AIB media industry news desk
Ireland to replace traditional TV licence fee
The Irish government is to replace the traditional TV licence fee - currently EUR160 - with a new "device-independent broadcasting charge". The...
VoA Bangla launches Rohingya lifeline radio show
The Voice of America’s Bangla language service has launched a five-day-a-week radio show in Rohingya, the language spoken by Muslim refugees who...
twofour54, MBC Studios and Image Nation Abu Dhabi to bring world’s first Arabic soap opera
‘Inheritance’ will be produced in Abu Dhabi and is expected to air in 2020 Long-running British show ‘EastEnders’ former writer and showrunner Tony...
AIB responds to Australian Parliamentary Inquiry on media freedom
The Association for International Broadcasting has responded to the Australian parliamentary enquiry into law enforcement & intelligence powers...
Ruptly launches dedicated Spanish platform
Ruptly, the award-winning global multimedia agency, has announced the launch of a dedicated Spanish version of its content platform. Speaking about...
RFE/RL presses for Ukrainian journalist’s release
Two years since Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine confirmed they were holding Ukrainian blogger and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty...
TRT World Citizen’s “Journalism for Juniors” empowers Afghan youth
TRT World Citizen launched first international edition of “Journalism for Juniors – J4J” program to help empower Afghan high school students to tell...
USAGM CEO testifies before Congress on Agency efforts to combat Russian disinformation
John F. Lansing, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), testified in front of the U.S. Congress that the...
Defend Media Freedom – key conference in London
The UK/Canada hosted Global Conference on Media Freedom will open in London on 10 July, with over 70...