6 July 2007
If you are in the Pacific you can now tune into Radio Australia any time driving to and from work, in a taxi, or while at home or in the office, simply by turning on local FM.
The ever-expanding Radio Australia FM network throughout the Pacific now delivers high quality broadcasts to audiences in the key urban centres across the Pacific. Providing a diverse choice of programmes that previously have been available only via shortwave and select rebroadcasts from Pacific national broadcasters, Radio Australia is keen to increase the interaction with audiences from across the Pacific.
With new services switched on this month in the Cook Islands (Rarotonga 93FM), Papua New Guinea (Lae 102.1FM), Kiribati (Tarawa 90FM) and shortly Vanuatu (Santo 103FM) the FM network continues to build on Radio Australia’s long-standing commitment to Pacific audiences.
Newly appointed CEO of Radio Australia Mr Hanh Tran is delighted with the growing Pacific FM network. “It is exciting to see that in the Pacific our traditional radio business is alive and well, and if anything becoming more relevant to audiences than ever before. It’s a reflection of our diversity that we can provide quality and tailored content to audiences in Asia via a range of online services and to urban areas in the Pacific via our own 24-hour FM broadcasts. It shows the true meaning of being a multi-platform, varied-content provider while meeting the demands of audiences that rely on us,” stated Mr Tran.
Radio Australia now has 13 x 24-hour FM relays throughout Asia and the Pacific.
Phnom Penh and Siem Reap 101.5FM; Dili 106.5FM; Port Moresby 101.9FM; Lae 102.1FM; Honiara 107FM; Port Vila & Santos 103FM; Suva and Nadi 92.6FM; Nuku’alofa 103FM, Tarawa 90FM and Rarotonga 93FM.
6 July 2007
According to a public survey carried out by Magram Market Research commissioned by the NTV Plus satellite television company, the share of monthly audience of the Russia Today TV channel was 16% in Moscow and 25% in other regions of Russia.
The audience of Russia Today in Moscow is higher than the respective figure of CNN that has reached 15%. The Bloomberg TV channel specialising on financial and economic new is interesting for 14% of Moscow respondents.
At the same time, five per cent of the audience watch Russia Today nearly every or every day, 21% of the respondents do this once or twice a week and 14% – fewer than once a week.
Fifteen per cent of the Moscow respondents are employed in the industrial sector, 12% – in the finance, banking and insurance sectors, 6% – in public management and another 6% – in science and education. Thirty-nine per cent of the polled are mid-managers and 16 per cent are top managers.
The survey sampled more than 2,000 subscribers of NTV Plus in Moscow and other regions of Russia and was carried out in a way of telephone interviews from December 2006 to February 2007. Men and women aged 16 to 60 took part in the survey.
The news from Russia Today aim primarily at the English-speaking audience. Our audience in Moscow and Russian regions are all those who need unbiased and interesting information about Russia on a daily basis, but who do not speak Russian. The survey was made in winter. However, we have all reasons to believe that today these figures could be even higher, Margarita Simonyan, Editor-in-Chief of Russia Today, said.
26 June 2007
WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio walked home with an award for Best Programme/Show (Kannada), from the India Radio Forum 2007 Awards Ceremony held earlier this month in Mumbai, India.
The award honored Suvarna Samputa, a three-month series airing on WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio’s Kannada channel, Radio Sparsha. The category under which Radio Sparsha won this award is designed for shows that deserve particular recognition for their high standards, originality, professionalism and innovation.
Radio Sparsha’s original series was produced in-house and scripted by Mr. Prem Kumar, a well-known expert in Kannada history and literature. The series aired consecutive Sunday mornings beginning in February, to coincide with the commemoration of the Golden Jubilee celebrations for the state of Karnataka. As the name indicates, this ‘Golden Collection’ is a collection of highly interesting facts about the state, its history, literature and people. These include well researched narratives and dramatic adaptations of historical events and peoples’ profiles read out and enacted by popular Indian faces and voices from film, theatre and various other fields.
“It is an honour to be recognised for the Suvarna Samputa series on our channel Radio Sparsha, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Indian state of Karnataka,” said William Sabatini, vice president of global programming, WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio. “WORLDSPACE strives to provide programming that is unique, compelling and exclusive to our listeners in our primary market of India and beyond. This award validates that approach and motivates us to continue to develop unique programming for our markets around the world.”
