
required 40 % share.
• Classical music
In line with our mission, we air all musical genres, including
classical and choral music, and we encourage musical creativity. We place great emphasis on encouraging and monitoring
young people’s musical creativity.
In talk and music broadcasts, we featured the following:
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• young musicians (students at music schools in Slovenia
and Italy): broadcast Mladi primorski talenti (one 20- to
30-minute broadcast per week);
• choirs from Primorska region, folk singers and fiddlers, and
all those that create, nourish and preserve Slovene music: the broadcast Zborovski utrip (one 60-minute weekly
broadcast);
• composers and performers living abroad;
• organisers of concerts, festivals and summer schools for
young musicians (indirectly, to support the education of
young people): the broadcast Glasbena razglednica (four,
weekly 10-minute current events reports or rubrics) and the
broadcast Glasbeni abonma (one 60- to 90-minute weekly
broadcast);
• reports on music in information broadcasts (providing insight into the local ‘music life’, also with the help of correspondents from marginal areas on both sides of the Slovene-Italian border): regular reports, 3 to 4 contributions per
week.
• Popular music
The daytime programme (from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM) airs mainly popular music (with a few exceptions). Radio Koper is renowned for choosing popular music that goes beyond regional
borders and for preserving high-quality and a wide variety of
popular music. All the work is done by a single permanently
employed music editor, who manages the work of part-time
colleagues. Despite these unfavourable working conditions,
the music backgrounds in the daytime broadcasts and special
broadcasts involving comments on popular music genres in the
evenings achieved satisfactory levels.
• Music production
In 2008, we managed 33 fewer live field recordings than in
2007. Half of the unrealised recordings were due to the fact
that some concerts were cancelled, but the other half fell victim to rationalisation. The greatest challenge for Radio Koper’s
music output was the marathon of concerts Primorska poje.
Last year, we arranged a compromise with the organisers, reduced our share of recordings, and together with RAI Radio Trieste, managed to record more than 200 choirs from Slovenia,
Italy, Croatia and Austrian Carinthia.
For the Tartini Festival and Kogojevi dnevi we realised the plan
and remained within the 2007 volume.
We also started a new project: the April festival Bienale sodobne glasbe, during which we recorded four concerts in one
week.
• Conclusion
In line with its programme policy, Radio Koper strove to satisfy
a broad spectrum of interests, in terms of both the social and
age structures of highly differentiated target groups. The high
popularity and good ratings of Radio Koper prove that we are
almost achieving the impossible.
We should mention that Radio Koper acts as a collective correspondent for all national programmes of Radio Slovenia:
in 2008, we contributed over 39,000 minutes of speech and,
including recordings for the national archive, and 74,274 minutes of music programming.
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RADIO MARIBOR ≤ REGIONAL RADIO STATION
• Daytime programmes
The daytime programme editorial board produced a number
of weekly broadcasts, such as: Mariborski feljton, Kmetijska
oddaja, Radijska delavnica znancev, Mladi mladim, Radijski
klub, Obrazi … At the same time, we intensified the use of our
mobile production vehicle and tried to improve our everyday
programming.
In 2008, Radio Maribor achieved its programme and business
goals, having an informative, cultural and educational role in
the urban and country environments.
We took account of the statutory ratio between speech and
music and between Slovenian and foreign music.
• Featured programmes
• Information programmes
In 2008, we produced:
• five radio plays (Sence in sinkope, Sokratov zagovor, Za
vsakim vogalom kak ostrostrelec from the Employment
Service, 7 skorij kruha - 7 skorij hrepenenja and Metro);
• three radio plays pending final editing (Privid na RdeËem
otoku, Hiša Marije pomoËnice and Spanje na sveti keltski
gori);
• a children’s radio play Odiseja 3000;
• a documentary feature portrait Z zamahom ptice;
• eight experimental projects Radijsko vodeni ples petih ritmov;
• three featured literary broadcasts in a new format - Zbrano
zapisano zaigrano.
We kept our basic scheme of information broadcasts with brief
news at 8:00 AM and noon, and more extensive news at 9:00
AM, 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM, and added news at 6:00 PM. The
news at 2:30 PM became the first central radio news - Do
popoldneva - and the 5:00 PM information broadcast is again
called Radijski dnevnik; which is moderated by journalists. Information broadcasting responded to current events in society
and events at national level: in 2008, emphasis was placed
on parliamentary elections and on Maribor’s candidacy for the
2013 Winter Universiade, and the European Capital of Culture
2012. With current affairs matters, Radio Maribor participated
regularly in information broadcasts on all three channels of
Radio Sloveniaa.
We participated at international festivals: Prix Italia (participation in the editorial, news and education segments) and the
Prix URTI (in the competition programme with the co-production Spanje na sveti keltski gori).
• Music editorial board
The music editorial board produced classical and choral music from NE Slovenia and elsewhere, and contributed around
6,800 minutes to national radio programmes.
• Special projects
Traditionally, Radio Maribor produces special projects in co-operation, most frequently with TV Maribor. In 2008, these special projects were: Festival nareËnih popevk, Festival Vurberk,
Festival Ptuj, Športnik Maribora and, of course, special 14-days
projects, such as Festival Lent and Borštnikovo sreËanje; the
latter included 16 chronicles for all three channels of Radio
Slovenia.
• Bimediality
The planned project Bimedialnost between Radio Maribor and
Television Maribor was begun; at the end of the year, several
positive results were evident, together with a certain level
of rationalisation. Unfortunately, we are facing problems with
equipment, which prevents the optimum utilisation of human
resources working on both programmes. • Novelties
Since May 5 2008, Radio Maribor is again airing from 5:00
AM, after the first morning news on Channel 1. We also added
news at 6:00 PM.
We introduced a few prize-winning quizzes to make our station more attractive, and at the same time informed our audience about Radio Maribor’s history, its programme and significance.
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In 2008, we consolidated the HR structure of Radio Maribor;
we hired two young workers for information programmes
and two younger co-workers for musical programming. This
brought fresh blood to our spoken word and music shows.
In the autumn, we transferred our output to the World Wide
Web, and at the end of the year this had proved to be a very
smart move, bringing excellent results. For example, in one
day, a single broadcast recorded 50 hits. At the end of 2008,
around 50 broadcasts were available through the Internet.
• Ratings
We are pleased to announce that ratings data show that after
the drop in 2007 (from 2.2 % to 1.7 %), we again reached
2.2 % in the last quarter of 2008 (ratings data for Slovenia).
From the beginning of 2008, ratings improved by 10 % (33,000
listeners in the region, and 37,000 listeners in the city). It must
be noted that all three national radio programmes and Radio
Maribor together reach almost 20 % of listeners in NE Slovenia, and this is a much better result compared to the otherwise
most popular station in the region.
RADIO SLOVENIA INTERNATIONAL ≤
the EPU Editorial board of the channel for the
foreign public
In 2008, we achieved all the programme tasks, which, compared to previous years, were much more extensive. In addition to our 24-hour programme, we prepared broadcasts for
other national channels. We produced 3,300 minutes of information broadcasts in English and German for Radio Slovenia’s
Channel 1, and in the summer months, 360 minutes of traffic
information in both languages for Radio Slovenia’s Channels 1
and 2.
Our night programme is aired on Radio Slovenia’s Channel
2; the same goes for the Hungarian and Italian national programmes.
The other project which started after the contract was signed
at the end of 2008 is the traffic editorial board. The editorial
board prepares current traffic information for drivers in Slovenian, German and English. The project has been improved. In
co-operation with a foreign partner, we transmit this information in a special format to all drivers using travel computers
(TMC service).
• Assessment of results achieved
Despite the harder situation in the advertising market, we
ensured additional funds with the help of both development projects, and even exceeded our planned income. Both
projects were planned for a longer period, and we adjusted the
HR structure in the editorial board. We put special emphasis on
training staff who prepare and edit their contributions independently and then send them to foreign radio stations. Our
programme co-workers also receive and include in our programming broadcasts prepared by other consortium members.
We trained staff responsible for the traffic service. To carry out
all the tasks successfully, appropriate coverage of our signal
will need to be secured, as stipulated in the RTV Slovenia Act.
• New projects
We invested a lot of energy in the implementation of two
development projects. The first is cooperation in the EURANET
consortium, of which we are founding members. The consortium includes fourteen mainly public radio stations from thirteen
European countries. Every week we prepare around 60 minutes of informative contributions in English and German, which are then aired in joint
programmes or in the programmes of individual members.
We developed a joint web site in the Slovenian language.
Within the consortium, we are not only active with regard to
programme contributions, but also very active with regard to
its management. We have one member on the editorial board,
one member in the web site group, and a vice-president in
the monitoring committee This project, co-financed by the European Commission, started in April and plays a crucial role in
transmitting information about events in Slovenia to listeners
in other European countries; this is also the basic mission of a
programme for informing the foreign public.
We improved the content of our information broadcasts. The
qualifications of our staff and co-operation with other editorial
boards enable us to use different resources when preparing
broadcasts. Compared to previous years, we were more active
in the field of programme promotion, although much remains
to be done. Above all, foreign drivers are not aware of the fact
that they can get all the important information, including traffic information, in a language that they understand.
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PROGRAMMES OF TELEVISION SLOVENIA
INTRODUCTION BY THE DIRECTOR OF TELEVISION
SLOVENIA
In general, we managed to realise the programme business
plan successfully. 2008 was a year of big projects, onerous
from both the programme and production point of view. The
most important projects were the Olympics, the EU presidency
and parliamentary elections.
Television Slovenia had limited resources, but we nevertheless
created a surplus, we maintained the quality of broadcasts and
we fulfilled our task as a public service provider in accordance
with our mission. Despite public television programme’s decreasing ratings, we managed to maintain our ratings.
It is important that we produced feature programmes; in this
respect, we must emphasise the success of our television films
Hit poletja, Vaja zbora, Vampir z Gorjancev and Morje v Ëasu
mrka, and the TV series Anica. All projects were very well
received by our viewers. The Parliamentary Channel started
airing, in line with our expectations, although there were some
problems. Due to intensive coverage of the EU presidency,
producers of information programming had a lot of work. Additional coverage of events in Brussels and Slovenia (mainly
from Brdo pri Kranju) was very successful. Our television station successfully carried out all the production and programme
tasks in relation to the Beijing Olympics.
Some projects were not concluded, either due to unfavourable
responses from viewers or rationalisation. However, no essential programme content was threatened.
We can conclude that Television Slovenia was successful, and
that the programme production plan was realised in accordance with our expectations. In this respect, it must be noted
that income decreased, while production and programme costs
increased. Working in such circumstances in 2009 will be even
more difficult.
EPU NEWS PROGRAMME
In 2008, the EPU News Programme produced, in addition to
regular daily newscasts, two larger and important projects,
2008 parliamentary elections and EU presidency.
The six-month EU presidency was covered both from Brussels
and Slovenia. We put out a weekly TV show Evropa.si which received good ratings and informed viewers, in a friendly manner, about EU presidency themes. The emphasis was on how
the EU functions, its rules and regulations, institutions etc.
The EU presidency was the main topic of a number of specials
which hosted politicians and experts, and through the presentation of their work, we presented to viewers the importance
of Slovenia’s EU presidency.
The most important project was the 2008 parliamentary elections; as stipulated by law, we produced a number of very
well-received debates between political parties and their can-
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Mate Dolenc and Jurij Pervanje: Morje v Ëasu mrka; by Martin
Turk: Soba 412; two television plays: by Vinko Möderndorfer:
Vaja zbora; by Matjaž ZupanËiË: Igra s pari; three short films: by
Marko ŠantiË: Od elektriËarja z ljubeznijo; by Goran VojnoviÊ:
Kitajci prihajajo; by Martin Turk: Vsakdan ni vsak dan.
didates. They had very good ratings, and the highlight was the
Sunday election show, in which we informed our viewers, until
the final unofficial results were published, of developments
in Slovenia: we analysed the comments of the winners and
losers, the parties’ success by regions, and thus concluded our
campaign coverage. This show also had excellent ratings. The
programme creators and technical staff played a very important part. For the first time, we managed more than 20 live
reports from different locations, which required outstanding
organisational and technical efforts. Most of the films and plays have already been aired; three are
still in post-production: Igra s pari, Skriti spomin Angele Vode
and Soba 412; the premiere of the first two will be in March
and April 2009 and the premiere of Soba 412 will be in October
2009. The high-quality achievements were: Hit poletja (prizewinning script at the Festival of Slovenian Film 2008; this film
was presented in the official programme of the annual festival
of best European television films Prix Europa, Berlin 2008; the
expert public denoted it as an exemplary television film, with
a lighter, but well-addressed theme; it had great ratings at
13.4 % or 257,900 viewers when it was first aired and 2.4 %
or 46,400 viewers at the second airing); Vaja zbora, assessed
by the critics as a good television comedy, with good ratings
at 10.5 %; Vampir z Gorjancev with ratings at 7.2 % and an
expert evaluation as a ‘real television film’. Morje v Ëasu mrka
received lower ratings (6.3 %), although it presented a permanent aesthetic achievement.
All three short films are of superior quality: Vsakdan ni vsak
dan was presented at the Cannes Film Festival 2008; Od elektriËarja z ljubeznijo is a model example of a short film with
an effective novel turn and an unobtrusive point; the film Kitajci prihajajo brings current social problems to the foreground.
The editorial board believes that all three original films still in
post-production are of superior quality, and that the film Skriti
spomin Angele Vode is a very demanding and successfully realised television feature.
In 2008, a new show on consumerism was introduced, and
staffing was reinforced for a new show on the Slovene economy.
The show on consumerism, entitled Posebna ponudba, paved
the way for a new information show intended only for consumers, our viewers. For this reason, its creators act independently
of our sponsors and are even critical of them. We act as a kind
of ‘consumer inspectorate’ and inform our viewers of the traps
that traders and other service providers try to ‘sell’ consumers
on a daily basis. The show includes independent analyses and
assessments of individual products and services.
In 2008, we acquired European funds for the continuation of
the Eutrinki project. With this project, we are striving to present
the European Union and its institutions in an interesting way. In September, we introduced a new Monday block within
which the show Polemika is aired. In this show, we host various guests who present their opinions on events that happened in the previous week. TarËa, a research TV show again
airs on Channel 1: once a month the show is broadcast on
Mondays instead of the TV show Polemika.
In addition to all these projects, in 2008, Television Slovenia
shot five plays by five Slovene theatres and theatre companies: Gospoda Glembajevi by Miroslav Krleža, RomantiËne duše
by Ivan Cankar, GospodiËna Julija by Avgust Strindberg, Kvartet
by Heiner Müller, and the solo show Skopuh by Andrej Rozman Roza; these pieces present international, classic Slovenian
works and modern drama, more demanding theatrical pieces,
the classical and modern repertoire, and modern comedy.
In 2008, we produced three shows called Dosje and five shows
called Mednarodna obzorja; some received very favourable responses from viewers and the expert public.
EPU CULTURE AND ARTS PROGRAMME
In 2008, we created a number of high-profile and high-quality
broadcasts. Above all, we must mention the television film Hit
poletja directed by Metod Pevec (this film successfully represented Television Slovenia at the TV film festival in Berlin),
the short film by Martin Turk Vsakdan ni vsak dan (which was
accepted in one of the sections of the prestigious Cannes film
festival), the children’s TV series Anica, based on the novels by
Desa Muck, and a number of great documentary, educational
and religious documentaries, together with many broadcasts
from all our culture and arts programmes (Turbulenca, Pepi ve
vse, Ars 360° etc.).
• Editorial board for children’s and youth
programme
We are satisfied with the realisation of last year’s plan. In
some cases, we even managed superior programme achievements. First worth mentioning is the well-received family and
children’s features series Anica, based on the novels by Desa
Muck and directed by Franc Arko. We are very pleased that we
managed to add, to the Sunday matinee Živ Žav, the Saturday
matinee Križ Kraž, which was well-received by the viewers
and had high ratings (over 35 %). Parents, mentors and teachers responded very positively. This programme is produced by
Anka Bogataj and consists above all of premiere series from
the Children’s and Youth programme. Special emphasis must
be put on the series Pepi ve vse, which became a trademark
of our schedule (educational and entertainment shows are
produced by Igor RibiË and Jože Potrebuješ). It seems that the
family comedy Vlomilci delajo poleti by the writer/director Roman KonËar will also receive high ratings. We can not overlook
• Editorial board of Slovene films and TV series
In 2008, this editorial board produced ten units of original featured programmes, three of which were full-length television
films: by Feri LainšËek and Metod Pevec: Hit poletja (shot in
2007, presented in 2008); by Mate Dolenc and Vinci Vogue
Anžlovar: Vampir z Gorjancev; by Alenka Puhar, Maja Weiss and
Ana LasiÊ: Skriti spomin Angele Vode; two television films: by
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two new puppet series which successfully combine education
and entertainment: Notkoti created by Kajetan »op, Profesor
Pustolovec created by the actor and co-writer Marko Derganc
and writer Iztok LovriË. We made a short feature (based on
an original script by children) Kaj nam je bilo tega treba (CIAK
Junior) which again received an award at the Treviso Festival.
• Editorial board for educational programme
We realised and presented all the documentaries and documentary series in the programme production plan. The following
documentaries were of high quality: Ambasadorji »rne gore;
Breze, morje in neskonËno; G7 ali Komuna na robu družbe; Izzven; Fabiani - PleËnik (this full-length documentary received
a sponsor’s award at the international documentary festival
in Vienna). The following series were well received by viewers: Gozdovi na Slovenskem, Biotopi, Po travnikih s Stanetom
Sušnikom, Budizem na Slovenskem, Prezrte medicinske sestre
and Kako živijo slovenski gradovi.
On 30 December 2008, we aired a 30-minute ethnological film
Steljarija v Preloki. In 2008, we aired a weekly 50-minute educational and advisory show Turbulenca. Because of complications with scripts, we moved the show to the autumn/winter
programme scheme. The first show was aired on 3 September
2008 at 5:35 PM on Television Slovenia’s Channel 1. Interactive
TV shows were aired every week. These are modern, interactive educational shows aired live, with open telephone lines,
interesting guests, contributions and opinion polls.
In August, in the summer schedule, we aired the documentary
Po poteh leoparda, a story about blind and visually impaired
Slovenians who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. We also aired the
Nepal documentary Mi, bogu za hrbtom which received the
Television Slovenia Award at the International Mountain Film
Festival in Cankarjev dom cultural centre.
• Editorial board for cultural shows
In 2008, the editorial board realised all the planned shows:
the weekly 30-minute show Osmi dan, monthly shows Opus,
Pisave, Podoba podobe, Umetnost igre and Umetni raj. We also
realised all monthly shows on amateur culture Izvirni, and a
15-minute weekly show Ars 360°. We aired the commemorative Prešernova proslava and two shows on modern art Platforma. We also produced a live broadcast of the opening of the
industrial design biennial.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of TV Slovenia, we
aired Osmi dan and commemorated all the creators of this
programme, including four deceased authors of cultural shows.
The show was a great ending to the jubilee year and at the
same time it celebrated the 20th anniversary of Osmi dan; it
received great responses from viewers. Every show presented
superior achievements, with portraits, documentary themes
and interesting on-the-spot reports from foreign countries. In
addition to the critical reflection Osmi dan and a monothematic
broadcast, the broadcast Ars 360° won a circle of viewers; the
show is intended for the younger generation and fills in the
gaps in the field of pop culture.
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• Editorial board for documentaries (UDF)
• Editorial board for music and ballet shows
The editorial board followed all the guidelines of the adopted
programme production plan for 2008. However, there were
some discrepancies: differences in the length and selection of
films for regular schedules, in the larger volume of licence purchases, in longer production cycles of more demanding co-production films, and in the greater volume of irregular schedules.
The documentary of the month is a content line in TV Slovenia’s
documentary output. With it, we preserve historical memory
and build the cultural and national perception of the Slovene
public. In 2008, we put special emphasis on the research and
development of scripts. The editorial board realised most of the
planned projects for 2008 (new projects and completions) and
the programme scheme. Within the regular schedules, we aired
all the films as premieres in line with the programme scheme
for 2008 and in irregular schedules (17 films), including the
premiere scheme (4 films) from July until August 2008.
The documentary of the month: 11 films were aired: PrgišËe
žalosti - Afganistan (5.6 %); Nebesa pod Triglavom (7.7 %);
Vrnitev medvedov (6.3 %); Jesenice: Detroit (5.8 %). Documentary portrait: nine films; Ivana Kobilica ≤ portret slikarke
(5.5 %), GrašËak z Brda pri Lukovici (8.3 %). Documentary
feuilleton: nine films; Tea time na GoriËkem (7.1 %) on Channel 1. It received lower ratings because it was aired on Channel 2. Traveller’s journals: four films, summer schedule, average ratings 5 %.
The programme was realised in line with the basic programme
starting points and with the programme production plan. We
must underline a few programme highlights. We started the
year 2008 with the 45th New Year’s concert from Vienna. During the EU presidency, the editorial board presented our most
successful broadcasts of the previous year and opened the
Slovenian day at MIDEM in Cannes at the end of January 2008.
The golden jubilees of TV Slovenia and of our editorial board
were celebrated on Sunday evenings under the title Na utrip
srca, Zlata resna glasba in balet (1958 ≤ 2008).
In the broadcasts and series Glasbeni veËer, Slovenska jazz
scena, Z glasbo in s plesom etc., we presented musical and
dance and ballet performances of various genres from Slovenia
and abroad through recordings and live broadcasts, and we
also presented repertoires of all genres (old, traditional and
new). At the same time, we created our own broadcasts and
television works, and in this way we revived our cultural heritage (for example the series Po sledeh baleta na Slovenskem,
filming the renovation of Ljubljana opera house); we developed new presentation concepts and new formats, or renovated the existing ones (thematic introductions to the Glasbeni
veËeri, television visualisations). To the younger audience, we
wanted to present the modern, experimental spirit. We presented our music, dance, and ballet creators and performers
to viewers with great success, through a high-quality artistic
television language in portrayal and documentaries (Posnetek
od blizu, a portrait of Dubravka TomšiË Srebotnjak aired at the
Portorož Film Festival).
We presented the efforts of Slovenes abroad with recordings
of the concert Koroška poje 2008, on the occasion of the 100th
birth anniversary of France Cigan. In cooperation with the Rotary Club Ljubljana, we again successfully helped children with
a charity concert Miklavžev koncert. In all, 56 Slovenian documentary films were aired, 10 of them
were licence purchases from Slovene producers. Own production: 46 films, nine in co-production with independent Slovene
producers (19.56 %).
11 additional films were aired; they were purchases from foreign producers and co-productions of EBU. In all, UDF contributed 67 documentary films.
Documentary production remained one of the most recognisable programme trade marks of TV Slovenia. Significantly different ratings show the competition pressures of other television
stations in prime-time blocks. Greater promotion of documentaries as a (still) unique offer of TV Slovenia was necessary in
order to introduce such productions.
• Editorial board of foreign films and TV series
In 2008, we enlarged the volume of films for the general
public. We aired many comedies, romantic films, adventure
films, historical spectacles and other attractive items that significantly increased our ratings in the prime-time block (Ol-
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iver Twist, Življenje Davida Galea, Enigma, Bela Masajka, Kviz
show, Woody Allen films, 90-minute series in the prime-time
block, such as Fojlova vojna and Poirot, along with many others). Our central film blocks were on Wednesday at 8:00 PM
on Channel 1 and on Saturday at 8:00 PM ≤ until September,
on Channel 2, and from September, on Channel 1. In the case
of the latter, it turned out that the transition from Channel
2 to Channel 1 caused the reprogramming of the Saturday
programme schedule (Channel 1 is much more exposed than
Channel 2). The programme block with the highest ratings was
also enriched on Channel 2 on Thursdays. In the Monday block
(Channel 1 at 9:00 PM) we air so-called family series intended
for a wider audience. Most were of European origin. We aired
the third season of the popular series Doktor Martin (with
nine episodes) and the third (and last) season of the series
Rožmarinka in Timijanka (eight episodes). We also aired the
latest season of the series Komisar Rex.
In 2008, we introduced a new block that found its place in
the schedule, on Sunday afternoons (Channel 1 at 2:30 PM).
This programme block is reserved for older, but still excellent
British sitcoms. At first, we aired, every Sunday, one episode
of Fina gospa (Keeping Up Appearances) and Samo bedaki in
konji (Only Fools and Horses); after the summer break, we
continued only with Fina gospa.
Within the framework of the so-called literary series (Channel
2, Sunday at 9:00 PM), we aired the outstanding German series
Berlin Alexanderplatz (14 episodes), based on the novel by
Döblin (writer and director Fassbinder).
• Editorial board of religious programme
In 2008, we fully realised the programme production plan. In
addition to regular shows (Obzorja duha, Ozare, Duhovni utrip,
Omizje ≤ Sveto in svet), holiday pastoral letters and broadcasts
of Sunday masses, we also made and aired documentaries
Sveta gora Atos (we presented the significance of this mountain for Orthodox Christians and we visited the Serbian Orthodox monastery Hilander) and 150 let Lurda. We successfully
realised a demanding project - the live broadcast Dan družin
in Celje, and two extraordinary broadcasts: SreËanje družin
and Dobrodelni koncert Slomškove ustanove. From Rome we
aired Križev pot and Urbi et Orbi. We produced two shows for
broadcast in 2009: Srbski pravoslavni samostani na Hrvaškem
and Sestre.
• Editorial board of Prvi in drugi and TV-pogled
Every week, we created the show Prvi in drugi and presented
television broadcasts, their creators and behind-the scenes
at our station. In July and August, we prepared eight single
theme shows, feuilletons entitled Gledamo naprej; in this way
we celebrated the 50th anniversary of TV and took a peek into
the future. Every day we aired the evening TV forecast (at 7:55
PM), and in February we introduced the afternoon TV forecast,
which airs every working day at 5:30 PM.
EPU ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
For 2008, the entertainment department prepared a much
more extensive programme business plan. We strove to follow
the two basic goals:
• to maintain own production that received positive responses from viewers and the expert public;
• to offer new projects.
For our own production, we planned 302 shows, or 21,567
minutes, and realised 24,010 minutes of programming - that
is, we exceeded the plan by 11 %. In addition to our own production, we aired 2,767 minutes of foreign product.
