10 October 2014
The Central Asian language services of RFE/RL have released a new video story documenting the growing number of recruits from Central Asia who are joining militants fighting for IS in Syria and Iraq. Research carried out by RFE/RL suggests that many are recruited while working in Russia as migrant workers.
RFE/RL has also introduced a new blog, Under the Black Flag, that provides a daily report on developments relating to IS in Iraq, Syria, Iran and the Former Soviet Union.
In addition, RFE/RL has an infographic showing which countries are countering IS and how they are achieving that.
9 October 2014
Michael Peters, CEO, has appointed Stephanie Schroeder as Director of External Relations and member of the Executive Committee.
Stephanie Schroeder is in charge of managing press, public and institutional relations, as well as relations with global partners of the Euronews Group.
Prior to this appointment, Stephanie Schroeder, of German origin, was Director of External Communication since 2010 for the Pernod Ricard Group. She replaces Grégoire de Rubiana, who has left the channel to pursue other projects. Stephanie is based at the Paris office of Euronews.
Michael Peters, CEO, stated: “I am delighted to welcome Stephanie Schroeder who has been working for nearly 20 years in communication for major corporations. Her personality and expertise in press and international relations are genuine assets for developing a communication strategy that supports the channel’s continuing transformation into a media group with global reach.”
Stephanie Schroeder, Director of External Relations, said: “I am very pleased to return to the media world, which is where I started my career. Euronews is a true generator of talents and ideas and offers a unique range of services in a highly competitive media market. Thanks to the channel’s diversity and worldwide presence, Euronews ranks among the leaders in producing and broadcasting multilingual content. I am proud to play a part in Euronews’ future development.”
About Stephanie Schroeder
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Stephanie Schroeder’s previous positions include Director of External Communication for Dassault Systèmes (2007-2010), Director of Group Communication for TNT Express (2004-2007), Head of press relations for Mercedes-Benz France (2000-2004) and Western Europe press relations manager for Intel Corporation (1997-2000).
Stephanie Schroeder began her career as a journalist. Based in Munich, Germany, she worked with the radio stations ‘Deutschlandfunk’ and ‘Radio Gong’; in print media for the magazines ‘Kino & Film’ and ‘Gong’; and in television for five years with ‘Tele 5’. She also worked freelance for the German news desk of Euronews. Stephanie has a Masters degree in Art History from Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich and studied Drama at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in London. |
9 October 2014
Olly Lambert with his 2013 AIB Award
AIB is pleased to announce that next month’s AIB Awards, honouring the highest achievements in factual TV, radio and online programming worldwide, will feature award-winning director Olly Lambert as the evening’s special In Conversation guest.
Lambert has been called “one of the most talented documentary filmmakers working in British television” by The Times and is also the first Filmmaker in Residence for BBC’s Newsnight. AIB’s In Conversation will allow the director to take the stage and answer questions about his creative process, his challenges as a filmmaker, and the state of factual content production.
Last year’s AIB In Conversation guest was photojournalist Giles Duley. You can watch the In Conversation interview with Duley, hosted by AIB’s Simon Spanswick, here.
Olly Lambert’s Channel 4 documentary, Syria: Across The Lines, won the prestigious AIB Award for best Middle East documentary in 2013 and has gone on to win numerous other awards, including an Emmy for Outstanding Coverage of a Current News Story, a BAFTA for Best Current Affairs Programme, and the Rory Peck Award for Best Broadcast. Lambert was also nominated for an Emmy for his documentary The Bombing of Al-Bara.
Syria: Across the Lines featured an unflinching look at the residents of Syria’s Orontes River Valley and how their peaceful coexistance had been torn apart by the radicalisation and sectarianism of Syria’s civil war.
The AIB Awards will take place on 5 November at the spectacular LSO St. Luke’s in London and will be hosted by BBC presenter Matthew Amroliwala. Tickets are still available through the Awards website or by calling +44 (0) 207 993 2557.
For questions about sponsorship, please contact AIB’s Business Development Manager, Edward Wilkinson.
8 October 2014
SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announced today that international sports broadcaster Setanta Sports will be broadcasting two sports channels in high-definition (HD) to 13 countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan – via SES’s ASTRA 5B satellite at the 31.5 degrees East orbital position.
