COMMUNITY TELEVISION ASSOCIATION

The Community Television Association is incorporated as a not-for-profit Company Limited by Guarantee. It is run on a voluntary basis by members and has no core funding for its operations.

The CTA collectively co-ordinates research and development projects for these activities, the main source is currently from the Training & Development Fund of the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. Since 2006 the Association members have been working together on a range of activities that allow skill-sharing and capacity building within the organisation and the new community television channels.

Objectives

The objectives of the Community Television Association are:

To build a cohesive Community Television sector with a shared vision.
To increase public understanding of the ethos and purpose of Community Television as described in the main object set out above.
To help build the capacity of the Community Television sector.
To influence the legal, policy and regulatory environment for Community Television in Ireland, the EU and more widely.
To attract and secure resources for the Community Television sector.
To communicate and collaborate with counterpart Community Television organisations in other countries.

Directors

Ciaran Murray (Chairperson),
DCTV (Dublin Community Television)

Eddie Noonan
Frameworks Films, Cork.

David Spence
North Leitrim Community Video (NLCV), Leitrim

Emma Bowell
Cork Community Media Hub

Siobhan O’Neill
Cork Community Television (CCTv)

Members

Ballymun Communications
Contact: Oliver McGlinchey
Website: www.ballymuncommunications.com

Cork Community Television (CCTv)
Contact: Audrey O’Mahony
Website: www.corkcommunitytv.ie

Dublin Community Television (DCTV)
Contact: Ciaran Murray
website: www.dctv.ie

Neartv
Near Media Co-op
Contact: Ciaran Murray
website: Neartv.ie

Cork Community Media Hub
Contact: Emma Bowell
website: www.corkcommunitymediahub.ie

North Leitrim Video Group
Contact: David Spence

Northern Visions (NVTV)
Contact: Dave Hyndman
website: www.northernvisions.org