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REGULARS
20 OPENING UP AFRICA
Eutelsat's Francesco Cataldo talks about the company's latest satellites for Africa
and initiatives to foster a new generation of African engineers
22 A VOICE FOR AFRICA
DG Abubakar Jijiwa is aiming high – VON TV is only a matter of time
24 OPEN FOR PARTNERSHIP
Peter Horrocks on BBC Global News' new TV programming for Africa and
strategies for key markets
27 HUNGRY FOR CONTENT
SatLink's Arie Vered says Africa is right now the most interesting territory
28 FREE AND FEARLESS
Nigel Parsons is helping set up TVC News, the first pan-African news channel
29 CHALLENGE: RELEVANCE
Joel Kibazo outlines aspects of Africa's media potential and recent changes
32 HERE FOR THE LONG TERM
Ibrahima Guimba-Saidou explains how satellite company SES is building a
tangible, sustainable legacy in Africa
34 RURAL AND REMOTE CELLULAR
Nick Johnson of ip.access looks at the role of small cell technology in Congo
35 SLUM RADIO
Martin Davies coordinated SRP in Ghana and Kenya for Amnesty International
36 POWER GAMES, POWER CUTS
The media landscape in Zimbabwe is highly polarised, reports Christine Miller
37 THE 2012 AIBs
Winners and Finalists of the 2012 AIB International Media Excellence Awards
48 BELIEVING IN THE PICTURE
NHK World TV is a late starter among international news channels but catching
up fast – says Takahisa Furukawa of NHK World's Strategic Planning Division
50 ARCHIVE GOES e-
ITN Source MD Andy Williams on the growing use of archive content in new media
markets such as smartphones and e-books
52 MAJOR REPOSITIONING
Oleg Kupriyanov talks about turning The Voice of Russia into a principal
international source of information
54 PACIFIC ENGAGEMENT
Radio Australia's Pacific Break is a success story of engaging audiences across
five time zones - Mark Hemetsberger has the details
57 REFOCUSING RNW'S MISSION
How RNW has found new solutions for its relay stations Bonaire and Madagascar
58 HACKING TV
Richard Kastelein is bringing hacking to the TV community
60 PLAY RADIO
Majota Kambule and Nicolas Regisford are behind a fast-growing new cellphone radio
61 MAXIMISING YOUTUBE
Daniel Adams on how ZEFR can help content producers and rights holders
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AFRICA
A look at different facets
of this vibrant emerging
market
06 MEDIA MARKETS
16 AIB INTERVIEW Amadou Mahtar Ba, CEO, African Media Initiative
47 AIB NEWS
62 PROFILE John Ogden, Network Director, The Spectrum Radio Network
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