In the Sunday evening block, we introduced the musical show
Zvezde pojejo, which was very well received by our viewers.
In the Tuesday evening block, we kept the show Piramida;
its hostess addresses serious topics in a relaxed manner, and
her guests compete in rhetoric. In the Friday main prime-time
block, viewers can enjoy our family musical show Na zdravje!
We moved the satirical show HRI-BAR to a later evening block;
this allows its creators to use even more parodies and criticism
of current political happenings.
For the Sunday afternoon show NLP, we changed the hosts, editors and a few features. Viewers accepted these changes, and
Klemen Slakonja, senior student of dramaturgy, very quickly
became popular with both the younger and older generation.
In July and August we presented several premieres. From the
beginning of June until the beginning of September, tourism
journalist Drago Bulc and his team prepared 14 mosaic shows
called Poletna potepanja. Summer Sunday evenings were
dedicated to the Avsenik brothers’ venerable anniversary. In
a series of nine shows Avsenikov zlati abonma we saw and
heard archival music and video recordings, as well as new
ensembles that continue the work and tradition of these two
ambassadors of Slovene music. In autumn, we replaced the sitcom Za zadnjim vogalom with a licensed series, Brat bratu. The
year 2008 ended with a diverse New Year’s Eve programme.
A lot of attention was dedicated to concerts on the occasion of
the 80th anniversary of Radio Slovenia and the 50th anniversary
of Television Slovenia, and to the central show Praznujemo;
together with our radio colleagues and colleagues from the
music production section we demonstrated that we are capable of preparing a top event with top performers. In addition to the planned shows, we created a few shows were
not included in the programme production plan for 2008. This
was because of our programme or business interests (Glasbeni
spomini z Borisom Kopitarjem, BlešËica, Od ene do druge, Festival šansona La vie en rose, Festival Števerjan; event on the
occasion of Katarina Venturini and Andrej Škufca’s retirement
from the dance floor NeskonËnost je veËnost; the Berni models
event; Prvaki na ledu; concert by the band Pankrti Izza zavese;
concert by the band Laibach, concert by Vlado Kreslin; anniversary concert of Oto Pestner, and a Denis Novato concert.
Ratings were satisfactory. The show Na zdravje! had 14 %
ratings and a 35 % share of viewers, and Zvezde pojejo had
13.4 % ratings and a 32 % share of viewers; Ema 2008, a oneoff project, had 26.7 % ratings, and a 56 % share of viewers;
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EPU SPORTS PROGRAMME
New Year’s Eve’s Na zdravje! had 20.2 % ratings and a 56 %
share of viewers; and the first round of EMA (Pesem Evrovizije)
had 19.8 % ratings and a 51 % share of viewers.
The sitcom Za zadnjim vogalom had 8 % ratings and did not
fulfil our expectations, so after eight episodes we replaced it
with the sitcom Brat bratu, adapted for the Slovenian audience
by Branko DjuriÊ.
In the summer, we recorded and aired several festivals of popular folk music. To mitigate the consequences of severe summer storms, we organised a humanitarian broadcast Stopimo
skupaj za streho nad glavo and raised more than 500,000 EUR;
and in October, with Radio OgnjišËe, we produced a broadcast
to raise funds for the renovation of Building A of the Institute
of Oncology.
We tried to replace the shortage of musical shows with recordings and concerts by Slovenian ensembles from different
genres.
Despite all the problems we faced when providing production
funds, we managed to realise the plan within the framework
of the foreseen financial resources.
In 2008, EPU Sports programme fulfilled most of the set programme goals.
In this year, 26,936 minutes of our own premiere broadcasts
were aired, with almost 95,000 viewers on average (ratings
4.9 % and share of viewers 25 %), and 45,441 minutes of
foreign premiere broadcasts (60,322 viewers, ratings 3.1 %,
share of viewers 22 %).
Information broadcasts reached the planned ratings (7 % for
the 7:45 PM block and after the show Odmevi).
One of the highlights was the excellent broadcast of the Beijing Summer Olympics. Despite the fact that many broadcasts
were in early morning hours and in the forenoon during the
week, the ratings were outstanding. The central evening information show Olimpijski S5 was also very successful. On average, 356 hours of programme had almost 50,000 viewers, and
the evening show had average ratings of 5.3 % (96,000 viewers). We invited three experts to participate during all 16 days
of the programme. They proved to have been an excellent
choice: Alenka Bikar, Jani KlemenËiË and Milan Hosta.
We are very satisfied with the broadcasts and ratings of winter sports events. The average ratings for Alpine skiing were
5.3 %, for ski jumping 7.2 %, and for cross-country skiing almost 4 %.
Although foreseen in the programme production plan, we still
consider it to be a great success that we acquired the rights to
air football matches of our national football team in the new
qualification round for the football world cup. This programme
is high-quality, with great potential ratings; it is a matter of
prestige, and many of our competitors tried to acquire the
rights. Although not planned, we acquired the rights to air the boxing matches of our own Dejan Zavec (ratings 3.7% and 5%
- the latter aired at 00:30 AM) and some individual broadcasts
that exceeded our expectations in terms of quality and ratings:
Miha Žibrat’s documentary in two parts Olimpijski sprehod (received an RTV Slovenia award) and the presentation of Slovenian Olympic Games participants (ratings at 5.3 %). Below expectations and contrary to plans, were two elements
of the 2008 programme plan. In the autumn, we failed to acquire the rights to the Euroleague Basketball (Union Olimpija),
which was subject to great disapproval and strong reactions
from the public. The holder of the rights imposed conditions
that were unacceptable in terms of finance and programme;
together with the Director General, we decided not to succumb
to ‘extortion’, even if this meant that this would attract negative publicity.
The other project that was concluded early was the Sunday
show Š, which was transferred to Channel 2 and lost a significant share of viewers. In the spring, were forced to stop live
broadcasts due to the lack of production (personnel) capacities
and start recording in very demanding circumstances, and in
the autumn we decided to cancel this show.
SPECIAL NATIONAL PROGRAMME, INTENDED TO
BROADCAST THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA AND ITS
WORKING BODIES
The planning of the parliamentary channel programme for
2008 was based on certain assumptions, on the framework
schedule of National Assembly sessions, and on the planned
technical capacity to broadcast sessions and meetings of the
working bodies. In 2007, Television Slovenia allocated 165,080
EUR to covering National Assembly sessions on Channel 2, and
143,549 EUR to satellite broadcasting, a total of 308,629 EUR.
It was foreseen that the National Assembly would enable additional halls to broadcast the working bodies’ sessions at the
beginning of 2008 and that RTV Slovenia would establish a third
channel for these broadcasts. It was also planned that Television Slovenia would start covering the work of the National Assembly, National Council and the European Parliament in January 2008. Until mid-May 2008, the parliamentary programme
was still aired on Channel 2 and via satellite, and from 21 May
2008, the programme was aired on Channel 3 and, from time
to time, also on Channel 2, when the National Assembly hosted
more important events.
Via satellite and on Channel 3, 43,400 minutes of National Assembly sessions and 44,119 minutes of parliamentary content
were aired, and on Channel 2 24,800 minutes of parliamentary
content were aired.
In 2008, we aired the National Assembly and its working bodies’ sessions on Channel 2 until May, and we summarised
events that could not be aired in the weekly shows Aktualno
and Diagonale.
In the second half of May, when the National Assembly had
prepared the additional halls and when Television Slovenia had
established the third, digital broadcasting channel, we started
airing sessions of some National Assembly working bodies, and
gradually started airing more work in the National Assembly,
National Council and European Parliament. The whole programme is broadcast or processed digitally, and so far, this has
caused many problems, as the technology is not flawless. We
had to train suitable personnel and change existing professional profiles; this new technology requires new professions, new
technological procedures and a new organisation of work.
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EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMME
Together with TV Maribor and TV Koper, we prepared a daily
129-minute show Dobro jutro. Dobro jutro is an advisory, information and regionally diverse programme. TV Maribor contributes 90 minutes a week and TV Koper contributes 93 minutes
of programme a week. In Ljubljana, we prepared 462 minutes
of programme a week; Ljubljana also covers the following regions: Dolenjska, Gorenjska, northern Primorska region, lower
Štajerska region, Prekmurje and Koroška. It also prepares daily
22-minute newscasts. Ljubljana studio had 202 minutes of live
on-the-spot reports (live coverage).
The planned ratings for Dobro jutro were 1.8 %, and the planned
share of viewers was 35 %; actual ratings were 1.7 %, and the
actual share of viewers was 41 %. In view of ever greater
morning competition, this is a very good result. The ratings
analysis shows that, compared to the previous year, there are
fewer viewers between 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM o’clock, more
between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM o’clock. In 2008, Dobro jutro
had significantly more viewers compared to the previous year.
Generally, the best ratings are on Monday.
The show Sobotno popoldne is without a doubt a special programme achievement of Television Slovenia in 2008. This show
provides advice on healthcare, human relations (Labirint), cooking (Z Damijanom) and Slovene habits and customs (Kraji in
ljudje, Zakaj pa ne). The show includes a series (Popolna družina)
and very often it has a humanitarian character. This show has
high ratings (except in summer), and individual shows and features reach up to 12 % ratings. Sobotno popoldne includes two
shows from TV Maribor, Živali in ljudje and Na vrtu.
TV Koper is responsible for the broadcast Študentska, which is
produced in cooperation with TV Maribor; it does not have a
regular block and therefore has difficulties acquiring viewers.
The show »rno-beli Ëasi lasts 15 minutes; it is prepared with
the help of TV Slovenia’s archive and does not have a regular
block; it is rather an addition to the programme schedule. The
shows Nedeljski pogovori and »rno-beli Ëasi were combined,
and in the framework of RTV Slovenia’s anniversaries we prepared interviews with RTV legends.
The business broadcast Prava ideja was not planned, but was
introduced in May 2008 in agreement with RTV Slovenia’s
management. It received good responses from viewers, despite the fact that it did not have a regular block due to various
celebrations and sports events.
REGIONAL TV PROGRAMME
KOPER ≤ CAPODISTRIA
We successfully realised the 2008 programme plan. The daily information show Primorska kronika with guests from Primorska,
Notranjska and abroad is very successful. It presents or confronts
current events and different views on a certain topic. The show
had the highest ratings and the highest income from advertising
in the advertising block before and after the show.
The show Primorski mozaik turned out to be very successful:
viewers want more regional and local news and content. The
show presented various entrepreneurs, culture professionals,
athletes and musicians; it aired interesting outside broadcasting
reports and news from Bovec and Trieste to Piran; it offered
advice for small business owners on how to apply for European
funds and projects etc. It received great responses and attracted
good advertising income.
Viewers responded well to other regional broadcasts aired on
Channels 1 and 2: Ljudje in zemlja, Med valovi, Pomagajmo
si, Na obisku, Študentska, Minute za …, Slovenci v Italiji, Lynx
magazin, Izostritev and Pravljice Mike Make.
MARIBOR REGIONAL TV PROGRAMME
The programming produced in Maribor is very well accepted;
this is demonstrated by ratings for shows produced for both
national channels. The following have high ratings: Na vrtu,
Ljudje in zemlja, O živalih in ljudeh, Dobro jutro, Skozi Ëas.
The following individual projects were also very well received:
NareËna popevka, Modrijani, Novoletni program, Ciciban poje
etc.
The planned programme goals in 2008 were met. We even realised more projects than planned (documentary films, special
projects with the mobile production vehicle).
The ratings of Television Maribor show that our broadcasts are
acquiring more and more viewers, and the last survey carried
out for TV Slovenia shows that TV Maribor has the highest ratings of all regional TV stations in Slovenia.
We devoted more attention to the programme for Slovenes
abroad: in Brez meja and Športel we presented individuals
and societies and the cultural, economic and sporting life of
Slovenes abroad. The already established cross-border television output was upgraded with the exchange of daily information broadcasts with RAI in Trieste and with the creation of
high-quality programming. Development funds made it possible to prepare demanding projects for all four programmes of
RTV Koper ≤ Capodistria (radio and television programmes in
Slovenian and Italian). These are four 30-minute documentary
broadcasts Sinovi dveh narodov ≤ velikani našega prostora, and
four 30-minute radio and television broadcasts Kraji in obiËaji ≤
manjšine, naše bogastvo. In cooperation with Radio Koper, we
successfully concluded the event Osebnost Primorske, and with
Trieste Radio Trst A, we produced a joint traditional public event
Športnik Primorske, which we have been recording and airing
for many years.
Our morning programme (the show Dobro jutro, created in cooperation with the Ljubljana and Maribor editorial boards) is well
established and well received by viewers. For the first time, we
concluded (successfully) a marathon Christmas morning show.
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DECLARATION OF DATA ON ACHIEVED SHARES OF PROGRAMME QUOTA
Declaration of data on the achieved shares of programme quota in accordance with the Public Media Act (official consolidated text) for television programmes of RTV Slovenia in 2008.
Shares
in %
Transmission Shares in
time
hours
OWN production in the day-time transmission time
17,568 1
6,947
39.5
At least 20 %
OWN production in the annual transmission time
12,286
6,947
56.5
Not defined
2
Slovenian audio-visual works
9,686
3,102
32.0
25 %
AV works by Slovenian independent producers
3,102
463
14.9
25 % of Slovenian AV works
European AV works
9,686
4
5,199
53.7
Majority share
AV works by independent European producers
9,686 5
1,025
10.6
10 %
New AV works (from last 5 years)
1,025 6
832
81.2
At least 50 % of AV works by independent producers
3
Daily transmission time in accordance with Article 66, Public Media Act
2
Annual transmission time in accordance with Article 66,
Public Media Act
3
Public Media Act
1
Required annual volume in accordance with the Public Media
Act
Public Media Act
5
Public Media Act
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Public Media Act
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EXPLANATORY NOTE TO THE APPENDIX ‘DECLARATION OF DATA ON ACHIEVED SHARES OF PROGRAMME QUOTA’
In compliance with the decision of the Programme Council of RTV Slovenia and obligations deriving from the Public Media Act, we
enclose a report by the Programme Controlling Service of RTV Slovenia on the achievement of quotas. The share of audio-video
works of Slovenian independent producers increased in 2008 and is 14.9 % of programme content. In 2007, this share was 11.7 %,
and in 2006 it was 7.9 %. Due to events in the National Film Fund, on which RTV Slovenia had no influence, the production of
some broadcasts/films and featured and documentary broadcasts was cancelled, and the results of productions started last year
will be evident in the future.
PROGRAMMES FOR NATIONAL COMMUNITIES
achieved 6th place. But the most important fact is that more
than 10 % of viewers watch our broadcasts in the block between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM.
Radio Capodistria’s schedule is based on information programming, where the emphasis is on current events and everyday
reporting, good music and relaxed, interactive and entertainment broadcasts: Calle degli orti grandi (this year, we are
introducing two hosts), Pomeriggio ore quattro etc. We put
special emphasis on events that relate to the Italian national
community and on international, national and regional politics.
The broadcasts are aired live and on the spot: Giornali radio,
Spazio aperto, Osservatorio, Sogni di vacanza, Spazio cultura,
On the road and Sport.
To conclude, let me say that we successfully combine all segments of the schedule.
In 2008, the volume of own production was the same as in
2007, and the volume of premiere broadcasting increased by
13 hours.
In the Italian national community radio programming, we realised the plan, the scheme and programme policies adopted
for this period. Difficulties arose from a deficiency in the HR
structure, which was only partly eliminated with one new employee. It must be noted that the average age of our staff is
rather old. However, we must mention projects and events
that were concluded with special shows:
• visit to the Italian community in Kotor, Montenegro;
• meetings in communities in Rijeka, Momian, Umag, Rovinj,
Galižan and Piran;
• On The Road from our town squares and from Taverna;
• Internavtika, Diplomatic Regatta, the Trieste Fest, Alpe
Adria Film Festival (Trieste);
• Radio od zunaj from the Koper Taverna;
• Forum Tomizza;
• Radio, ki se gleda: open day at Radio Koper ≤ Capodistria;
• youth broadcast Colours, in cooperation with the region
Friuli-Venezia Giulia;
• musical regatta on the Mediterranean;
• special Christmas and New Year broadcasts;
• concert by the Italian musician Lelia Luttazzija.
PROGRAMMES FOR THE ITALIAN NATIONAL
COMMUNITY
series with live music In orbita was also very well received.
This broadcast and the monthly Incontri in Comunita ≤ SreËanja
v skupnostih Italijanov are produced together with the radio
programme for the Italian national community. Among the
novelties introduced in 2008 to attract the younger audience
are the series Metalcamp and Folkest, with new content and
visual approach, I corti di Maremetraggio and the weekly feature about school TG Scuola. In July, we produced pre-election
broadcasts for the Izola municipal council early elections, and
in September for the National Assembly elections. The election
broadcast aired live on election day was especially successful.
In 2008, TV programmes for the Italian national community
had slightly more variable funds for production. Funds were
lower compared to 2007, when the Government of RS allocated one-off additional funds.
In 2008, we hired one new worker (two were planned). We
are facing additional problems because our editor is on sick
leave, while our journalist and script supervisor are on maternity leave, and are therefore working only part-time. A special
financial burden on the programme were the contract workers
for technical matters and in the group for programme preparation. Costs for these increased significantly compared to 2007,
also because two permanent employees left these two groups
and have not been replaced.
Regarding programming, we focused on renewing the schedule and shows, with extreme rationalisation of expenditure,
additional work for permanently employed programme workers and limitation of part-time workers on programmes; this
allowed us to maintain the volume and structure of programming. In the first place, we have editorial boards, journalists
and editors to thank for this success. The new broadcasts and
rubrics introduced in the autumn/winter schedule 2007/2008
(for example, the weekly broadcast Fanzine for young people, the series of broadcasts L’appuntamento - SreËanje z …,
the thoroughly renovated daily informative broadcast Tuttoggi
≤ Vsedanes, weekly broadcasts Tuttoggi Attualita - Vsedanes
Aktualno and Meridiani, the forecast of daily news and a new
weather rubric) were well received by viewers, together with
the existing programme, i.e. on culture, documentaries etc. The
During the Olympics we offered our viewers more than five
hours of Games programming daily; the responses were excellent. Over the Christmas period, we offered a very diverse
programme. Very successful were the broadcast of the festival
of children’s songs of the Italian national community, Voci Nostre 2008, and the New Year’s event and broadcast Capodanno
2009 … In Orbita Both events were co-organised and co-produced in cooperation with Italian national community institutions, and this further acknowledges and strengthens our role
in this field. We were active also in the wider region, above
all in the field of co-preparing events, such as Microstorie
≤ Mikrozgodbe, where we participated in preparing the multimedia installation on the former border crossing at Škofije
dedicated to the fall of the border.
The renewal of the programme was well accepted by viewers in Slovenia and abroad, also because our broadcasts were
broadcast via satellite; unfortunately, we had to stop airing via
satellite at the end of May. The data from the latest ratings
survey are very encouraging; in western Slovenia, TV Koper
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PROGRAMMES FOR THE HUNGARIAN NATIONAL
COMMUNITY
In 2008, the activity of the Studio for Hungarian programmes
of RTV Slovenia was marked by the introduction (on 1 January
2008) of the new schedule of Pomurski madžarski radio, by the
desire to enhance the quality of television shows in the Hungarian language, and by introducing novelties to these shows.
We followed existing policies, built spiritual and information
bridges among members of the Hungarian national community
and between the majority in Slovenia and the mother nation
in Hungary. We respected the desire for changes and for the
introduction of novelties, and also the efforts to prepare and
broadcast quality programme that are highly recognisable.
During the summer, we reduced the summer schedule with
the objective of rationalising funds and saving resources for
the autumn and winter period, when the regular schedule is
running. However, we managed to realise new shows in the
summer, too. Radio od zunaj was aired weekly (on Mondays)
in July and August and broadcast from the Koper Taverna. We
made pilots for projects to be realised in the autumn/winter
period. With our mobile production vehicle, we will try to capture the atmosphere in the town squares in the region and also
in neighbouring regions. Istrski kalejdoskop is a broadcast produced in cooperation with the Slovene section of Radio Koper
and with the Italian and Croatian section of Radio Pula. In September, when the new schedule began, we started
broadcasting important regular broadcasts, such as one-hour
broadcasts for the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region; Sunday broadcasts on school issues and the minority (Tempo scuola, Nel
paese delle donne, Detto tra noi, Incontri in Comunita and the
new Saturday broadcast for the minority A casa di), Observatoriji; a broadcast analysing weekly events, Komentar v studio;
religious broadcasts; and a bimedial music show, Radio live. In
October, we visited the Italian-speaking community in Albania, and together held a symposium entitled Italijanski jezik in
mediji v jugovzhodni Evropi. In December, we produced Christmas and New Year broadcasts from town squares in Koper,
Trieste and Ljubljana. In this context, I wish to mention special
projects connected with very important events:
• European football Championship;
• the Olympics in China;
• elections in Italy;
• local elections in Izola;
• parliamentary elections in Slovenia.
We worked hard in terms of organisation and content to mark
the 50th anniversary of Hungarian radio programmes and the
30th anniversary of Hungarian television programmes. On 20
June 2008, we organised an open-air concert with singer Rúzsa
Magdi and the groups Apostol and Black II Black. The concert
was well attended, and we believe that we fulfilled the expectations of the different segments of the target public. On
the same day, we held an open day at RTV Studio Lendava
and kept our promise regarding such a ‘meeting’ with viewers
and listeners. In the summer, we started preparing a publication for the 50th and 30th anniversaries of electronic media in
the Hungarian language. We have already collected most of
the material for the publication, which will be issued at the
beginning of 2009. We also wish to include recordings of the
celebrations in this publication.
After the summer months, we started preparing for the jubilee
gala celebration of Pomurski madžarski radio and TV Studio
Lendava. This celebration took place on 29 November 2008,
exactly 50 years after the first radio broadcast in Hungarian.
The event was broadcast live on Pomurski madžarski radio,
and in three parts in the Hungarian television schedule, on 31
December 2008 and 1 and 2 January 2009. We planned the
event to show in detail how the electronic media developed
in the Hungarian language. We selected performers to present
diverse genres. Most had at some point been connected with
the Hungarian community in the Prekmurje region, or with RTV
Slovenia. In the framework of this event we presented, for the
first time, the new visual image of both electronic media in
Hungarian. The official speaker at the event was the President
of the Government of RS Mr. Borut Pahor. In addition to the
present and former employees of Prekmurski madžarski radio
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and the broadcast Mostovi/Hidak, or other television broadcasts in Hungarian, we also invited numerous prominent representatives from public life and the expert public from Slovenia
and Hungary and the Hungarian communities. Responses were
positive. Most of the funds needed to mark the anniversaries
were raised with an application to tender and donations. In
the field of investments, we carried out a tender to select an
architect to build a scenery depot, a warehouse and a car park.
The projects will be concluded soon, and we are acquiring the
necessary documentation.
The year 2008 was marked by reform to the payment system.
In this context, the acquisition of the entitlement for bilingualism and the definition of multitasking are included.
• Pomurski madžarski radio
On 1 January 2008, Pomurski madžarski radio acquired a new
programme schedule including several new shows. We also
we started preparing a moderated evening programme between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM.
The new shows received good responses. First, we must mention the live broadcast Potepanje po vaseh/Falujárás, which
airs every last Saturday and lasts five hours. In 2008, we aired
broadcasts from Prosenjakovci, Dobrovnik, »entiba, Hodoš, Kapca, Dolga Vas, Motvarjevci, Dolina and Genterovci. In every
broadcast, we provide our listeners with a wide variety of
information on the selected location. The positive responses
show that this broadcast is very popular among listeners.
A new weekly broadcast V manjšini/Kisebbségben addresses
pressing minority problems.
The broadcast Na preži za pravljico/Mese-lesen, which is aired
every two weeks, also received good responses. It features
stories about events and occurrences that have almost been
forgotten. Zgodbe brez meja/Határtalan történetek is aired
with a similar intention. The only difference is that in this
broadcast, we strive to present events of the last five decades
as seen by people living on both sides of the border.
Ohranjevalci vrednot/Értékőrzők deserves a special mention.
It has been broadcast since 1 January 2008. The show presents
the activities of cultural societies (today and in the past) in the
bilingual region.
In Literarni dialog/Irodalmi párbeszéd we present the most
well-known representatives of Hungarian and Slovenia literature from the region.
It is evident that listeners participate in the creation of new
broadcasts. We are well aware that they the foucs of our attention. We believe that the broadcasts have brought variety
to our radio schedule, and it is now more interesting and appealing.
The evening programme is entirely interactive. We must mention the broadcast produced with the Department for Hungarian language and literature at Maribor University. Its intention
is, with the help of listeners, to revive some words and expressions that are disappearing from our vocabulary.
In addition, we must mention the children’s and youth broadcasts which strive to include children, Kuckó mackó and Csac-
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skarádió. We produce with pupils from the bilingual primary
school in Lendava.
Weekly thematic broadcasts on current events (Aktualno/
Aktuális, Horizont, Dejanski položaj/Helyzetkép, Športni
ponedeljek/ Sporthétfő) were prepared in line with the programme plan. We strove to address themes from the most current point of view. Sadly, we also face problems when invited
guests cancel at the last moment, or send less competent colleagues to replace them. In such cases, the broadcasts do not
achieve the desired objective.
Despite all the problems we are facing, the set objectives were
fully achieved.
A special project worth mentioning is the general election on
21 September 2008, for which Prekmurski madžarski radio provided free presentations of the Hungarian national community
candidates (in line with the adopted rules on election coverage), and we also produced four thematic debates (education
and culture, healthcare and social issues, economy and agriculture, and nationality issues). On the day of the elections, we
produced an evening election broadcast which broadcast the
results, and candidates of the Hungarian national community
to the National Assembly commented on these results. During
the election campaign, we monitored the pre-election activities of the national minority candidates and political parties in
the ethnically mixed area.
A lot of attention was dedicated to anniversaries of the national community’s media. We regularly reported on events
connected to these media. In November, we produced three
thematic broadcasts (Aktualno/Aktuális). One was dedicated
to the weekly newspaper Népújság, one to the editorial board
of Hungarian TV programmes, and one to Prekmurski madžarski
radio. In the November broadcast Znani neznanec/Ismeretlen
ismerős, we presented radio staff to the listeners.
