AIB media industry news desk
Sudan civil war brings communications to near collapse
As the civil war increased in intensity in Sudan, communications including mobile phones and Internet connectivity all but collapsed on 23 April....
Jazeera heads back to Doha as Buzzfeed cans news
According to the Guardian newspaper, the London broadcast centre of Al Jazeera English is to close. Programming will move to Doha, the Qatari...
VOA names new Latin America Division Director
The Voice of America has selected Sandra Thomas-Esquivel as the new director of its Latin America Division, providing news and information to...
RTÉ appoints Kevin Bakhurst as next Director General
Ireland's public broadcaster RTÉ has announced the appointment of Kevin Bakhurst as its next Director General following an extensive and competitive...
USAGM releases statement re conviction of Vietnamese blogger
CEO Amanda Bennett (pictured) released the following statement regarding the conviction of Radio Free Asia contributor Nguyen Lan Thang. Nguyen was...
RNZ gains additional funding
New Zealand's Government has announced extra investment in Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and NZ On Air to ensure all New Zealanders have access to public...
The AIBs 2023 – 19th global journalism and factual awards open for entry
Global competition inviting entries across 19 categories to showcase the world’s best journalism and factual productions across TV, radio and...
TRT launches TRT Afrika digital service
Turkiye’s public broadcaster TRT has launched a new digital news platform, TRT Afrika, to highlight stories of and from the continent to a global...
BBC World Service launches “Dars” – the first multi-platform education series for Afghan children barred from school
BBC World Service is launching the first series of an education programme for young audiences in Afghanistan. From Saturday 1 April, the new BBC...