ABC International
ABU
Africa 24
Al Arabiya
Antena 3
Arabsat
arvato Systems
Babcock International Group
BBC Global News
Bloomberg
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Channel NewsAsia
Colors – Viacom 18
Deutsche Welle
Eurosport
Eutelsat
France 24
GlobeCast
INSI
Intelsat
InterMedia
Islam Channel
ITN Source
Kazakhstan Republican TV and
Radio Corporation
KBS WORLD Radio
MBN Alhurra
Montenegro Agency for
Electronic Media
NHK World TV
Phoenix Satellite TV
Press TV
RFE/RL
Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Radio New Zealand International
Radio Romania International
Radio Taiwan International
Rivinet
RRsat Global Communications
Network
RT Channel
Russian Travel Guide TV
SatLink Communications
Spectrum Radio Network
Sunset+Vine
Times Global Broadcasting
TVC News
TVN News & Services Agency
Vizrt
Voice of Nigeria
Voice of Russia
WRN Broadcast
broadcasts in China and pay‐TV
regulations in Vietnam. We work to
raise awareness of issues and to
lobby for change when this is
needed by our members. With a
wide range of contacts in media
regulatory authorities in many
markets, AIB is well placed to
negotiate on behalf of its members.
One such piece of work
underway at present concerns
plans to reallocate ‐ or to introduce
sharing ‐ of the C‐band frequency
spectrum used by broadcasters to
reach audiences in many parts of
the world. AIB is talking with its
members to collate data on current
usage and to demonstrate the harm
to free‐to‐air and pay‐TV services
should the changes be approved at
WRC ʹ15, the international
regulatory conference where the
issue will be debated.
Increasingly, companies are
turning to AIB to seek assistance in
areas such as strategic consulting
and staff training. We can help
organisations to get a deeper
understanding of the rapidly
changing media environment as it
affects them, and advise on how to
position themselves for a long‐term
successful future as markets alter.
Ensuring that production staff and
journalists are able to produce the
very best quality programmes is
also essential and once again AIB
can assist with this. Through a
network of world‐class trainers,
AIB provides in‐house training that
is specifically designed for each
client and their strategic needs. If
this is an area where you need
assistance, do contact us for an
initial discussion.
AGROWINGAUDIENCE
The media industry is growing in
many parts of the world and with it
the number of players offering
broadcast radio and TV services,
digital platforms and other services
for consumers to access content.
AIB keeps a close watch on
developments and reports to its
members in confidential, member‐
exclusive briefings that highlight
opportunities and warn of threats.
We talk regularly with our
members to gain insight into their
concerns and needs. We also feel it
is important to connect with senior
executives and media leaders in
other organisations that are not AIB
members so that we can bring
people together as issues arise or
opportunities present themselves.
We are now in regular contact with
more than 27,000 people in media
globally ‐ a figure that constantly
grows.
We are making available some of
this data in our Global Broadcasting
Sourcebook, the reference work for
everyone who needs to have
contact information about the
worldʹs major broadcasters, media
platforms from cable operators to
OTT providers, mobile and
production companies. Look out
for details on the AIBʹs website
about this indispensable
publication for everyone working
in media ‐
INSPIRINGCREATIVITY
Our annual awards ‐ the AIBs ‐
have received a record number of
entries this year. We introduced the
AIBs at the request of our members
nine years ago and over that time,
we have been privileged to see and
hear some of the worldʹs best
factual TV and radio programmes.
As a result, AIB knows what works
for audiences ‐ something that
continually informs our training
work. Judging of these important
awards takes place during the late
(northern hemisphere) summer and
the results will be announced at our
gala dinner in London on 6
November ‐ details are on page 32
of this edition of
The Channel
.
THENEXT 20
AIB is not shouting about its 20th
anniversary as we believe the
organisation is all about its
members rather than AIB itself.
However, we can say that AIB has a
strong track record of success and
that after two decades of work, we
have the strongest of foundations to
grow even further. If youʹre not
part of AIB, perhaps now is the
time to explore what we can do
together.
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AIB’s Ex Co -
from top Klaus
Bergmann - DW;
Mark Bunting -
BBC; Abubakar
Jijiwa - VoN;
John Maguire -
FMM; Lindsey
Oliver-Bloomberg;
Margarita
Simonyan - RT
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Far left Simon
Spanswick - AIB
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