We dedicated a special broadcast (in cooperation with an expert) to the voting system. Elections for the national minority
member of the National Assembly are quite complicated, especially since the Voting and Election Committee changed the
points system.
Forecasts and programme presentations - 2.0 %
Education - 2.1 %
Interactive and
entertainment broadcasts
15.5 %
Other daily informative
broadcasts - 25.2 %
Art, culture - 1.9 %
Sports - 3.5 %
Religious broadcasts - 1.2 %
Broadcasts fro children
and youth - 4.4 %
News and newscasts - 12.8 %
Current events broadcasts - 11.5 %
Other paid notices - 1.4 %
Service information
(weather, traffic) - 5.2 %
Broadcasts for farmers - 0.4 %
General information and
advisory broadcasts
11.0 %
Advertising
1.6 %
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• TV-studio Lendava
In the broadcast Nagyító alatt/Pod drobnogledom, we presented in detail the art of printing and ethnography of Dolnja
Lendava, Hungarian nationality politics, the Easter habits and
customs of Hungarians in Prekmurje, safety in Pomurje, illegal
waste dumps, the ethnographic wealth of Hungarians in Prekmurje, the 30th anniversary of Hidak/Mostovi, the 50th anniversaries of Pomurski madžarski radio and the weekly newspaper
Népújság.
We enriched the oldest broadcast Hidak/Mostovi with different
features on Wendesdays and Fridays.
On Wednesdays, the following features alternate: Gazda(g)ság/
Gospodarstvo-bogastvo (introduced in May 2008, presenting
in detail the following: points: VEM, the Chamber of Commerce Pomurje, the Mura textile company, the recession, the
brain drain from Prekmurje); a feature on agriculture entitled
Magvető/ Sejalec (practical advice for farmers and allotment
holders, trimming of vines, horticulture, spurting, potatoes, the
garden in the autumn, correct tractor maintenance); the new
feature Egészségünkre/Na zdravje introduced in the autumn
(healthcare advice: flu and colds, diabetes, allergies). These
are produced with assistance from experts. Friday features
alternate with Hagyományőrző/Naša dedišËina (dealing with
the ethnographic heritage of Hungarians from Prekmurje or
Hungarians from the Prekmurje ethnographic area: Jews from
Lendava, the heritage of townsfolk from Dolnja Lendava, folk
architecture in Genterovci, Hetés embroidery, painted chests,
chronicle writers, Dolenjci, the memorial room of János Czúgh,
the Hungarian dialect in Prekmurje, Habanci), and Köztünk élnek/Živijo med nami (short portraits of interesting individuals:
Olga Jandl, Sándor Horváth, Biserka SijariË, Sandi Sabo, Imre
Krajczár).
In terms of programme, 2008 was especially demanding for TV
Studio Lendava. We had to carry out the parliamentary election project and the anniversary of national minority electronic
media.
In 2008, in the Studio for Hungarian TV programmes of RTV
Slovenia, we realised the programming in line with the 2008
production plan, which means that we prepared four 30-minute
broadcasts in Hungarian every week.
The broadcast Barangolások/Potepanja is essentially a production of Television Donava that we took over; it presents the life
of the Hungarian national minority and other minority communities in Europe and elsewhere. Seven broadcasts (out of 19)
were prepared in the Lendava TV studio. We visited Petišovci,
Dobrovnik, Gornji Lakoš and Prosenjakovci, Miškolc and the
Tokaj wine-producing area. We also sailed the Adriatic.
In the thematic broadcast Pitypang/LuËka, we addressed the
following topics: music, love, Mother’s Day, birthdays, hat
making, jam making, forests and forest plants and animals,
giving presents etc.
In the studio chat show Súlypont/TežišËe we hosted guests
and discussed the following: ethnography of Hungarians from
Prekmurje, the bilingual school system, the economic situation
in Prekmurje, international cooperation among libraries, the
Institute for the Culture of the Hungarian national community,
cooperation between Lendava and Sava Kranj municipalities,
the first and second rounds of the parliamentary election deabtes, an interview with the new Hungarian national minority
member in the National Assembly, the national minority media, the position of the Hungarian minority in the 20th century,
the significance of Christmas.
In the broadcast Vendégem/Moj gost, with the help of an external colleague, we produced portraits of Hungarian authors
from Prekmurje. In ten months of 2008, the following authors
were presented: Sándor Szúnyogh, Pál Szomi, Lajos Vlaj, Zsuzsanna Báti Koncz, Gabriella Bence Utroša, László Göncz, Albert
Halász, János C. Toplak, Judit Zágorec Csuka. Besides these literary portraits we also produced a portrait of Suzanne Király
Moss.
During the run-up to the elections, we produced two pre-recorded debates (for technical reasons) in the Maribor studio.
Programme report on broadcasts in the Hungarian language, January ≤ December 2008
BROADCAST
Channels SLO 1 and SLO 2
Programme TeleM premiere
Minutes
No. of
broadcasts
Total minutes
Production
BARANGOLÁSOK/POTEPANJA
Tuesday
Tuesday
30
19
570
Taken over/own
KANAPÉ/KANAPE
Tuesday
Tuesday
30
17
510
Own
PITYPANG/LU»KA
Tuesday
Tuesday
30
8
240
Own
HIDAK/MOSTOVI
Wednesday
Wednesday
30
43
1290
Own
SÚLYPONT/TEŽIŠ»E
Thursday
Thursday
30
12
360
Own
VENDÉGEM ... /MOJ GOST...
Thursday
Thursday
30
11
330
Own
NAGYÍTÓ ALATT/POD DROBNOGLEDOM
Thursday
Thursday
30
9
270
Own
HATÁRTALAN/BREZ MEJA
Thursday
Thursday
30
10
300
Co-production
HIDAK/MOSTOVI
Friday
Friday
30
50
1500
Own
ÉVBÚCSÚZTATÓ/LETO SE IZTEKA
Wednesday, Friday
Wednesday, Friday
30
2
60
Own
JUBILÁLUNK/PRAZNUJEMO
Wednesday
Wednesday
30
1
30
Own
KARÁCSONYI VARÁZSLAT/»AROBNI BOŽI»
Thursday
Thursday
70
1
70
Own
REPETITIONS
JUL. AVG. - Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday
JUL. AVG. - Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday
30
27
810
Own/taken over
210
6,340
BROADCASTS, TOTAL
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After the elections, we interviewed the newly elected National
Assembly member of the Hungarian national community. In
our television broadcasts, we offered the candidates of the
Hungarian national community to the National Assembly free
air time for presentations and covered their campaigns. However, we followed the rule requiring us to report on each candidate’s campaign only once for a duration of 30 seconds. We
also covered the campaigns of political parties: in Hidak/Mostovi we reported on each campaign only once for one minute.
In this broadcast we prepared a feature on the voting system
and on correct voting in cases of competing candidates. We celebrated the 30th and 50th anniversaries of Hungarian
electronic media in our broadcasts. We prepared three 30minute broadcasts Nagyító alatt/Pod dobnogledom, in which
we remembered the 30th anniversary of the broadcast Hidak/
Mostovi and the 50th anniversary of Prekmurski madžarski radio (emphasising the present and new broadcasts), and also
the 50th anniversary of the weekly newspaper Népújság. We
produced a 30-minute studio discussion on the future of the
national minority media.
On 29 November 2008, we celebrated the anniversaries with
a gala event (together with the radio station). We recorded
the celebration in the Lendava TV Studio with the help of colleagues from Maribor and Ljubljana, and aired it (in three parts)
during the Christmas and New Year holidays on Channel 1 of
RTV Slovenia. All three parts had high ratings. We produced a
special broadcast, Mostovi, presenting the celebration and behind-the-scene events. These broadcasts also had high ratings.
It must be noted that all the employees of TV Studio Lendava
participated in the preparation and organisation of the celebrations (script, writing texts, translating, preparing video inserts
for the event, recording at the celebration etc.).
TV Studio Lendava actively co-operated with Television Donava;
it submitted various contributions, and from April, the Studio
submitted contributions also to Television Maribor.
In 2008, we were faced with broadcasting in the Hungarian
language in an unsuitable programme block. Our broadcasts
are repeated on Channel 2 of TV Slovenia at a more suitable
time, but this depends on sports events and National Assembly sessions. Therefore, 67 broadcasts out of 210 were not
repeated, i.e. 31.9 %. June was the worst month in this respect. Of 16 broadcasts, 10 were not repeated, i.e. 65.5 % of
all premieres.
Education:
• Between January and June 2008, TV Studio Lendava’s journalists attended monthly instruction in Hungarian language;
these courses were intensive, twice organised on weekends, with special emphasis on appearing on camera;
• in May, TV Studio Lendava’s journalists took part in a twoweek training course for young journalists organised by Circom Regional, in Maribor;
• in October, TV Studio Lendava’s journalists took part in a
two-week training course for young video journalists in Budapest, also organised by Circom Regional;
• in November, TV Studio Lendava’s journalists took part in a
two-day course for journalists and TV hosts in Subotica;
• in co-operation with RTV Slovenia’s educational centre, we
organised a two-day course for technicians at TV Studio Lendava;
• Pomurski madžarski radio also organised speech training
for journalists and moderators.
MULTIMEDIA CENTRE
MULTIMEDIA CENTRE
In 2008, the Multimedia Centre of RTV Slovenia continued to
develop new services and products; we offered new content
and took account of developments in providing a public service
in Europe.
According to the Moss survey (October 2007/October 2008),
we increased our reach by 13 % (511,046 users), while the
number of Internet users in Slovenia grew by only 7.8 %. More
important than the increased number of users is the conclusion
of the Interstat survey that MMC’s Internet media is by far the
most objective and credible.
Income
In terms of income, the segment on which MMC has a direct
influence achieved an excellent surplus (124.9 % of the plan).
This is the result of appealing and innovative solutions with
which we increase the number of users and, consequently,
income.
Because of our innovation and credibility, we acquired funds
from two EU projects.
Expenditure
The surplus in the field of variable costs derives from unforeseen items and projects linked to income (most of the income
is generated according to income distribution and higher income results in higher costs; EU funds require 50 % matching
finance).
Investments
In 2008, planned investments were fully realised; 90 % of
planned resources were used. Among the bigger projects are
the system tool for the management of RAID (drive array),
new installations and distribution of signals, additional audio
video channels (Channel 3 of TV Slovenia, the Olympics), new
formats (Flash) and the expansion of server capacities.
HR
For the third year in a row, we did not employ new personnel.
The work and development of MMC is therefore based on parttime staff. This makes medium-term and, therefore, long-term
planning very difficult. Similar Slovenian media employ three
times more technical staff, and other employees have above
all higher wages and permanent employment contracts. In future, this will be the priority of MMC and the institution, given
the ever increasing significance of new media.
Achievements
In 2008, MMC received various awards for its work: we managed to become part of the international project P2P Next,
financed by the EU; we acquired EU funds on the basis of intercultural dialogue; we participated in the preparation of the
international conference ‘Culture on the Internet’ during the
Slovenian EU presidency.
We must mention the Beijing Olympics 2008 and National Assembly elections as major projects. We designed special portals for each of them, with numerous additional applications
and content; during both events, the portals were the central
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source of information for Slovene users. In addition to regular
television broadcasts on Television Slovenia from Beijing, on
the Internet we also aired IO, a special channel through which
we used the possibility of broadcasting content 24 hours a day,
independently of regular TV broadcasts. We often had more
viewers than regular TV stations.
Activities
In 2008, the publishing activity of RTV Slovenia was mostly
linked to radio and television programmes of different genres, with a view to enhancing promotion, renewing archival
recording (especially music recordings), and concluding new
projects. Even more than in the past, we strove to provide
a public service, which distinguishes us from other Slovenian
labels. We enable the publication of many projects important
to our culture and RTV Slovenia’s mission which, under regular
market conditions, would not see the light of day: these are
mainly classical music, jazz and some non-commercial genres
of popular culture, and puppet and theatre projects.
The record label published 65 programmes on sound and
image carriers, including three double CDs (La Bohème ≤ a
renewed archive recording of the opera on the occasion of
the 150th anniversary of Puccini’s birth; Mojih 40 naj…. ≤ new
recordings of the Slovenian pop music legend, Edvin Flisar;
and Mavrica ≤ 100 najlepših pesmi by Janez Bitenc, with additional note sheets and texts in the enclosed song book) and
two double combined projects with a CD and DVD (with cult
bands of the Slovenian punk scene, Pankrti and Niet). Among
65 publications, 44 were music CDs, two were combined, and
19 were DVDs.
Development
In the technical field, to the existing Internet content we added live broadcasting of Channel 3. To the existing formats we
added the Flash format, changed the system for the creation
of web pages for broadcasts, and added a special channel to
air additional video broadcasts (for example special events,
the Olympics etc.).
Reach
In 2008, the number of users (or the reach of the portal) again
increased. According to the Slovenian Advertising Chamber
survey MOSS, the number of users increased by 13 % (from
451,753 in October 2007 to 511,046 in October 2008) (according to Google analytics, the number of users in December 2008
was an astonishing 892,063). In this period, the number of
Internet users in Slovenia increased by a mere 7.8 %, significantly less growth than in the number of our users.
According to the interstat survey (December 2008), by far the
greatest share of respondents (52.6 %) evaluated our portal
as objective and credible (compare: 25 % for the portal of the
newspaper Dnevnik, 19.4 % for the portal 24 ur, 12 % for the
portal of the newspaper Delo).
Video publications were almost entirely for children; 15 were
published in cooperation with the Children’s and Youth Programme of TV Slovenia. We continued the educational and
friendly animated series for our youngest audience, Kravica
Katka, and published the revival of the legendary puppet
series KljukËeve dogodivšËine. We also published three out
of five DVDs of the most popular animated series Bacek Jon
(Shaun the Sheep). In cooperation with the Culture and Arts
Programme, we published the TV film Hit poletja. For the
monograph Oresteja of the Theatre Museum, we published a
new TV recording of this historical performance by Mile Korun,
and also the Festival Slowind, a television documented musical review of the activities of this internationally established
chamber ensemble. Of course, we can not disregard the bestseller PrazniËna Eroika with the Symphony Orchestra of RTV
Slovenia.
Teletext is still the leading source of such information in Slovenia and, despite the efforts of some competitive media, remains the reference source of text information for TV viewers
(over half a million users daily).
In 2008, we continued subtitling most of the pre-prepared
broadcasts for the deaf and hearing impaired, and also all daily
information broadcasts and live pre-election debates.
Summary
2008 was a very successful year for MMC, despite the ever
harder competition, the difficult financial situation and little
understanding of the new media by management and, therefore, weaker cooperation.
Audio publications ≤ we continued with the recognisable and
high-quality series of records of so-called serious music of RTV
Slovenia Klasika. It is published in cooperation with the Editorial board for classical music of the Programme ARS of Radio
Slovenia, with modest, but not negligible support from the
Ministry of Culture of RS and individual sponsors. With new
recordings in the series of opera portraits, we presented singers Janez LipušËek, Zdravko KovaË, Zlata OgnjanoviË, Milena
MoraËa and Marko Kobal, the modern audio and musical
quests of the 2007 Prešeren award winner Bor Turel, and two
less conventional ensembles who perform works of Slovenian
composers, 4 saxxes and STOP - Slovenski tolkalni projekt.
We must also mention the children’s publication Mavrica in
cooperation with Channel 1 of Radio Slovenia. This is the result
of many years of production, editorial and publishing work - it
contains Janez Bitenc’s 100 best songs on two CDs, with an
enclosed song book with note sheets and texts.
For several years now, we have been trying to solve problems
regarding space and personnel. Work in the MMC is primarily
done by part-time staff in a work area that is too small and
unsuitable.
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In cooperation with the Symphony Orchestra and the Big Band
of RTV Slovenia, the following excellent projects were carried
out: Etno with Eva Hren, Moji obrazi with Darja Švajger, All of
Me with Uroš PeriÊ and Duško GojkoviÊ, and traditional joint
musical projects of RTV Slovenia: Slovenska popevka and Festival nareËne popevke. Among the best achievements were the
projects in cooperation with VAL 202, the compilation VAL 08 ≤
Imamo dobro glasbo and Izštekani Niet. After seven years, the
Slovenian musical and cultural audience was taken aback by
our new publication: the musical project Romance iz krjance by
Iztok Mlakar, an actor and author from Primorska and a winner
of the Ježek Award; his new CD quickly became a bestseller.
Income
Operating income (external, without internal ratios) amounted
to 517,945 EUR in the relevant period between January and
December 2008, or 184,452 EUR (26.3 %) less than planned.
The reason for this lies mainly in the lower number of joint
actions with newspapers: conditions offered were less favourable than in the past. Consequently, this results in significantly lower income and, even more importantly, a surplus of
expenditure over income of 57,658 EUR, taking into account
internal ratios. Compared to 2007, the final result is higher by
128,223 EUR.
Revenues of the Record label in 2008
Turnover - 72.50 %
Internal income - 15.21 %
Other commercial income - 10.60 %
Income from co-financing - 1.70 %
Income from CDs and audio tapes - this item is the biggest
share of income from the sale of our products, and includes
sales in the field, telephone sales, Internet sales, sales at trade
fairs, exports and other forms of sale. This income amounted
to 432,160 EUR in the relevant period, i.e. 95,108 EUR or 18 %
less than planned. The reason for this lies above all in the
fewer number of activities with newspapers.
In March 2008, the record label opened a new, upgraded Internet shop. Compared to 2007, sales rose by some 55 % in
this segment.
In 2008, the record label managed to acquire funds from
IPF rights (the Collecting Society for Asserting the Rights of
Performers and Producers of Phonograms of Slovenia) in the
amount of 15,300 EUR, which is 10,000 EUR more than in 2007.
With respect to licence fees for some older Yugoslav rock programmes, we acquired 10,000 EUR.
Other commercial income derives above all from services provided by the record label to other publishers, ministries, public
institutions and other performers who require our services. This
income amounted to 63,189 EUR in the relevant period, i.e.
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96,324 EUR or 60 % less than planned. This portion of income
depends on acquiring services, for which we lack personnel.
Income from co-financing is income from the co-financing of
individual editions. Each year, the record label takes part in
annual tenders of the Ministry of Culture. However, these are
nominally decreasing per individual project, as the Ministry of
Culture believes that this is a public service that RTV Slovenia
can finance with the RTV licence fee. This income amounted to
10,120 EUR in the relevant period, i.e. 11,644 EUR or 53.5 %
less than planned. Compared to 2007, this is lower by 6,780
EUR. In the previous year, the record label published 15 editions of classical music, which were very demanding in technical, editorial, producer and performance terms These editions
contributed to the preservation of our rich music culture heritage.
Internal operating income ≤ this item is income from services
and sales of end-products for units within the public institution. The record label services all RTV Slovenia’s units at internal prices considerably lower than in the market. For the needs
of the public institution in 2008, the record label produced 428
different programmes on DVD-R - a total volume of 10,356
pieces - and 11 different programmes on CD-R, totalling 287
pieces. This income amounted to 90,654 EUR in the relevant
period, i.e. 28,101 EUR, or 44.9 % more than planned. Compared to 2007, income from this item is lower by 1,469 EUR.
Changes in the value of stock ≤ this item documents changes
in stock value. This means that if stock decreases, changes are
negative, and vice versa. The volume of stock was significantly
optimised in 2007, and therefore the value of intermediate
goods and end products did not change considerably. The fact
that the record label published five editions on sound and image carriers in 2008 and maintained the stock value at the
same level means that we are successfully managing the stock
value of end-products and intermediate goods at an optimal
level. Expenditure
Variable costs were lower by 98,148 EUR, or 13 % less than
planned in the relevant period from January to December
2008, and by 189,981 EUR, or 22.6 % lower than in the same
period in 2007.
Material, replacement parts and small tools ≤ these costs
include the costs of material used in production process, deviations from planned prices, VAT costs deriving from income
from our own product, and costs due to decreased intermediate goods stock (for example write-offs). In this respect, the
record label generated costs in the amount of 208,232 EUR,
which is 93,855 EUR, or 31 % less than planned. Compared
to 2007, costs from this item are lower by 211,790 EUR, or
50.4 %.
Fees, contracts, copyrights, performance rights and mechanical rights ≤ costs from this item are in line with the actual title
(SAZAS, for example). In this respect, the record label generated costs in the amount of 94,404 EUR, which is 26,043 EUR,
or 38 % more than planned. Compared to 2007, costs from
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Awards, advertising, overheads ≤ costs in this item are mainly the result of products issued free-of-charge that, due to the
manner of VAT calculation, appear as income from our own
product and as a cost in the given item. In this respect, the
record label generated costs of 11,080 EUR, which is 17,482
EUR, or 42 % less than planned. Compared to 2007, costs from
this item are lower by 15,344 EUR, or 58 %.
Labour costs for permanent staff ≤ costs from this item
amounted to 244,388 EUR in 2008, i.e. 12,897 EUR, or 5.6 %
more than planned. Compared to 2007, costs from this item
are lower by 2,159 EUR. It is evident that the record label is
striving to lower labour costs, despite the enormous volume of
work. Unfortunately, given the average in RTV Slovenia, positions and distinctly interdisciplinary and multitasking profiles
at the record label are considerably underrated and underestimated.
Revaluated expenditure ≤ costs from this item are primarily
the result of receivables with overdue maturity of more than
90 days. Costs from this item amount to 5,608 EUR, and are
22,673 EUR lower than in 2007. This shows that the record
label is successful when it comes to recovering debt from individual clients.
Movement of intermediate goods stock from 2005 until the opening balance in 2009
240.000
200.000
150.000
value in EUR
this item are lower by 6,978 EUR, or 8 %. The reason for the
increase in this item lies above all in changed conditions for
the payment of copyrights (SAZAS).
100.000
50.000
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
year
Movement of intermediate goods stock from 2005 until the opening balance in 2009
110.000
Final result
The final result, after income tax deduction shows a surplus of
expenditure over income of 57,658 EUR. Compared to 2007, this
result is higher by 185,881 EUR. Despite a slightly lower total
income, the record label managed to achieve a better end-year
total result than in previous years, primarily with regard to the
material item. 100.000
value in EUR
80.000
60.000
40.000
20.000
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
year
This graph presents control over intermediate goods stock. Its value did not change in 2008.
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2009
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
field of sports licence fees for television, which have almost
halved. There has been a considerable decrease in travel expenses for EBU meetings covered from common funds. This year’s data are calculated based on the official exchange
rate of the Bank of Slovenia as of 12 January 2009. All units
are in net amounts.
With regard to RTV Slovenia’s cooperation with EBU, 2008 was
one of the more successful years, and judging from the proceeds, the most successful year since we have been members.
Total costs relating to EBU membership and services amounted
to 1,591,826 EUR in 2008, and cooperation with EBU brought
757,254 EUR to RTV Slovenia.
In the framework of exchange with EBU, RTV Slovenia received
362 news items, 336 of which were current events, and 26 in
the field of sport. The Slovenian EU presidency played an important part in this respect. It must be underlined that RTV Slovenia proved a trustworthy partner with regard to EBU, Europe
by Satellite and other partners (recipients of our productions).
With regard to co-productions, we are continuing the existing
dynamics. We successfully participated with a short featured
15-minute TV film for children aged between 6 and 9, and
with a documentary TV film for the age group between 9 and
12 years. At the EBU meeting in Erfurt, Germany, we offered
10 of our own productions for exchange in the field of short
contributions of all genres; one was taken by 16 television
stations, and our broadcasts were exchanged 74 times. At the
EBU Folk Music Festival in Moscow, in the field of international
musical radio exchange, we were very successful with our trio
Hadalin≤DovË-GombaË; the concert was aired by 20 radio stations in 22 countries.
For the first time we were very successful in the field of interradio programme cooperation with our project Europe, Personally (Radio Slovenia, VAL 202): the total value was 118,599
EUR - half was direct income to VAL 202. In the framework of
the EBU Radio Committee, we invited six foreign radio stations
to participate, and in December 2008, there were 100 current
stories from different social, cultural, national and other environments in the joint (on-line) archives and the EBU portal.
These stories reflect the state of mind and the way ‘regular
people’ see European identity.
In 2008, the number of joint broadcasts increased by 13 %
compared to 2007, most of which related to information and
sport. It is important that the total number of multilateral
broadcasts from abroad increased by 68 % and the number
of broadcasts from Slovenia by a good third. The invoiced net
value of technical services and video line usage amounted to
105,567 EUR. This means that, compared to the previous year,
it increased by a good 50 %.
If we therefore take account of all costs and income, the actual
cost of RTV Slovenia’s EBU membership was 834,572.20 EUR in
2008 (in 2007: 933,434.83 EUR; in 2006: 370,779.35 EUR; in
2005: 1,317,286.10 EUR). It must be noted that the costs and income dynamics differ not
only because of the Olympic Games and events and performances in Slovenia, but because of the different method of collective negotiations for licence fees (especially for sports). The
duration of contracts with individual sports associations has
been extended for strategic reasons (currently, contracts have
a duration of between 4 and 5 years), and this means that we
are paying for events in advance, and in instalments. In 2008,
the first instalments fell due for the 2010 Olympic Games in
Vancouver and the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Review of individual costs
In 2008, we spent 562,743.34 EUR on lines (in 2007: 376,070.75
EUR; in 2006: 384,854.82 EUR; in 2005: 551,021.82 EUR). The
year 2008 deviates from the trend due to the cost of unilaterals and multilaterals from the Beijing Olympics; lines for all
programmes are included. However, despite the increased inflow of news items, the share of information programmes is
decreasing. In 2008, we paid 591,497.49 EUR for licence fees for the TV
rights of sports events (in 2007: 1,054,319.40 EUR; in 2006:
398,365.57 EUR; in 2005: 759,613.02 EUR). The costs were lower because we lost some licences and because of less foreign
investment in sports content.
For participation fees (subscription) and default interest, we
paid 209,125.07 EUR in 2008 (in 2007: 236,185.30 EUR). For
the first time in the history of our membership, we did not
have to pay default interest in 2008, which demonstrates our
business solidarity.
