AIB media industry news desk
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...
Donald Lizotte appointed CBC/Radio-Canada’s General Manager and Chief Revenue Officer, Media Solutions
Barbara Williams, Executive Vice-President of CBC, and Michel Bissonnette, Executive Vice-President of Radio-Canada, today announced the arrival of Donald Lizotte as General Manager and Chief Revenue Officer, CBC & Radio-Canada Media Solutions. He will take over...
AIB Media Freedom initiative meeting – London, 7 November 2019
As part of its continuing international media freedom initiative, the AIB is hosting a meeting in London on 7 November 2019 to bring together AIB Members and the wider media industry to discuss this crucially important subject. The event is designed to allow...
NHK WORLD October highlights
SATURDAY 19 October Emperor and Empress - a New Path: On the first of May 2019, a new Reiwa era began in Japan as Emperor Naruhito ascended to the throne. As a young man, the Emperor studied at Oxford University. The Empress was a diplomat before joining the Imperial...
TRT World Forum special session on Khashoggi murder
TRT World Forum 2019 will be taking place on October 21st and 22nd in Istanbul. The theme of this year’s Forum is “Globalisation in Retreat: Risks and Opportunities”. TRT World Forum will bring together politicians, policy makers, academics, journalists, and leading...
BBC announces ‘Aim High’ – its new scheme for journalists with disabilities in Kenya
A new trainee scheme for journalists with disabilities in Kenya – Aim High – has been announced by BBC Director-General Tony Hall. The scheme is coming after development initiatives to train the next generation of African journalists and producers to world class...
AIB provides evidence to Australian Senate Committee on media freedom
The Association for International Broadcasting has made a submission to the Australian Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications Inquiry into Press Freedom. This Inquiry, running in parallel with the Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on...
Sudan PM says international broadcasters welcome back in country
Sudan's newly appointed Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok, has told a meeting at the United Nations that international broadcasters are welcome back in the country to help build a democratic and free society. At a UK-organised ministerial meeting on media freedom held at...