AIB media industry news desk
OSCE media watchdog concerned about prison sentence for journalist in Russia
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, expressed his concern regarding the combined five year prison sentence handed down...
VOA correspondent wins human rights press award
Luis Ramirez, Beijing correspondent for the Voice of America (VOA), has received a Human Rights Press Award, one of Asia's top annual journalism...
GlobeCast delivers MTV Europe via satellite to cable and DTH viewers on HOT BIRD 6
GlobeCast announced on 21 June that it is delivering MTV Networks European channels on the HOT BIRD satellite platform to cable and satellite...
Cordillera television group selects Harris for centralization and automation projects
Harris Corporation announced on 21 June that Cordillera Communications, the owner of 11 television stations throughout the United States, has...
Britons watch most TV in Europe
People in Britain watch more television and read fewer books than in any other European country. A poll of 30,000 people found that the typical...
Harris provides wireless link for Macmillan Media in Northern Ireland
Harris Corporation announced that Macmillan Media, the multimedia production, media training and broadcast services provider in Northern Ireland,...
Funding for public broadcasting cut in the US
On 16 June, the US House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would cut funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by 82 million,...
Industry Events calendar updated
The AIB Industry Events Calendar on the AIB website has been updated to include broadcasting industry conferences and exhibitions taking place...
Media freedom on the Internet in Central Asian countries threatened, says OSCE Representative
Governmental over-regulation and content censorship are common in Central Asian countries and pose a serious danger to new media in the emerging...