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| Review of Wales' media under way | Review of Wales' media under way |
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| A review into the media and radio and television programmes made in Wales is to be carried out by a former editor of the Independent newspaper. | |
| Professor Ian Hargreaves will carry out the review for the assembly government. | Professor Ian Hargreaves will carry out the review for the assembly government. |
| It comes as Assembly Members warn that the creative industries face a growing crisis. | |
| The assembly government has also called on the BBC to bring forward plans to produce more programmes for the UK network from Wales. | The assembly government has also called on the BBC to bring forward plans to produce more programmes for the UK network from Wales. |
| It has also pledged to work closely with media regulator Ofcom and the UK government to ensure digital radio (DAB) is available across 90% of Wales. | It has also pledged to work closely with media regulator Ofcom and the UK government to ensure digital radio (DAB) is available across 90% of Wales. |
| And it has accepted recommendations by the assembly's communities and culture committee that Ofcom should ensure providers of public service broadcasts stick to the minimum target of 5% of network output from Wales. | And it has accepted recommendations by the assembly's communities and culture committee that Ofcom should ensure providers of public service broadcasts stick to the minimum target of 5% of network output from Wales. |
| Commitment | Commitment |
| Prof Hargreaves will be on secondment from his current post at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. | |
| His previous appointments include director of BBC News and Current Affairs and director of the Centre for Journalism Studies at Cardiff University. | |
| "I am very pleased to welcome Prof Hargreaves and look forward to supporting this review of our creative industries in Wales," said Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones. | |
| The assembly government has called on the BBC to bring forward from 2016 to 2012 its commitment to produce 17% of network programming in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. | The assembly government has called on the BBC to bring forward from 2016 to 2012 its commitment to produce 17% of network programming in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. |
| Plurality is also vital in the context of the newspaper industry in Wales Heritage Minister Alun Ffred Jones | Plurality is also vital in the context of the newspaper industry in Wales Heritage Minister Alun Ffred Jones |
| The review will include examining support for creative industries and new market opportunities. | The review will include examining support for creative industries and new market opportunities. |
| The assembly culture committee had also recommended the creation of an independent commission with £25m of public money. | The assembly culture committee had also recommended the creation of an independent commission with £25m of public money. |
| Heritage Minister Alun Ffred Jones said he supported the idea but it depended on resources being made available by the UK government. | |
| The announcement that the BBC is considering establishing a "drama village" in Wales and relocating Casualty to south Wales has been welcomed. | The announcement that the BBC is considering establishing a "drama village" in Wales and relocating Casualty to south Wales has been welcomed. |
| Mr Jones has also accepted recommendations of an AMs' report on the newspaper industry in Wales. | |
| He has committed to make representations to the UK government to seek assurances on relaxing cross-media rules to allow exploration of new partnerships. | He has committed to make representations to the UK government to seek assurances on relaxing cross-media rules to allow exploration of new partnerships. |
| "The Welsh Assembly Government has regularly referred to the importance of plurality of services in Wales in relation to broadcasting," he said. | "The Welsh Assembly Government has regularly referred to the importance of plurality of services in Wales in relation to broadcasting," he said. |
| "Plurality is also vital in the context of the newspaper industry in Wales." | "Plurality is also vital in the context of the newspaper industry in Wales." |