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MEDIA MARKETS
16
AIB INTERVIEW
Evandro Figueira, Director Production, Operations & Acquisitions,
Bandsports
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AIB NEWS
55
PROFILE
Nurzhan Mukhamedzhanova, Chairman, Kazakhstan Republican TV &
Radio Corporation
ISSUE 2 2013
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CONTENTS
THIS ISSUE
FOCUS
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REGULARS
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HANDS-ON HEAD
Under Steve Crawley Australia's Nine Network is setting benchmarks
24
POWER OF ANALYSIS
What would sport do without graphics and analysis tools – we talk to Vizrt's
innovator Stephan Stadler
25
SPORTS AND RIGHTS
IMG's Felix Alvarez-Garmon on what the world's largest independent producer
and distributor of sports programming has on offer
28
TEAM EVENT
Roll on Sochi and Rio – GlobeCast and Liz McParland are getting ready
31
MARKETING SPORT IN CHINA
Ma Guoli of Infront Sports & Media (China) says sport is a good way to enter
the market
32
THE AIB
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2013
The categories, the judges, the sponsors and how you can be part of the big awards
night on 6 November
34
OUT-INNOVATING
Said Bacho on the latest innovations that broadcast technology company Grass
Valley is bringing to the table
37
PEOPLEMETERS IN UAE
Chris O'Hearn and tview are spearheading the first reliable audience
measurement system in the region
40
AUTHENTIC NEWS NOW
Faisal Abbas is turning Al Arabiya's English website into a fully integrated
news service
42
EDITORIALLY SOUND
Sky News Arabia's Nart Bouran takes stock one year after launch
46
4K – SATELLITES ARE READY
Eutelsat's Jean-François Leprince-Ringuet says satellites will play a key role in
its advent
48
1BN AND GROWING
As Russia's RT reaches1bn views on YouTube, we talk to MD Alexey Nikolov
51
ON A NEW COURSE
Robert Zaal is at the helm of the new lean and mean and focused RNW
52
MILESTONES
2013 is a big year for Deutsche Welle and outgoing DG Erik Bettermann
56
ONE APP, ALL THE NEWS
Mobiles Republic's 'News Republic' app is going global, says David Finch
58
MEDIA AND YOUTH IN IRAN
InterMedia's Cathryn Moses and Klara Debeljak present their findings
59
MACHINIMA RISING
Pooky Amsterdam and Richard Kastelein outline the potential for the TV industry
62
MAKING OTT WORK
Vizrt's Petter Ole Jakobsen on teaming up with Vimond for better monetisation tools
59
SPORTS BROADCASTING
It's where the growth is and
it's where the money is.
We look at key players
around the world
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