116-579: The Reinhard Mohn Prize has been awarded by the Bertelsmann Stiftung since 2011. It recognizes internationally renowned individuals for their forward-looking solutions to social and political challenges. Given in memory of Reinhard Mohn , who died in 2009, it succeeds the Carl Bertelsmann Prize , which was awarded from 1988 to 2008. The Reinhard Mohn Prize is one of the main responsibilities of Liz Mohn , honorary member of
232-638: A public accounting of their expenditures. Another criticism involves a lack of democratic legitimacy . Commenting on the foundation's "engagement with civil society," Wolfgang Lieb, former state secretary in the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of Science , has argued that this legitimacy is being increasingly diminished, and even replaced by, economic power. According to Lieb, private networks and behind-the-scenes advisors are thus turning into actual rulers. By consulting with politicians outside of government settings, Lieb suggests,
348-591: A "comprehensive and long-term migration architecture" for Germany. Other projects address young people and families. For example, the Bertelsmann Stiftung is critical of the increase in child poverty in Germany and the way the country's pension system disadvantages families. The Bertelsmann Stiftung regularly analyzed health care in Germany for what it calls its "Gesundheitsmonitor" (Health-Care Monitor). Moreover, it has launched several projects in
464-558: A 14.9% share of the company later in the same year. The 1980s saw the introduction of stereo sound, as well as a number of successful shows, most notably A Country Practice in 1981, and Sons and Daughters , which began in 1982. Wheel of Fortune began its 25-year run in July 1981, produced from ADS -7's studios in Adelaide . The 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow were shown live on
580-581: A digital channel owned by the Prime Media Group , in December 2011 on channel 64 in Prime7 and regional areas and channel 74 in other areas. In September 2011, Seven broadcast a report featuring journalist Tim Noonan and writer and adventurer Paul Raffaele visiting Brazil's Suruwaha tribe and describing them as child murderers, "Stone Age" relics, and "one of the worst human rights violators in
696-564: A high definition simulcast on channel 70 on 10 May 2016. Initially, the Melbourne and Adelaide markets received 7HD as a HD simulcast of Seven's primary channel, while the Sydney, Brisbane and Perth markets received 7HD as a HD simulcast of 7mate; this was to allow Australian Football League (AFL) matches to be broadcast in HD in those markets. Sydney, Brisbane and Perth temporarily received 7HD as
812-485: A new look for programme advisory ratings, programme listings and programme advertisements and promos. As of 10 December 2013, Seven no longer broadcasts on analogue TV and is now only available through digital TV or digital set-top box. On 26 June 2015, Racing.com began broadcasting on channel 78 as a joint venture between Seven West Media and Racing Victoria following a blackout of Victorian horse racing by Sky Racing . Initially broadcasting an interim live feed from
928-415: A number of timeslot changes, was moved in 1998 to Wednesdays. This was to make room for a new series, medical drama All Saints . Both dramas rated quite highly, and along with new lifestyle shows Better Homes and Gardens and The Great Outdoors , resulted in a stronger ratings position for the network. In 1995, Sunshine Television , a Seven Network affiliate in regional Queensland, was purchased by
1044-564: A publishing house was founded as part of the foundation in order to handle the growing number of publications. Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung still exists today. In 1988, the Bertelsmann Stiftung awarded the Carl Bertelsmann Prize (now known as the Reinhard Mohn Prize) for the first time. The recipients were employer organizations and trade unions in the construction, chemistry and metalworking industries. Today,
1160-605: A purpose-built high-definition television production facility at the Australian Technology Park in Eveleigh . The present Seven Network began as a group of independent stations in Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane , Adelaide and Perth . HSV-7 Melbourne, licensed to The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd (owners of two local papers at the time, The Herald and The Sun ), was launched on 4 November 1956,
1276-485: A scandal, Kraus said. He called on politicians to stop allowing themselves to be influenced by the Bertelsmann Stiftung and to take criticism of the foundation seriously. The non-profit organization Lobbycontrol sees the Bertelsmann Stiftung as a business-oriented initiative, similar to the " Initiative Neue Soziale Marktwirtschaft " (Initiative for a New Social Market Economy) or the " Stiftung Marktwirtschaft " (Free Market Foundation). Lobbycontrol criticizes, for example,
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#17327873941321392-596: A share in the network, and continued to produce news and current affairs programming for it. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, a state-of-the-art high definition national broadcast facility was constructed in Docklands, Melbourne , replacing the previous facility in Epping, Sydney . This new facility would also house HSV-7 's Melbourne offices and studios. The year 2000 saw former Nine executive David Leckie appointed as head of television operations, re-launching
1508-411: A simulcast of the primary channel for the duration of the 2016 Summer Olympics before the change was made permanent during and after the 2017 Australian Open tennis. Up until 16 January 2020, breakaway programming was used to show further AFL matches and Australian cricket matches in HD. In June 2017, following the acquisition of Yahoo! by Verizon Communications , Seven announced plans to launch
1624-503: A subject on which it has published several studies. It also promotes volunteer work and other activities that increase social cohesion, in part by awarding of the "Mein gutes Beispiel" (My Best Practice) prize. Social justice and intergenerational equity are also important concerns, and one of the reasons the foundation addresses these subjects is to narrow the gap between rich and poor. The Bertelsmann Foundation wants to promote social integration and diversity. It advocates for creating
