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Working with Members
The AIB is developing a range of new benefits for its members around the world. Amongst
these is a new monthly telephone conference call that all members can join.
“The conference call is a way for all AIB members to stay in touch with each other,
sharing news, discussing concerns and explaining where the AIB’s efforts are needed,”
says Simon Spanswick, Chief Executive of the Association. “AIB members are spread right
round the world and so the conference call is an important part of the AIB’s new
communications programme with its members.”
At the same time, the AIB is ensuring that its members get better profiling and visibility at events
that the Association attends. At IBC, for example, the AIB stand will have promotional material
about many of its members - both those that have their own exhibit at IBC and those who aren’t
taking part. A special postcard has been produced and will be distributed at IBC. This shows the
location of all the stands of AIB member companies, and has details of all other members, too, so
that visitors to the Amsterdam trade fair can see the entire range of AIB members.
The AIB’s senior management is going on the road to meet members around the world. In
recent weeks, visits have been made to BT Broadcast Services, SES-Astra, World Radio
Network, Radio Vlaanderen
Internationaal. and VT
Merlin Communications. “It’s
vital that the AIB’s staff
meets member
organisations and gets to
understand their
concerns,” says Anver
Anderson, AIB Business
Development Director. “The
best way to do this is to in
face-to-face meetings and
explore what members need
and want.”
Starting towards the end of
2003, the AIB will be
organising a series of
networking evenings for
members in different cities
around the world. A
specially invited guest will
attend each of these
evening events and the
discussions will cover all
aspects of international broadcasting - under Chatham House rules, of course. The first
evening networking events will take place in London, Brussels, Prague and Washington DC.
“These initiatives build on the work that the AIB has been undertaking over the past few years,”
comments Simon Spanswick. “With an increasing number of members and an enlarged staff, the
AIB is now able to take on more work that benefits all members, wherever they are in the world.”
To find out about the benefits of membership of the Association for International
Broadcasting, contact Anver Anderson , Business Development Director, at
, or on +44 (0) 1245 399 965.
AIB at SES-Astra: from left Kerry Stevenson, Director of
Communications, Simon Spanswick, Chief Executive,
Anver Anderson, Business Development Director,
Benedicte Rigault, SES-Astra Marketing
Directory and
Guide gains
rave reviews
The latest edition of the AIB
Directory and Global Broadcasting
Guide has been receiving much
acclaim. Compliments come
from broadcasters, service
providers and consumers.
The Directory and Guide provides
comprehensive details about all
the AIB’s members in a “yellow
pages” section, while details of
the world’s international
broadcsters are featured in the
“blue pages”.
The Guide also has all the
information needed to tune into
the world’s English-language
broadcasters - on both television
and radio - so whereever you are
in the world, you can keep in
touch with developments back
home, or anywhere else where
news is being made.
The AIB Directory and Global
Broadcasting Guide is available
on subscription - see the order
form on page 17 - and will also
be on sale at the AIB stand at
IBC 2003 - number 9.545.
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