What we have learned so far about the ABC cuts and how they will affect Australian music content on ABC networks: - ABC Classic FMs Australian Music Unit will lose staff and continue its all-important work relying on one employee only. - Live and recorded broadcasts of concerts on ABC Classic FM will diminish by approximately 50%. - ABC Classic FMs New Music Up Late program will cease to exist - some kind of online existence for Australian music content is being planned but details are as yet unclear. - Many of ABC Radio Nationals programs that have included Australian new music in its various forms are being decommissioned. For Australian music, of particular concern is the disappearance of Into the Music, The Weekend Planet, The Quiet Space, Sound Quality and Poetica, but also other programs such as 360documentaries, Hindsight, and Encounter will cease to exist. Some of this content will be covered in a new time slot for shorter documentary programs on ABC RN. Many people who have worked tirelessly for the good of Australian music will be directly affected. The flow-on effect to the Australian new music community at large will be significant, with fewer opportunities for Australian artists work to be heard and recorded, and fewer ways for the audience around Australia to access performances on the radio. For related links, statements and expressions of concern by members of the Australian new music community, please check the AMCs Twitter feed @ausmusiccentre (AMC/ah)
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:07:13 +0000
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