1740-511: A subsidiary of West Australian Newspapers , publisher of The West Australian , began broadcasting almost two years later, on 16 October 1959, as the city's first television station. BTQ-7 Brisbane followed on 1 November 1959, signing on as Brisbane's second television station. ADS-7 Adelaide was launched on 24 October 1959 as the final capital city VHF7 station. The station later swapped frequencies with SAS-10 on 27 December 1987 as ADS-10 and SAS-7 . HSV-7 began its relationship with
1856-472: A warehouse in Sydney. The exact location is North Head Sanctuary, also known as The Barracks. On the night Big Brother premiered, Seven also changed their on air theme. On 19 June 2020, it was announced that The Daily Edition had been cancelled by the Seven Network after 7 years with hosts Sally Obermeder and Ryan Phelan leaving the network. The final episode aired on 26 June 2020. In July 2020,
1972-765: A wholly owned standalone service to replace PLUS7 . In September 2017, Seven announced the new service would be known as 7plus and would launch in November 2017. As of September 2017, Seven's live streaming service, now named 7Live , is no longer accessible from within the PLUS7 and the Yahoo7 portal. Seven announced 7food network , a new digital channel, which launched on Channel 74 on 1 December 2018. The announcement with Discovery network follows SBS Food Network losing its deal with Discovery-owned Scripps Network . The channel ceased broadcast on 28 December 2019, just over
2088-464: A year since it launched, though Seven continues to utilise the Food Network branding elsewhere In June 2020, Big Brother Australia made a return on the Seven Network with a rebooted program. Hosted by Sonia Kruger , the series was pre-recorded and not live as in previous series, with the new version of Big Brother described like a "Survivor in a warehouse", with producers opting to film at
2204-552: Is Europe. For years, the Bertelsmann Stiftung has advocated accelerating the EU's decision-making processes and promoting European integration . Internationally, the Bertelsmann Stiftung is researching existing governance structures and developing proposals to change them. One example is the concept of a non-profit rating agency. The Bertelsmann Stiftung also helped fund the Center for Applied Policy Research (CAP) in 2010. The center
2320-590: Is a private operating foundation and does not make grants. It invests funds in projects that it conceives, initiates and implements itself. For example, the Bertelsmann Stiftung produces studies and rankings, conducts model projects, shares knowledge and expertise, organizes congresses and awards prizes. Key fields are education, democracy, social affairs, health, the economy and culture. The Bertelsmann Stiftung does not engage in partisan politics. It works regionally, nationally and internationally. The Bertelsmann Stiftung examines at regular intervals how much
2436-480: Is always part of the government. Speaking with broadcaster Deutschlandfunk in 2007, the former SPD politician and publicist Albrecht Müller called the foundation an " anti-democratic institution." In 2008, the journalist and politician Julika Sandt criticized the growing influence of the Bertelsmann Stiftung on German health care , saying that initiatives developed by the foundation lead to preferential treatment for privatized clinics and medical care centers to
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#17327873941322552-601: Is funded primarily by dividends from the Bertelsmann Group. The Bertelsmann Stiftung holds its shares in the Bertelsmann Group indirectly through Johannes Mohn GmbH , in which it holds a majority interest. The foundation's Bertelsmann Group shares are solely capital shares; voting rights are held by the Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH . Additional funding comes from partnerships with other non-profit organizations, income from
2668-575: Is not a "top-down process," and that it was unimaginable that a foundation or a company could use its own ideas to influence or control a country like the Federal Republic of Germany. The Bertelsmann Stiftung describes itself as politically non-partisan. The practical implementation of this principle, however, has been questioned from several sides, in particular because the foundation has only established contacts with "radical supporters of market policies" among left-leaning parties. In turn,
2784-429: Is overseen by the district government of Detmold and engages in tax-privileged activities exclusively and directly in accordance with the relevant tax regulations. The Bertelsmann Stiftung's managerial and representative bodies report to the executive board , which, according to the foundation's bylaws, consists of at least three members who are appointed and removed by the board of trustees. The executive board develops
2900-466: Is owned by Seven West Media Limited , and is one of the five main free-to-air television networks in Australia. The network's headquarters are located in Sydney . As of 2014, it is the second-largest network in the country in terms of population reach. The Seven Network shows various nonfiction shows—such as news broadcasts ( Seven News ) and sports programming—as well as fiction shows. In 2011,
3016-564: Is probably lower than what could be achieved with a fixed-income investment. He also noted that in the United States this would have a negative impact on the foundation's non-profit tax status; moreover, he argued that the situation does not reflect the "standard of efficiency" normally endorsed by the Bertelsmann Stiftung. Due to its majority interest in the Bertelsmann Group, the Bertelsmann Stiftung has been repeatedly accused of combining non-profit and commercial interests . In 2009,
3132-468: Is seen as a solution to various structural problems in the area of education. In addition, the Bertelsmann Stiftung has also been involved for years in vocational education and training. In the 1990s, the Bertelsmann Stiftung's activities in the area of higher education received particularly widespread public attention, for example the establishment of the Centre for Higher Education (CHE) in 1994 by
3248-489: Is the driving force behind privatizations and cuts to social welfare programs, critics claimed. This assessment was supported by participants at "Das Schattenkabinett aus Gütersloh" ("The Shadow Cabinet from Gütersloh"), a conference critical of Bertelsmann. In addition to ver.di , other participants included Attac , GEW , IG Metall and the Otto Brenner Foundation. The Bertelsmann Stiftung rejected
3364-415: Is to increase social participation through singing and music. The foundation has examined the impact of globalization on society is examined in terms of the opportunities and risks it presents. The Bertelsmann Stiftung advocates for developed countries to open their markets so that emerging economies can benefit more from economic developments. It has repeatedly published analyses and studies on changes in
