AIB media industry news desk

China spends on technology

China Telecommunications is in talks with AIB member British Telecom and Deutsche Telekom with a view to buying undersea optical cables to the value...

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RNZI soon back on own short wave

AIB member Radio New Zealand International’s shortwave transmitter has been off-air since Saturday 30 August. But it’s hoped that it will be...

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New MD at CNN

Chris Cramer becomes the new Managing Director of CNN International, as part of a move to bring together the programming and newsgathering parts of...

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Vivendi: is debt tide turning?

Vivendi Universal, in half-yearly figures, is showing progress in its battle to turn the business around as net losses and debt narrow, but revealed...

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Ball definitely rolling

Tony Ball, CEO of the UK’s BSkyB, has said that he will certainly go as soon as a successor can be found. He expects that this will be long before...

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Viacom cuts back

Viacom, the world's largest media group, has cut back its estimates for the full year. The group says that national advertising in the US is strong,...

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