AIB media industry news desk
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...
CPJ urges Zimbabwe to turn away from repressive new media law
Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe has signed into law a measure that sets prison terms of up to two years for any journalist found working without...
Harris helps develop first spatial audio codec available for HD Radio use
Neural Audio Corporation, a leading provider of digital signal processing technology for the broadcast industry, and iBiquity Digital Corporation,...
UK: BBC's audience share falls – satellite TV gains
Television viewing figures published by the Broadcasters Audience Research Board (BARB) on 10 January reveal significant audience share declines...