3480-495: The Australian Television Network in 1963. The new grouping was soon joined by other capital-city channel 7 stations, ADS-7 Adelaide and BTQ-7 Brisbane. The new network began to produce and screen higher-budget programs to attract viewers, most notably Homicide , a series which would continue for another 12 years to become the nation's longest running drama series. However, it was not until 1970, after
3596-480: The Germany's states are investing in early childhood education and care. One of its studies confirmed, for instance, that children's developmental opportunities depend heavily on their background. In the field of school education, the Bertelsmann Stiftung has been devoting itself in recent years to all-day schools in particular and has called for their expansion. Digital learning is also an important issue, as it
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3712-810: The Humboldt Forum . Furthermore, the Bertelsmann Stiftung has an office in the European Quarter in Brussels . In the mid-1990s, the Fundación Bertelsmann, an independent subsidiary foundation, was established in Barcelona , the capital of Catalonia. The aim was to promote reading and media literacy in Spain. Today, the Fundación Bertelsmann focuses on vocational training and career guidance for young people in Spain. Since 2008,
3828-471: The Nine Network 's A Current Affair , was launched in 1992 but was later replaced by the more successful Today Tonight . The network was listed on the stock exchange in 1993, soon after the entry of subscription television provider Australis . One of Seven's most popular series, A Country Practice , ended in 1993 after 1058 episodes. 1993 saw the introduction of Blue Heelers , which after
3944-529: The Seven Media Group and Foxtel officially signed an agreement allowing Seven's digital signal to be transmitted via Foxtel 's cable and satellite services. Seven became available on Foxtel in early 2009. On 25 September 2009, Seven announced its new digital channel, 7two , which officially launched on 1 November 2009. On 18 January 2010, Seven launched the online catch-up TV website called PLUS7 . On 25 September 2010, in conjunction with
4060-402: The Seven Media Group announcing their intention to start a high definition multichannel, that was initially expected to launch in December 2007. However, 7HD became the first free-to-air commercial television channel introduced to metropolitan areas since 1988, when it launched prior on 15 October 2007, with 25th Hour being the first programme broadcast at 10:30 pm. On 14 February 2008,
4176-594: The University of Münster . In addition to research on clinical IT and logistics, the center organizes training for the clinic's staff. The Bertelsmann Stiftung is no longer one of the shareholders of the CKM Centrum für Krankenhausmanagement GmbH. The institute has become a completely independent organization. The Bertelsmann Stiftung's oldest project in the field of culture is the competition Neue Stimmen (New Voices) international singing competition, which
4292-437: The "Standortcheck" (Business Location Check), which it says amounts to a canonical neoliberal reform. The Bertelsmann Stiftung has repeatedly refuted criticism asserting a lack of democratic legitimacy and unpermitted political influence. For example, Gunter Thielen, former chairman and CEO of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, made it clear that the foundation was not a "secret government," that the formation of public opinion and policy
4408-457: The 2010 AFL Grand Final, Seven launched its second multi-digital channel 7mate . In January 2011, the big red 7 logos were expanded to GWN7 and Prime7 's rebranding respectively. The news bulletins were renamed as GWN7 News and Prime7 News . GWN and Prime relaunched on 16 January 2011 at 6:00 pm, digital channels are branded as 7two and 7mate . Seven announced its intention to expand into digital datacasting known as 4ME ,
4524-454: The Bertelsmann Group capital shares to the foundation. Moreover, he asserts, the annual dividend payment to the foundation is tax-free and, with its annual budget of around €60 million, the foundation does not spend nearly as much as it costs the state in terms of lost revenue. Arno Klönne, a sociologist and political scientist, has argued that the Bertelsmann Stiftung's non-profit nature was questionable because, he maintains, it actively promotes
4640-466: The Bertelsmann Group instead. In 1986, the Bertelsmann Stiftung moved to a historic building on Moltkestraße, which had been erected by a subsidiary of the Reichsbank in 1893 and was owned by the central bank of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia until 1985. In 1989, the architecture firm Gerkan, Marg and Partners won a competition to design the new headquarters of the Bertelsmann Stiftung opposite
4756-562: The Bertelsmann Stiftung and the German Rectors' Conference . This institution sees itself as a "workshop" for developing reforms for Germany's higher education institutions. The Bertelsmann Stiftung holds 90% of the shares in CHE Gemeinnütziges Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung GmbH . The Bertelsmann Stiftung is committed on both the national and the international level to strengthening democracy through
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4872-470: The Bertelsmann Stiftung executive board consists of Ralph Heck [ de ] (chairman), Brigitte Mohn and Daniela Schwarzer [ de ] . The executive board is advised and supervised by the Bertelsmann Stiftung board of trustees. This is involved in all decisions of fundamental importance. Its tasks also include approving the annual financial statements, overseeing the foundation's business management and formally accepting and approving
4988-798: The Bertelsmann Stiftung has also been represented in US-capital Washington, D.C , by a second independent foundation, the Bertelsmann Foundation North America, which addresses challenges related to democracy, digitisation and transatlantic exchange through a variety of publications, documentaries and infographics. According to its bylaws, the purpose of the Bertelsmann Stiftung is to "promote science and research, religion, public health, youth and elderly welfare, art and culture, public and professional education, social welfare, an international perspective, democracy and social engagement." The Bertelsmann Stiftung
