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AIB Industry Briefing | August 2016
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In this briefing...
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THE AIBs 2016
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How to Increase Revenue and Efficiency from
Existing Sales & Traffic Systems
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Learn how S4AdOpt can bring the benefits of programmatic advertising to you at
IBC, Booth 3.B38
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News from the global media industry
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DW grows global audience
Deutsche Welle (DW) has recorded a marked increase
in its audience reach over the last year. 135 million people watch, listen to or use DW programmes and services at least once a week, compared to 118 million in 2015. The English-language TV programme and digital offerings across languages, especially in social media, are particularly successful.
Commenting on the latest audience figures DW Director General, Peter Limbourg (pictured), said: "The positive development in the number of users of our media strengthens our conviction to focus on digital media and extensive news programming in English. The popularity of our formats, especially in the Middle East and Africa, is proof of DW's positive image. Thanks to our multi-language editorial teams, DW is a recognised and valued source of independent, reliable journalism."
Read the full story here.
S4C gains HD satellite feed thanks to Arqiva
The channel - available on Sky and Freesat 104 in Wales (and Sky 134 and Freesat 120 in the rest of the UK) as well as on-demand platforms, including BBC iPlayer - delivers high definition, Welsh-language broadcast coverage watched by over 629,000 viewers a week on- and offline.
Exclusive Mauritanian TV bouquet launched by Arabsat
Arabsat has launched its exclusive Mauritanian TV bouquet in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe carried on Arabsat Badr-4. This will contribute to the delivery of the Mauritanian broadcasting to its large sector of viewers in Europe, as Arabsat BADR-4's footprint covers the entire Middle East, North Africa and Europe on the same frequency with only a small dish is required for reception.
Khalid Balkheyour, CEO of Arabsat, said that this initiative is considered another remarkable milestone in the company's partnership with the Arabic broadcasting television bodies. "We are proud to be the exclusive carrier of the Mauritanian bouquet for several years, and now we are thrilled to deliver the Mauritanian channels to all viewers in Europe and the Arab world, via Arabsat BADR -4."
Euronews leads 360 news
Euronews is launching its virtual reality news reporting with funding from the DNI Innovation Fund. The project, under the framework of
Google's Digital News Initiative, will see Euronews producing regular multilingual 360 degree interactive videos around international current affairs.
Euronews will become the first international newsroom to fully incorporate 360 degree interactive video news into its regular production workflow across all of its language editions. The productions will also include virtual reality versions of Euronews' award-winning "No Comment" format. These programmes encourage the audience to come up with their own interpretations of the story and embody Euronews' "All Views" identity.
JIB supports Kumamoto quake recovery
As part of the support project by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for the recovery from the Kumamoto earthquake, Japan International Broadcasting Inc. (JIB) will broadcast a series of TV programmes entitled Japan Food Quest - Kyushu - comprising of programmes domestically produced by broadcasting members of
The Minkyokyo
. The series will air from early August and continues throughout September, 2016.
Following the Kumamoto earthquake, the number of tourists from abroad visiting the Kyushu Region has drastically decreased. A proactive worldwide presentation of the charm and appeal of Kyushu, particularly its local harvests and food specialties, is necessary in order to bring back and attract more overseas tourists to the region.
You can find out more about the programme series
here.
Killing the Messenger
Afghanistan was the most dangerous country for media workers during the first six months of 2016, according to the
International News Safety Institute's (INSI) biannual report of media casualties, Killing the Messenger.
Two separate attacks by the Taliban in Afghanistan claimed the lives of 10 media workers between January and June 2016, including eight from Tolo TV, one of Afghanistan's largest entertainment channels, in a direct attack on press freedom. Veteran US journalist David Gilkey and Afghan journalist Zabihullah Tamanna were also killed by Taliban militants in June when the armoured vehicle they were travelling in was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.
A total of 49 media workers died in the first six months of the year, according to Killing The Messenger which is compiled for INSI by the Cardiff School of Journalism. This represents a slight decline compared with this time last year when the number of news media casualties stood at 60. However, that doesn't mean the situation is improving.
More on this story
here, and read the full report
here.
RFE/RL challenges Azerbaijan in court
Today (3 August)
sees the opening of an appeal against tax-related claims that were used by the Azerbaijan government to force the closure of
RFE/RL's Baku bureau in December 2014.
The appeal follows the freeing of RFE/RL journalist
Khadija Ismayilova from prison in Azerbaijan in May this year.
Full details of the story are
here, and follow developments on the RFE/RL website
here.
