[HCDX] Media Network to end October 26th 2000 and become WEB Only

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Sennitt" <andys@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <media-network@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 20 September 2000 19:02
Subject: [media-network] Important announcement from Radio Netherlands


> Standby for an important message from The Netherlands.
>
> In the 21 September edition of the Media Network radio show, we're making
an
> major announcement. Since you're a loyal listener, we want to share the
news
> with you directly, just in case you can't hear the show this Thursday.
>
> Media Network is going to switch to becoming a WEB-ONLY production as from
> the end of October. The last edition of the radio show will air on
Thursday
> 26th October.
>
> Surprised? We bet you are. But following the departure of Diana Janssen,
> we've taken the opportunity to re-evaluate the situation, and look at
where
> things are heading.
>
> Radio Netherlands is moving into a new era, and it's essential that the
> marriage of traditional and new technology happens in the right way. Media
> Network is unashamedly a specialist show. The secret is to take technology
> facts and turn them into an acoustic theatre...where the safari
> documentaries have scored the best by far. As the business broadens, it
> takes more research to get it right and keep it fresh. So the radio
> programme would require greater and greater investment in time and effort
in
> order to maintain its leading position.
>
> It's time that radio producer and host Jonathan Marks simply doesn't have.
> Since Diana's departure he assumed the additional roles that Diana has
> vacated. This is in addition to his main corporate role as Radio
> Netherlands' Director of Programmes - Radio, TV and Internet. Clearly he
> cannot do all these things and continue to produce a weekly show of the
high
> standard that we strive for, and you deserve. So, after much
consideration,
> we've decided that the radio show should end its almost 20 year run while
at
> its listening peak. There has never been more response than we get now.
>
> "It has been enormous fun", says Jonathan "but this seems a good point to
> hang up the headphones and step back from the microphone. I have hundreds
of
> people out there to thank for the radio show's success over the last 20
> years. I think we all worked hard to show that good international
> broadcasting comes from the heart".
>
> But Media Network, as a "brand", is not disappearing - far from it.
Although
> the radio show will cease to exist, Andy Sennitt will maintain and expand
> Media Network's web presence. Media Network will be back in the pioneering
> phase again, looking at new ways to present media news, analysis and
> background features using the latest Internet technology.
>
> Content-wise, Media Network will continue to be 'user driven', but even
more
> so. We'll be adding interactive elements that enable you to react
> immediately to what you see, hear and read. We'll continue to cover radio
> and TV developments from longwave right up to the satellite bands, as well
> as all forms of new media. We'll also be delving into the radio archives
of
> the past two decades and digitising some of the most memorable features.
>
> The final edition of the radio show, on 26 October, is sure to become a
> collectors' item. In the meantime, after this week's show we'll be
repeating
> the most requested Media Network specials over the next few weeks.
>
> As always, you can react to this Newsletter at media@xxxxxxx Please DO NOT
> reply to this message directly. If you do this, your message will be not
be
> read.
>
> Best Wishes from Hilversum
>
> Jonathan Marks (X-DX as from October 26th)
> Andy Sennitt
>
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media-network-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>
> Welcome to Media Network!
>
>

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