5104-680: The Bertelsmann Stiftung has often been characterized as a proponent of economic liberalism , but this is also controversial; some critics have also labeled the Bertelsmann Stiftung neoliberal . In 2006, the author and journalist Harald Schumann discussed the non-profit status of the Bertelsmann Stiftung in the Tagesspiegel newspaper. According to Schumann, the " shadow government in Gütersloh" runs on de facto on public money, because Reinhard Mohn saved an over €2 billion in inheritance and gift taxes when he transferred three-quarters of
5220-418: The Bertelsmann Stiftung is pursuing a " privatization of politics," a situation that offers mutual benefits: civil servants and politicians are given a protected space where they alone are provided with information free of charge and where they can engage in discussion, while the Bertelsmann Stiftung secures access to all the projects it wants to influence. Thus, no matter who is elected, the Bertelsmann Stiftung
5336-443: The Bertelsmann Stiftung set an example in the fight against corruption. Over the years, moreover, the Carl Bertelsmann Prize attracted greater attention in the political sphere; among others, Federal Interior Minister Otto Schily (2004), State Premier Jürgen Rüttgers (2005) and Federal President Horst Köhler (2006) all gave presentation speeches at the award ceremony. In 2008, the Bertelsmann Stiftung management board decided that
5452-477: The Bertelsmann Stiftung's board of trustees . Recipients of the prize include former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan (2013) and German President Joachim Gauck (2018). Reinhard Mohn initiated the Carl Bertelsmann Prize in 1988. At the time, he was chairman of the Bertelsmann Stiftung management board and chairman of the Bertelsmann supervisory board . As laid out in its founding statutes,
5568-450: The Bertelsmann Stiftung's organizational strategy, coordinates it with the board of trustees and oversees its implementation. Members of the executive board who are also members of the executive board of Bertelsmann Management SE can only represent the foundation in collaboration with a second board member who does not belong to the executive board of Bertelsmann Management SE , which is the Bertelsmann Group's management unit. At present,
5684-490: The Bertelsmann Stiftung. Published in 2010, the book "Bertelsmannrepublik Deutschland – eine Stiftung macht Politik" ("Bertelsmann's Republic of Germany: A Foundation Sets Policy") by author and journalist Thomas Schuler gained even greater attention. In it, Schuler describes how the Bertelsmann Stiftung seeks to make contact with leading politicians and to advise them. He criticized the Bertelsmann Stiftung as being "undemocratic" and lacking in transparency. In his opinion,
5800-579: The Biblioteca Can Torró in Alcúdia on the island of Majorca. Kurt Biedenkopf was elected as the first chairman of the advisory board in 1987, and Reinhard Mohn himself took over this position in 1990. Horst Teltschik then joined the foundation, a development that received a great deal of media attention. The former foreign policy adviser to Helmut Kohl became managing director of the Bertelsmann Stiftung in early 1991 and began focusing on
5916-479: The Book"), which was prepared in cooperation with Infratest . The Bertelsmann Stiftung and the Bertelsmann Group also provided support for the construction of the Gütersloh municipal library. In 1982, the Bertelsmann Stiftung presented its first public report of its activities. In the report's foreword, Karl Carstens , president of the Federal Republic of Germany , praised the "achievement of foundations in
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#17327873941326032-430: The Carl Bertelsmann Prize focused on employer-employee relations in business organizations and society at large. In 1990, it addressed education policy topics for the first time. In the years that followed, the prize attracted more and more public attention. For example, awarding the prize to the two private English-language television stations Channel 4 and TVW 7 in 1994 produced a resounding media response. The same
6148-554: The Federal Court upheld the ruling. In October 2012, Seven began cost cutting shedding a number of behind the scenes technical positions and reducing their SNG transponder link capacity on Optus D1 from three (at 12.661,12.671&12.681 GHz) to two (at 12.644&12.653 GHz) which are used by ATN Sydney for Sunrise and national news location uplinks as well as for other local station location uplinks. In November 2012, Seven changed its on-air theme. This included
6264-694: The German labor market, and the findings were partly incorporated into the Hartz reforms carried out during the Gerhard Schröder government. The Bertelsmann Stiftung is also committed to promoting sustainability and ensuring German businesses act in a socially responsible manner. In collaboration with the Hans Böckler Foundation , it carried out a study on employee participation in German companies. The Bertelsmann Stiftung has been
6380-571: The Prime branding after 33 years in favour of Seven Network's branding, and would see all news bulletins carry the Seven News brand. Prior to this, Prime7 (and sister GWN7 in regional and remote Western Australia) was the only network not to fully use its metro affiliate branding despite carrying Seven branded promos, since WIN Television (except for WIN News) and Southern Cross Austereo use full Nine and Ten network branding on their stations. It
6496-641: The Prime7 and GWN7 logos transition into the national Seven branding. Seven announced in October 2022 it would launch a new free-to-air channel, 7Bravo on 15 January 2023, on LCN 75 in metropolitan areas and LCN 65 in regional areas. As a result ishop TV moved from LCN 65 to LCN 67 in the former Prime7 areas. 7Bravo shows reality shows and true crime . The launch is a partnership between Seven Network and NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer. On 30 November 2022, various channel changes on
6612-496: The Racing.com website, the channel was officially launched on 29 August 2015. In January 2016, Seven changed its on-air theme. This included a new look for program listings, program advertisements and promos. On 7 February 2016, during the ad-break of Molly , after months of speculation, Seven officially announced their new channel as 7flix on channel 76. 7flix was launched at 6 am on 28 February 2016. 7HD returned as
