Beijing moves forward
The organizers of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games have signed an outline agreement for the establishment of the Beijing Olympic Broadcasting Co. Ltd...
Murdoch sells in Japan, opens in UK
As predicted in a previous ABI news item, News Corp has sold its entire 8.1 per cent stake in Sky Perfect Communications Inc, a Japanese satellite...
Al-Jazeera launches English web site
The Al-Jazeera satellite channel says that the new site has been provided, so that a larger number of people can get access to news items that...
English by mobile in China
The BBC has joined forces with China's leading media and internet services company, Sina, to launch a unique mobile phone service - teaching English...
Regulator supports ban on Indian channels
We reported earlier that a ban had been placed on popular Urdu-language programming from India being shown on Pakistani cable. Now, with the border...
EuroNews expands Irish distribution
English-language programming from EuroNews - the international news channel operated by European public broadcasters - has gained carriage on cable...
Vivendi: NBC triumphs
NBC has at last started exclusive talks with Vivendi Universal. The merger would create a new US media venture valued at more than $40 billion. ....
CNBC Europe scores a first in Russia
In an impressive cross-border move, AIB member CNBC Europes daily market reports from Europe, Asia and the United States are now being carried on...
New hope for international freelancers
The Iraq war and its bloody aftermath have brought home, through such graphic coverage, the risks faced by journalists. UK charity The Rory Peck...
