AIB media industry news desk
BBC Persian makes urgent appeal to UN as harassment spikes during Iran protests
The harassment of BBC Persian staff and their families in Iran has been stepped up during protests in the country, the UN has heard. In an urgent complaint, UN Special Rapporteurs heard anonymised testimony from a number of the affected journalists which makes clear...
Organisations Launch Project Against Disinformation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Advances in technology to manipulate information and to spread disinformation have created a very real threat for media outlets and users alike. Fact-checking digital content on the internet and social media has become a top priority together with...
Five programmes from BBC News Persian add to Ariana News TV schedule
Five programmes from BBC News Persian are adding to the schedule of one of Afghanistan’s leading national TV channels, Ariana News. Thanks to this rebroadcasting collaboration, BBC News Persian will now bring Ariana News viewers the flagship news and analysis...
AIB condemns asset freeze on Iran International staff and jamming of channel
Iranian government’s action mirrors attack on BBC Persian The Association for International Broadcasting today condemned the freezing of assets of journalists working for London-based Iran International by the Iranian authorities. The move, reported by the Fars news...
NHK WORLD TV programme highlights for December
These are some of the programme highlights of NHK WORLD TV for the month of December: Baja's Studio [December 27] Dreams are the stock-in-trade of KOHATA Anime Studio. The people of this fictional facility take care of Baja, a creature that looks something...
MBC Group’s VOD platform SHAHID introduces first original production ‘ElDiva’
MBC Group’s Video On Demand (VOD) platform, SHAHID has announced the launch of its first-ever original production. Titled ‘ElDiva’, the drama series stars the superstar Cyrine Abdel Nour in the lead role, alongside actor Yacob Alfarhan, and the Egyptian folk singer...
Bay Fang named new Radio Free Asia president
The U.S. Agency for Global Media's (USAGM) Board of Governors announced that effective November 20, 2019, Bay Fang will serve as President of Radio Free Asia (RFA). "We are thrilled to have Bay take the helm at RFA at such a critical time," said USAGM CEO and...
AIBs 2019 – The Winners
In front of an international audience of 200 media professionals, the winners in the 19 categories of this year's AIB International Media Awards - the AIBs - received their prizes on 6 November at a glittering awards gala in London's iconic venue LSO St Luke's. The...
Zahra Nedjabat new Head of International Relations and Diversity at DW
Zahra Nedjabat will take over responsibility for International Relations and Diversity at Deutsche Welle on 1 November. She succeeds Klaus Bergmann who is retiring after 28 years at DW. From now on, DW's International Relations department will also include...