6728-800: The Seven Network happened to accommodate for the new 7Bravo channel, including a 7mate SD (Channel 73) switch-off. On the same day, 7Bravo on channel 75 appeared on the Seven multiplex, and ishop TV moving to channel 67 placeholder in Seven regional areas. In June 2023, 7NEWS moved their operations from Martin Place to their new purpose-built studios in Eveleigh . In July 2023, Sunrise hosted its first broadcast at its new studios. The first edition went to air live at 5.30am on 24 July 2023, with hosts Natalie Barr and Matt Shirvington , newsreader Edwina Bartholomew and sports presenter Mark Beretta , followed by The Morning Show 's Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies . For
6844-504: The Seven Network unveiled new logos, for its multichannels, beginning with 7mate then 7two and 7flix respectively. The change in logos also included their on demand platform 7plus now stylised as ″ 7+ ″ as part of a major branding overhaul of its multi channel stations. In March 2021, it was announced that the Seven Network would move out of Martin Place to Eveleigh by the end of 2022 after almost two decades. On 1 November 2021, Seven West Media announced that it would acquire all
6960-675: The UK and Seven Network of Australia) was linked to criticism of the regulations governing the German broadcasting system . The German daily newspaper Die Tageszeitung , for example, saw this as an unacceptable conflict of interest, since the Bertelsmann group itself holds an interest in broadcaster RTL . Independently of this, the 1998 Carl Bertelsmann Prize was again used to call for a reorganization of Germany's media oversight authority. The declared goals included "more self-control and user skills." In 2010, author and journalist Thomas Schuler criticized
7076-678: The Victorian Football League (now the Australian Football League ) in April 1957, when the station broadcast the first live Australian rules football match. Throughout this time, the stations operated independently of each other, with schedules made up of various simple, and relatively inexpensive, programs, such as Pick a Box and spinoffs of popular radio shows. In the early 1960s, coaxial cable links, formed initially between Sydney and Melbourne, allowed
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#17327873941327192-551: The award continues to honor internationally renowned figures who have developed pioneering solutions to social and political challenges. In addition to working in Germany, the Bertelsmann Stiftung initiated several international projects in the 1980s, such as the Kulturraum Europa (European Culture Space). Further examples include a program at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the construction of
7308-470: The awarding of the 2002 Carl Bertelsmann Prize to Transparency International. He accused the Bertelsmann Stiftung of using the award to publicly advocate for greater transparency while not being sufficiently transparent itself. Bertelsmann Stiftung The Bertelsmann Stiftung is an independent foundation under private law, based in Gütersloh , Germany. It was founded in 1977 by Reinhard Mohn as
7424-435: The board of trustees, until Gunter Thielen succeeded him in both positions in mid-2001. With this step, Reinhard Mohn gave up all previous management functions, remaining only a member of the board of trustees. Heribert Meffert [ de ] succeeded Gunter Thielen in 2002 and continued to lead the Bertelsmann Stiftung until 2005. During his tenure, the executive committee became an executive board once again;
7540-410: The business of the Bertelsmann Group. Ultimately, he suggests, its goal is to manage society using corporate methods and to privatize the tasks that should be handled by the state. In 2009, a group of independent legal experts found that the Bertelsmann Stiftung no longer met the requirements for a non-profit organization. On the contrary, they argued, the tax exemption was unjustly being used for
7656-450: The criticism from ver.di in particular as a "misunderstanding," saying that both sides were not that far apart in their views on social problems. 51°54′30″N 8°25′09″E / 51.90833°N 8.41917°E / 51.90833; 8.41917 Seven Network The Seven Network (stylised 7Network , commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven ) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network . It
7772-664: The detriment of self-employed physicians. According to Sandt, because Brigitte Mohn was a member of both the Bertelsmann Stiftung executive board and the supervisory board of Rhön-Klinikum , the foundation's neutrality in the health sector is questionable. In 2012, Josef Kraus, president of the German Teachers' Association [ de ] , spoke critically about the influence of the Bertelsmann Stiftung on education policy . He described its studies as " unscientific " and as " scare tactics ." Its activities almost always involved turning some alleged administrative failure into
7888-405: The end of 2019, Ralph Heck took over as chairman of the executive board in mid-2020. The Bertelsmann Stiftung is an independent foundation under private law, according to the laws governing foundations in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia . It is an unrestricted legal entity, which, internally and externally, must exclusively pursue the mission defined in its bylaws. The Bertelsmann Stiftung
8004-428: The end of the 1970s, there were discussions concerning who would follow Reinhard Mohn as chairman of Bertelsmann. Against this background and because he believed that the state must be able to count on its citizens' willingness to assume responsibility and take the initiative, Mohn founded the Bertelsmann Stiftung on 8 February 1977. It was officially approved by the authorities on 14 March 1977. The Bertelsmann Stiftung
8120-727: The executive board's statement of activities. According to the bylaws, the board of trustees has at least six and a maximum of 14 members. These include the chairman or another member of the supervisory board of the Bertelsmann Group; a successor to Bertelsmann Stiftung founder Reinhard Mohn; Liz Mohn; and three to 11 other persons. The Bertelsmann Stiftung board of trustees currently includes Werner J. Bauer (chairman), Liz Mohn (honorary member), Wolf Bauer [ de ] , Saori Dubourg [ de ] , Arancha González Laya , Christoph Mohn, Carolina Müller-Möhl , Andreas Pinkwart , Matthias Schulz [ de ] , and Bodo Uebber [ de ] . The Bertelsmann Stiftung
8236-568: The first television station in the country to use the VHF 7 frequency. ATN-7 Sydney, licensed to Amalgamated Television Services, a subsidiary of Fairfax , was launched on 2 December 1956, signing on as Sydney's third television station. The two stations did not immediately share resources, and instead formed content-sharing partnerships with their VHF 9 counterparts by 1957: ATN-7 partnered with Melbourne's GTV-9 , while HSV-7 paired up with Sydney's TCN-9 . TVW-7 Perth, licensed to TVW Limited,
