Following the INPUT Conference held in El Salvador in May 2013, The Goethe-Institut organised a MINI-INPUT from 14 to 16 November 2013 in Manila, in association with ABS-CBN, GMA Network, Inc. and the University of Santo Tomas.

Following the INPUT Conference held in El Salvador in May 2013, The Goethe-Institut organised a MINI-INPUT from 14 to 16 November 2013 in Manila, in association with ABS-CBN, GMA Network, Inc. and the University of Santo Tomas.

This second MINI-INPUT was a chance for broadcasters to watch a selection of programmes screened at INPUT 2013 and the challenge was not to screen the best, but rather the most interesting TV programmes in order to have interesting discussions among broadcasters.

So during the Conference, TV programmes were screened, followed by lively and friendly discussions and debates. Delegates from many countries could discuss about topics like ‘Programming despite a tight budget’, ‘Hitting the right tone when programming for children’ or ‘Religion on TV’. The programmes screened demonstrated how various and imaginative TV producers can be.

AIBD Programme Manager, Ms. Geraldine Mouche represented the Institute at the Conference in Manila.

This platform aimed to facilitate the exchange between broadcasters in Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, especially for the public broadcasters, and this event was a complete success. Today, with the constant influx of new technologies and social media, it is important that broadcasters can sit together and have an opportunity to watch programmes coming from all over the world and think about how they can improve or change their own content.

A third MINI-INPUT will be organised in Vietnam in 2014, following the next INPUT Conference to be held on 12-15 May 2014 in Helsinki, Finland.