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The Channel - ISSN 1477-8718
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4 Global brief
11 Appointments
12 Inside the AIB
News about the Association for International Broadcasting and the latest
companies to join
13 AIB Global Media Business Conference - Prague
The report of the AIB’s third annual conference
33 GlobeCast delivers Arabsat/ASBU satellite television bouquet
Anver Anderson investigates a new initiative for distribution of Arabic language TV
39 In upbeat mood
CASBAA’s Simon Twiston-Davies on the battle against pay-TV piracy
46 Regulation: broadcasters must seize the agenda
As more red tape threatens broadcasters, now is the time to engage with regulators
50 Review and partner news
FOCUS -
Media in Europe
20 Europe regional briefing
A three page guide to the countries of Europe and their electronic media
23 Understanding Europe
The European Journalism Centre trains the continent’s media professionals
24 Seeking better TV news in Europe
Rick Thompson reports on training for TV journalists in south-east Europe
27 Eurovision at 50
The EBU’s satellite television feeds system celebrates its first half-century
30 The challenge of a European television
ARTE, the Franco-German cultural channel, has grown up
34 AIB Interview
Miklos Haraszti,
the OSCE representative on media freedom
37 Multimedia regrouping by America’s international broadcasters
Alan Heil reports on America’s attempts to stimulate Euro-Atlantic dialogue via
radio, television and the web
40 Staying connected to home
ABS-CBN is wooing expatriate Filipinos with radio and television from home
42 Watching the squawk box
What’s the role of pan-European business channel CNBC Europe?
43 Checking the pulse of Europe’s media
Discovering who monitors the vast European multimedia output
44 20 years of audiovisual analysis and strategy
Europe still has some way to go to find the balance between political freedom
and freedom of expression, says the European Institute for the Media
48 JVC - doing business across Europe
How one manufacturer is tackling the complex European broadcasting market
AIB Conference Prague : 13
Shaping European identity : 30
American multimedia : 37
Live and actionable : 42
