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IN BRIEF
TOP TV WINS
When TopTV launched in South
Africa in 2010, choice arrived in
pay-TV. Multichoice had
dominated the satellite TV
market since 1995. In 2011,
TopTV'sexceptional performance
since launch was rewarded
with SatCom's Star Award for
Best Satellite Broadcast
Provider for Africa, beating
MultiChoice and Arabsat.
TopTV‘s citation highlights the
company’smove into TV’s new
directions (MPEG4 trans-
missions), while remaining
competitive and affordable,
bringing TV entertainment and
information to a wider segment
of society.
RRI CLICKS AWAY
Radio Romania International
has extended its online on-
demand streaming service to
all its 12 broadcasting
languages/dialects. Now at
users can listen to a
selection of around 25 shows
daily whenever they want, for up
to seven days after the shows
are aired. The programmes
become available as audio files
two hours after broadcast. The
audio files are hosted by the
Romanian state-owned
provider RADIOCOMand by the
British provider WRN
Broadcast. The total on-
demand archive includesmore
than 4,700minutes weekly.
WTA DISCOUNT
The World Teleport
Association's new Technology
Discount Center programme
brings products and services
of member technology
vendors to teleport operator
members at a discount. The
TDC is a portal to the
products, systems and
integration services of
leading suppliers in the
satellite uplinking industry.
It is also the point of access
to post-sale discounts,
available only to WTA
members, on the purchase of
their technology. Advantech
Wireless, Comtech EF Data
and Newtec are the first
three member providers to
teleports through the WTA
programme.
Smartphone
news
LG Electronics has added two
more Android devices to its
smartphone line, Optimus Pro
and Optimus Net, featuring
touchscreen, dedicated hotkeys
for email and scheduler tasks,
and the LG Social+ widget which
links in to multiple social
networking portals.
South Korean manufacturer
Samsung is expected to become
the world’s largest smartphone
vendor by volume in the near
future. Sony Ericsson said that
smartphones now represent more
than 70% of its total sales, with
volumes of its Android-based
Xperia line up 150% year-on-year.
According to IHS iSuppli,
shipments of smartphones in
China are set to rise by a record
53% this year to 54.1m. Sales are
dominated by Chinese handset
giants ZTE and Huawei.
In the Middle East, a recent
Nielsen study showed that
smartphone users are beginning
to move toward ‘mobile only’
content consumption, as mobile
apps overtake traditional
features such as calls, email and
messaging. Local investment
fund AppsArabia published the
findings of a comprehensive
study on the current state and
growth potential of the MENA
region’s smartphone app
industry at
.
The International News Safety
Institute is appealing to female
journalists to share their advice,
anecdotes and experiences in
the first safety guide solely
dedicated to women in the
media.
The INSI guide will be a
comprehensive collection for all
female media professionals
working in environments where
their safety might be put at risk.
INSI is working with the Dart
Centre for Trauma in Journalism
to include within the publication
help and resources for female
journalists. To contribute contact
Hannah Storm via e-mail
euronews steps up Brussels presence
euronews has reinforced its
presence in Brussels by setting
up a new team of over 20 people,
as well as a studio and the latest
production facilities in a 600 sq.
m office equipped for live
broadcast. Opening a full
newsroom in Brussels is a
strategic step for the channel
and fits in with its desire to cover
European affairs in greater
depth.
Managing Director of
euronews sales, Olivier de
Montchenu said the channel's
multimedia strategy is confirmed
by the results of the latest EMS
20 survey published in July which
analyses the media usage habits
of 47m upmarket Europeans.
Apart from its TV, online,
mobile and digital tablets offer,
euronews was able to achieve
impressive viewing figures
thanks to the launch of premium
services on connected TV. Every
month 14.1m Europeans watch
international news on euronews
on TV, online or on mobile.
INSI
appeal
New RFE/RL President
Steven W. Korn, former Vice
Chairman and COO of CNN, took
up office as RFE/RL's new
President and CEO in July, to
oversee RFE/RL's broadcast
operations to 21 countries,
including Iran, Afghanistan,
Pakistan, and Russia, based at
the broadcaster's HQ in Prague.
BBG Governor and RFE/RL
Chairman Dennis Mulhaupt who
led the search for Jeffrey
Gedmin's successor said Korn's
leadership and wide-ranging
experience will be of enormous
value to RFE/RL.
Earlier this year, RFE's Radio
Azadi, Afghanistan's most popular
radio broadcaster, celebrated the
opening of a new state-of-the-
art broadcast bureau in Kabul.
The move completes the rollout
of a series of ambitious mobile
news and citizen journalism
projects, connecting Radio Azadi
more directly with the growing
number of mobile phone users
across Afghanistan.
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