New AIB industry briefing

AIB has published its latest industry briefing, its round-up of news from and about AIB members, plus stories from the wider industry. In this edition we cover production, technology, people and distribution.

You can read the briefing online here.

These briefings are published by AIB every four weeks or so and reach more than 26,000 media leaders globally. For information on how you can use this industry briefing to tell your story, contact Matthew Porter or Judy Lund on +44 20 7993 2557.

AIB launches updated website

AIB, the industry association for international TV, radio and trans-media broadcasting, has launched its updated website.

A range of new features will be progressively unveiled as AIB receives feedback from its members and visitors to the site at www.aib.org.uk.

An extensive resources library offers access to features that have been carried in the AIB’s print and online publications. News stories from AIB members and across the industry from our archive built up over the past ten years will be added to the site over the coming weeks.

There will also be information about AIB members, access to the AIB e-news industry briefing and more.

Gallup joins BBG to examine media freedom

Join the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and Gallup as they discuss how the world’s populations perceive media freedom within their countries. They will also share data on citizens’ confidence in their media.

A central part of the BBG’s statutory mandate is to support freedom and democracy in a rapidly changing international environment. The ability of the media to communicate honestly and freely is critical in world affairs. Additionally, it is important for leaders and policy makers to understand how different populations around the globe view the quality, honesty, and accuracy of their media, as well as how free they perceive their media to be.

At this event, Gallup will present a new global analysis of such views. In addition, Gallup and the BBG will announce the details of a new global research project that advances the BBG’s mission to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy. This unprecedented relationship combines BBG’s mission with Gallup’s global public opinion research. The event will take place on March 28, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Gallup’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.