In principle, we are reducing costs in the field of lines (in 2008,
deviations were primarily due to unilaterals and multilaterals
from the Olympics in the amount of 65,357 EUR, and to the
requirements during the EU presidency), and above all in the
On entertainment and cultural broadcasts and co-productions
of Television Slovenia, we spent 111,735.80 EUR (in 2007:
55,719 EUR; in 2006: 127,130.94 EUR; in 2005: 112,338.11
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EUR). This expenditure partly depends on the dynamics of coproduction inputs and of the volume of programmes taken. It
is most commendable that the share of co-production inputs
is growing again.
For cultural and artistic content on the Radio, especially for
music programmes, costs amounted to 14,825.58 EUR in 2008
(in 2007: 56,718.81 EUR; in 2006: 93,330.38 EUR; in 2005:
28,753.24 EUR). In this case, the share of the decreased costs
is alarming: it means fewer foreign programmes were aired,
especially in the field of foreign music, i.e. broadcasts of important events.
For information and sports radio programmes we paid 24,187.67
EUR in 2008 (in 2007: 101,138.04 EUR; in 2006: 9,972.80 EUR;
in 2005: 51,019.12 EUR). This is a case of cyclic fluctuation
because of important international events (especially the
Olympics and international championships) on which we have
no influence. Travel expenses (EBU meetings; 16 delegates travelled 62
times) were 65,657.09 EUR in 2008; however, the actual figure
is 43,046.51 EUR, as EBU reimbursed the EBU vice-president’s
travel expenses in the amount of 22,610.58 EUR (in 2007: 65
trips and 63,291.15 EUR/reimbursement in the amount of
18,181.91; in 2006: only 46 trips and 36,091.64 EUR; in 2005:
69,410 EUR).
The lowest costs are in the field of new multimedia activities
(platform, 2008: 6,987.50 EUR; in 2007: 24,437.40 EUR) and
participation fees for education and relevant meetings (2008:
5,067 EUR; in 2007: 3,212.75 EUR).
The average cost of one minute of received programmes decreased in 2008, due to the large quantity of programming
from the Olympics, to an astonishing 9.17 EUR (in 2007: 13.00
EUR), which is considerably lower than in the free market (on
average approx. 22.50 EUR; the highest price approx. 50.00
EUR). This demonstrates how important it is to be a member
of EBU!
REPORT ON GOALS AND RESULTS ACHIEVED
STRATEGIC GOALS OF RTV SLOVENIA
• Striving for financial stability and independence, and cutting operating costs.
• Management for the development of the public service,
which enables knowledge and managerial skills used and
employee satisfaction achieved.
• Through the renewal of business processes and implementation of new standards and norms, and setting measurable
indicators of performance and efficiency of business operations (BSC), to enable the monitoring of total operating
costs on the level of individual programmes and content,
and separate, transparent monitoring of activities in the
market and public activities, and ensuring programme and
business excellence.
• Increase investment in training per employee, with the aim
of improving the ratio between actual and required levels of education, and educate on the basis of career plans.
Rejuvenate staff, shape the organisational culture (principle of excellence), and introduce a multi-tasking method of
work, renewal of the governance system and improvement
of organisational culture.
• In the technical field, we will continue to invest in the digitalisation of radio and television archives, technical/technological systems and the transmitter system, with the goal of
digitalising all technological equipment and facilitating the
transition to broadcasting in HD-technology (high resolution
TV). Solve problems of space, maintaining an achieved level
of technology comparable with global developments, and
invest in extended reproduction. By the end of 2010, we
wish to complete the digitalisation of the ground transmission grid to enable the transition from analog to digital
systems of transmission.
• Provide accessibility of our programmes and multimedia
services via satellite.
In circumstances of growing competition and a reduction in
financial resources, RTV Slovenia is striving to permanently fulfil the role and mission of a public service with its diverse and
varied programme content, in order to satisfy the broadest
public interest and various interest groups. Therefore, our continuing role, upon satisfying the broadest
public, is the creation and presentation in the digital multimedia environment of a variety of top quality radio and television programmes and web services that will be available to
all viewers and listeners as public goods on all attainable and
technically available platforms.
Our basic mission is the creation and broadcasting of radio and
television programmes and multimedia services, and providing
an incentive for, and the development of creativity, language,
culture and identity of Slovenia. This mission is accomplished
with top quality and motivated personnel, a high quality organisational culture and excellence in broadcasting operations. All
these measures will help us achieve a flexible organisation,
enabling public radio and public television to adapt quickly to
changes in the environment. The system of financing and the
environment, on the other hand, must ensure political neutrality, editorial autonomy and independence, employees’ creativity and the accomplishment of our mission.
The strategic goals of RTV Slovenia are:
• To maintain a leading role in the Slovenian market in the
field of providing information, original art production, education, children’s and youth contents, as well as sport and
entertainment. Within our role as a public service broadcaster, we will develop for our listeners and viewers
diverse, high-quality, credible, innovative radio and television programmes that will meet wide response.
• Offer new specialised programmes and services on digital
channels of the RTV Slovenia multiplex.
• Develop multimedia services and provide for their accessibility
at all attainable and available technical devices and platforms.
• To assert, in terms of programme, organisation and human
resources, the advantages of digitalisation; to justify the
existence and further development of RTV Slovenia in collaboration with the founder, expert public and with promotional activities, and to provide legal bases for a more
appropriate and modern solution to its status, organisational
and financial situation in view of permanently pursuing its
mission and the tasks of a public service broadcaster.
• Constantly build the reputation and credibility of our radio
and television programmes among the public; improve
quality; invest more in both existing and new innovative
content and programmes; consciously accept reasonable
competition with commercial media; improve standards in
the field of media production; and invest in the training and
education of employees.
• Provide supporting processes which enable the planning,
production and dissemination of programmes in view of
fulfilling the tasks of a public service, market management,
transparent financial operations and the economic management of public funds.
PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
% more than for 2007. We also planned other revenue
from co-financing in the amount of EUR 5,492,000, which
is EUR 4,535,000 more than in 2007. The amount of EUR
4,500,000 refers to financial sources from the Ministry for
Public Administration (transition to the salary system in the
public sector or payment of salaries in 2008 ≤ elimination
of wage disparities).
• Among other planned operating revenue, we should also
mention EUR 9,622,000 of other commercial revenue (especially rents accounted for in the OU Transmitters and Communications).
• Operating expenses were anticipated at EUR 121,911,000.
• Labour costs for full-time employees were anticipated at
EUR 56,712,000 (EUR 58,053,000 with development funds).
This is EUR 5,196,000 or 10.1 % up on the 2007 plan. Taking
development funds into account, the amount is higher by
EUR 6,537,000 compared to the 2007 plan. We considered
the transition to the salary system in the public sector, the
legal reduction of the payroll tax in accordance with the
Payroll Tax Act (OG RS, No 21/06) and the reduction of staff
according to anticipated possible retirements.
• Amortisation and depreciation expenditure was planned in
the amount of EUR 10,789,000, which is EUR 21,000 less
than planned in 2007.
• Among expenditure, we should make special mention of
investments, planned in the total of EUR 28,775,000. EUR
10,789,000 is financed from the amortisation and depreciation funds, while the remainder is financed from development funds.
• Statement of Revenue and Expenses
In 2008, the public institution realised a surplus of revenue
over expenses of EUR 82,000. This was EUR 344,000 lower than
the plan and EUR 3,405,000 lower than in 2007. The operating result in 2007 was highly influenced by revenue from the
reversal of provisions, amounting to EUR 2,602,000. In 2008,
revenue from the reversal of provisions amounted to EUR
564,000 (Table 1).
Revenue
Total revenue in 2008 was EUR 122,729,000. This was lower
than planned by EUR 5,341,000, i.e. 4.2 %. Compared to the
revenue generated in 2007, revenue in 2008 was down by EUR
1,987,000 or 1.6 %. When the impact of the revenue from the
reversal of provisions mentioned above is excluded, revenue
is EUR 51,000 higher than in 2007.
Figure 1: Structure of total revenue realised in 2008
Revenue from RTV licence fee ≤ 64.4 %
Advertising revenue ≤ 16.3 %
Other operating revenue ≤ 10.4 %
Finance revenue ≤ 3.9 %
Co-financing revenue ≤ 1.9 %
Revenue from revaluation ≤ 1.9 %
Exceptional revenue ≤ 1.2 %
ANNUAL GOALS OF RTV SLOVENIA
The 2009 Business Plan is based on the goals adopted in the
Strategy of RTV Slovenia to be achieved by 2010. It should
actualise the restructuring of content and raise the quality of
radio and television programmes. To achieve the set goals,
in 2008 we increased investment in the digitalisation of the
transmission network and the modernisation of technological
equipment. Special emphasis was put on cost reduction, especially labour costs, both for full-time employees as well as
contract workers, which will also improve productivity.
The 2008 financial plan highlighted the following goals:
• In the statement of revenue and expenses, we anticipated
a surplus of revenue over expenses amounting to EUR
426,000.
• Planned operating revenue amounted to EUR 116,819,000. • Of the total operating revenue, the amount of EUR
77,620,000 refers to the revenue from RTV licence fees. The
2008 plan did not envisage any increase in the RTV licence
fee.
• Revenue from advertising was planned at EUR 22,341,000,
which is EUR 797,000 or 3.4 % less than planned in 2007.
• Revenue from co-financing in compliance with the law was
planned at EUR 1,750,000, which is EUR 586,000 or 50.3
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Table 1: Statement of revenue and expenses
In EUR thousand
1
REALISATION 2008
PLAN 2008
Nominal difference
Plan achieved (%)
REALISATION 2007
Nominal difference
Index
2
3
4 (2-3)
5 (2:3)
6
7 (2-6)
8 (2:6)
114,171
116,819
-2,648
97.7 %
114,524
-353
99.7
Finance revenue
4,777
8,361
-3,584
57.1 %
3,797
980
125.8
Exceptional revenue
1,463
208
1,255
703.4 %
551
912
265.5
Operating revenue
2,318
2,682
-364
86.4 %
5,844
-3,526
39.7
122,729
128,070
-5,341
95.8 %
124,716
-1,987
98.4
Costs of goods, materials and services
51,242
52,486
-1,244
97.6 %
47,740
3,502
107.3
Labour costs
56,326
58,053
-1,727
97.0 %
54,605
1,721
103.2
Amortisation and depreciation
11,011
10,789
222
102.1 %
10,799
212
102.0
Revenue from revaluation
TOTAL REVENUE
0
0
0
Other costs
595
583
12
Finance costs
295
716
Exceptional expenses
217
194
2,961
0
Long-term provisions
Expenses from revaluation
Income tax
TOTAL EXPENSES
SURPLUS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSES
324
-324
0.0
102.1 %
632
-37
94.1
-421
41.2 %
246
49
119.9
23
111.9 %
278
-61
78.1
4,823
-1,862
61.4 %
6,466
-3,505
45.8
0
0
139
-139
122,647
127,644
-4,997
96.1 %
121,229
1,418
101.2
82
426
-344
19.2 %
3,487
-3,405
2.4
85
Figure 2: Structure of planned total revenue for 2008
(of that, 806 of those contacted reported having 1,705 receivers);
• 160 notices to municipalities and administrative units (of
which 77 contacted municipalities and administrative units
reported 182 receivers).
Revenue from advertising accounted for 16.3 % of total revenue, and was EUR 19,946,000 in 2008. This was lower than
planned by EUR 2,395,000 or 10.7 %.
Finance revenue ≤ 6.5 %
Reasons for the negative difference are:
• lower average ratings of TV programmes in the advertising
target groups, along with the fact that the ratings of the competitors Kanal A and TV 3 went up;
• the sales policy of TV 3 is to heavily discount in its pricing of
advertising blocs;
• lack of major events in RTV Slovenia schedules in the first
half of 2008 (for example, the European Football Championship was shown on TV 3).
Figure 3: Structure of total revenue realised in 2007
The plans to replace the planned loss of revenue from advertising by the end of the year have not been realised, as the
revenue from advertising also fell in the last quarter of 2008.
This can be ascribed to the beginning of the economic crisis
and the uncertainty encountered by the Slovenian economy.
Financial revenue ≤ 3.0 %
Table 2 shows the revenue generated from advertising in 2008
per Programme Production Units as compared to the plan, and
the revenue realised in the same period last year.
As evident in the table, advertising revenue has not reached
the plan in all of the programme production units. Compared
to 2007, advertising revenue is lower by EUR 1,739,000 or 8
%. The reasons per certain types of advertising are perceived
as follows:
• the number of GRP (i.e. the advertising unit measuring the
percentage of viewers who watch TV contents) compared to
commercial television on an annual basis is several times
lower, which is the reason that RTV Slovenia has difficulties
acquiring advertising budgets from the biggest advertisers in
Slovenia;
• in radio, we notice a further merging of radio stations, which
increases their coverage and also increases their competitiveness with advertisers compared to RTV Slovenia;
• in regional centres, we should point out the extremely high
competition from radio and television stations, while in terms
of marketing, the age structure of viewers and listeners is
highly unsuitable;
Operating revenue amounted to EUR 114,170,000, which was
EUR 2,648,000 or 2.3 % lower than planned, and accounted for
93.0 % in the structure of total revenue.
Within operating revenue, revenue from RTV licence fees was
EUR 79,143,000 in 2008, or 64.4 % of total revenue. Revenue
from RTV licence fees was EUR 1,523,000 or 2.0 % higher than
planned, and EUR 1,032,000 or 1.3 % higher compared to
2007.
The increase in revenue could be attributed to increased activities of the institution in acquiring new subscribers, because
- based on data obtained from electricity distributors on consumers of, and payers for electricity - in May and June 2008
the public institution sent out:
• 18,717 notices to natural persons, based on which we
acquired 11,763 new subscribers, which is 63 % of the total
number of persons contacted;
• 6,911 notices to legal entities and private entrepreneurs in
the transport industry (goods and passengers), including renta-car providers which were not obliged to pay the licence fee
Table 2: Revenue from advertising per PPU with regard to the plan and realisation in the previous year
In EUR
REALISATION 2008
PLAN 2008
Nominal difference
Achieved (%)
REALISATION 2007
Nominal difference
Index
15,286,481
16,962,001
-1,675,520
90.1
16,696,833
-1,410,352
91.6
3,047,622
3,410,002
-362,380
89.4
3,377,457
-329,835
90.2
PPU RC KOPER - CAPODISTRIA
698,850
852,427
-153,577
82.0
753,732
-54,882
92.7
PPU RC MARIBOR
635,763
766,171
-130,408
83.0
660,689
-24,926
96.2
PPU TV SLOVENIA
PPU RADIO SLOVENIA
PPU MULTIMEDIA CENTRE
RTV SLOVENIA
276,979
350,000
-73,021
79.1
195,849
81,130
141.4
19,945,694
22,340,601
-2,394,907
89.3
21,684,560
-1,738,866
92.0
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• in OU MMC, the plan was not achieved because of low revenue from marketing on web pages, but revenue was higher
than in 2007.
payments than anticipated against claims from RTV licence
fees and subscriptions adjusted and written-off in the past. Expenses
Total expenses in 2008 amounted to EUR 122,647,000, which
was lower than planned by EUR 4,997,000, or 3.9 %. Compared
to 2007, total expenses were higher by 1,418,000, or 1.2 %.
Development projects fell short of the plan by EUR 4,747,000,
or 73.7 %.
Revenue from co-financing in 2008 is EUR 4,964,000, or 68.5 %
lower than planned. Most of the difference refers to unrealised
inflows from the Ministry for Public Administration intended
for the transition to the new salary system. In 2008, the public
institution received EUR 1,200,000 from state funds for digitalisation, but not the funds promised for the transition to the
new salary system. The amount of EUR 850,000 refers to the
planned revenue received from the state for the Presidency of
the European Union (planned as co-financing, realised as other
commercial revenue). Co-financing revenue from the Government Office for National Minorities was EUR 1,706,000, which
is EUR 44,000, or 2.5 % below the plan. Revenue from other
co-financing (donations from companies) was EUR 505,000,
which exceeds the plan by EUR 294,000 (PPU TV Slovenia
EUR 253,000). Co-financing revenue is up by EUR 295,000, or
14.9 % compared to the year before.
Figure 4: Structure of total expenditure realised in 2008
Labour costs ≤ 45.9 %
Costs of goods, material and services ≤ 41.8 %
Amortisation and depreciation ≤ 9.0 %
Revaluation expenses ≤ 2.4 %
Other expenses ≤ 0.5 %
Finance costs ≤ 0.2 %
Exceptional expenses ≤ 0.2 %
Other operating revenue generated in 2008 amounted to EUR
12,803,000 and exceeded the plan by EUR 3,187,000 or 33.1 %.
Among other operating expenses, we recognised the February 2008 reversal of long-term provisions for litigation of EUR
564,000 (judicial proceedings concluded in favour of RTV Slovenia in the matter of VPK (Video produkcija Kregar) amounting
to EUR 410,000, and the plaintiffs Babnik and ŠkvarËa, amounting to EUR 154,000). The OU Transmitters and Communications operating revenue was EUR 891,000, i.e. 13.6 % above
the plan. The plan was exceeded in PPU TV Slovenia (by EUR
447,000), PPU Radio Slovenia (by EUR 136,000), PPU RC Koper
(by EUR 9,000), and PPU RC Maribor (by EUR 6,000).
Long-term provisions ≤ 0.0 %
Figure 5: Structure of planned total expenditure for 2008
Financial revenue in 2008 was lower than planned, amounting
to EUR 3,584,000, or 42.9 %. The plan included the disposal of
Eutelsat Communications shares, totalling EUR 6,871,000. There
was no sale, as the public institution ensured other sources, and
spending was lower than planned. In October, other revenue
from financing was generated in the amount of EUR 784,000,
which refers to the interest for excess or outdated turnover tax
for 1996. In November, we received a dividend from Eutelsat
Communications shares totalling EUR 1,481,000. Also, revenue
from the positive interest from operations (especially on RTV
licence fees) was higher. Financial revenue was up by EUR
980,000, i.e. 25.8 %, compared to 2007.
Figure 6: Structure of total expenditure realised in 2007
Exceptional revenue in 2008 was EUR 1,463,000, which is EUR
1,255,000 more than planned. This refers to a rebate of excess
turnover tax for 1996 paid to the Tax Administration of the
Republic of Slovenia (DURS) in the amount of EUR 973,000.
Another contribution was from realised revenue from RTV
licence fees and subscriptions, which exceeded the plan, as
the costs recovered for court fees and other recovery costs are
recognised among exceptional revenue (EUR 264,000).
Income tax ≤ 0.1 %
Operating expenses were lower than planned by EUR 2,738,000,
or 2.2 %, and higher than operating expenses in 2007 by EUR
4,935,000 or 4.3 %. Upon comparison of operating expenses
per PPU or OU, it can be established that all units except PPU
RC Koper and Common Services exceeded the plan, as shown
in Table 3.
Revaluation revenue accounted for 1.9 % of total revenue. In
2008, revaluation revenue amounted to EUR 2,318,000, which
is EUR 364,000, or 13.6 % less than planned and EUR 3,526,000
less than in 2007. This is a consequence of lower subsequent
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Costs of goods, material and services in 2008 were EUR
51,242,000, which is EUR 1,244,000, or 2.4 % lower than
planned. Compared to 2007, these costs were up by EUR
3.502,000, i.e. 7.3 %. Labour costs for full-time employees in 2008 amounted to
EUR 56,326,000, which is EUR 1,727,000 or 3 % lower than
planned. The main reason was the delay in the transition to
the new salary system. Compared to 2007, labour costs for
full-time employees were higher by EUR 1,721,000, which is
3.2 %. The greatest impact on labour costs in 2008 was from
the transition to the new salary system, which was implemented with the calculation of salaries for August, and recalculation of salaries from May onwards. The labour costs for fulltime employees in 2008 were also influenced by the smaller
number of full-time employees compared to 2007 and lower
pay-roll taxes. Labour costs per unit are presented in Table 5.
Material and energy in 2008 recorded expenses lower than
planned by EUR 125,000, or 2.4 %%; of this amount, EUR
40,000 refers to development projects. Compared to the previous year, realisation is lower by EUR 319,000 or 5.1 %.
The costs of services were lower than planned by EUR
1,119,000 or 2.4 %%. Most costs were incurred by development projects. The plan was exceeded by the cost of recording
and programme content, out-sourcing, programme services,
renting external production, employment contracts and student work. Compared to the same period last year, the cost of
services is EUR 3,820,000 or 9.2 % higher. The costs of services
per unit are presented in Table 4.
Amortisation and depreciation in 2008 was higher than
planned by EUR 222,000, or 2.1 %. The reason for exceeding
the plan was the increase in depreciation rates at the end of
December 2007, after the Programme Business Plan for 2008
had already been adopted. The government issued Rules on
Table 3: Operating expenses per PPU/OU with regard to the plan and realisation in the previous year
In EUR
REALISATION 2008
PLAN 2008
PPU TV SLOVENIA
48,391,243
47,828,927
PPU RADIO SLOVENIA
18,874,930
11,088,663
PPU RC MARIBOR
PPU MULTIMEDIA CENTRE TOTAL
COMMON SERVICES
RTV SLOVENIA
Nominal difference Achieved (%)
REALISATION 2007
Nominal difference
Index
562,316
101.2
45,496,880
2,894,363
106.4
18,443,046
431,884
102.3
18,069,556
805,374
104.5
11,225,669
-137,007
98.8
10,368,006
720,657
107.0
7,790,282
7,696,710
93,572
101.2
7,117,378
672,904
109.5
10,734,496
10,696,902
37,594
100.4
10,496,880
237,616
102.3
2,314,470
2,198,376
116,094
105.3
2,347,313
-32,843
98.6
19,979,071
23,821,184
-3,842,113
83.9
20,342,152
-363,081
98.2
119,173,154
121,910,814
-2,737,660
97.8
114,238,165
4,934,989
104.3
PPU TV SLOVENIA
PPU RADIO SLOVENIA
REALISATION 2008
PLAN 2008
REALISATION 2007
Index
24,062,095
23,637,446
424,649
101.8
21,975,016
2,087,079
109.5
5,073,361
4,694,112
379,249
108.1
4,319,710
753,652
117.4
2,723,931
2,488,870
235,061
109.4
2,703,372
20,560
100.8
PPU RC MARIBOR
2,625,344
2,405,282
220,062
109.1
2,308,441
316,903
113.7
3,086,896
3,286,078
-199,182
93.9
3,182,820
-95,924
97.0
1,080,546
892,937
187,609
121.0
935,982
144,564
115.4
COMMON SERVICES
RTV SLOVENIA
Financing costs in the reported period were lower than
planned by EUR 421,000, and up by EUR 49,000 compared to
the same period last year. The main reason is that the public
institution did not borrow as planned. RTV Slovenia adjusted
the dynamics of outflows with the dynamics of inflows, thus
eliminating the need for borrowing.
6,690,168
9,056,785
-2,366,617
73.9
6,097,138
593,030
109.7
45,342,341
46,461,510
-1,119,169
97.6
41,522,478
3,819,863
109.2
REALISATION 2008
PLAN 2008
PPU TV SLOVENIA
19,465,631
19,238,799
226,832
PPU RADIO SLOVENIA
12,431,885
12,472,135
-40,250
7,048,454
7,593,715
PPU RC MARIBOR
3,885,318
4,064,620
3,296,074
779,127
COMMON SERVICES
RTV SLOVENIA
Short-term deposits, including deferred costs and accrued revenues accounted for 20.8 %, which is 4.3 percentage points
more than planned. Inventories accounted for 2.9 %, which is
0.3 of a percentage point higher than planned. The share of
long-term deposits accounted for 76.3 %, i.e. 4.5 percentage
points less than planned.
Table 6: Balance Sheet
In EUR thousand
1
Long-term investments
Long-term operating receivables
Long-term receivables from financing
Cash
Inventories
Short-term investments
Short-term operating receivables
Short-term receivables from financing
Deferred costs and accrued revenues
Short-term liabilities to employees
Short-term operating liabilities
In EUR
As at the end of 2008, RTV Slovenia’s total assets and liabilities
amounted to EUR 101,445,000, i.e. EUR 1,784,000, or 1.8 %
more than planned. Assets and liabilities were up by EUR
1,333, or 1.3 % on 2007 (Table 6).
Expenses from revaluation in 2008 were lower than planned
by EUR 1,862,000 or 38.6 %. Written-off receivables from RTV
licence fees were lower than planned. Compared to 2007,
expenses were lower by EUR 3,505,000.
TOTAL ASSETS
Table 5: Labour costs of full-time employees per PPU/OU with regard to the plan and realisation in the previous year
• Balance Sheet
Exceptional costs were realised in the amount of EUR 217,000,
which exceeded the plan by EUR 23,000 or 11.9 %. Compared
to 2007, these costs were lower by EUR 61,000, or 21.9 %.
Tangible fixed assets
Nominal difference
Receivables from RTV licence fees are implemented in accordance with the Tax Procedure Act, which specifies that the right
to recovery expires after five years. RTV Slovenia issued orders
(instruments permitting enforcement), but could not perform
forcible collection in cases when not all the necessary data
had been acquired for the uniform identification of the person
liable (tax ID). Identification of persons liable is performed via
the Tax Administration of the RS, and debtors are also summoned directly. However, if the tax ID is not obtained, recovery procedure cannot begin.
Other costs were realised in the amount of EUR 595,000,
which exceeded the plan by EUR 12,000, or 2.1 %. Compared
to 2007, these costs were down by EUR 37,000 or 5.9 %.
Intangible non-current assets
Table 4: Costs of services per PPU/OU with regard to the plan and realisation in the previous year
In EUR
the rates of depreciation of intangible fixed assets and tangible fixed assets which stipulated the new depreciation rates
applicable to all indirect and direct budget spending units.
Compared to the amortisation and depreciation accounted for
in 2007, it is higher by EUR 212,000, or 2.0 %.
