AIB media industry news desk
Radio Taiwan International to stop five foreign-language broadcasts
As reported on the ABU web site, Radio Taiwan International announced on 27 January that it will stop five foreign-language broadcasts as part of...
Harris completes $85 million phase 1 of nationwide Romanian broadcast communications system
Harris Corporation announced on 27 January the completion - nearly two years ahead of schedule - of the $85 million first phase of a comprehensive...
Survey shows 68% of Greater Cairo TV viewers tune in to news channels
The Arab Advisors Group conducted a comprehensive survey of the media and telecom usage habits of the population of Greater Cairo between November...
Deutsche Welle helps rebuild radio stations in Aceh
Deutsche Welle is supporting the reconstruction of radio stations in the tsunami-stricken province of Aceh on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. This...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Poland to remove prison sentences from libel law
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, expressed his concern about recent cases in Poland in which journalists have been...
PanAmSat opens Australias new multi-ethnic DTH platform
PanAmSat Corporation announced on 19 January that its subsidiary, PanAmSat Asia Pty. Ltd. had acquired certain of the business assets from the...
Iraqi Media Network awards Harris Corp. $22 million contract
Harris Corporation announced on 20 January that it has been awarded a three-month, $22 million contract by the Iraqi Media Network (IMN). The...
Vietnam to host 2005 ABU General Assembly
The venue for the ABUs 2005 General Assembly and annual meetings has been changed to Hanoi, Vietnam. ABU Secretary-General, David Astley, made the...
VOA reporter wins award in China
The Beijing News Awards Committee presented Voice of America (VOA) Mandarin Service China correspondent Kunghua Chang with the first-ever "Award for...