AIB media industry news desk
Shahid VIP streaming offer for Ramadan
Shahid VIP – the premium, subscription-based service of Shahid, the world’s leading Arabic streaming platform – announces the rollout of its...
RFI condemns attack on journalist’s home
Radio France International (RFI) has condemned an arson attack that targeted several houses in Niger's capital, Niamey, including that of its...
Facebook bans news in Australia – wherever it’s from
Global social media platform Facebook has, according to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, "unfriended Australia". Morrison's comments follow...
Global Task Force for Public Media speaks out on China BBC ban
The following is a statement by the Global Task Force for public media: The Global Task Force for public media is deeply concerned by the decision...
China bars BBC World News; RTHK ceases BBC World Service relay
BBC World News, the international news and current affairs television channel, has been banned from broadcasting in the People's Republic of China....
BBC News restructures
Director of BBC News Fran Unsworth has announced a restructure of the BBC News Board to deliver more value for audiences and better reflect the way...
Myanmar coup demonstrates fragility of reliance on the Internet
The International Telecommunication Union estimates that 53.6% of the world’s 7.75billion population are users of the Internet. The internet is...
Radio Liberty fined in Russia – again
Russian courts have fined Radio Liberty - the Russian-language service of Prague-based RFE/RL - twice in two weeks over the organisation's alleged...
Al Jazeera’s Mahmoud Hussein released from jail in Egypt
After more than four years in detention without trial, Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein has been released by Egypt. According to Al...