BALANCE
31/12/2008
PLAN
31/12/2008
Nominal
difference
Plan
achieved ( %)
BALANCE
31/12/2007
Nominal
difference
Index
2
3
4 (2-3)
5 (2:3)
6
7 (2-6)
8 (2:6)
3,369
3,370
-1
100.0 %
2,731
638
123.4
52,009
62,266
-10,257
83.5 %
47,571
4,438
109.3
2,173
3,020
-847
72.0 %
2,173
0
100.0
52
58
-6
89.7 %
55
-3
94.5
19,755
11,842
7,913
166.8 %
23,628
-3,873
83.6
663
186
477
356.5 %
800
-137
82.9
2,967
2,603
364
114.0 %
3,011
-44
98.5
0
0
0
0
0
17,744
14,777
2,967
120.1 %
17,817
-73
99.6
609
250
359
243.6 %
726
-117
83.9
2,104
1,289
815
163.2 %
1,600
504
131.5
101,445
99,661
1,784
101.8 %
100,112
1,333
101.3
5,276
4,761
515
110.8 %
5,196
80
101.5
17,607
13,343
4,264
132.0 %
17,143
464
102.7
0
4,799
-4,799
0
0
REALISATION 2007
Nominal difference
Index
101.2
18,924,809
540,822
102.9
Accrued costs and deferred revenues
3,189
3,221
-32
99.0 %
3,524
-335
90.5
99.7
12,049,192
382,693
103.2
Long-term provisions
4,746
6,431
-1,685
73.8 %
5,310
-564
89.4
-545,261
92.8
6,419,112
629,342
109.8
Long-term operating liabilities
70
68
2
102.9 %
53
17
132.1
-179,302
95.6
3,558,766
326,552
109.2
Long-term liabilities from financing
0
0
0
0
0
3,124,575
171,499
105.5
3,286,887
9,187
100.3
Liabilities for long-term financial investments
21,928
14,977
6,951
25,801
-3,873
85.0
757,956
21,171
102.8
794,694
-15,566
98.0
Profit or loss
-711
3,753
-4,464
-5,217
4,506
13.6
Liabilities for assets in management
9,419,353
10,801,039
-1,381,686
87.2
9,571,581
-152,228
98.4
56,325,842
58,052,839
-1,726,997
97.0
54,605,040
1,720,802
103.2
88
Short-term liabilities from financing
TOTAL LIABILITIES
146.4 %
49,340
48,308
1,032
102.1 %
48,302
1,038
102.1
101,445
99,661
1,784
101.8 %
100,112
1,333
101.3
89
Figure 7: Realised structure of assets at the end of December 2008
communities as legal entities (OG RS, No 42/03, as amended).
In compliance with the Rules, the public institution may place
deposit funds in the Treasury Single Account. Available funds
equal to, or exceeding EUR 100,000, must be offered to the
Ministry of Finance prior to the deposit or investment of such
funds (except when investing in securities of the Republic of
Slovenia)
Tangible fixed assets ≤ 51.3 %
Long-term operating and finance receivables ≤ 19.5 %
Short-term operating and finance receivables ≤ 18.1 %
Intangible non-current assets ≤ 3.3 %
Inventories ≤ 2.9 %
Deferred costs and accrued revenues ≤ 2.1 %
Deferred costs and accrued revenues, which account for the
short-term deferred costs of films, broadcasts and foreign broadcasts, exceeded the plan by EUR 815,000, or 63.2 %.
Long-term investments ≤ 2.1 %
Long-term assets at the end of December 2008 amounted to
EUR 77,358,000, which is lower than planned by EUR 3,198,000,
or 4 %. Tangible fixed assets were lower than planned by EUR
10,257,000, the main reason being lower investment than anticipated.
Cash ≤ 0.7 %
Short-term investments ≤ 0.0 %
Figure 8: Planned structure of assets at the end of December 2008
The plan was much higher than the realised long-term receivables from financing (by EUR 7,913,000). We planned to acquire
greater revenue from the disposal of the bonds of the Republic
of Slovenia than we achieved. The plan included the disposal of
our Eutelsat Communications shares, valued at EUR 6,871,000,
which was not carried out.
Cash ≤ 0.2 %
Short-term liabilities, including accrued costs and deferred revenues, accounted for 25.7 % of all liabilities, 0.5 of a percentage
point less than planned. The institution’s own funds and longterm liabilities amounted to 74.3 %, i.e. by 0.5 of a percentage
point more than planned.
• Cash Flow Statement
Statement of Revenue and Expenses based on the
cash flow principle
Figure 12: Realised structure of liabilities at the end of
December 2007
Liabilities for long-term investments,
operating result and liabilities for
assets in management ≤ 68.9 %
Revenue based on the cash flow principle in 2008 amounted
to EUR 120,228,000. This was EUR 4,846,000, or 3.9 % less than
planned. Compared to 2007, revenue was up by 4,810,000, i.e.
4.2 %. Of this amount, 70 % or EUR 84,763,000 was revenue
from the public service, and 30 %, i.e. EUR 35,465,000 from
revenue from the sale of goods and services on the market.
Short-term operating liabilities ≤ 7.1 %
Short-term liabilities to employees ≤ 5.2 %
Accrued costs and deferred evenues ≤
3.5 %
Short-term liabilities from financing ≤ 0.0 %
Revenue from public service was lower than planned by EUR
459,000, which is 0.5 %. It was up on revenue generated in
2007 by EUR 2,479,000 or 3 %.
Long-term liabilities, which include profit or loss generated in the current year and in previous years, amounted to
EUR 75,373,000 at the end of December 2008, which is EUR
1,836,000 or 2.4 % higher than planned.
Revenue from the sale of goods and services was lower than
planned by EUR 4,387,000, or 11 %. Compared to 2007, the
revenue generated was higher by EUR 2,331,000, or 7 %.
Short-term liabilities amount to EUR 22,883,000, which is
EUR 20,000 less than planned. The plan envisaged short-term
liabilities to fund providers in the amount of EUR 4,799,000.
At the end of 2008, we showed no liabilities from short-term
borrowing.
Short-term operating liabilities exceed the plan by EUR
4,264,000, i.e. 32.0 %. Short-term liabilities to employees
exceeded the plan by EUR 515,000 or 10.8%.
Accrued costs and deferred revenues were lower than planned
by EUR 32,000, or 1 %. This item includes legal interest from
RTV licence fees and the costs of recovering fees; revenue is
realised upon payment or recovery of claims.
Expenses as per cash flow principle in 2008 amounted to EUR
124,801,000, which was EUR 18,083,000, or 12.7 % lower than
planned. It was up compared to 2007 by EUR 12,583,000, or
11.2 %.
Expenses from public service accounted for 75 % of all
expenses, amounting to EUR 93,707,000. This was EUR
17,627,000, or 15.8 % less than planned. Compared to 2007, it
was higher by EUR 12,171,000, or 14.9 %.
Expenses from the sale of goods and services on the market
amounted to EUR 31,094,000, which was lower than planned
by EUR 456,000, or 1.4 %. Compared to 2007, these expenses
were higher by EUR 412,000, i.e. 1.3 %.
Figure 10: Realised structure of liabilities at the end of
December 2008
Figure 9: Realised structure of assets at the end of December 2007
operational result and liabilities for assets in management ≤ 69.6 %
Accrued costs and deferred revenues ≤ 3.1 %
Wages and other contributions for employees and employer’s
contributions to social security, totalling EUR 56,340,000, constituted the largest share of costs (45 %). This was higher than
planned by EUR 3,773,000, or 7 %. Compared to 2007, the
figure rose by EUR 2,306,000, or 4 %.
Expenses for goods and services, accounting for 41 % in the
structure of expenses, amounted to EUR 51,562,000. This was
lower by EUR 11,257,000, or 18 % compared to the plan, and
up by EUR 3,548,000, i.e. 7 %, compared to 2007.
Investment expenses totalled EUR 16,899,000. This was lower
than planned by EUR 10,596,000, or 38.5 %. Compared to
2007, they were higher by EUR 6,731,000, or 66.2 %. The most
substantial share was accounted for by the cost of procuring
audio-visual equipment, buildings, reconstructions and adaptations, and telecommunication and computer equipment.
Cash ≤ 0.8 %
Figure 11: Planned structure of liabilities at the end of
December 2008
At the end of December 2008, short-term assets including deferred costs and accrued revenues amounted to EUR
24,087,000, which is EUR 4.982,000 or 26 % above the plan.
Short-term assets were influenced by the balance of assets with
the Treasury of the RS (EUR 4,200,000 at the end of December),
which was not planned.
operational result and liabilities for assets in management ≤ 67.3 %
Statement of account of financial receivables and
investments
Repayments against loans granted amounted to EUR 4,347,000,
which was lower than planned by EUR 14,798,000.
The basis for the investment of available funds of the public
institution are the Rules on investing available funds of central
and local government budget spending units and central parts of
Statement of financing account
In 2008, we disbursed loans totalling EUR 2,900,000. Repayments on loans raised were EUR 2,900,000. In 2008, the plan
Accrued costs and deferred revenues ≤ 3.2 %
90
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foresaw net borrowing of EUR 4,800,000, but this did not happen.
The plan foresaw EUR 6,445,000 for development projects
in 2008; of this amount, EUR 2,691,000 refers to programme
development projects, EUR 1,132,000 to special programme
projects, and EUR 2,622,000 to organisational and HR projects.
• Project financing from development funds
In compliance with the resolution of the General Meeting
of Eutelsat Communications, in 2008 we received EUR 0.60
per share, totalling EUR 1,481,234. Revenue from interest on
RS bonds in 2008 generated EUR 877,600. In 2008 we disposed of the RS 60 bonds, a reduction in investments of EUR
4,279,000.
Total development projects realised in 2008 amounted to EUR
1,698,000, and was lower than planned by EUR 4,747,000, i.e.
73.7 %.
Table 7: Cash Flow Statement
Programme development projects were realised in the total
of EUR 746,000. This was EUR 1,945,000 less than planned.
EUR 16,075,000 from development funds was planned for
investment development projects in 2008; additionally, EUR
586,000 was approved. In 2008, investment projects were
realised with a total value of EUR 5,975,000, of which EUR 1.2
million was from state co-financing of digitalisation.
Special programme projects were realised in the total of EUR
716,000, i.e. EUR 416,000 less than planned.
Organisational and HR projects were realised in the total of
EUR 236,000. This was EUR 2,386,000 less than planned.
Table 8: Programme development projects
STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE AS PER CASH-FLOW PRINCIPLE
Development funds in EUR
REALISATION
2008
PLAN 2008
Nominal
difference
Plan achieved
( %)
REALISATION
2007
Nominal
difference
Index
2
3
4 (2-3)
5 (2:3)
6
7 (2-6)
8 (2:6)
84,763
85,222
-459
99.5 %
82,284
2,479
103.0
TV SLO
2,165,830
398,702
2,972
7,031
-4,059
42.3 %
1,433
1,539
207.4
P1
Family serial
1,500,000
0
b) Other revenue from public services
81,791
78,191
3,600
104.6 %
80,851
940
101.2
P3
Development of TV Slovenia trademarks
160,000
0
2. Revenue from the sale of goods and services on the
market
35,465
39,852
-4,387
89.0 %
33,134
2,331
107.0
P4
Introduction of the 3rd TV programme
505,830
398,702
RA SLO
308,000
273,120
In EUR thousand
1. Revenue from public service
a) Revenue from funds of public finance
TOTAL REVENUE
120,228
125,074
-4,846
96.1 %
115,418
4,810
104.2
1. Expenses from public services
93,707
111,334
-17,627
84.2 %
81,536
12,171
114.9
a) Wages, salaries and other expenses for employees
33,913
32,757
1,156
103.5 %
31,883
2,030
106.4
6,492
5,560
932
116.8 %
6,142
350
105.7
36,403
45,519
-9,116
80.0 %
33,341
3,062
109.2
b) Employer’s contributions to social security
c) Disbursements for goods and services for the
performance of public services
d) Payment of interest
e) Investment expenditure
0
3
-3
0.0 %
2
-2
0.0
16,899
27,495
-10,596
61.5 %
10,168
6,731
166.2
2. Expenditure on the sale of goods and services on the
market
31,094
31,550
-456
98.6 %
30,682
412
101.3
a) Wages, salaries and other expenses for employees
13,939
12,450
1,489
112.0 %
14,031
-92
99.3
1,996
1,800
196
110.9 %
1,978
18
100.9
b) Employer’s contributions to social security
c) Disbursements for goods and services for public services
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
REVENUE LESS EXPENDITURE
15,159
17,300
-2,141
87.6 %
14,673
486
103.3
124,801
142,884
-18,083
87.3 %
112,218
12,583
111.2
-4,573
-17,810
13,237
25.7 %
3,200
-7,773
-142.9
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PROJECT
2008
Plan
Updating the 1st and 3rd channel web pages with the offer of special contents
53,000
27,980
P6
Promotion of Slovenian music creativity (art music)
75,000
76,615
P7
Promotion of Slovenian popular music production
80,000
82,209
P8
Development of Radio Slovenia trademarks
100,000
86,316
RC KP
115,000
0
P9
Introduction of cross-border radio and TV
115,000
0
RC MB
102,000
74,058
P10
RSI ≤ Euroradio
48,000
43,379
P11
RSI ≤ Traffic Announcements Department ≤ programme, GPS
54,000
30,679
2,690,830
745,880
Total programme development projects:
Table 9: Organisational and human resources projects
Seq. No.
PROJECT
2008
Payments received against loans granted
Loans granted
Loans received less granted
Plan
REALISATION
2008
PLAN 2008
Nominal
difference
Plan achieved
( %)
REALISATION
2007
Nominal
difference
Index
K1
Human resources restructuring and rejuvenation
Development of promising human resources ≤ scholarships
2
3
4 (2-3)
5 (2:3)
2
7 (2-6)
8 (2:6)
K2
4,347
19,145
-14,798
22.7 %
6,575
-2,228
66.1
K3
Learning organisation
K4
Renewal of business processes
K5
Laboratory for development of contents/formats and creative studio
0
0
0
4,347
19,145
-14,798
22.7 %
6,236
-6,236
339
4,008
1282.3
STATEMENT OF FINANCING ACCOUNT
Spent
P5
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT OF FINANCIAL RECEIVABLES AND INVESTMENTS
In EUR thousand
Additionally approved
Spent
830,000
119,774
52,000
2,859
380,000
8,384
45,000
0
300,000
0
K6
E-education
25,000
1,580
K7
Reorganisation of marketing of RTV programmes and improvement of public
relations
100,000
30,406
K8
Promotion and introduction of new services and programmes on a digital TV
platform
200,000
0
REALISATION
2008
PLAN 2008
Nominal
difference
Plan achieved
( %)
REALISATION
2007
Nominal
difference
Index
2
3
4 (2-3)
5 (2:3)
2
7 (2-6)
8 (2:6)
Borrowing
2,900
8,000
-5,100
36.3 %
9,100
-6,200
31.9
K9
Setting up a central digital RA archive ≤ Mediateka
360,000
0
Debt repayment
2,900
3,200
-300
90.6 %
9,227
-6,327
31.4
K10
Formation of common RA-TV news editorial offices in RC MB and KP
100,000
73,141
Net borrowing
0
4,800
-4,800
0.0 %
Net debt repayment
0
0
0
-226
6,135
-6,361
In EUR thousand
CHANGES IN BALANCE ON ACCOUNTS
92
-3.7 %
0
0
K11
Modern arrangement of copyrights
127
-127
K12
Developmental corporate communications
3,412
-3,638
-6.6
Total organisational and human resources projects
93
30,000
0
200,000
0
2,622,000
236,144
Table 10: Special programme projects
Table 12: Investment projects
Seq. No.
PROJECT
Development funds in EUR (2008)
2008
Plan
Seq. No.
Spent
499,000
425,120
93,798
PP1
Feature film ‘Angela Vode’
313,000
275,120
15,070
PP2
Educational acted series ‘RibiË Pepi’
78,728
0
100,000
PP9
Euroroute
PP10
Burglars Work in Summer
RA SLO
523,000
PP4
Anniversary of Radio and Television
318,000
326,548
PP5
Programmes for Slovenians abroad
60,000
58,133
150,000
0
503,356
PP6
Fiction projects
80,000
75,276
PP7
Romany programme content
65,000
43,399
PP8
2008
Plan
TV SLO
86,000
PROJECT
Spent
CONSTRUCTION
7,860,000
T1
Replacement building at Komenskega 5
2,500,000
T2
Purchase and renovation Komenskega 7
4,000,000
T3
Reconstruction of radio music studios
1,000,000
36,595
T4
Purchase of rented technological premises from MO Koper
240,000
232,231
T5
Construction of a scenic depot and parking spaces for Studio Lendava
120,000
0
ARCHIVES
220,000
117,738
T6
Archive digitalisation
NETWORK DIGITALISATION
T7
586,000
2,504,826
586,000
2,236,000
0
220,000
117,738
1,800,000
767,747
Construction of digital TV network ≤ DVB
1,800,000
767,747
MODERNISATION
6,195,000
2,584,658
280,000
205,461
RC MB
110,000
118,374
Circom Regional
110,000
118,374
T8
TV equipment for the Parliament Channel
715,528
T9
Construction and modernisation of TV editing
3,300,000
759,317
T10
HD production chain and programme broadcasting
150,000
442,770
T11
Multimedia projects
340,000
90,446
T12
Computer systems for TV production (MB, KP)
45,000
0
T13
Renovation of information infrastructure (ISO 27001) (replacement of cameras in RA)
450,000
405,979
T14
Computer system for programme planning and management
380,000
91,401
T15
Newsreel vehicles and equipment
500,000
0
T16
TV computer production system
450,000
367,617
T17
Information infrastructure
300,000
221,666
Total special programme projects
1,132,000
425,120
Table 11: Overview of spending of development funds by years
Year
CASH INFLOW FROM SHARES
- in EUR
FUNDS SPENT (Programme and HR DIFFERENCE (inflows - funds spent)
projects) in EUR
≤ in EUR
2006
1,333,110
539,430
793,680
2007
1,431,860
910,667
521,193
440,000
-470,667
2008
1,481,234
1,697,552
-216,318
6,444,830
4,747,278
Total
4,246,204
3,147,649
1,098,555
Year
CASH INFLOW FROM BONDS
- in EUR
2006
906,599
705,373
201,226
2007
844,836
2,969,250
FUNDS SPENT (Investment DIFFERENCE (inflows - funds spent)
projects) in EUR
≤ in EUR
PLAN in EUR
DIFFERENCE plan - funds spent
≤ in EUR
-539,430
PLAN - in EUR
DIFFERENCE plan - funds spent
≤ in EUR
-2,124,414
8,160,000
5,190,750
16,075,000
11,300,032
2008
5,041,912
4,774,968
266,944
Total
6,793,347
8,449,591
-1,656,244
-705,373
TOTAL INVESTMENT
16,075,000
586,000
5,974,969
ASSESSMENT OF BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
ASSESSMENT OF OPERATIONS OF THE SYSTEM OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL
Other indicators
Share of market revenue in total revenue accounts for 27.7%.
The share of market revenue compared to the amount realised
in 2007 is slightly lower as a result of lower revenue from
advertising in 2008.
Key performance indicators
The total efficiency indicator, which takes into account total
revenue and total expenses, is above 1, meaning that total
revenue is higher than total expenses. The 2008 ratio was
1.0007, which was lower than planned by 0.3 of a percentage
point. The ratio for 2007 was 1.0288.
The level of write-off for equipment and other tangible
fixed assets calculated as the ratio between the depreciation
amount for equipment and other tangible fixed assets, and
the procurement value of equipment and other tangible fixed
assets, amounted to 81.8 % in 2008. It was higher by 0.7 of a
percentage point in comparison to the plan. In 2007, the rate
was 81.7 %.
The operating efficiency indicator is expressed as the ratio
between operating revenue and operating expenses; in 2008,
the ratio was 0.9580. The planned value was 0.9582, while the
ratio in 2007 was 1.0025.
The revenue profitability rate is calculated as the ratio
between the surplus of revenue over expenses before taxation
and total revenue. In 2008, it was 0.0007. The planned value
was 0.0033, while the 2007 ratio was 0.0280.
The liquidity indicator, which includes short-term assets and
inventories, was 0.9607 at the end of 2008, meaning that the
amount of short-term assets and inventories accounted for
96.07 % of short-term liabilities. The plan foresaw the liquidity
ratio at 0.7779. Thus, liquidity was better than planned. The
ratio at the end of 2007 was 1.0007.
Productivity indicator
Productivity as a ratio between operating revenue and the
average number of employees from working hours indicates
that each employee created average revenue of EUR 59,000 in
2008. This is 2.9 % more than planned. Productivity increased
by 8.3 % compared to 2007.
In / at
RTV SLOVENIA
(registered office of the budget spending unit, code and registration no.)
Kolodvorska 2, 1000 Ljubljana
Code: 35513
Registration no.: 5056497
I, the undersigned, as the management body, am aware of the responsibility to establish and constantly improve the system of financial management and internal controls, and
internal auditing, in accordance with Article 100 of the Public Finance Act, with the purpose of controlling risks and ensuring the achievement of business objectives and realisation
of the budget.
The system of internal control of public finance is designed to check that general and specific business objectives are achieved at an acceptable level of risk, and provides a
reasonable, but not absolute assurance of business performance and achievement of objectives. The system is based on a continuous process, which enables the definition of key
risks, the probability of their occurrence, and the impact of a certain risk on achieving objectives, and helps to control risks successfully, efficiently and economically.
This assessment presents the situation in the sphere of implementation of processes and procedures of the internal control of public finance in/at
(title of the budget spending unit)
RTV Slovenia
The assessment is provided on the basis of:
* assessment of internal auditing service for the following areas: * self-assessment of the organisational unit managers for the following areas:
The severe liquidity index, from which inventories are
excluded, was lower at 0.8310 at the end of 2008, meaning
that we have short-term assets excluding inventories valued
at 83.10 % of total short-term liabilities. The plan foresaw the
ratio at 0.6642. Thus, liquidity was better than planned. The
ratio at the end of 2007 was 0.8659.
* findings (Court of Audit of the RS, budget inspection, Budget Supervision Office of the RS, supervisory bodies of the EU, etc.) for the following areas:
In/at (title of the budget spending unit)
RTV Slovenia, a public institution
the following are established:
1. adequate control environment (management body selects only one of the following options, enter X in the field)
a) for all operations,
x
b) in the predominant part of operations,
c) in certain areas of operations,
d) is not yet established, we have started the first activities,
e) is not yet established, we will start the relevant activities next year
2. risk management
Table 13: Economy and efficiency indicators for 2008 compared to the plan and realisation in 2007
2.1. objectives are attainable and measurable, meaning that indicators are defined to measure the achievement of objectives (the management body selects only one of the
following options):
REALISATION 2008
PLAN
Index
REALISATION 2007
Index
TOTAL EFFICIENCY RATIO
1.0007
1.0033
99.7
1.0288
97.3
OPERATING EFFICIENCY RATIO
0.9580
0.9582
100.0
1.0025
95.6
PROFITABILITY RATE OF REVENUE
0.0007
0.0033
21.2
0.0280
2.5
27.7
26.2
105.6
28.0
98.9
81.8
81.1
100.9
81.7
100.1
0.9607
0.7779
123.5
1.0007
96.0
0.8310
0.6642
125.1
0.8659
96.0
59,304 EUR
57,660 EUR
102.9
54,766 EUR
108.3
SHARE OF MARKET REVENUE
WRITE-OFF RATE OF FIXED ASSETS
LIQUIDITY RATIO
SEVERE LIQUIDITY INDEX
PRODUCTIVITY RATIO
x
2.2. risks that objectives will not be achieved are defined and evaluated, the method of risk management is specified (management body selects only one of the following
options):
x
96
97
3. system of internal control based on risk management, and control activities which reduce risks to acceptable level (management body selects only one of the following
options):
x
4. appropriate information and communication system (management body selects only one of the following options):
x
5. appropriate control system, which also includes an appropriate (own, joint, contractual) internal auditing service
(management body selects only one of the following options):
x
In 2008, I implemented the following important improvements in internal control (state: 1, 2 or 3 important improvements)::
Construction of software support to monitor external colleagues, which is included in the integrated business-information system; creating a register of risks; starting construction
of a comprehensive information system to support programme, production and marketing.
Despite the implemented improvements, I find that the following important risks exist which I do not yet control to a sufficient degree (state: 1, 2 or 3 important risks and
the measures envisaged for their management):
Operational risks in the sphere of business processes in programme and production (connection between applications).
Name and surname of the management body:
Anton Guzej, Director General of RTV Slovenia
Signature of the management body:
Ljubljana, 16 February 2009
INVESTMENTS
from the indicated amounts, EUR 9,461,000 are already earmarked for investments already started.
Development projects included in the 2008 Programme Business Plan were included in a 3-year plan of use of development funds. Most development projects were not completed
in 2008; these projects will continue and largely be completed
in 2009. With this purpose, a major part of the remaining funds
are already engaged in public procurement procedures. For TV
equipment for the parliament channel, the HD production chain
and construction of TV Studio 1 control room, some development funds, amounting to EUR 1,200,000, were transferred to
financing from the budget.
Investments in 2008 followed strategic policies in the digitalisation of equipment and sections in radio and television
production technology chains, in the introduction of the digital
video broadcasting terrestrial network (DVB-T) and in managing the problem of premises and working and living conditions
in the public institution RTV Slovenia. There was also a special
focus on technological support for the computer production
of RTV programmes and new multimedia content which uses
alternative means of digital distribution.
The initial investment plan was adopted within the scope of
the Programme Business Plan for 2007, but was subject to
a minor change with the inclusion of co-financing from the
budget, as confirmed by the Supervisory Board of RTV Slovenia
at its regular session in November, but which had no impact
on the total value of the investment plan. The data on realised
investments refer to the final shape of the plan, considering
the reallocations mentioned above. The plan consisted of a
schedule of regular investments and development projects
which were presented in separate columns. With all the facts
in mind, the final value of planned funds for investments included in the investment plan of RTV Slovenia in 2008 totalled
EUR 28,775,000. An amount of EUR 12,700,000 was planned
for regular investment and EUR 16,075,000 for development
projects. After the change, a part of development projects was
financed from the state budget funds, as the Ministry of the
Economy’s Electronic Communications Directorate transferred
EUR 1,200,000 for digitalisation.
The Supervisory Board of RTV Slovenia did not discuss the
operational plan for the development project for a replacement construction at Ulica Komenskega 5 in 2008, because
the project design and pre-investment study were still under
way. The development funds for this project have thus not yet
been spent.
Of the development projects already approved in the total of
EUR 13,575,000, investments in the amount of EUR 5,974,000
were implemented in 2008. Of that amount, EUR 1,200,000
came from the state budget, and EUR 4,774 from development
funds.
