ABC REPLY

  

The ABC has a number of MOUs with public sector and state-funded media across the Indo-Pacific region.  

 

These complement the content distributions agreements under which the ABC Australia TV channel is distributed.

 

The MOU program is consistent with the ABC’s charter remit with regards to international broadcasting and with the ABC’s international strategy.

 

The MOUs provide a framework under which we can find points of commonality, to enhance mutual interests, to promote the ABC’s approach to best practice public interest journalism, and so that we can work with organisations to roll out our media capacity building and journalism training programs.

 

Content sharing is one possible activity that can take place under these MOUs.  In all instances, any content that the ABC may take from the partner organisations would have to be compliant with the ABC’s editorial standards.  

 

In the case of the TVRI MOU, it was enacted on signing and we are in discussions about ABC content which TVRI may be interested in.