8352-618: The first time in 1998. Between 1995 and April 2001, Alan Jackson of Nylex was the non-executive director of Seven, after being asked by Stokes to lead the company. A successful $ 1.3 billion bid for United Artists was made in conjunction with Kirk Kerkorian in 1996; the network sold its stake two years later for $ US389 million. Seven took control of Australia Television , the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's Asian satellite channel, in 1997. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation still maintained
8468-477: The first time in more than 40 years, the whole Seven Sydney operation, including all staff, were under one roof. The new space offers space five times larger than the previous Martin Place location, with permanent sets for all programs. In July–August 2023 when the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was hosted by Australia and New Zealand, there was some controversy worldwide about broadcasting rights to it , when broadcasters' offers were very low, and FIFA's handling of
8584-441: The foundation by disseminating its messages. The sociologist and entrepreneur Frank Adloff has argued that it is indefensible that the foundation does not need to justify the use of its funds before any parliament or oversight authority. In the United States, he noted, non-profit foundations are not permitted to hold more than a 20% stake in a company in order to avoid possible conflicts of interest ; in addition, they have to provide
8700-451: The foundation cannot exercise any significant influence on the Bertelsmann Group, which is still largely controlled by the Mohn family. As the foundation receives dividends for its holdings in the company, the transfer of shares resulted in a significant increase in the organization's budget. In 1998, Reinhard Mohn stepped down from his leading role at the Bertelsmann Stiftung. Mark Wössner
8816-499: The foundation's assets and donations. The Bertelsmann Stiftung sets aside reserves as required by the relevant tax regulations in order to pursue its activities independently of current income. In 2022, these reserves amounted to €612 million. Since its establishment, the Bertelsmann Stiftung has invested a total of €1.9 billion in charitable work. In fiscal 2022, it received funds of around 158.7 million euros. Expenditures amounted to 70.8 million euros. The majority (€34.6 million)
8932-495: The foundation's internationalization. At the end of the 1980s, the Bertelsmann Stiftung offices were built opposite the Bertelsmann corporate headquarters. Mikhail Gorbachev was a guest during his first trip to Germany after the demise of the Soviet Union . In addition to Reinhard Mohn, Ulrich Saxer and Werner Weidenfeld were appointed to the Bertelsmann Stiftung executive board in 1993. New management
9048-442: The goal was to strengthen corporate governance by promoting greater transparency and independence. After Meffert left the foundation, it was jointly led by board chairs Liz Mohn and Johannes Meier. In 2008, Gunter Thielen returned to the Bertelsmann Stiftung as chairman of the executive board. Since 2012, the foundation has been led by Aart De Geus , former Dutch minister of labor and social affairs. Following his retirement at
9164-615: The headquarters of the Bertelsmann Group. The building was completed in 1990 and expanded several times over the following years. In addition to the head office in Gütersloh, the Bertelsmann Group has an office in the Kommandantenhaus in Berlin, which has been used by the Bertelsmann Stiftung, too. It now has its own branch office on Werderschen Markt in the immediate vicinity of the Federal Foreign Office and
9280-486: The journalist and author Annette Jensen asserted that the Bertelsmann Stiftung's proposals generate artificial demand , particularly in terms of the purported need to streamline local government , a demand which the foundation then meets, for example through the Bertelsmann subsidiary Arvato . She suggested that the RTL and VOX television stations belonging to the Bertelsmann Group and numerous Gruner + Jahr magazines served
9396-519: The last few years that promote informed decision-making among the public in the area of health care. The projects include the Internet portal "Weiße Liste" (White List) which helps users find the doctor, hospital, nursing home or nursing service that is right for them. With the support of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, the Center for Hospital Management (CKM) was founded in 1994 as a research institute at
9512-579: The network adopted the Network 7 name, that a national network logo was adopted, albeit still with independently owned and operated stations with local advertising campaigns. Colour television was introduced across the network in 1975, when a new colour logo was adopted. Rupert Murdoch made an unsuccessful bid for the Herald and Weekly Times , owners of HSV-7 , in 1979, later going on to gain control of rival ATV-10 . Fairfax, however, successfully bought
9628-534: The network returned to the "Australian Television Network" branding. The next year, another new logo was introduced along with evening soap Home and Away and a relaunched Seven National News , now known as Seven News . The network became truly national in 1988 when Skase bought TVW-7 for $ 130 million. In 1991, the network changed its name once again to the Seven Network , though it had been unofficially using that name for some time before then. Despite
9744-472: The network the year before. Neighbours began on Seven in 1985, but low ratings in Sydney led to the cancellation of the new series at the end of the year, which later moved to Network Ten and went on to achieve international success. Perth based businessman Robert Holmes à Court , through his business the Bell Group, bought TVW -7 from its original owners, West Australian Newspapers in 1982. It
9860-411: The network with an updated logo, and a new advertising campaign timed expressly for the network's coverage of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The opening ceremony was one of the highest-ever rating television programmes in the country, with 6.5 million viewers, contributing to the network winning the ratings year for the first time in twenty-two years. Digital television was introduced to most of