All realised investments refer to major projects, such as:
• server technology for the production and broadcasting of
television programmes in all units of RTV Slovenia;
• construction of a switch-distribution system at TV Slovenia;
• introduction of HD-TV production technology at TV Slovenia;
• construction of assemblies for the production of the new
parliament channel;
• renovation of music and speech radio studios;
• reconstruction of the largest music studio (S-26) at the Radio;
• upgrading information infrastructure and introduction of
information systems for planning and monitoring financial
operations of the institution;
• setting up a Digital Video Broadcasting≤Terrestrial network,
DVB-T;
The investment plan was realised in a total value of EUR
15,511,000, which is an average of 54 per cent realisation.
But in terms of the amount, this is the highest realisation of
investments over a longer period. Regular investments were
realised in the amount of EUR 9,536,000, i.e. 75 %, and development projects amounting to EUR 5,975, i.e. 37 %. One
development project amounting to EUR 2,500,000 has not yet
been discussed in 2008, and implementation has not started.
We have to emphasise that, apart from the mentioned realisation, in 2008 we started several projects and performed several public procurement procedures that will be completed in
2009 with the delivery and installation of equipment. Apart
Table 14: Realisation of RTV Slovenia investments in 2008 per units
Realisation of RTV Slovenia investments in 2008 per units
Unit
Plan in EUR
Realisation in EUR
Realisation in %
Investments in property
9,350,000
3,570,864
38.00 %
TV Slovenia
6,720,000
4,508,487
67.00 %
RA Slovenia
1,120,000
475,254
42.00 %
Transmitters and Communications
3,190,000
1,778,924
56.00 %
Multimedia Centre
670,000
462,268
69.00 %
RC Maribor
1,035,000
697,115
67.00 %
RC Koper
1,490,000
757,112
51.00 %
Informatics
2,330,000
1,238,924
53.00 %
Total RTV SLO investments
2,870,000
2,022,828
70.00 %
TOTAL
28,775,000
15,511,780
54.00 %
102
• development and modernisation of multimedia services
range;
• purchase and renovation of business premises; a large
amount was dedicated to the purchase of business premises at Komenskega 7 and renovating the reception desks at
the radio and television buildings in Ljubljana.
In addition, we replaced and upgraded several old fixed assets
in all organisational units of RTV Slovenia, and implemented
numerous minor projects to increase the technical quality of
images, sound and expressive possibilities in the production of
radio and television programmes. These mainly included:
• server technology and applications in the sphere of multimedia;
• graphic and other systems for the production of television
and radio programmes;
• several analog radio and TV transmitters and systems of
radio communications;
• computers, monitors, printers and other computer equipment for business and production purposes;
• modernisation of the mechanical and electrical energy systems (studio air-conditioning in all units, UPS systems and
other OHPK (heating, cooling, ventilation and air conditioning) equipment.
The investments were not realised in the total amount planned,
mainly for the following reasons:
• lengthy preparation of documentation for the construction
of the premises on Ulica Komenskega 5 and in the schedule
of payments agreed in the contract, of the consideration
for the building at Ulica Komenskega 7 (the second part of
consideration is due in 2009);
• complexity and complications during the static renovation
of the building undergoing the reconstruction of studio S26;
• longer implementation of the project and public procurement for the equipment for TV Studio 1 control room;
• slightly extended delivery deadline for two outside broadcasting vehicles for radio production, which shifted delivery
to a new business year;
• slower construction of the DVB-T network due to acquiring
frequencies and difficulties linked to new technology;
• lengthy preparation and implementation of the public tender for Microsoft licences, which was extremely demanding
in terms of finance and contents.
Public procurement procedures for some purchases were not
successful for various reasons, such as: available funds were
exceeded, bids were not on time or were inadequate, or no
bids were submitted. The public procurement not completed
for these reasons were repeated or will be repeated in 2009
under modified conditions. Other reasons for the deviation
from the investment plan derive from programming and technical decisions made during the year and from objective circumstances that could not be influenced.
The investment year was very successful despite the seemingly low realisation. The goals of the plan were highly ambitious, and most projects were either implemented or started.
No projects were stopped and we have detected no technological or business errors during implementation. All investments were implemented in compliance with public procurement procedures.
The basic task of the Transmitters and Communications Organisational Unit (OU) in 2008 remained the broadcasting of RTV
Slovenia programmes and those of some other stations.
To this purpose, several transmitting networks have been constructed in past decades and connected with microwave links
for the distribution and exchange of programmes from radio
and television studios or between them. Currently, we have
225 transmission points throughout Slovenia, via which we
transmit RTV Slovenia programmes to listeners and viewers.
Via the Hot Bird 8 satellite at orbital position 13˙E, we broadcast
all three national TV programmes and five radio programmes.
On the remainder of the satellite space, we hosted two television and three radio programmes.
Broadcasts from parliament were distributed through the terrestrial digital network, satellite, cable distribution systems and
IPTV, which ensured reception in over 70 % of households.
OU Transmitters and Communications
In addition to all RTV Slovenia programmes, we also transmitted the programmes of 36 commercial publishers of RTV programmes and 24 programmes of special importance.
We performed 196 domestic outside broadcasts and 170 satellite transmissions from foreign countries for the needs of
various programmes.
Our extensive infrastructure of transmitters and transponders
allows us to lease some of our capacity to other participants
in the radio-diffusion spectrum in compliance with the Electronic Communications Act (mobile phone service operators,
Telekom, Elektrogospodarstvo, Ministry of Defence of the RS,
Ministry of the Interior, etc.) In 2008, we concluded 26 contracts of this type.
The DVB-T terrestrial digital network comprises 17 transmission units. We reached almost 80 % coverage of households
in Slovenia in 2008. The multiplex A transmits all RTV SLO programmes. The remaining part hosts commercial programmes.
The Transmitters and Communications unit employed 122 workers as at 31 December 2008, which was six less than at the
beginning of 2008. The employees attend to the undisturbed
operation of all transmitter networks and to investment activities. Work groups are distributed all over Slovenia. Undisturbed
operation is assured by crews of seven transmission and six
regional centres, and other work groups.
Report on the use of investment funds
The total value of all investments in 2008 was EUR 1,845,587;
the total realisation was 57 %, excluding maintenance.
The most important investment was initiating the set-up of
the digital television network; 41 % of investment funds were
earmarked for this purpose, the total amount being financed
from development funds.
Reasons for poor realisation of some items:
28 Digitalisation of transmission network
Realisation lags behind the plan mainly due to an unsuccessful
public tender. The tender was repeated and will be completed
in 2009. Some payments, with a 60-day payment deadline,
matured in 2009.
29 Renovation of transmitter network
Some investments started at the end of the year; invoices will
follow in 2009.
30 Transport means
Realisation lags behind the plan mainly due to an unsuccessful
public tender.
Table 15: Spending of investment funds
P. p.
P.p. title
Plan
Amount invoiced
Payment
R/P (%)
28
Construction of DVB-T network
1,800,000
767,747.28
751,082.34
43
29
Renovation of transmitter network
350,000.00
310,504.12
310,504.12
89
30
Transport means
250,000
140,244.33
80,800.95
56
31
Renovation of infrastructure
650,000
552,816.58
490,463.37
85
32
Minor replacements of fixed assets
140,000
74,275.46
60,093.44
53
Total in EUR
3,190,000
1,845,587.77
16,92,944.22
57.86 %
SUMMARY OF SPENDING FROM DEPRECIATION FUNDS
P. p.
P.p. title
Plan
Amount invoiced
Payment
R/P (%)
29
Renovation of transmitter network
350,000
310,504.12
310,504.12
89
30
Transport means
250,000
140,244.33
80,800.95
56
31
Renovation of infrastructure
650,000
552,816.58
490,463.37
85
32
Minor replacements of fixed assets
140,000
74,275.46
60,093.44
53
Total in EUR
1,390,000
1,077,840.49
941,861.88
77.54 %
SUMMARY OF SPENDING FROM DEVELOPMENT FUNDS
P. p.
P.p. title
Plan
Amount invoiced
Payment
R/P (%)
28
Construction of DVB-T network
1,800,000
767,747.28
751,082.34
43
Total in EUR
1,800,000
767,747.28
751,082.34
42.65 %
31 Infrastructure renovations
Realisation of this item is behind schedule mainly due to the
procurement of antennae towers and containers. In order to
set up new antennae towers and containers, we need a building permit and a contract settling the relationship with the
owner of the land. We are late obtaining these due to lengthy
procedures. Some investments were started at the end of the
year, invoices will follow in 2009.
Financial operations of OU Transmitters and
Communications in 2008
The public institution RTV Slovenia, in compliance with the Electronic Communications Act, has the status of an operator with
important market power also in digital terrestrial broadcasting.
An APEK (Post and Electronic Communications Agency of the
Republic of Slovenia) decision assigned us the obligation of
price control and cost accounting, whereby a model was constructed in 2008 for the calculation of the cost of transmission
on the digital network based on past and fully allocated costs.
Revenue
The revenue of the Transmitters and Communications unit
comprises internal revenue charged for the transmission of all
RTV Slovenia programmes and revenue from programmes of
special importance, and external revenue, comprising revenue
from commercial television and radio stations, revenue from
non-radio-diffusion organisations (mainly mobile phone service operators), revenue from technical services and other commercial revenue. Total revenue amounted to EUR 18.4 million.
The surplus of revenue over expenses amounted to EUR 6.1
million, i.e. 20 % more than planned. The final result exceeds
the plan by EUR 1.007 million.
Figure 13: Overview of investments in 2008
Network digitalisation ≤ 41 %
Renovation of transmitter network ≤ 17 %
Renovation of infrastructure ≤ 30 %
Transport means ≤ 8 %
Minor replacements of fixed assets ≤ 4 %
Figure 14: Structure of revenue in the OU Transmitters and
Communications organisational unit in 2008
RTV SLO programmes ≤ 56.0 %
Commercial programmes ≤ 7.7 %
Programmes of special importance ≤ 3.3 %
Services to non-radio-diffusion
organisations ≤ 31.4 %
Technical services ≤ 1.2 %
Other revenue ≤ 0.4 %
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
THE RADIO PRODUCTION ORGANISATIONAL UNIT
Radio Production is a special organisational unit providing
technical services, production, post-production and the airing of radio programmes in compliance with the needs of the
Radio Slovenia Programme Production Unit. It comprises two
segments: Technical Programme Production and the TechnicalTechnological Group. The latter is a seemingly imperceptible,
but very important part of the organisational unit, supervising
the operations of the entire technological park and which, in
collaboration with systemic development, follows new trends
in technology. Within this group there is a system support
group responsible for production information systems (planning and development, procurement and installation of mechanical equipment and software, maintenance of tools for
anti-virus protection, and system and application support for
users).
Technical Programme Production comprises four groups. There
is a group for programme broadcasting and service room, and
a group for voice recording and transmission, responsible for
recording, editing and broadcasting radio contents on all three
Radio Slovenia channels. The group for music recordings and
directed programmes has a broader mission in addition to its
radio role linked to the production of sound matrices for music
production houses, sound systems for large events and realising audio signals for highly demanding television programme
contents. The group for coordination provides for expedient
planning, rational use of technical means, and collaboration
with the EBU, and the placement of free capacities in the external market.
In 2008, Radio Production implemented all the technical production projects of Radio Slovenia involving direct programme
broadcasting, the recording of sound, the voice, music and drama archive, and outside broadcasts of radio programme from
remote locations. It took over the production of the sound
image of demanding sound projects, especially for Television
Slovenia and regional centres.
In 2008, we ensured 24-hour broadcasting of all three national
channels of Radio Slovenia, which totals 8,784 hours of broadcasting per single channel, or a total of 26,352 hours of programme broadcasting.
• the 1st channel broadcast a total of 8,784 hours, comprising
8,254 hours of in-house programming, 265 hours of Radio Koper/Capodistria night programme and 265 hours of
broadcasting Radio Maribor.
• the 2nd channel broadcast a total of 8,784 hours, of which
6,954 hours were of in-house programming, and 1,830
hours of broadcasting the Radio Slovenia International night
programme.
• the 3rd channel broadcast a total of 8,784 hours; 6,954 hours
were of in-house programming, and 1,830 hours comprised
broadcasting of the Euroclassic programme.
THE TELEVISION PRODUCTION ORGANISATIONAL
UNIT
Programme studios. In total, we devised and broadcast over
115,000 minutes of daily news programming, i.e. over 1900
hours.
Human resources and sphere of activity
Within the scope of the TV Production unit, the following technological groups are active: recording teams; Studio 1, Studio
2, Studio 3, Studio 4, corresponding video/audio production
control room (Direction 2, Direction 3, Direction 4); outside
broadcasting vehicles RA 1, RA 3, RA 7, RA 12; DSNG vehicle;
recording teams; film editing; online non-linear Lightworks editing and INCITE editing, linear ACE programmed editing and
ENG-NewsFlash hybrid editing; Synchro Studio 1, Synchro Studio 2, Synchro Studio 3, Synchro Studio 4; telecinema; production magnetoscopes, and photo-film laboratory.
We provided and performed the coverage, reporting and transmission of all important sporting events at home and abroad.
The total number of such events exceeded 130.
From the remote studio of Radio Slovenia at the National Assembly of the RS, we regularly followed, transmitted and reported from the sessions of the Government of the RS and other bodies of the National Assembly of the RS. We performed a
total of 440 production hours.
Apart from transmitting and commenting on all national celebration ceremonies, Radio Production was entrusted with implementing the international sound for nine national celebration ceremonies. The sound was implemented for the needs of
Radio Slovenia, Television Slovenia and regional centres.
The Television Production unit is an organisational part of PPU
TV Slovenia. It comprises 13 groups.
1. TV editing
It employs 32 full-time editing staff, assisted by part-time associates, according to increased production capacity. The group
covers up to 35 time slots daily in various TV formats. Two
mobile editing studios are available for the needs of editing in
the field. Upon a client’s request, the desired configuration of
the editing studio can be assembled in the EFP vehicle. Certain
editing staff are trained to participate in the preparation of
programme content as junior directors.
2. TV design
16 TV designers are employed on a full-time basis. They are
assisted by part-time workers as the need arises. The TV design
group provides for graphic equipment for programme content
per directing departments and ACE editing. All members are
professionally trained and have adequate levels of education,
from secondary design school up to the Academy. They perform classic or computer electronic design in all technological
fields.
3. Photo-film laboratory
The photo-film laboratory covers the field of film technology:
developing and preparing films and design work. The group
comprises 9 employees.
4. Video group
The video group currently has 26 full-time employees. They are
of three profiles: video mixers, camera operators and technical
directors. Work is performed under a special schedule, including studio work and outside broadcasts from outside broadcasting vehicles. This group also has several trained experts
who provide for setting up and directing studio video shows.
Some video mixers are trained in directing and may participate
in preparing programme content as video mixers-directors. In
the coming year, we will build especially on this profile.
5. Audio group
The group employs 32 full-time sound engineers, technicians
and assistants, who provide for the recording and processing
of sound on television. They cover the whole range of sound
recordings, from the simplest recordings to the most demanding music, drama and film recordings and live broadcasts.
They are divided into four sub-groups:
• the group for ENG, EFP and FILM records sound in the field;
• the sub-group for studio recordings covers recordings, live
transmissions, sound systems and sound processing in four
TV Slovenia studios;
In total, we realised over 300 field archive music recordings
and transmissions. We also performed more than 500 recording mixes and direct transmissions from studios of music recordings of Radio Slovenia, and more than 300 projects from
the remote studios of Radio Slovenia for music recordings at
the Slovenian Philharmonic and Cankarjev dom.
We performed more than 800 recording and post-production
commissions for the drama studios.
Financial operations in 2008
In view of the adopted Programme Business Plan, the financial operations of the Radio Production unit in 2008 were very
good. Operating expenses were within the plan, and revenue
was exceeded. The plan was exceeded only in employees’
wages, as a consequence of implementing the new salary system. Before the introduction of the new salary system, Radio
Production had been within the budget envisaged in the Programme Business Plan for 2008.
The unit’s realisation of external revenue was 152.4 %.
Internal revenue is realised at 132.6 %.
90.7 % of the operational budget (variable costs) was spent.
Spending on salaries was 108.6 %.
The total operating result of Radio Production, compared to
2008 Programme Business Plan, was 102.9 %.
Despite the partial transmission of night programming prepared by radio stations at regional centres, all news and current affairs content was created and broadcast by the Radio
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corded, reproduced, shown in slow motion and checked. Four
chief technicians with the DSNG outside broadcasting truck are
responsible for outside broadcasts of daily news reports, and
three colourists in telecinema provide for quality colour and
light-corrected images.
11. Camera operators
The group has 22 full-time employees and up to five parttime associates who collaborate in all projects in studios and
outside broadcasting vehicles. They undertake large projects,
such as direct sports transmissions (NaËrtica, Kranjska Gora,
Pohorje). They are valued as one of the best teams at home
and abroad, especially for sports transmissions. They are regularly present at the Olympic Games. Last year, they successfully implemented all their projects.
12. Maintenance group
Regular in-house production in terms of technical, technological and operational support is continuously performed by the
maintenance group, which comprises seven laboratories. The
laboratories specialise in certain fields of technology and cover
audio, video, optical, switch-distribution, registration, computer and other technology. The group provides for the operation of apparatus and assemblies needed by television, in
compliance with technical norms and television standards, or
manufacturers’ recommendations. It also performs laboratory
activities. At the end of 2008, the group had 21 full-time repair
specialists and 6 employees for the performance of assembly
work in the reconstruction and erection of systems.
13. Film camera operators
With its 44 full-time employees, this is one of the largest groups
within the OU Television Production. Supervised by the vigilant
eye of directors of photography, who co-operate with directors from the start of each project (preparing scripts, location
search, etc.), cameramen and assistants, 16-20 teams with 2-3
members, depending on how demanding the task, are in the
field daily. In more complex projects, the group members are
directly linked to the groups for lighting and sound. Our team
members are also active in the field of photography, and their
work has received awards at home and abroad.
• the sub-group for sound in outside broadcasting vehicles
is responsible for major outside broadcasts, sports transmissions, transmissions of celebrations, concerts, entertainment shows;
• the sub-group for synchro studios is engaged in post-production sound processing.
The groups actively cooperate with Radio Slovenia, with Cankarjev dom and other institutions.
6. TV service room group
The group has 11 employees in the technology sections, the TV
Service room and EBU production control room. They establish
transmission routes and monitor quality for the purpose of the
signal supply at local national level via the TV service room and
at international level via EBU production control room. Within
both fields they monitor signals, correct them, and distribute
them to users via switch-distribution systems. The work is
done 365 days of the year, from approximately 6:30 AM to
11:00 PM hours, depending on the density of signal traffic and
programming requirements.
7. Programme broadcasting
The group is made up of technicians for programme broadcasting, programme broadcasting chiefs, MGS technicians and chief
technicians, totalling 15 employees. The basic activity is broadcasting the First and Second television programmes, satellite
programmes and less demanding production work. The group
operates as a closed unit, having its own small studio, which
is used for television reporting, brief reporting contributions to
various programmes, simultaneous interpretation and the like.
This section has two equipped commentator booths. The group
also performs data entry to the server technology. The work
is divided into two programmes and three shifts, usually from
5:30 AM to the early morning hours.
8. TV lighting group
The group has 29 employees. Operational profiles are divided
into three levels: lighting technician, lighting programmer and
lighting engineer. The first are responsible for lighting manipulation and independent lighting of less demanding singlecamera projects. The second also cover small studios and the
implementation of more demanding lighting changes, while
the lighting engineers provide independent lighting design
for the most demanding projects. The group also includes a
maintenance technician, a storekeeper and a technologist. Its
organisational structure makes the group independent of external technological support, which provides for a more rapid
and efficient response. Due to its staff, available technology
and reference projects in the past few years, the group is capable of high-quality design and the implementation of the
most demanding lighting projects, both inside and outside
RTV’s facilities.
9. Outside broadcasting vehicles
Comprising technical assistants, drivers, chief technicians and
an operations engineer, the group has 15 full-time employees
and 10 part-time associates. They participate in recordings in
the field and direct reporting from outside broadcasting vehicles in Slovenia, sometimes abroad. Their knowledge and skills
are often used in studio recordings.
10. Magnetoscope and telecinema group
The group employs 17 MGS technicians working in studios,
outside broadcasting vehicles and production magnetoscopes,
where material filmed within RTV Slovenia and outside is re-
REALISATION
The key data on realisation/work performed are in 2008:
• Direction 2 was used 2,380 hours;
• the outside broadcasting truck RA 1 was in use 122 days;
• the slow motion RA 07 was in use 93 days, of that 13 days
for an external client.
In 2008, the technical team participated in the project of the
Presidency of the European Union in Brdo pri Kranju; for 50
days the team worked with the RC Koper ≤ Capodistria outside
broadcasting vehicle.
TECHNOLOGY
In the sphere of technology and the technological equipment
of TV Production, in 2008 we focused mainly on completing
the implementation of projects, or launching the investment
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and technology projects started in previous years. We should
mention that in addition to investments and modernising the
technological equipment of TV Production, the progress of implementation was to a great extent adjusted to very large and
important programme production projects, the most important
being the Slovenian Presidency of the European Union, the
Olympic Games and parliamentary elections.
Although intensive programme production somewhat hinders
technical and technological projects, we implemented quite a
number of the latter in 2008. The minor, but not less important tasks and projects implemented were the modernisation
of technology and replacement of outdated equipment. These
include mainly procurement, building-in and use of measurement and test instruments; modernisation of audio-technological equipment; renovation of sound systems; minor purchases
of equipment (lights); purchase of equipment for recording
and registration appliances. We also replaced to the planned
extent the monitors in production and post-production sections
(mainly non-linear editing and field teams).
Among important projects, we should highlight the modernisation of the television graphics system for Studio 3 control
room (system Clarity). We also renovated both graphics control
rooms which mainly support S 3.
We also purchased and put into operation HD/SD camcorders
and other minor equipment used by camera operators, purchased recording-broadcasting HD/SD devices (magnetoscopes
and disc recorders), purchased high-quality HD/SD monitors
and purchased a large (130-inch) plasma needed in studio.
In 2008, we also procured new HD studio cameras and tools
for Studio 1. Some of the equipment is already in use, and the
production and service personnel already adequately trained,
although the S 1 construction project is still underway.
In 2008, we modernised and replaced a new production communication system for the house (Clearcom), which has already been put into service for full operational use. Also, the
system for virtual graphics at Studio 4 was partly modernised
and replaced.
At the end of the year, we completed the project of the socalled HD post-production non-linear chain (4 x Incite, 4 x Lightworks - Alacrity, central storage of material, entry points). We
have already successfully completed several post-production
SD and HD projects. Based on this experience, we designed
operational instructions and prepared training for production
personnel and other staff for work in the non-linear environment. We can thus say that Television Production in 2008 became capable of producing in the non-linear environment also
in high-resolution and wide format.
Of course, programme broadcasting follows production. The
digitalisation of TV programme broadcasting thus went into
full swing last year. We implemented complete automation
of broadcasting the Third Programme from the new, so-called
server technology. The technological foundations for the rapid
transition of the other two television channels to a completely
digital environment are now laid. For this purpose, we trained
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the operational and support (administration) personnel in 2008
and gained invaluable experience.
Last year, we almost completed the installation of a new
switch-distribution system (matrix). At the moment (February
2009), we are making the last connections of individual units
to the new system. At the same time, in 2008 we started to
replace the classic link connections between different event
locations and the central house with optical fibre links. We
purchased three transmitter-receiver sets which are used in
the field.
In 2008, we also started the first tasks for the construction of
Studio 1. Premises for the equipment and personnel were provided, realisation projects implemented, and the first equipment for the new studio production room arrived during the
year, especially at the end of the year.
We should also note the projects for modernising technology
and technological processes planned for 2009 (broadcasting of
the First and Second Programme, linkage between broadcasting and HD post-production chain, construction of the Studio
1 control room, renovation of Synchro Studio 1, renovation of
Studio 4, etc.); in co-operation with television engineering, we
started and agreed on the majority of these projects in 2008,
which will be implemented in 2009. We should emphasise that
these projects are demanding and require much time, careful,
well-coordinated preparation, and teamwork between production experts and laboratory and engineering experts.
CONCLUSION
The operations of the Television Production unit in 2008
were successful. We completed the project of the Presidency of the European Union in Brdo pri Kranju, as well as the
Olympic Games in Beijing (both teams performed extremely
well). TV Production started the year 2008 with 333 employees
and ended it with 313. In December, there was a change in
management, when Janko Bolka was appointed A.I. Manager.
HUMAN RESOURCES, ORGANISATION, EDUCATION AND LEGAL MATTERS
HUMAN RESOURCES
ORGANISATION OF WORK
New salary system
At the beginning of the year, at 1 January 2008, RTV Slovenia had 2,015 full-time employees; as at 1 January 2009, the
number of full-time employees was 2,000.
As of 1 August 2008, RTV Slovenia acceded to the salary system in the public sector. Numerous indispensable activities
were performed and documents prepared and signed in order
to join the system.
67 new employment contracts were concluded, while 96 employees have left the institution, including those who retired.
We should emphasise that we put much effort into natural
wastage, which resulted in 49 employees leaving.
The ongoing negotiations between the public institution management and representative trade unions on the new catalogue of work posts and classifications of work posts in salary
grades, which started in September 2007, were partly completed on 7 July 2008 with a signature of the first Annex to the
Collective Agreement of the Public Institution RTV Slovenia.
Prior to that, on 11 June 2008, an Annex was signed to the collective agreement for professional journalists. After the Annex
was signed, we established that it would be necessary to add
some additional work posts to the catalogue. Thus, a second
Annex to the collective agreement of the Public Institution RTV
Slovenia was signed on 22 October 2008, which added 10 new
work posts to the catalogue.
102 employees changed work due to internal reallocations.
RTV Slovenia also provided scholarships to 25 students. We
employ 88 persons with disabilities. In terms of costs, data on
sick leave is an important indicator, especially the number of
employees absent from work up to 30 days, which is covered
by the institution; on average 88 employees were absent.
