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Liliane Jane Gartner, author and emperor's daughter
#29 What does the emperor's daughter say?
t is and remains important that the educational mandate of public television is fulfilled, that the ORF continues to serve the people living in Austria as a platform for information, culture and politics. Entertainment, yes, but also here with a high standard. Also online. No clickbait or reality TV trash. There is no need for public service cat videos, public service top models or public service Kardashians, that can be left to the commercial broadcasters as before.
Exchange of opinions, gladly, but not anonymously. An anarchic commentary section like on YouTube, where internet trolls can let off steam like in the Wild West, has no place on a public service platform.
But I do have one question...
Why do all the things on TVthek disappear after seven days? Freedom is being able to watch what you want, when you want, where you want. The younger generation doesn't see that as a privilege, but as a matter of course. "Sorry, I didn't see your Tatort episode, but they're only ever on TVthek for a week". Absolutely legitimate. Once you have developed a love for streaming platform
s, you no longer want to be in a monogamous relationship with the stuffy ORF TVthek and its old-fashioned rules. This could be changed by keeping ORF content on the TVthek and not just "rewatching" it for a week. I think this is really where the problem lies. The TVthek is understood as a platform for "re-watching" the "missed" programme. Does anyone under 50 still watch linear TV? The concept of "missed programme" and "rewatch programme" is in itself outdated. "Narcos" and "Stranger Things" are on Netflix, "The Marvelous Mrs. Meisel" and "Homeland" are on Amazon - and where is "Braunschlag"? Not on TVthek. Expensively produced, broadcast once or twice, maybe even three times, and goodbye. These series are now gathering dust somewhere. Is there a TVthek graveyard? It would be great if all ORF series could be found in the ORF media library. Or if all the public broadcasters networked with each other and you could even binge on public television at will without geoblocking. Wouldn't that be great?