9976-676: The network won all 40 out of 40 weeks of the ratings season for total viewers, being the first to achieve this since the introduction of the OzTAM ratings system in 2001. As of 2023, the Seven Network is the highest-rated television network nationally, in Australia, ahead of the Nine Network , ABC TV , Network 10 and SBS . Seven's administration headquarters are in Eveleigh , Sydney, completed in 2003. National news and current affairs programming are based between flagship station ATN-7 in Sydney and HSV-7 in Melbourne. In 2009, Seven moved its Sydney-based production operations from Epping to
10092-414: The network's coverage area on 1 January 2001. This was soon followed by the gradual introduction of wide screen and high definition programming. In January 2006, the Seven Network, Pacific Magazines and online portal Yahoo! Australia and New Zealand combined in a joint venture to form Yahoo!7 , representing all three companies' online assets. 7HD was officially announced on 15 September 2007, with
10208-461: The network's parent company, Seven Network Limited . Sunshine Television 's regional stations effectively became a part of the Seven Network, identical in appearance and programming to the rest of the business' stations. Australian Gladiators Series 1 and Series 2 in 1995-1996 filmed in Brisbane, and Series 3 filmed in Sydney proved popular. Seven Queensland won the annual audience ratings for
10324-479: The network's successes, a failed $ 1.5 billion bid for MGM Studios in the same year sent Qintex into receivership. Christopher Skase fled Australia in 1990 to escape extradition. The business' assets were bundled together by receivers and made into a new company, the Seven Network Limited , in 1991. Real Life , a national current-affairs programme hosted by Stan Grant , similar in format to
10440-409: The originally good idea behind the foundation developed into a "distorted world," the basic organization of which he called into question. Schuler also criticized German foundation law, which allows foundations such as the Bertelsmann Stiftung to exist at all. Peter Rawert, an expert on foundations, noted that the Bertelsmann Stiftung is guaranteed a return on its holdings in the Bertelsmann Group that
10556-422: The past, individuals have received the award since 2013. The Reinhard Mohn Prize initially focused on civic engagement and direct democracy . Diversity and migration have been recurring issues, a topic the Bertelsmann Stiftung also addressed in the early 1990s. The management board usually appoints a committee of researchers and other experts to select the prizewinners. The results of the research carried out for
10672-617: The press regulator of serious violations of the broadcasting code. The ACMA ruled that the Channel was guilty of breaking its racism clause – having "provoked or perpetuated intense dislike, serious contempt or severe ridicule against the Suruwaha people on the grounds of ... national or ethnic origin ... race [or] religion". It also ruled that the Channel was guilty of broadcasting inaccurate material. Seven sought judicial review, but in June 2014
10788-465: The prize are published as studies. In addition, the Bertelsmann Stiftung regularly organizes symposia to promote a public discussion of the related socio-political issues. The Reinhard Mohn Prize is traditionally presented in Gütersloh , North Rhine-Westphalia, where the Bertelsmann Stiftung is based. The awarding of the 1994 Carl Bertelsmann Prize to two private television stations (the Channel 4 of
10904-486: The prize was meant to identify solutions to socio-political challenges in Germany and beyond. International initiatives and projects played an important role in achieving that goal. As Mohn explained, the Carl Bertelsmann Prize was intended to "stimulate thought processes and promote opportunities for creative people to develop." Prizewinners initially received 300,000 Marks . From the start, the award also envisioned funding for research and model projects. In its early years,
11020-440: The prize would be given every two years. The Carl Bertelsmann Prize was not awarded in 2009 as a result. The prize was renamed in honor of Reinhard Mohn the same year, following his death. German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke at the award ceremony for the first Reinhard Mohn Prize in 2011, recognizing Reinhard Mohn as an "outstanding entrepreneur in post-war German history." While private and public institutions were recognized in
11136-406: The promotion of citizen participation in political decision-making and planning processes. With regard to cooperation between Germany's federal government, state and local institutions, the Bertelsmann Stiftung has been calling for several years for a revision of the system used to redistribute income among the country's states. The focus of the foundation's work in the field of democracy, however,
11252-494: The public sphere." In the meantime, the Bertelsmann Stiftung had come to play a central role in Reinhard Mohn's sociopolitical activities. Mohn functioned as the foundation's sole executive and was supported by a newly created advisory board from 1983 onwards. In addition to Reinhard Mohn and Hans-Dieter Weger, the board's members were Kurt Biedenkopf , Gerd Bucerius , Friedhelm Farthmann and Eberhard Witte. In 1985,
11368-433: The purpose of carrying out a transformation of society according to the beliefs of the Bertelsmann Stiftung's founder, Reinhard Mohn, by means of private, tax-financed private policy consulting and by bypassing democratic decision making processes through public discourse in Germany's constitutional bodies. The Bertelsmann Stiftung has always rejected these accusations, noting that its non-profit status has been recognized by
11484-628: The result of social, corporate and fiscal considerations. The foundation states that it promotes "reform processes" and "the principles of entrepreneurial activity" to build a "future-oriented society". Since 1993, the Bertelsmann Stiftung has held the majority of capital shares in the Bertelsmann Group . It holds 80.9% together with the Reinhard Mohn Stiftung and the BVG Stiftung but has no voting rights. At
11600-461: The rights was also criticised. The Seven Network won the rights to broadcast 15 of the matches. These included four round of 16 games, two quarter-finals, the semi-finals, and the final, along with all of the Matildas games. The pay channel Optus Sport has rights for every game in the tournament. This raised public criticism, with many arguing that the entire tournament should be free-to-air, as
11716-416: The shares and subsidiaries of Prime Media Group . This was Seven West Media's second attempt at purchasing Prime, after its previous attempt in 2019 was thwarted by Australian Community Media boss Antony Catalano and rival WIN Corporation owner Bruce Gordon , who cited Seven's debt problems at the time and its poor ratings performance as their reason for their refusal. This development would mark an end to
