AIB media industry news desk
RT seeks judicial review of UK regulator findings
Following a ruling by UK media regulator Ofcom about programming on the English-language international broadcaster RT, the Moscow-based channel is...
beIN Media launches anti-piracy website
As the AIB has reported over the past year, the satellite network BeoutQ is broadcasting sport and entertainment programmes from across the world in...
AIB member Ruptly uses their broadcast technology at Bauhaus 100th Anniversary coverage
A grandiose festival kicked off in Berlin’s Academy of Arts on Wednesday, celebrating 100th birthday of Bauhaus. After an opening speech by the...
TRT relaunches Arabic TV channel
TRT, Turkey's public broadcaster, has relaunched its Arabic-language TV channel. TRT Arabi takes many cues from TRT WORLD, the English-language TV...
French journalists between a rock and a hard place
Journalists covering the Yellow Vests demonstrations in France have been threatened, harassed and physically attacked by the movement’s supporters...
Challenging start to 2019 for RFI in Africa
French international radio broadcaster Radio France Internationale (RFI) had a difficult start to 2019 in two African countries, with its FM...
Al Arabiya: establishment of an Editorial Board and Dr Nabil Khatib appointed GM
In a statement released on 1 January 2019, Waleed Al-Ibrahim announced the establishment of an Editorial Board for Al Arabiya and Al Hadath News...
AIB publishes new update on Brexit for Members
As part of its continuing work on issues facing TV broadcasters as the deadline for the UK leaving the European Union approaches, we've just...
WTO to investigate Qatari allegations of Saudi-backed piracy of pay-TV service
On 18 December, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) announced that it would investigate Qatar’s allegations of intellectual property breaches against...