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Contents
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4 Global Brief
A regular roundup of developments in international broadcasting
11 In and around the AIB
Including details about the Association and news from AIB members and
partner organisations
13 AIB Conference 2004
Advance information about the 2004 AIB Global Media Business Conference
in May 2004
16 AIB at IBC
Where to meet the AIB and its members in Amsterdam
19 Didn’t we say that before
Mervyn Hall looks at the broadcast news industry and this year’s News World
conference
20 The US and the World: two-way communication urgently needed
The AIB reviews two important books about broadcasting the news from an
American perspective
22 Who’ll be making the news tomorrow
Satellite news gathering kit under the microscope
24 By invitation: Africans Do Watch Television
George Twumasi sets out the case for investment in African television
27 Consumers benefit from technology
Looking at the trends in consumer electronics and the effect they will have on
broadcasting
28 The AIB Interview
Kerry Stevenson talks to AIB Chief Executive Simon Spanswick
Transmission, Platforms and Delivery
31 Choosing the platform
32 The Directory
A snapshot of the providers of transmission and satellite services
34 AM’s Salvation?
Peter Jackson considers whether digital short wave mark the regeneration of
the medium
38 Costing the earth...and Sky
The hidden costs of satellite broadcasting. Julian Clover tells the real story
42 Exponential Potential
There’s more satellite capacity than ever before...isn’t there?
44 Technology brief
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September 2003
Berlin - digital and more: 5, 27
Africa wants TV: 24
Transmission, Platforms: from 31