11832-614: The sharing of programmes and simultaneous broadcasts of live shows. In 1960, Frank Packer , the owner of Sydney's TCN-9 , bought a controlling share of Melbourne's GTV-9 , in the process creating the country's first television network (unofficially called "the National Nine Network ") and dissolving the ATN-7 / GTV-9 and the HSV-7 / TCN-9 partnerships. Left without their original partners, ATN-7 and HSV-7 joined to form
11948-436: The subject of public debate. In 2007, Jens Wernicke and Torsten Bultmann published an anthology, entitled "Netzwerk der Macht – Bertelsmann" ("Network of Power – Bertelsmann"), which takes a critical look at the structure and activities of the Bertelsmann Stiftung. The book's 30 contributors focused in particular on the foundation's non-profit status and political influence . The anthology generated widespread public debate on
12064-431: The tax authorities and is reviewed on an ongoing basis. In 2007, the trade union ver.di terminated its cooperation with the Bertelsmann Stiftung. The reason was that Arvato, a division of the Bertelsmann Group, declared the privatization of public services a strategic business area. A corresponding motion was passed at the union's federal congress against the wishes of its federal governing board. The Bertelsmann Stiftung
12180-412: The time). Cross-media ownership laws introduced in 1987 forced Fairfax to choose between its print and television operations – it chose the former, and later sold off its stations to Qintex Ltd., owned by businessman Christopher Skase . Qintex had previously bought, and subsequently sold off, stations in Brisbane and regional Queensland before taking control of the network. It was also in 1987 that
12296-487: The world". Survival International , the global movement for tribal people's rights, sent a complaint to Seven outlining the many errors and distortions in the report. After the channel refused to correct the inaccuracies in the program, Survival filed a complaint at the Australian Communications and Media Authority , who opened a formal investigation. In September 2012, the network was found guilty by
12412-433: Was also announced that Seven would look to expand its investment in local news following the merger. Majority of Prime's shareholders voted in favour of the deal on 23 December, with the sale completed on 31 December. Commencing June 2022, Seven moved to a national brand in time for the 2022 Commonwealth Games across all of its regions. Introduced to regional audiences on 6 June 2022, viewers in those markets began to see
12528-425: Was also hired. In the same year, Reinhard Mohn transferred the majority of the capital shares in the Bertelsmann Group to the foundation, a move intended to ensure continuity at the company. The transaction increased the foundation's stake in the company from 21.3% to 68.8%, being the largest shareholder . In the 1993 transfer agreement, however, shareholdings and voting rights were strictly separated, so that
12644-417: Was first elected chairman of the executive board, and, a year later, chairman of the advisory board. After Wössner's departure in 2000, the foundation's governance structure changed again: the executive board was replaced by an executive committee and the advisory board was replaced by a board of trustees. As an interim step, at the end of 2000 Reinhard Mohn became chairman of both the executive committee and
12760-508: Was founded by Werner Weidenfeld, who was also a member of the Bertelsmann Stiftung executive board until 2007. Both institutions cooperated on a number of issues, including European integration. The center is affiliated with the Geschwister Scholl Institute of Political Science at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich . One major focus of the work done by the Bertelsmann Stiftung is demographic change in Germany,
12876-473: Was in 1984 that the network proceeded to drop the "Network 7" branding. The Herald and Weekly Times , owner of HSV -7 and ADS -7, was sold to Rupert Murdoch in December 1986 for an estimated A$ 1.8 billion. Murdoch's company, News Limited , sold off HSV-7 to Fairfax soon afterwards, for $ 320 million. Fairfax went on to axe a number of locally produced shows in favour of networked content from its Sydney counterpart, ATN -7 (also owned by Fairfax at
12992-419: Was initially endowed with 100,000 Deutsche Marks in capital. About two years later, it began its work. In 1979, Hans-Dieter Weger was appointed the first managing director. He developed the concept of an operational foundation that develops and oversees its own projects. One of the Bertelsmann Stiftung's first activities was the baseline study Kommunikationsverhalten und Buch ("Communication Behavior and
13108-473: Was launched by Liz Mohn in 1987 and still takes place today. It is one of the world's most important competitions for up-and-coming opera singers and is known as a "showcase for new talent." The Bertelsmann Stiftung promotes an engagement with music in other ways as well. Model projects in this area have been carried out repeatedly since the end of the 1990s to achieve a number of objectives, including more and better music education in preschools . The goal
13224-450: Was spent on programs and special projects; €9.1 million were spent on administrative activities, €5.3 million on communication and €4.9 million on project-related services. In addition, the Bertelsmann Stiftung made grants to affiliated non-profit organizations in the amount of €16.8 million. The first offices of the Bertelsmann Stiftung were located in a residential building on Gütersloh's Carl-Miele-Straße. In 1980, offices were rented from
13340-491: Was the 2022 (men's) World Cup in Qatar , on SBS Television . In September 2023, a female Queensland contestant in an upcoming Seven Network reality show was charged with multiple counts of indecent treatment of children aged under 16, multiple counts of rape, sexual assault, torture and assaults over a 15-year period. Her partner was also charged with a number of assaults. Seven refused to confirm whether it will cancel or alter
13456-534: Was true for the prize's recognition of innovative school systems, such as those in Canada and Denmark . After addressing issues relating to educational , social , business and economic policy , the Carl Bertelsmann Prize focused on health care in 2000. Democratic processes were a topic several times, especially those in Eastern Europe and South America. By awarding the prize to Transparency International ,
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