Broadcast Management

The Broadcast Management course provides senior managers in media organisations with the tools to improve their own performance and to get the best out of their staff. In two weeks, you will be able to draw on a rich programme of theory, best practice, shared experience, working visits and management assignments to help you cope with the dynamics of a rapidly changing media world.

The September 2013 course is OPEN for applications
The September 2013 course is CLOSED for NFP scholarship applications

The May 2014 course is OPEN for applications
The May 2014 course is OPEN for NFP scholarship applications from 1 August - until 1 October 2013

The September 2014 course is OPEN for applications
The September 2014 course WILL BE OPEN for NFP scholarship applications

The June 2015 course is OPEN for applications
The June 2015 course WILL BE OPEN for NFP scholarship applications

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, you will be familiar with:

  • methods to analyse the broader organisational and media environment and how these affect management policy and decision-making
  • contributions they can make to organisational development
  • editorial and financial management
  • trends in media innovation and in particular the impact of new media and multimedia production methods on broadcast (newsroom) organisation and workflows
  • the role innovation and feedback can play in improving the quality and creativity of journalistic and programme output, and on motivating and developing staff
  • effective staff recruitment and improved staff performance, for instance through systematic staff appraisal and training/coaching

Who`s it for

Broadcast managers working in senior programme and/or editorial management in state, public, private or commercial media. Applicants are expected to have at least three years experience of working for a broadcast organisation and should be currently working in senior management.

Course outline

The course will focus on the context in which the participating managers work, equipping them with a range of tools for analysing their situation as managers. Attention will be given to the changing media landscape and to the role and impact of innovation (in both technology and content) in driving the future of (broadcast) media management.

There will be working visits to public and commercial broadcast organisations in the Netherlands to examine the impact of change and to discuss innovation and in particular the impact of introducing multimedia production on newsrooms and programming. The course will include workshops devoted to editorial and financial management as well as to leadership and management styles best suited to working with journalistic and creative programme staff.

Dates and deadlines

2013

Course dates: 30 September - 11 October 2013
RNTC application deadline: 15 August 2013
NFP applications: passed
Printable infosheet: Broadcast Management September 2013

2014

Course dates: 26 May - 6 June 2014
RNTC application deadline: 15 April 2014
NFP deadline: 1 August - 1 October 2013. If you want to receive a reminder on 1 August, register with your email address in the right column at this page.
Printable infosheet: Broadcast Management May 2014

Course dates: 29 September - 10 October 2014
RNTC application deadline: 15 August 2014
NFP application deadline: to be announced
Printable infosheet: Broadcast Management September 2014

2015
Course dates: 1 - 12 June 2015
RNTC application deadline: 15 April 2015
NFP application deadline: to be announced

Admission requirements

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

  1. You are currently a senior broadcast manager in senior programmes/editorial management and have a minimum of three years experience working in broadcast media
  2. You have successfully completed secondary education, and professional education or training in media
  3. You are used to working with computers and have good computer skills
  4. Your speaking and writing skills in English (the course language) are sufficient
  5. You submit a letter of motivation in English (150-250 words) explaining why you want to be admitted to the course in English.

English language proficiency

Since English is the working language of our courses, we need to be sure that your English is good enough. If you come from a country where English is the official/national language or if English was the language in which you took higher education, your spoken and written English will be good enough. In both these cases you don't need to give us any proof of proficiency.

In all other cases we will need a certified statement from a recognized authority establishing your proficiency in spoken and written English. The required level of your command of English should be equivalent to a TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based), and 6 for IELTS. In case of doubt we may conduct a telephone/Skype interview.

Fees, costs and fellowships

2013

  • EUR 2,050

2014

  • May edition: EUR 2,050
  • Sept edition: EUR 2,099

2015

  • EUR 2,199

Costs

The course fee includes pick-up from the airport, insurance, accommodation & meals, cost of local transport and travel assignments. Participants must cover their international travel costs. More information on costs can be found here.

Scholarships
There are NFP scholarships available for this course.

Applying

RNTC course application:

NFP scholarship application:

Certificate

After you have completed all the course sessions and assignments you will receive an RNTC Certificate and join the ranks of our more than 3.000 RNTC alumni worldwide.

Information

For any questions, please contact us at info@rntc.nl.

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