AIB media industry news desk
AIB Members urge broadcast manufacturers to engage over cyber security
Members of the Association for International Broadcasting have written to key suppliers to the broadcasting industry urging greater engagement over...
Viewsat joins the Association for International Broadcasting
London 29 May 2019 Viewsat, one of the fastest-growing operators within the global broadcast and transmission services industry, today...
Egypt releases Al Jazeera producer
A court in Egypt has ordered the release from prison of Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein. He has been held for almost two and a half years. The...
Lansing statement on reform at the Office of Cuba Broadcasting
CEO John F. Lansing issued the following statement: The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and its networks are mandated by law to abide by...
Ruptly Live Platform wins Digiday award
Ruptly's innovative live platform, Ruptly Live, has received a top prize in the Best Use of Live category (re-ordered sentence) at the Digiday...
Reuters journalists freed from Myanmar prison
Two Reuters journalists who had been jailed for their reporting on the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar walked out of prison on 7 May 2019, freed in a...
On World Press Freedom Day, BBC Persian journalists tell their story
As World Press Freedom Day is marked with events across the globe, journalists working at BBC Persian have spoken out about the attempts that the...
UK Foreign Secretary creates 60 new scholarships for journalists across Africa
As part of its Global Campaign for Media Freedom, the British Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has made a landmark speech during the principal...
AIB Member Levira makes a start-up investment of €150K and brings the company to London
The digital services company Levira has invested €150,000 in the Estonian start-up Votemo as the company is preparing for expansion. The money will...