Absence exceeding 30 days due to illness, absence due to injury at work, blood donation, care and injury outside work, paternal leave for child care and absence of 2nd category disabled
persons who perform work on a half-time basis, are chargeable to others. On average, 96 employees were absent over 30
days; 25 female employees were on maternity leave.
Descriptions were again sent to all heads of departments for
review, and they submitted their remarks. We also invited all
representative trade unions to re-submit their proposals. Proposal for the Act Regulating the System of Positions and other
rules linked to the new salary system were prepared.
Fluctuation of employment in 2008
Hired
Left
Retired
Reallocations
Full-time
employees
Disabled
Scholarships
Sick leave up
to 30 days
Longer sick leaves on account of others
PPU TV Slovenia
24
45
4
20
691
38
5
44
49
PPU RA Slovenia
15
18
2
27
421
10
5
16
15
PPU Regional Broadcasting
Centre Koper ≤ Capodistria
5
5
3
11
263
16
3
8
9
PPU Regional Broadcasting
Centre Maribor
12
2
0
14
148
3
4
8
7
OU Transmitters and
Communications
1
13
2
13
119
4
2
2
5
PPU Multimedia Centre
2
1
0
0
32
2
0
2
2
OU/PPU
The first part of the Standards and Norms project started at
the end of June 2008. The analysis and inventory of the main
processes (at TV and RA) were completed by the end of the
year. Two cases were analysed in more detail (a short series
and a more demanding TV show). The analysis was prepared
by an expert commission assisted by external advisers. Upon
completion of the first part of the project, the project was
presented to all levels of management and the Supervisory
Board of RTV Slovenia. The first proposals for urgent changes
in the organisation of business operations of the Public Institution RTV Slovenia have already been submitted. The project
will continue in 2009, when standards and norms comparable
to similar organisations in Europe will be set up and implemented.
Common Services
8
12
1
17
326
15
6
8
9
Total
67
96
12
102
2000
88
25
88
96
Several years of work performed by the Education Centre experts bore fruit in 2008. A revitalised education programme for
media technicians was adopted and started at five secondary
media schools in Slovenia. Within a few years, the first human
resources will be trained to work on the production of media
content.
Upon obtaining a state licence, the RTV Slovenia Education Centre became a provider of procedures for the testing and confirming of National Vocational Qualifications for several special
media professions in the whole of Slovenia, for which education does not otherwise exist within the formal school system
in Slovenia. Already in 2008 this enabled over 60 participants
in training (lighting designers and announcers-moderators) to
obtain a certified document at professional levels V and VI.
The adoption of catalogues of expert knowledge and skills
also for all other specific profiles in multimedia production (for
camera operators, editors, make-up artists, organisers, media
archivists, etc.) provided conditions in which the majority of
employees lacking adequate formal education (as adequate
schools do not exist) at RTV Slovenia, as well as others, can arrange their legal working position by obtaining certified documents. Both expert tasks met with a positive response among
the wider expert public, which is reflected in the award for the
best HRM project in 2008 given to colleagues at the Education
Centre for their work and achievements.
Overview of average age of employees as at
31 December 2008
AVERAGE AGE OF EMPLOYEES AT 31/12/2008
In years and months
PPU TV SLO
45.8
PPU RA SLO
45.8
PPU RC Koper - Capodistria
48.4
PPU RC Maribor
42.4
48.1
PPU MMC
41.9
Common Services
46.7
RTV Slovenia
45.6
The following training was performed in 2008:
a) general training and education programmes:
• the last module, completing the project of training heads/
editors for human resource management (completed by
120 of our colleagues);
• workshop in written and oral communication with clients,
which provided for more appropriate communications
with persons liable to pay the RTV licence fee (attended
by 60 employees of the RTV licence fee department);
• workshop in market communications completed by 20
colleagues from the marketing department;
• foreign language courses at higher levels, which were
successfully completed by 60 colleagues (journalists and
engineers);
Overview of average level of education of employees
as at 31 December 2008
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Standards and Norms project
AVERAGE LEVEL OF EDUCATION OF
EMPLOYEES AT 31/12/2008
Level of education + difference
PPU TV SLO
V. +0.7
PPU RA SLO
VI. +0.3
PPU RC Koper - Capodistria
V. +0.6
PPU RC Maribor
VI. +0.1
V. +0.5
PPU MMC
V. +0.8
Common Services
V. +0.6
RTV Slovenia
V. +0.8
b) technical education and training:
• workshop on recording, editing and sending edited material via IP protocol to RTV headquarters (25 colleagues
from TV correspondent offices participated);
• training for operating the DALET+ software package, the
digital editing of sound recordings Audacity 1.2.6. and digital portable sound recorder AEQ PAW-120, which enables
the production of radio programmes in a digital environment (successfully completed by more than 90 journalist
colleagues);
• 150 hours of training required for the new automated
broadcasting of TV programmes;
• two-day training on setting lighting in cases of changed
sets at the TV studio in Lendava;
• training for camera operators and journalists for 13 participants of the Regional Broadcasting Centre Koper ≤ Capodistria;
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Assisted by the Education Centre, the realisation is growing
≤ although still too slowly ≤ that only highly motivated and
highly trained personnel may ensure our advantage in the
great competition in programme content which our listeners
and viewers see and hear. This awareness is much higher
among younger employees and external associates who are
easily motivated to take education and training.
But the lack of interest among some older, full-time employees, and particularly their superiors or editors, is still worrying.
• Dalet+ training ≤ audio editing for journalists (100 hours)
for 25 participants, and revitalising computer user knowledge (40 hours) for 25 participants at the Regional Broadcasting Centre Maribor;
c) multimedia education and training:
• training for the remaining journalists who completed the
workshop on the use of PREDITOR software package and
thus provided conditions for a gradual transition in the
production of TV news programmes in a digital environment; the workshop was successfully concluded by 130
colleagues from the TV Slovenia News department;
• over 15 colleagues from the morning programme completed a workshop on recording and editing for journalists;
this laid foundations for multi-tasking and the rational use
of digital production capacities in this department;
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
In 2008, the Legal Department at RTV Slovenia performed a lot
of legal work on labour legislation, while other tasks comprised
all fields of civil law, administrative law and criminal law.
d) programme training:
• throughout the year, six modules, simultaneously and
in synergy, were run on speech training, communication
and public appearance (programmes: standard Slovenian,
elocution and type of speech, adequate spoken interpretation of text, speech image and self-image; convincing
communication: public appearance and rhetoric; achieving relaxation and presence: communicativeness of public
appearance); these were attended by over 150 regular
and contractual colleagues, 30 within the Regional Broadcasting Centre in Maribor, where condensed training was
performed in 120 hours;
• 10 colleagues from TV Slovenia and 20 colleagues from
the Regional Centre in Maribor successfully completed a
3-day workshop on non-verbal communication;
• 10 colleagues from TV Slovenia completed a 60-hour workshop on Personal Voice and Visual Storytelling ((P)osebno
in slikovna pripoved), run by Professor Arne Bro, head of
the television department at the Danish National Academy for Film and Television, and Charlotte Mik-Meyer;
• several parallel groups of television journalists and camera operators completed first or second degree level on
designing a visual story and communication through the
TV camera;
• 6 candidates for correspondent posts abroad underwent
training to learn the specifics of reporting from foreign
countries.
The principal part concerns legal problems and work related to
employees’ lawsuits upon transition to the new salary system
for the public sector. Apart from the usual legal fields within
civil and administrative law, the Legal Department of RTV Slovenia also deals with problematic and disputable relationships
within RTV Slovenia. Settling internal relations takes up almost
two thirds of the time of this department, as it covers a vast
area of labour law, copyright law, media law, the arrangement
of contractual relations and implementation of procedures related to the regulation and observance of all the internal legal
acts of RTV Slovenia.
We deal with a broad legal area, including administrative and
civil law, which means that we are working on a total of 727
legal claims, as follows:
• 467 active execution proceedings against debtors of RTV
Slovenia;
• 81 lawsuits filed by RTV Slovenia;
• 148 labour disputes in which RTV Slovenia is the defendant;
• denationalisation cases;
• 25 other legal matters in which RTV Slovenia is the defendant.
After court and administrative decisions are made final (final
judgments and final resolutions), if the judgment or resolution
is not implemented, the Legal Department passes a motion for
execution usually within two or three weeks as of receipt of a
notice on finality. Upon the adoption of agreements on connections with educational institutions (from secondary schools to faculties), we
also accepted the obligation to provide regular work experience for students. This provides for a transfer of knowledge in
both directions, as well as a possibility to detect the top quality
future or potential colleagues.
The Education Centre team also prepared the development
programmes of RTV Slovenia. We thus started an E-education
project, while another project comprises setting up a laboratory for programme and technical development, and a creative
studio for development and new formats. Employees at the
Education Centre were also involved in small and large working groups for the fundamental project of RTV Slovenia, the
renewal of programme and production standards and norms.
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DEPARTMENT FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND
ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT
Design, maintenance and upgrade of applications
In 2008, the IT and documentation department focused on
completing the modernisation of the business information system, optimising work processes and carrying out the upgrading
required by the work process and amendments to legislation.
A modernised method of monitoring the work of external associates was introduced which enables monitoring and control
of the complete life-cycle of a contract until final payment by
means of a dynamic setting of business rules. In 2008, we also
started a project for business planning and business reporting
which will be completed in 2009. In the sphere of business
planning and decision-making, the work continued in terms
of management of original data and defining the necessary
data structures, testing solutions and preparing them for use in
production. A security policy was adopted, based on which we
started preparing implementation documentation.
A common environment was introduced for original data,
where cleaning and harmonising of data is performed gradually in several iterations. Upgrades, urgent maintenance tasks
and updates for solutions were implemented: Fundus archives,
payment bags, radio documentation, photo-archive, ScheduALL, solution for monitoring the operations of Založba kaset
in plošË (Publishing and Record Label). The most important
fields in which we performed major upgrades, development
and intense testing were:
• final take-over of the business information system ≤ we
performed harmonisation with the legislation on salaries,
transition to a new version of the module for salary calculation and an updated system for connections with other
applications;
• a modernised application was introduced for monitoring the
contracts of part-time associates (in all units of the public
institution);
• as part of the project of business planning and reporting,
the main activities were the preparation of request definitions, preparation and consolidation of data and solution
testing;
• the method of processing the RTV licence fee was updated;
• we defined the procedure for the final disconnection of the
Alpha system, with guaranteed consistent on-line access to
archive data.
Information system maintenance and
development
In 2008, the planned tasks of modernisation, maintenance and
implementation of new services were performed in the information system:
• local network ≤ upgrade of the network in Koper and
Ljubljana was implemented; network segmentation was
introduced via internal firewalls for individual business
fields;
• security ≤ security filtering for HTTP and FTP traffic, and a
system to monitor and limit hacking or suspicious activities
in the network were introduced;
• Unix server equipment ≤ transition to a newer version of
the AIX operating system was implemented and HACMP
cluster activated;
• transition to the 10 g version Oracle database and application server was implemented, as well as adequate adjustments to the base and all migrated solutions;
• categorisation of computer users was prepared in order to
determine the required safety regulations;
• transition to a new data archiving system was implemented, while archiving procedures were optimised;
• the virtual server system was modernised, and all physical
servers which may pose a business risk were migrated to
virtual environment;
• activities with regard to defining security policy were performed, and documentation prepared for infrastructure development for the next two years.
Services
As part of our services, assistance is regularly provided to over
three thousand users, who use more than five thousand pieces
of equipment. Due to the extremely wide scope of activity,
the level of equipment standardisation is very low, which increases the complexity of our work. We regularly performed
updates, replacements, upgrades and basic configurations for
all new equipment.
Apart from the regular tasks of the documentation section
(archiving business documentation for more than 25 departments), we prepared an exhibition on technical pioneers of
RTV Slovenia, which met with a wide response.
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COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT
The issuing of external orders has been centralised and unified for all of RTV Slovenia since 2006. Orders are created in
organisational units by trained employees. Ordering services
and ordering for stock is only possible by using adequate code
tables for services and products.
Procurement in RTV Slovenia is set out in the Public Procurement Act (ZJN-2, Official Gazette of the RS, No 128/2006 of 8
December 2006). The Act specifies procurement exceeding EUR
40,000.00 excl. VAT for goods and services, and exceeding EUR
80,000.00 excl. VAT for construction, in compliance with ZJN-2.
Article 18 of the ZJN-2 also sets out exceptions, which apply
widely to procurement by RTV Slovenia.
Linkage with investments was set up on 1 January 2008. Each
external order via BIS is now directly linked to a particular
investment. This enables precise monitoring of expenditure on
a certain investment item. We continue to enter commercial
contracts in the BIS system.
The Rules on Performing Procurement were adopted on 29
January 2007, in accordance with the ZJN-2, for lower amounts
(from EUR 10,000.00 to EUR 40,000.00 excl. VAT for goods and
services, and from EUR 20,000.000 to EUR 80,000.00 excl. VAT
for construction).
We further reduced the number of employees in the Commercial Department in 2008. The number of employees was
reduced by four; only 27 employees now work in the Commercial Department.
Procurement was further rationalised in 2008.
127 public procurements were performed for the purchase of
goods, 20 for the provision of services, and 20 for construction.
Actual expenses remained within the plan in 2008.
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MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
MARKETING RTV PROGRAMMES
which is why RTV Slovenia has difficulties obtaining budgets
from the biggest advertisers in Slovenia.
The year 2008 was marked by a recession, which influenced
advertising from the very beginning of the year through December, when the beginning of the economic crisis became
most obvious. Due to the negative consequences of the economic crisis there was an 8 % drop in advertising revenue
compared to 2007.
1. Television Slovenia
TV Slovenia’s turnover amounted to EUR 15,311,000 in 2008,
i.e. 90 % of the planned revenue was realised. The greatest
decline in advertising was recorded in the months of January,
March, April, July, August and December, which was already
a consequence of less advertising because of the economic
crisis. In 2008, we noticed that TV Slovenia’s ratings fell in the
advertising target groups, while the ratings of competing commercial televisions in the same target groups remained level.
We should also mention the lower number of sports events on
TV Slovenia (the European Football Championship was broadcast by TV 3) and the huge success of reality shows on Pro Plus
(Big Brother, Kmetija), which achieved record ratings, resulting
in successful sales of advertising space.
The structure of advertising revenue reveals that the turnover
from both large advertising space leaseholders (Mediapool
and Media Publicum) fell, while we increased the percentage
from direct advertisers. But the Department for Marketing of
RTV Programmes still lacks a programme structure that would
correspond to the requirements of advertisers and their target groups. RTV Slovenia therefore does not have a reputation
among advertisers and advertising agencies as a dynamic medium offering broadcasts with the best ratings. Advertisers are
constantly pointing out that we have only a handful of shows
appropriate for advertising, and some interesting broadcasts
are scheduled at inappropriate times (late evening; the biggest sports events are in months which are not interesting to
advertisers, etc.). The number of GRP (advertising unit measuring the % of viewers who watch TV broadcasts) is annually several times lower compared to commercial televisions,
2. Radio Slovenia
The turnover of Radio Slovenia amounted to EUR 3,047,764
in 2008, meaning that 89 % of the planned revenue was realised. In addition to the already mentioned reasons linked
to the recession, we noticed a further strengthening of radio
station associations. The lack of promotion of RTV Slovenia programmes, which continued in 2008, resulted in lower ratings
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of our programmes in advertising target groups; the shortfall is
especially high among younger listeners.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
3. Regional Broadcasting Centres Koper ≤
Capodistria and Maribor
We recorded a 7 % fall in publications in electronic, printed
and web media in 2008 compared to 2007 - we had 8,037
publications in 2007, and only 7,454 publications in 2008. Total
publicity measured in points fell by as much as 19.5 %.
Media Communications
Turnover at the Regional Broadcasting Centre Koper ≤ Capodistria amounted to EUR 710,374 in 2008, meaning that 83 %
of the planned revenue was realised. The turnover at the Regional Broadcasting Centre Maribor amounted to EUR 609,391
in 2008, with which 80 % of the planned revenue was realised.
With regard to 2007, the situation in both regional centres has
not changed much in terms of advertising. We should mention
the strong competition from regional radio and television stations that we have to compete with in obtaining advertising
budget. The turnover from advertising at the Regional Broadcasting Centre Maribor is definitely an encouraging indicator,
as it was achieved despite a constant drop in the ratings of
both television and radio programmes, as well as the inappropriate age structure of the audience.
Communication with the wider public
Furthermore, we prepared 32 press conferences in 2008, mostly aimed at presenting programmes, and five invitations to
watch shows.
In 2008, an average of 58 press releases, responses to journalists’ questions, disclaimers, forwarded photo material and
contacts were prepared monthly.
YEAR
2006
2007
2008
Press releases
192
252
195
Media responses
372
409
298
Contacts
113
124
114
Photo material
91
154
60
Correction
17
20
24
Source: Archive of the Public Relations Department
Number of publications in media by years
9000
8000
7000
6000
The Public Relations Department has regular contacts with
viewers and listeners. Communication is established in the
following ways: via telephone on 01 475 25 32 (direct call
or switch from the RTV Slovenia central number 01 475 21
11), answering machine 01 475 21 45, e-mail [email protected],
snail mail (letters, postcards), monitoring readers’ letters in
the media (sourced from a daily selection of publications) and
letters addressed to the Programme Council and the Supervisory Board of RTV Slovenia, which are forwarded to the PR
Department from their respective secretary’s offices. In 2008,
we received 377 phone calls, electronic messages, answering
machine messages and messages sent by post; we prepared
oral and written responses and explanations, which were all
archived. In comparison to 2007, the scope of work grew. We
regularly monitor all readers’ letters published in the media
and prepare responses.
The share of planned proactive activities related to programme
novelties and business topics decreased in 2008. The number
of publications planned for 2008 rose by 21 per cent in comparison to 2007, while the number of points collected by
planned publications fell by 21 per cent in 2008. The share of
planned publicity decreased by 3.3 percentage points in 2008
(from 33.8 % to 30.5 %).
Compared to 2007, the total number of publications in 2008
fell by 7 %. At the same time, the number of points of all publicity fell by 19.5 % (based on MUMO analysis). The number
of positive publications fell by 10 %. The number of points
collected by positive publications rose by 25 %. The share of
positive publicity fell by 5.8 percentage points (from 79.7 %
to 73.9 %). The number of negative publications increased by
0.4 %. The number of points collected by negative publications
rose by 1 %. The share of negative publicity increased by 4.8
percentage points (from 18.9 % to 23.7 %).
In 2008, we received 34 applications from students related to
the preparation of study and diploma papers. Based on those,
we obtained very extensive and diverse data, information and
content from all areas of RTV Slovenia’s operations.
Since a classification and archive of press releases, responses
to journalists, forwarded photo material and contacts was established in 2005, archiving is performed as work progresses.
We have been regularly completing and updating the database
of media contacts which was set up in 2004. After setting up
computer archives for photo materials in 2006, we have been
entering photographs in digital archives without delay, while
archiving the enormous quantities of accumulated photographic material will continue for a few more years.
We introduced guided tours of RTV Slovenia in 2004, and their
number has been growing since. In 2008, we hosted 88 different
groups (kindergarten, primary and secondary school, as well as
faculty groups, interest and other groups), totalling more than
1500 visitors. The number of guided tours increased by 25 %
compared to 2007. The participants are presented with a general
informative brochure on RTV Slovenia (which was completely updated for the Radio and TV Slovenia anniversaries at the beginning
of 2008 and published in Slovenian and English) and a pencil.
5000
Shares of positive, neutral and negative publications in percentages
4000
80
3000
70
2000
60
1000
0
50
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Source: Press clipping, d.o.o.
Positive publications
40
Neutral publications
Negative publications
35
30
Shares of proactive communication within entire communication in %
20
30
10
25
0
20
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
25
10
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Written responses
48
78
86
133
78
Oral responses
1200*
208
265
202
225
Answering machine
n.d.a.
n.d.a.
38
28
74
5
0
2004
2005*
2006
2007
2008
Note: * 12.5 % without considering the topic of the adoption of RTV Slovenia Act; otherwise, the share is 7 %.
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Source: Archive of the Public Relations Department, *journalists’ strike on 4 and 5 October 2004
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In collaboration with the Legal Department, in 2005 we
prepared a Public Information Catalogue (Katalog informacij javnega znaËaja - www.rtvslo.si/katalog), which has been
regularly updated. In 2008, we entered corrections three times
(ten times in 2007).
We also provided extensive communication support for special
programme projects of Radio and Television Slovenia linked
to celebrating the 50th anniversary of Television Slovenia and
the 80th anniversary of Radio Slovenia - eight concerts around
Slovenia, the anniversary gala concert 80/50 in Križanke, and
a photographic exhibition at the 50th anniversary of TV Slovenia
at the JakopiË Promenade in Tivoli Park in Ljubljana.
Implementation of overall communication
strategies
We design and implement overall communication strategies
both for programme content and at corporate level. Comprehensive communication strategies comprise activities in the
following areas:
• media relations (organising press conference, preparation,
distribution and archiving of press releases, photographic
material, arrangements for more comprehensive project
presentations and interviews in the media);
• advertising in print media (preparing a media plan; booking
advertising space based on the plan; preparing the content
(short or extended texts) and suitable photographic material
for advertising; devising slogans; organising the design of
advertisements, testing they are appropriate and ensuring
distribution to the media; participation in discussions aimed
at concluding contracts and annexes on mutual advertising; preparing the content of such contracts and annexes
and performing all activities until the signing of contracts or
annexes; monitoring that the contracts and annexes are implemented in terms of substance and in financial aspects);
• internal communications (informing programme workers
about projects for which we are performing overall communication strategies);
• agreements for promotion within the Radio and Television
Slovenia programme content;
• organising events.
In the anniversary year, we offered communication support
to EBU special projects, such as the EUROTRAVEL conference,
regional and local seminars of the Transmitters and Communications organisational unit, the European Forum, concluding
the contract between RTV Slovenia and RAI Italia, the Circom
Regional annual conference in Maribor.
The Public Relations Department was also responsible for protocol in five significant projects: EMA 2008, anniversary gala
concert 80/50 in Križanke, Slovenska popevka, RTV Slovenia
Day and presenting the Frane MilËinski Ježek awards, and the
pre-new year concert for business partners in 2008.
In 2008, we organised leases and the preparation of printed
advertisements for various media, partly within the framework
of performing overall communication activities, and partly
only in the sphere of advertising. In addition to the communication support for broadcasts and projects we organised six
other advertising projects: advertising TV Slovenia sports programmes, advertising programmes of the Regional Broadcasting Centre Koper ≤ Capodistria, a general advertisement for
news programmes, general advertisement for documentary
programmes, and two general advertisements for Val 202 and
the new season of the Symphony Orchestra.
A special segment of programme communication was the
organisation and implementation of advertising of the children’s, youth and educational content of Radio and Television
Slovenia, which were carried out as part of nine special editions of the Mladinska knjiga publishing house, and aimed at
very specific target groups. These editions involve only the
programme content from domestic production linked to children, youth, educational and documentary programmes; i.e.
programme content created at the RTV Slovenia ≤ Radio, Television and Multimedia Centre. The advertising lasted for 10
We have been reinforcing our activities in the sphere of programme communications in 2008. We provided overall communication support for 16 major broadcasts and 21 major
programme projects, as well the Radio Slovenia and Television Slovenia anniversaries, the Multimedia Centre, Regional
Broadcasting Centre Koper - Capodistria, Regional Broadcasting
Centre Maribor and RTV Studio Lendava, Založba kaset in plošË,
the Music Programmes and Music Production units and other.
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Number of visits to Radio and Television Slovenia by year
months, and we prepared over 90 different comprehensive
advertisements during that period in an effort to educate and
accustom our young viewers, listeners and visitors to follow
our programmes.
and business associates; organising the RTV award ceremony
(in Studio 14); preparing a birthday present or birthday card in
the name of Director General; invitations for senior executives
and managers to various events organised by RTV Slovenia;
coordinating internal communications (upon the reorganisation of the RTV Slovenia system of salaries) with the Human
Resources Department; collaborating and coordinating the submission of various messages of the management and other
segments for employees via the ‘Med nami’ e-mail address;
collaborating on ‘KriËaË’, the in-house magazine.
To present programme novelties, especially of the Culture and
Arts and the Education Programme of Television Slovenia, we
prepare and design invitations and see to their distribution to
the media.
Corporate Communications
Marketing Communications
We have continued the project of designing the corporate
image of our public institution, which became an extensive
project of systematic organisation and a search for rational
solutions to a number of applications (letterheads, business
cards, envelopes, diploma system, invitation cards system,
folders, stickers, bags, personal organisers and journals, external notice boards, flags and table flags, vertical and horizontal RTV Slovenia boards, special programme boards (Val
202), identification on vehicles, working clothing, etc.). One
of the sub-projects, carried out in 2007 and used throughout
2008, was to design the RTV Slovenia anniversary logo and
its applications. We expanded the selection of designer solutions for various internal and external awards, as needed. We
implemented many design solutions for RTV Slovenia public
events throughout Slovenia. We also prepared and organised
the production of various information boards for RTV Slovenia’s
needs. The department also provides logos for various needs
and purposes, keeping a record of these and confirming their
appropriate use.
Comprehensive communication and organisational support
was carried out for the presentation of RTV Slovenia at the
Slovenian Advertising Festival; we prepared an expert presentation, organised an evening party with Dnevnik newspaper,
and participated in other activities parallel to the programme
as representatives of RTV Slovenia. We also organised a New
Year reception for business partners.
RTV programme guides
We provide extensive information on programmes to daily and
weekly radio and TV programme guides. The information on
radio and television programmes is forwarded weekly to over
50 e-mail addresses and addresses of print and web media
that publish programme guides, both in Slovenia and abroad.
Information is also sent to 20 internal e-mail addresses. In addition, we provide extensive information daily on programme
content to 22 external print and web media and 15 internal
e-mail addresses.
Reorganisation of the Public Relations Department
Due to limited funds, we did not redesign the gift image in
2008. To a certain extent, we replenished the stock of existing
34 products with which we can make a decent presentation of
RTV Slovenia at programme, business and corporate levels in
Slovenia and abroad.
Among printed and electronic communication items, we prepared the 2007 Annual Report in print form both in Slovenian
and English. We also acted as editors for other communications
of the RTV Slovenia Management (Business and Auditor’s Report, Programme Business Plan 2008).
