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MEDIA MARKETS
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AIB INTERVIEW
Jenny Buckland, CEO, Australian Children’s Television Foundation
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PROFILE
Constant Nemale, Founder & President, AFRICA24
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AIB NEWS
ISSUE 1 2014
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CONTENTS
THIS ISSUE
FOCUS
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REGULARS
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THE KIDS BUSINESS
Paul Robinson with an overview of key players and advice to new entrants
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CREATURE ADVENTURING
Chris Kratt talks about why young viewers go wild about the Kratt Brothers’
brand
24
LEADING WITH QUALITY
KiKA’s Michael Stumpf sets priorities amidst growing competition from
commercial rivals
27
SYNCSCREEN
A two-screen kid’s service will be among the offerings as the second screen
sector takes off – predicts Marc Goodchild of SyncScreen.TV
30
DIGITAL TRANSITION
Satellite is a critical part of the content delivery chain for DTT, argues Intelsat’s
Peter Ostapiuk
32
NEXT GENERATION IPTV
Vision247’s Perception is internet-delivered TV coming of age – Tim Ayris explains
how it works
34
MOVING UP THE VALUE CHAIN
Sunset+Vine is the lead production partner for BT Sport – and there’s more, say
Andrew Piller and James Abraham
37
THE 2013 AIBS
Winners and Finalists of the 2013 AIB International Media Excellence Awards
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PREMIUM CONTENT
Sunil Lulla says Times Television Network will only enter a genre where they
can be market leader
50
A LIVING BRAND
Eurosport celebrates 25 years in the business – we talk to CEO Jean-Thierry
Augustin
52
ALL THE BUSINESS
Business is all around us – it’s not just the stock markets, says Bloomberg’s
Lindsey Oliver
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WE WILL KNOW WHEN IT’S TIME TO GO
Kevin Klose returns to RFE/RL as President and CEO
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REDEFINITION
CEO Marie-Christine Saragosse puts her stamp on France Médias Monde
62
DIVERSITY
Broadcasting to a diverse target area, offering diversity of view – Brian Conniff
on Alhurra’s 10 years on air
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PERFECT DIGITAL
The journey from print to web TV to full-blown news channel – Ivo Burum
helped Ekstra Bladet make the transition
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SPORTS DISCOVERY
Thuuz founder Warren Packard measures excitement for the sports fan and
delivers value for partners
62
CHILDREN’S TV
What are the trends, the
business models? How could
kids’ TV be even better? We
look at established and new
players around the world
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