BBG chair denied entry to Russia
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell was denied entry into Russia and detained at Moscow's Sheremetevo Airport in mid-July after arriving shortly before midnight on a flight from Prague. Shell was denied entry into the country despite having a valid passport and Russian visa, and subsequently detained in a locked room for several hours, before being accompanied by Russian security officials to board a flight to Amsterdam.
Mr. Shell is a Presidential appointee who serves in a part-time capacity as Chairman of the Board that oversees all U.S. international media. He is also the chairman of NBCUniversal's Filmed Entertainment Division.
State-owned news agency TASS quoted the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying Shell has been put on a "stop list" for steering anti-Russian propaganda. "The person in question stands at the head of a broadcasting board, a government agency that governs the operations of US propagandist radio stations like the Voice of America and Radio Liberty," the ministry said, according to TASS.
AIB working on sustainability
The Association for International Broadcasting has started a series of work around sustainability in broadcasting that is designed to help its Members - and the wider media industry - to operate their businesses with less impact on the environment. Part of the work involves assisting with best practice for broadcasters and production companies. Another strand of the AIB's work is designed to help broadcasters cover issues around sustainability and climate action effectively and proactively.
The AIB has published a briefing note for broadcasters and production companies to provide a range of simple suggestions about how to make day-to-day operations more sustainable. You can read the briefing note here.
At the ministerial-level Business & Climate Summit in London at the end of June, the AIB's chief executive joined a panel alongside Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of the WPP group of advertising companies, to discuss how broadcasters can come together to support the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Sir Martin announced at the Cannes Lions advertising festival that the world's six major agencies would be collaborating to develop creative initiatives to promote the SDGs.
The media industry is now exploring how it can work together to follow the advertising agencies' lead in working to ensure the success of the SDGs - and the AIB is collaborating with the United Nations and the World Bank on an initiative that will be announced in the coming weeks. Watch the AIB website for more information.
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The
AIBs - shortlisting underway
The final entries for this year's
AIBs
, the 12th annual competition for factual TV, radio and online programming, have arrived at our headquarters. Now we are getting started with shortlisting the immense variety of material that has been entered into the
17 categories
that cover genres from
journalism
to
current affairs
,
sport
to
science
,
children's
to
creative feature
.
By the beginning of September, the shortlisted work will be sent out to t
his year's jury members who reflect the truly international nature of the AIBs. You can see the complete list of judges
here
. They will have the final say in who wins one of the prestigious and highly sought-after AIBs in 2016 which will be presented at our gala evening in London on Wednesday 2 November.
And the AIB is pleased to welcome global communications company Eutelsat as a sponsor of this year's awards. India-based Pixel Party are once again providing the graphics support for the AIBs.
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AMSTERDAM, 8-13 September 2016
The IBC conference and exhibition returns to Amsterdam in September. The event is the premier annual event for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and news content worldwide.
AIB will be in attendance, along with many of the Association's Members. Contact us for more information and to arrange to meet us.
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New chair for INSI
INSI, the International News Safety Institute, has appointed a new chair.
Sue Inglish
, former head of political programmes at the BBC and a former deputy editor and foreign editor of the UK's Channel 4 News, will take up her appointment in September. She succeeds Richard Sambrook who is stepping down after five years as Chair of INSI.
New Spectrum Director for Eutelsat
Wladimir Bocquet has been appointed to the new post of Director of Spectrum Management Policy at Eutelsat. Bocquet joins from the GSM Association where he held the post of Senior Director, Head of Policy, Planning and Regulatory Affairs.
NBCUniversal poaches BBCWW COO
David Gibbons, currently chief operating officer at BBC Worldwide, is to take up the post of senior vice-president of international operations and technology at NBCUniversal. Gibbons will start his new job in London at the end of September with the aim of developing NBCUniversal's technological and operational divisions.
Lunch in Sochi
Margarita Simonyan, Editor-in-Chief of Moscow-based RT, was guest of the UK Financial Time's Lunch with the FT column in the weekend edition, 30/31 July.
You will need an FT subscription to read the column (if you subscribe, it's here). Alternatively, contact the AIB and we can 'gift' the article to you!
Chair-elect for BON
John Momoh, Chairman and Chief Executive of Channels Television, has been elected chairman of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria. BON is the association of public and private broadcasters in the West African country. Momoh takes up his position in January 2017.
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New edition of
The Channel
Look out for the latest edition of the AIB's international media magazine,
The Channel, which will be published later this month. With interviews and features, it's a "must read" for everyone involved in broadcasting across programming, technology, distribution and strategy.
The Channel is now an electronic format magazine, using page-turning technology to deliver the magazine to desktops and mobile devices globally. You'll be able to view the magazine on the AIB website where you
can also read back issues of the magazine. Visit http://aib.org.uk/the-channel/ to find out more about The Channel.
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