A situation analysis, analysis of internal and external communication pathways and SWOT analysis were prepared at the
beginning of 2008, and on the basis of the results, proposals
were made regarding further activities and the new organisation of the department. Proposals for a new organisation and
activities were drawn up on the basis of a situation analysis,
and approved by the Supervisory Board of RTV Slovenia at its
23rd regular meeting on 18 March 2008.
The basis for change:
The success of the Public Relations Department in the public
institution depends mainly on collaboration with other parts
of RTV Slovenia, as the information which provides the basis
for communications comes from them. But this is only possible if some of the responsibility for informing is assumed by
employees and their superiors, who create information as part
of their activity. The objective of the proposal for a new organisation is the ability to perform integrated communication
functions. As the SWOT analysis clearly exposed that the main
difficulty in the activities of the Public Relations Department
is in relations between the department and other parts of RTV
Slovenia, the selection of proposals is aimed to correct and
formalise activities in this segment.
We also cooperate with the Department for Marketing of RTV
Programmes in media sponsorship and various programmerelated business projects, through which we expand our recognition; the reputation of RTV Slovenia is also strengthened
through other communication pathways.
We ensure that data in the business registers (PIRS, Kompass,
Telekom, Yellow Pages) is up to date.
80
60
We updated (18 times in 2008) and distributed the list of senior executive and managerial personnel down to the level of
editor, according to the media requirements; the list includes
names, their positions, phone and e-mail contacts.
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When the reorganisation is completed, we expect the following improvements:
• gradual centralisation, which has been implemented since
the formation of the Public Relations Department in RTV
Slovenia in 2003, will be formalised; after four years, the
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Internal Communications
0
2005
2006
2007
Source: Archive of the Public Relations Department
126
2008
In 2008, the Public Relations Department carried out the following internal communications activities: preparing greeting
cards for the awards presented to the RTV Slovenia employees
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results are very good, so it should be continued, as modern
communications in companies is dependent on centralised
communications.
• the external flow of information will be improved; the
speed of information and quantity will be greater; information will be more comprehensive, activities more efficient
and communications centralised.
• closer and more efficient coordination will be enabled with
marketing activities in regional centres.
• closer and more efficient coordination will be enabled with
the promotion and programme controlling services.
• the active coverage of additional segments in terms of their
content will be strengthened (in addition to those already
existing): media relations, communications with the wider
public, performing overall communication strategies, corporate communications, marketing communications, internet
and internal communications.
• research on audience expectations will be performed regularly, and serve as the basis for RTV Slovenia’s development
strategy until 2012 and provide appropriate directions for
more appropriate broadcasts and programmes in terms of
content, as well as a more appropriate programme scheme
corresponding to the needs and habits of the audience.
• the activities of the department will be clearly specified for
the needs of RTV Slovenia as a whole and for the needs of
various programmes (radio, TV, MMC and regional centres),
including the marketing of programme content (RTV Slovenia Department for Marketing of Advertising).
• enforcing the rules on external and internal communications will ensure up-to-date and complete information,
which will provide for more efficient and better quality activities in the department and its divisions.
AWARDS AND PRIZES
Recipients of Slovenian and international awards
in 2008
Consortium Veritatis award of the Slovene Association of
Journalists
• Tanja Gobec, journalist of the Internal Affairs Programme
Department at TV Slovenia, for outstanding journalistic
work in 2007
• Dejan Rat, journalist of Radio Maribor, for outstanding journalistic work in 2007
Stop’s expert Viktors, as selected by the Viktor Academy
members
• Slavko Bobovnik, expert Viktor for the best moderator of a
news broadcast
• Bojan Krajnc, Viktor for special achievements, for editorial
work on the TV shows TLP and Hri-bar
• TV-broadcast Štafeta mladosti, expert Viktor for a children’s
and youth broadcast
• The documentary ‘Otroci s PetriËka’ (Children from PetriËek),
created in RTV Slovenia co-production, for the best documentary TV broadcast
The Stele award of the Slovenian Conservation Society for
2007
• Matjaž Brojan, radio correspondent for the Domžale and
Kamnik area, an award for promoting cultural heritage on
Radio Slovenia for many years
European Parliament Prize for Journalism 2008
• The radio show ‘Evropa, osebno!’ (Europe, Personally),
which is made at VAL 202, was the national winner in the
radio reporting category.
• The TV show ‘Slovenija predseduje’ (Slovenia Presiding)
created by the External Affairs Programme Department at
TV Slovenia was the national winner in the TV reporting
category.
RTV Slovenia award for long-term contribution
• Igor Otavnik, head of radio coordination
Erasmus EuroMedia awards of the European Society for
Education and Communication
• The documentary ‘Fabiani : PleËnik’, produced by the Education Programme of TV Slovenia, received an Erasmus EuroMedia Sponsorship Award.
• Bojan Paliska, a system informatics engineer and Sandi
Cunja, an editor, received Erasmus EuroMedia Seal awards
for the documentary film ‘KEC’, which was produced by the
RTV Centre Koper - Capodistria .
• The CIRCOM 2008 media project, organised by the European
Association of Regional Television CIRCOM Regional and Regional RTV-centre Maribor received an Erasmus EuroMedia
Seal award.
RTV Slovenia awards for recipients of international or
domestic prizes
• Dejan Rat, journalist at Radio Maribor
• Tanja Gobec, journalist at TV Slovenia
• Igor Likar, director at Radio Slovenia
• Creators of the radio play ‘Arija’ at Radio Slovenia
Alen Jelen, director
Goran Schmidt, stage manager
Darja Hlavka Godina, music editor
Sonja Strenar, member of the team for music recording and
directed broadcasts
• Creators of the broadcast ‘Europe, Personally’ at Radio Slovenia
Tadej Košmrlj,
Anja HlaËa
Matej Praprotnik
• Samo Milavec, director at the Regional Broadcasting Centre
Koper ≤ Capodistria
• Bojan Paliska, system informatics engineer at the Regional
Broadcasting Centre Koper ≤ Capodistria
• Sandi Cunja, editor at the Regional Broadcasting Centre Koper ≤ Capodistria
• Creators of the broadcast ‘In the Garden’ at the Regional
Broadcasting Centre Maribor
Irena BedraË
Danilo Plazovnik
Igor Purnat
Mitja Purgaj
Angelina Premdehar
• Members of the CIRCOM 2008 team at the Regional Broadcasting Centre Maribor
Zoran Medved
Irena BedraË
Darko Pukl
Matej ŽunkoviË
• Members of the team HRM project 2008 from the RTV Slovenia Education Centre
Marjan Kralj
Janez Strojan
Daša SaftiË
Janez Lombergar
Prize at the European Youth Musical Festival in Belgium
• The youth choir of RTV Slovenia won first prize, ‘Cum Laude’,
at the international choir competition in Neerpelt in Belgium.
PRIX EX AEQUO award in Bratislava
• ‘LuËkov let’, a radio play for children, received an award for
outstanding artistic performance at the International Children’s and Youth Radio Drama Festival.
Award of the city of Maribor
• Televizija Maribor received the seal of the city at the 40th
anniversary of its media activity, especially in culture.
• Dragica PetroviË received the signet ring of the city of Maribor for documentary films and portraits in which she introduced cultural creators from Maribor to broader public.
9th International Radio Festival in Iran
• Arija, a radio play produced by Radio Slovenia features, received 2nd prize in the special category of Peace and Friendship of Nations, sponsored by UNESCO.
HRM project of the year 2008, Planet GV award for achievements in human resources management
• A project of the RTV Slovenia Education Centre, the Revitalisation of educational contents and modules for the
school programme media technician, and verification of
knowledge and working competences (obtaining a certified
document) through the procedures of testing and confirming National Vocational Qualifications, received the highest
grade awarded by the expert commission.
11th International Tourfilm Festival ≤ ITF/2008 CRO in Split
• Samo Milavec, film director at the Regional Broadcasting Centre Koper ≤ Capodistria, received a special award for scenario
and directing for the culinary-tourist documentary ‘Okusi in
besede zaliva’ (Flavours and Words of the Bay) for the quality
of ambience presentation and evaluation of culinary content.
11th International Photography and Film Festival in Novi
Sad
• Irena BedraË, editor and creator of the TV show ‘Na vrtu’ (In
the Garden) received the ‘Zlatno paunovo pero’ award for
the editorial concept of the series.
• Television Maribor received a ‘Srebrno paunovo pero’ for
the TV series ‘In the Garden’.
Prizes awarded at the 50th anniversary of Pomurje Hungarian Radio and the 30th anniversary of TV Studio Lendava
• For its connecting role and activity in preserving the Hungarian community in Slovenia, the chairman of the Hungarian parliament awarded Pomurje Hungarian radio and the
editorial board of the TV programme ‘Mostovi’ (Bridges)
the gold medal of parliament, while the Minister of Education and Culture presented them with an Award of Honour
of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of
Hungary.
• TV-studio Lendava received the ‘Duna-díj’ award, the highest award of Television Donava, and the ‘Magyar Ház díj’,
which is the highest award of Hungarian television.
Internal Awards of RTV Slovenia
RTV Slovenia Award for life-time work
• Jožica Hafner at the Archiving and Documentation Department of TV Slovenia
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RTV Slovenia award for achievements in the past year
• Miha Žibrat, journalist at the Sports Programme Department
at Television Slovenia
• Franc Arko, director at TV Slovenia
• Matej Praprotnik, journalist at Radio Slovenia
Award of Honour for work performed at RTV Slovenia
• Boris Bergant, former vice-president of the European Broadcasting Union and former consultant to the Director General
for international relations
• Jože Bergant, formerly at the Transmitters and Communications organisational unit
• Stanko Perpar, formerly at the Transmitters and Communications organisational unit
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WHO IS WHO
Editor, Domestic Films and Series Department
Andrej Vajevec
Phone: +386 / 1 475 32 11
Fax: +386 / 1 475 31 83
E-mail: [email protected]
Managing Editor, special national programme from the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia and its working bodies
(Parliamentary Channel)
Ljerka Bizilj
Phone: +386 / 1 475 38 70
Fax: +386 / 1 475 38 74
Editor, Cultural Programme
Darja Korez KorenËan
Phone: +386 / 1 475 32 75
Fax: +386 / 1 475 32 72
Public institution RTV Slovenia
Kolodvorska 2, 1550 Ljubljana
Phone: +386 / 1 475 21 11
www.rtvslo.si
Assistant Director General, Human Resources
Cvetka Žirovnik, M.Sc.
Phone: +386 / 1 475 21 39
Fax: +386 / 1 475 21 30
Director General
Anton Guzej
Phone: +386 / 1 475 21 22
Fax: +386 / 1 475 21 20
Assistant Director General, Technical, Engineering and Investments
Marko Filli, M.Sc.
Phone: +386 / 1 475 21 32
Fax: +386 / 1 475 21 30
Director, TV Programmes
Jože Možina
Phone: +386 / 1 475 21 62
Fax: +386 / 1 475 21 60
Television Slovenia programme production unit
Managing Editor, News and Current Affairs Programme
Rajko GeriË
Phone: +386 / 1 475 30 13
Fax: +386 / 1 475 30 11
Assistant Director, TV Programmes
Igor PirkoviË
Phone: +386 / 1 475 33 77
Fax: +386 / 1 475 21 60
Editor, Daily News Programme
Jadranka Rebernik
Phone: +386 / 1 475 30 43
Fax: +386 / 1 475 30 22
Director, Radio Programmes
Vinko Vasle
Phone: +386 / 1 475 24 36
Fax: +386 / 1 475 24 40
Editor, Internal Affairs and Economy Programme
Nataša Rijavec Bartha
Phone: +386 / 1 475 30 35
Fax: +386 / 1 475 30 22
Assistant Director General, Italian Radio and TV Programmes at
the Regional Broadcasting Centre Koper - Capodistria
Antonio Rocco
Phone: +386 / 5 668 54 84
Editor, Foreign Affairs Programme
Igor JuriË
Phone: +386 / 1 475 31 88
Fax: +386 / 1 475 31 87
Assistant Director General, Hungarian Radio and TV Programmes
at the Regional Broadcasting Centre Maribor
Helena Zver, M.Sc.
Phone: +386 / 2 429 97 40
Fax: +386 / 2 429 97 12
Editor, Correspondents
Rado BožiËnik
Phone: +386 / 1 475 30 85
Fax: +386 / 1 475 30 99
Assistant Director General, Business and Finance
A.I. Anica Žgajnar
Phone: +386 / 1 475 44 16
Fax: +386 / 1 475 44 47
Managing Editor, Culture and Arts
Jani Virk
Phone: +386 / 1 475 31 81
Fax: +386 / 1 475 31 83
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Head, TV Production
A.I. Janko Bolka
Phone: +386 / 1 475 37 11
Fax: +386 / 1 475 36 84
Editor, Children’s and Youth Programme
Milan Dekleva
Phone: +386 / 1 475 33 80
Fax: +386 / 1 475 33 83
Radio Slovenia programme unit
Managing Editor, Channel 1
Tatjana Pirc
Phone: +386 / 1 475 22 29
Fax: +386 / 1 475 23 15
Editor, Foreign Features Programme
Igor PalËiË
Phone: +386 / 1 475 32 51
Fax: +386 / 1 475 32 54
Editor, Current Affairs Programme
Helena Premrl
Phone: +386 / 1 475 22 92
Fax: +386 / 1 475 23 00
Editor, Documentary Film Department
Živa EmeršiË
Phone: +386 / 1 475 31 89
Fax: +386 / 1 475 31 94
Editor, Evening and Night Programme
Cirila Štuber
Phone: +386 / 1 475 22 98
Fax: +386 / 1 475 23 00
Editor, Art Music and Ballet Programme
Danica Dolinar
Phone: +386 / 1 475 32 46
Fax: +386 / 1 475 31 83
Music Editor, Channel 1
Rudi PanËur
Phone: +386 / 1 475 23 21
Fax: +386 / 1 475 23 00
Editor, Religious Broadcasts Programme
Vid Stanovnik
Phone: +386 / 1 475 34 23
Fax: +386 / 1 475 34 15
Editor, Educational Programme
Ina Petric
Phone: +386 / 1 475 23 74
Fax: +386 / 1 475 23 15
Editor, Educational Programme
Alma Lapajne
Phone: +386 / 1 475 31 50
Fax: +386 / 1 475 31 64
Editor, Documentary-Feuilleton Programme
Gojko Bervar
Phone: +386 / 1 475 22 30
Fax: +386 / 1 475 23 15
Managing Editor, Entertainment
Petar RadoviÊ
Phone: +386 / 1 475 33 09
Fax: +386 / 1 475 33 10
Editor, Programme for Youth
A.I. Milan Krapež
Phone: +386 / 1 475 23 87
Fax: +386 / 1 475 23 00
Managing Editor, Sports
Mile JovanoviÊ
Phone: +386 / 1 475 33 58
Fax: +386 / 1 475 36 30
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Transmitters and Communications organisational unit
Director, Transmitters and Communications
Miran Dolenec
Phone: +386 / 1 475 27 21
Fax: +386 / 1 475 27 10
Mirko Štular
Phone: +386 / 1 475 24 48
Fax: +386 / 1 475 24 58
Editor, Daily News Programme and Traffic Announcements
Janez Novak
Phone: +386 / 1 475 23 05
Fax: +386 / 1 475 23 15
Editor, Current Affairs Programme
A.I. Nataša Zanuttini
Phone: +386 / 1 475 24 49
Fax: +386 / 1 475 24 58
Editor, Correspondents
Zdenka Bakalar
Phone: +386 / 1 475 22 89
Fax: +386 / 1 475 22 88
Editor, Evening and Night Programme
Katja »ernela
Phone: +386 / 1 475 24 43
Fax: +386 / 1 475 24 58
Editor, External Affairs Programme
Vojko Plevelj
Phone: +386 / 1 475 23 53
Fax: +386 / 1 475 23 15
Music Editor, Channel 2
Andrej Karoli
Phone: +386 / 1 475 25 35
Fax: +386 / 1 475 24 58
Editor, Internal Affairs and Economy Programme
Tomaž Celestina
Phone: +386 / 1 475 23 62
Fax: +386 / 1 475 22 88
Editor, Sports Programme
Aleš Smrekar
Phone: +386 / 1 475 23 73
Fax: +386 / 1 475 23 47
Head, Radio Production
Igor KrË
Phone: +386 / 1 475 26 79
Fax: +386 / 1 475 26 80
Managing Editor, Regional Radio Programme
Maja Kirar
Phone: +386 / 5 668 54 83
A.I. Mirjam Bevc Peressutti
Phone: +386 / 1 475 22 04
Fax: +386 / 1 475 22 07
Head, Music Programme and Music Production
Boris Rener
Phone: +386 / 1 475 24 69
Fax: +386 / 1 475 24 71
Managing Editor, Italian TV Programme
skupnost
Robert Apollonio
Phone: +386 / 5 668 51 02
Editor, Music Programme
A.I. Matej Venier
Phone: +386 / 1 475 23 95
Fax: +386 / 1 475 22 07
Multimedia Centre programme-production unit
Head, Multimedia Centre
Zvezdan MartiË
Phone: +386 / 1 475 21 27
Fax: +386 / 1 475 35 56
Managing Editor, Italian Radio Programme
Aljoša CuraviÊ
Phone: +386 / 5 668 51 62
Editor, Cultural Programme
A.I. Vida Curk
Phone: +386 / 1 475 23 01
Fax: +386 / 1 475 22 07
Managing Editor, Multimedia Centre
A.I. Kaja JakopiË
Phone: +386 / 1 475 35 62
Fax: +386 / 1 475 35 44
Editor, Feature Programme
A.I. Gabrijela LuËka Gruden
Phone: +386 / 1 475 23 94
Fax: +386 / 1 475 25 01
Editor, Publishing Department of RTV Slovenia
Mojca Menart
Phone: +386 / 1 475 32 16
Fax: +386 / 1 475 31 83
Managing Editor, News and Experimental-Development Programme
A.I. Zdenka Bakalar
Phone: +386 / 1 475 22 89
Fax: +386 / 1 475 23 15
Managing Editor, Regional Radio Programme
A.I. Vlado KrejaË
Phone: +386 / 2 429 91 17
Managing Editor, Radio Slovenia International
SreËko Trglec
Phone: +386 / 2 429 92 32
Fax: +386 / 2 429 92 15
Regional Broadcasting Centre Koper/Capodistria programme
production unit
Regional Broadcasting Centre Koper - Capodistria
Ul. OF 15
6000 Koper
Phone: +386 / 5 668 50 50 - Radio
Phone: +386 / 5 668 50 10 - TV
Hungarian Programme Studio, Lendava
KranjËeva ul. 10
9220 Lendava
Phone: +386 / 2 429 97 00
Head, Regional Broadcasting Centre Koper - Capodistria
Dragomir MikeliË
Phone: +386 / 5 668 54 85
Managing Editor, Hungarian TV Programme
Mirjana LovriÊ
Phone: +386 / 2 429 97 44, faks. +386 / 2 429 97 55
Managing Editor, Regional TV Programme
Nataša Segulin
Phone: +386 / 5 668 53 02
Managing Editor, Hungarian Radio Programme
Jožef Vegi
Phone: +386 / 2 429 97 20
Fax: +386 / 2 429 97 12
Radio Slovenia regional correspondents
Koroška region:
Petra Kos
Meškova 21, 2380 Slovenj Gradec
Phone: +386 / 2 882 17 90
Fax: +386 / 2 882 17 91
Posavje region:
Irena Majce
Ulica Stanka Škalerja 21, 8250 Brežice
Phone: +386 / 7 496 65 66
Fax: +386 / 7 496 65 60
Regional Broadcasting Centre Maribor programme
production unit
Regional Broadcasting Centre Maribor
Ilichova 33
2106 Maribor
Phone: +386 / 2 429 91 11
Zasavje region:
Karmen Štrancar Rajevec
Ulica 1. junija 36, 1420 Trbovlje
Phone: +386 / 3 563 29 40
Fax: +386 / 3 563 29 41
Head, Regional Broadcasting Centre Maribor
A.I. Cvetka Žirovnik, M.Sc.
Phone: +386 / 2 429 91 60
Fax: +386 / 2 429 92 11
Upper Gorenjska region:
Romana Erjavec
Ljubljanska cesta 7, 4260 Bled
Phone: +386 / 4 576 61 00
Fax: +386 / 4 576 61 01
Managing Editor, Regional TV Programme
Polona Pivec
Phone: +386 / 2 429 92 32
Fax: +386 / 2 429 92 18
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Pomurje region:
Lidija Kosi
Slovenska 25, 9000 Murska Sobota
Phone and Fax: +386 / 2 521 18 78, +386 / 2 531 18 78
Primorska region:
Filip Šemrl
Arkova 43, p. p. 21, 5280 Idrija
Phone: +386 / 5 372 29 00
Fax: +386 / 5 372 29 01
KoËevje and Ribnica region:
Mojca Skender
Kostel 1a, 1336 Vas
Phone: +386 / 1 894 80 66
Fax: +386 / 1 894 80 03
Gorenjska region:
Aljana Jocif
Nazorjeva 3, 4000 Kranj
Phone: +386 / 4 236 40 40
Fax: +386 / 4 236 89 88, ext.: 49 10
Ljubljana region:
Uroš Kokošar
Beblerjev trg 14, 1000 Ljubljana
Phone: +386 / 1 475 23 09
Fax: +386 / 1 475 23 15
Krško:
Goran Rovan
Rozmanova ul. 32, 8270 Krško
Phone: +386 / 7 490 50 70
Fax: +386 / 7 490 50 71
TV Slovenia correspondents
Celje:
Nada Kumer
IpavËeva ulica 18, 3000 Celje
Phone and Fax: +386 / 3 541 15 17
Postojna:
Barbara RenËof, Matevž Podjed
GregorËiËev drevored 7, 6230 Postojna
Phone: +386 / 5 720 35 79
Fax: +386 / 5 726 31 20
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
Murska Sabota:
Bojan PeËek, Cirila Sever,
Slovenska ulica 25, 9000 Murska Sobota
Phone: +386 / 2 521 18 78
Phone and Fax: +386 / 2 531 18 78
ISDN: +386 / 2 534 97 60, +386 / 2 534 97 61
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
RTV Slovenia foreign correspondents
Belgrade:
Marta Razboršek
Stanoja Glavaša 29/stan 11, 11000 Beograd
Serbia
Phone and Fax: +381/ 11 329 3098
Mobile phone: +381/ 64 989 57 65
Nova Gorica:
Mojca DumanËiË
RejËeva ulica 6, 5000 Nova Gorica
Phone: +386 / 5 668 50 95
Fax: +386 / 5 668 50 90
Broad Celje region:
Miran Korošec
Gledališka 2, 3000 Celje
Phone: +386 / 3 492 60 07
Fax: +386 / 3 492 60 06
Novo mesto:
Petra Držaj
Novi trg 7, 8000 Novo mesto
Phone: +386 / 7 332 59 13
Podravje region:
Nevenka Dobljekar
Prešernova ulica 17, 2250 Ptuj
Phone: +386 / 2 771 03 16
Fax: +386 / 2 771 03 17
Kranj:
Janja Koren, Jan Novak
Nazorjeva ul. 3, 4000 Kranj
Phone: +386 / 4 236 40 40
Fax: +386 / 4 201 16 67
Gorica region:
Valter Pregelj
p. p. 194, 5000 Nova Gorica
Phone: +386 / 5 668 50 88
Fax: +386 / 5 668 50 99
Trbovlje:
Marko Planinc
Trg svobode 11a, 1420 Trbovlje
Phone: +386 / 3 562 63 61
Dolenjska and Bela Krajina region:
Jože Žura
Mestne njive 8, 8000 Novo mesto
Phone: +386 / 7 337 97 10
Fax: +386 / 7 337 97 11
Slovenj Gradec:
Dušica Lah, Slavko Bobovnik
Meškova ulica 21, 2380 Slovenj Gradec
Phone: +386 / 2 885 00 60, +386 / 2 885 00 62
Fax: +386 / 2 885 00 64
Postojna region:
Sabrina Mulec
GregorËiËev drevored 7, 6230 Postojna
Phone: +386 / 5 720 37 05
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Rome:
Mojca Širok
Via Cassia 901/B, 00189 Rome
Italy
Phone: +39/ 06 30 36 69 88
Phone and Fax: +39/ 06 30 36 22 26
Mobile phone: +39/ 335 81 55 800
Zagreb:
Drago BalažiË (until 31 August 2009)
HercegovaËka 51a, 10000 Zagreb
Croatia
Phone: +385/ 1 375 67 15, +385/ 1 375 55 38
Washington:
Vlasta JeseniËnik
3003 Van Ness Street, apt. S702
Washington DC, 20008
United States of America
Phone and fax: +1 202 364 26 24
Berlin:
Boštjan Anžin
Gartenstrasse 3.D, Berlin 10 115
Germany
Phone: +49/ 30 2838 4590
Fax: +49 / 30 2838 4628
Mobile phone: +170/ 3879 055
Vienna - Klagenfurt (from Ravne na Koroškem):
Lojze Kos
Dobja vas 162, 2390 Ravne na Koroškem
Phone: +386 / 2 821 78 40
Trieste (from Koper):
Mirjam MuženiË
Cikuti 1/C Pobegi, 6276 Pobegi
Phone and fax: +386 / 5 653 09 35
Regional Broadcasting Centre Koper - Capodistria
Phone: +386 / 5 668 54 03
Fax: +386 / 5 668 54 09
Brussels:
Tanja Fajon (until 30 April 2008)
Avenue des Alouettes 32, Brussels
1150 Belgium
Phone and Fax: +32/ 2 640 94 11
Mobile phone: +32/ 49 527 6750
Meta DragoliË
The Brussels Office of RTV Slovenia
Residence Palace
Rue de la Loi 155
1040 Brussels
Belgium
Phone: +32/ 2 235 21 64
Mobile phone: +32/ 473 382 356
Moscow:
Andrej Stopar
123056 Moscow
Russia
Gruzinsky per., dom 3, pod. 1, kv. 7/8
Phone: + 7 095 937 39 00
Fax: + 7 095 935 80 18
Mobile phone: + 7 915 399 31 81
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