Exclusive La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, European and World Cup Qualifiers, FA Cup, Capital One Cup, NHL, UFC, Formula 1, French Top 14 Rugby and World Championship Boxing are among the live premium sports content that will be broadcast on the two channels, Setanta Sports and Setanta Sports+.
Setanta Sports and Setanta Sports+ are now available on all key cable, DTH and IPTV platforms within the countries of the region.
“At Setanta Sports, we aim to bring TV viewers closer to the action on the ground through live broadcast of matches and races,” said Dwyer McCaughley, Chief Executive Officer at Setanta Sports Eurasia. “SES’s track record in delivering high-quality satellite television, coupled with ASTRA 5B’s extensive reach, is exactly what we need, and we look forward to establishing a long-term partnership with them.”
“Setanta’s ambition is to increase their worldwide viewership and bring exciting content to sports enthusiasts in this part of the world. We are pleased that they have chosen to work with SES,” said Norbert Hölzle, Senior Vice President, Commercial Europe, for SES.
The recently-launched ASTRA 5B at 31.5 degrees East strengthens SES’s newest video neighborhood in Europe by extending geographic reach over Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The satellite is ideal for direct-to-home, direct-to-cable and contribution feeds to digital terrestrial television networks.
8 October 2014
Media content distribution and IPTV specialists, Vision247, has teamed up with major distributor of leading international TV channels, Mondo Globo to deliver MBC Group and Arabia One channels in Europe via Samsung Smart TVs and connected Blu-ray players.
Ex-pat communities residing in Europe can now watch their favourite Arabic channels, through Vision247’s online video platform and a dedicated TV app. Arabia One channels can be streamed live to any living room in Europe. To access these channels, viewers download the Arabia One app from the Samsung TV app portal.
With Arabia One providing a wide range of Arabic, Middle Eastern and North African-speaking TV channels, owners of Samsung Smart TVs and connected Blu-ray players can watch everything from general entertainment (MBC, MBC Masr, Al Jadeed, LBC Europe), kids programmes (MBC 3) and drama (MBC Drama and Panorama Drama) through to catching the latest movies on Panorama Films and music videos (Mazzika).
Petra Oblak, CEO, Vision247 says “Smart TV apps are proving a cost-effective format to deliver content to audiences across the globe. Through our video technology we can provide broadcasters and content distributors, like Mondo Globo, with the necessary platform to reach and engage new viewers with the content they want to see.”
Petra continues, “There are several million Arab-speaking people living in Europe and those who own a Samsung Smart TV or web-connected Blu-ray player can enjoy watching a wide-range of popular channels, programmes and movies, so they can still feel connected.”
Shady Hamzeh, President, Mondo Globo, says “Our aim is to provide the Arabic community in Europe with their favourite MBC Channels in easy ways, and now they can follow their favourite programs on Samsung Smart TVs or connected devices anywhere in Europe. We are very proud to be working closely with Vision247 on this project.” (Source: Vision 247 press release)
7 October 2014
AFP AND JIJI PRESS ON OCTOBER 6TH SIGNED AN AGREEMENT GIVING THE JAPANESE AGENCY RIGHTS TO DISTRIBUTE AFP’S NEWS PRODUCTS IN JAPAN OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
“This agreement extends a partnership that goes back some 60 years,” AFP chairman and CEO, Emmanuel Hoog, said. “We are delighted to continue working with Jiji to service one of the world’s most vibrant media markets,” he said.
Under the agreement Jiji has exclusive rights to distribute AFP text, photos and graphics to the Japanese government and its agencies, Japanese Corporations and the media, except TV broadcasters. For the first time in the history of this long partnership, AFP will be able to offer its prize-winning international news photo service to Japan’s TV broadcasters. AFP will continue offering some multimedia products and videographics to Japan’s new media outlets through its Japan subsidiary, Creative Link Corp. AFP will independently drive sales of its expanding video production in the Japan market.
“The agrement will further strengthen the AFP brand in Japan and throw up new opportunities to grow our revenues in Asia,” Hoog said. Jiji President Yutaka Nishizawa, signed the agreement for JIJI witnessed by senior executives from the two agencies at the Jiji headquarters in Tokyo.
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