AIB media industry news desk
VOA Persian now broadcasts 7.5 hours of television to Iran daily
On Thursday, September 27, VOA's Persian News Network (PNN) launches Today's Woman, a one-hour daily television discussion program featuring...
BBC extends presence on SkyLife digital channel in South Korea
The BBC has expanded its availability in Korea with the launch of BBC World Service English language radio programmes on SkyLife digital channel. It...
British TV company fined £2m for phone-in scandal
British media regulator Ofcom has fined morning TV programme contractor GMTV £2 million for letting viewers enter competitions they had no chance of...
DAB in UK will have 58% household penetration by 2011
Figures released by the DRDB (Digital Radio Development Bureau) show household penetration of DAB digital radio in the UK is set to reach 58.5% by...
S4M receives Tektronix Award
Cerify Developer Community Award for Cologne based Solutions for Media At IBC 2007 German systems and consulting company S4M Solutions for Media...
German broadcasters defeat government in tax dispute
Germany's public broadcasters won a case in constitutional court Tuesday against the 16 state governments, which had attempted to limit the radio...
Azerbaijani licence approved for RFE/RL and VOA
The Azerbaijani National TV and Radio Council approved a radio licence to be used jointly by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and Voice of...
GlobeCast, Arabsat and ASBU sign on for worldwide Arabic bouquet through 2014
GlobeCast and satellite operator Arabsat announced at IBC 2007 that they have agreed to extend their cooperation on the worldwide distribution of...
India's 24 hour news channel selects AP's ENPS
A new 24-hour TV news channel based in Chennai, India has confirmed a deal to deploy ENPS as their newsroom computer system at IBC today (9...