AIB is pleased to support Project Everyone, launched by filmmaker Richard Curtis who also founded the Comic Relief charity.
In September 2015, the United Nations are launching global goals, a series of ambitious targets to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change for everyone by 2030.
If the goals are met, they ensure the health, safety and future of the planet for everyone on it. And their best chance of being met is if everyone on the planet is aware of them.
So the simple but mighty ambition of Project Everyone – is to share the global goals with 7 billion people in 7 days.
Project Everyone is harnessing the power of global media – TV, radio and online – to tell the world about the Sustainable Development Goals. A number of AIB Members have already signed up to this important innovative initiative. Now’s your chance to take part and help make the world a better place.
In the wake of the well-publicised cyber attacks on Sony Entertainment and TV5 Monde – together with a range of other less-discussed attacks – that have seriously impact broadcasters’ operations, AIB is working on high-level meetings for its Members to share knowledge and to discuss possible solutions to this major threat.
“Broadcasters are natural targets for hackers and others who seek either to disrupt programming and social media, or to hijack the airwaves to distribute propaganda,” said Simon Spanswick, chief executive of the Association for International Broadcasting. “We have received an unprecedented response to our proposal for discussions on this subject and we’re now developing an initial one-day knowledge-sharing meeting for AIB Members and a number of specially-invited experts.”
The inaugural AIB meeting on cyber security and disaster recovery will take place towards on 6 October 2015 in London, co-hosted by Deloitte. The high-level, invitation-only meeting will be strictly confidential to allow sharing of knowledge among AIB Members and to help focus the minds of board-level executives including CEOs and CTOs. A range of experts from a number of key organisations involved in protecting critical national infrastructure assets will share their knowledge as AIB leads the conversation to ensure the security of its Members.
For more information about this initiative, please contact us.
The Association for International Broadcasting is delighted to announce that the eleventh AIBs – our annual search for the best in factual TV, radio and online media – are open for entry.
With categories covering journalism and documentaries, children’s and science, and many more, this festival will celebrate the world’s most outstanding content.
Full information on how to enter is on the AIBswebsite and you can read the entry booklet here in a special digital page-turning edition. If you’d like a printed copy of the entry booklet, please contact us.
“We’re looking forward to another great competition after last year’s record-breaking festival,” said Simon Spanswick, chief executive of the AIB. “Over the past decade, the AIBs have attracted the most remarkable content from broadcasters and production companies around the world. In 2015, I expect we’ll see even more outstanding content from every part of the world, particularly since the AIBs are open to work in any language. This is a truly international competition that’s respected around the world.”
You can get a flavour of the 2014 AIBs in our showreel:
Entries can be submitted up to the closing date of 22 July 2015.
Broadcasters responded rapidly to the devastating earthquake in Nepal that is believed to have killed more than 10,000 people and made hundreds of thousands homeless.
BBC World Service is now broadcasting additional programming on shortwave in both Nepalese and in English while BBC Media Action – the BBC’s international development charity – is working with the Nepali Service on BBC World Service (radio and online) and local partner radio stations to broadcast ‘Lifeline’ programming.
Liliane Landor, Controller of World Service Languages, says: “Information is vital and we are doing all we can to make sure that our audiences in the affected areas receive their local and regional news as well as ‘Lifeline’ programming designed to give practical information to help deal with the aftermath of the earthquake.”
The Nepali language programme is available on shortwave as follows:
Nepali dawn transmission (01:30-01:45 GMT) on 11995 kHz (25 metre band) and 15510 kHz (19 metre band)
Nepali evening transmission (15:00-16:00 GMT) on 9650 kHz (31 metre band) and 5895 kHz (49 metre band)
The availability of World Service English on short wave to Northern India and Nepal has been extended with the service now starting one hour earlier than normal at 23.00 GMT.
Additional frequencies for World Service in English (to S Asia) from 23:00 GMT to 24:00GMT: 5895 kHz (49 metre band) and 9540 kHz (31 metre band)
From 00:00GMT the broadcasts continue as normal on 12,095kHz, 9,410kHz and 5970kHz.
For broadcasters covering the disaster, Reuters-TIMA are operational from the Radisson Hotel, Kathmandu offering
HD/SD live stand-up positions
Multi format playout facilities
Editorial support
International point-to-point delivery via the Reuters-TIMA network
The External Services Division (ESD) of All India Radio reacted quickly to the situation.
As soon as the News of devastating Earthquake ravaging large part of Nepal started trickling in, as an immediate measure, SOS announcements advising people not to panic and take precautionary safety measures against the possible aftershocks were made. Thereafter, the service got in touch with the MEA officials and by 7 pm, the helpline numbers of MEA, the Indian Mission in Kathmandu were repeatedly announced. People were advised to take all precautionary measures, as per the guidelines provided by the NDMA. Appeal of ADG, NDMA was also recorded over telephone and broadcast.
Since all lines of communication had broken down, the Nepali Service being broadcast on short-wave remained the only available communication link to reach out to the distressed people in Kathmandu valley and the hinterland Nepal.
Normal programming of the whole evening transmission was changed and programmes relating to the Earthquake were broadcast continuously.
Find out all about the AIB’s #iamabroadcaster conference, held in London on 18 and 19 February, in the delegate book all participants received.
Delegates travelled from across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America to join the conversations that took place at #iamabroadcaster. Speakers from Sydney, New Delhi, New York, London, Bucharest, Tomsk and Moscow participated, either at the venue or via an ipDTL broadcast-quality video link. You can read about all the speakers in the delegate book, and learn about the conference Platinum Sponsor, Channels TV.
#iamabroadcaster is just one of AIB’s activities that support our global members, and the wider media industry. Talk to us to find out more about the Association and its work.
At the AIB’s #iamabroadcaster conference in London in February, Michael McEwen, Director-General of the North American Broadcasters Association, kindly provided an overview of the media market in the region.
McEwen (pictured left) recounted the experiences of members of NABA and talked about the challenges – and opportunities – that face his organisation’s members.
In the wake of the well-publicised cyber attacks on Sony Entertainment and TV5 Monde – together with a range of other less-discussed attacks – that have seriously impact broadcasters’ operations, AIB is working on high-level meetings for its Members to share knowledge and to discuss possible solutions to this major threat.
The Association for International Broadcasting is delighted to announce that the eleventh AIBs – our annual search for the best in factual TV, radio and online media – are open for entry.
Broadcasters responded rapidly to the devastating earthquake in Nepal that is believed to have killed more than 10,000 people and made hundreds of thousands homeless.
