AIB media industry news desk
Sony releases professional manuals on-line
On 18 January Sony Europe announced the availability for download of operation manuals for the majority of its broadcast and professional products...
Disney shake-up as David Hulbert leaves
As reported in the UK Financial Times on 15 January, Walt Disney, the US entertainment and media group, has ousted the president of its...
Australia: radio ad revenue up 15% in 2004
Australias metropolitan commercial radio stations attracted advertising revenue of $556.6 million in 2004, a 14.8 per cent increase over 2003,...
Intelsat reports loss of IS-804 satellite
Many customers already restored to normal operations Intelsat, Ltd. announced on 16 January that its IS-804 satellite experienced a sudden and...
GlobeCast in satellite delivery deal with UK DTH channel PlayMonteCarlo
Leading satellite services company GlobeCast announced on 17 January that PlayMonteCarlo, from OpenTV subsidiary BettingCorp, has signed up to its...
UK Radio Aid goes global via WRN
UK Radio Aid, the unique UK radio event that will raise money for children affected by the Asian Tsunami, will be beamed around the world via...
Inmedia Communications aquires CAST
Inmedia Communications Limited (Inmedia) has acquired Cable and Satellite Transmissions (Cas.t) Limited (CAST) from Barnes Trust Television Limited,...
Al Jazeera launches campaign for tsunami disaster victims
Arabic-language satellite news channel Al Jazeera has launched a campaign to collect donations for the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster. The...
Jan Hoek named as Radio Netherlands new DG
The Radio Netherlands Board of Governors has appointed Jan Hoek as the new Director General of Radio Netherlands. The appointment has the formal...