26 June 2007
WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio has announced that Dr. Frank-Jurgen Richter, president of Horasis, was elected to the Company’s board of directors.
“Dr. Richter has demonstrated throughout his career, the leadership, knowledge and strategic insights that he will bring to our board,” said WORLDSPACE Chairman & CEO, Noah A. Samara. “In addition to Europe, WORLDSPACE continues to be focused on emerging markets and we believe Dr. Richter’s insights and experience will be very valuable to WORLDSPACE in the years ahead.”
“WORLDSPACE is one of the global growth companies that I most admire,” said Dr. Richter. “I am really looking forward to working with Mr. Samara and the rest of the WORLDSPACE board to help with all of the amazing things they are doing in India and Africa and as they expand into China and beyond.”
Frank-Jurgen Richter is a world authority in international affairs and global business and is the founder and president of Horasis (http://www.horasis.org) — The Global Visions Community, incorporated in Geneva, Switzerland. Through Horasis, Dr. Richter is a senior advisor to the leadership of corporations from Asia, Europe and North America. Prior to founding Horasis, Dr. Richter was director of the World Economic Forum, in charge of Asian affairs. During this time he has developed an extensive experience and knowledge on the world’s economic, business and political scene and of its key players. Under his leadership, the World Economic Forum’s summits in Asia, as well as the Asia portion of ‘Davos’ have evolved to facilitate the exchange of experiences and ideas between leaders in business, government, and civil society. He has a thorough understanding of how the world functions today — an understanding created through an on-going interaction with top business, political and intellectual leaders around the world.
19 June 2007
Australia’s ABC News has developed a ground-breaking programme to prepare journalists and
crews for covering potentially traumatic events.
The ABC’s Trauma Awareness Program was developed in collaboration with the
Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma.
In developing the courses, Heather Forbes from ABC News said she was
conscious that journalists and crews work in a demanding environment of
deadline pressures and high levels of responsibility.
“Almost by definition news is about change, fast-paced events, confrontation
and sometimes conflict,” Ms Forbes said. “Some stories, such as war, road
crashes, crime, violence, bushfires and other natural disasters may be
especially stressful and traumatic.”
The ABC has hundreds of journalists, producers, camera crews, editors and
technical staff working Australia and overseas who deal with covering
potentially traumatic events.
“Given the importance of this issue to the ABC, it was crucial to develop a
program of education, training and support that met the needs of staff and
to raise the awareness of the issues of stress and trauma in the workplace,”
Ms Forbes said.
Cait McMahon of the Dart Centre says most staff are resilient, and with good
management and a supportive work culture will cope well with reporting
traumatic events.
“But a minority of staff exposed to trauma will develop mental health
problems,” Ms McMahon says.
The ABC programme takes a three-tier approach: peer support group training,
manager awareness and staff awareness. The training sessions begin with a
powerful documentary made by ABC News in which ABC journalists and
production staff talk about their experiences of covering traumatic events.
The Trauma Awareness programme has already been rolled out in Western
Australia and training sessions are planned for the rest of the country over
coming months.
On Sunday 24 June on ABC TV at 2130, Compass examines the trauma experienced by
journalists. Former ABC News Correspondent Philip Williams speaks about his
experience of the traumatic aftermath of covering the Beslan massacre.
Philip also speaks to other journalists about their experiences.
19 June 2007
The results of the latest annual EMS Survey, published on 19 June, show that EuroNews is the most watched international news channel by upmarket consumers in Europe.
7.1million affluent decision makers and opinion leaders watch EuroNews every week. EuroNews audience has experienced continuous growth and today weekly reach stands at 18%. According to the survey, EuroNews is ahead of all the other international news channels: CNN International, Sky News, BBC World, CNBC and Bloomberg, across 16 European countries.
Olivier de Montchenu, Sales and Marketing Director of EuroNews said: “This is a huge breakthrough for the channel and will be a major turning point for the international advertising market. This is the latest evidence of the relevance of EuroNews’ concept, which meets the needs of the European elite. It really is a knock-out win for the next generation TV news channel and this will be our communication message in the coming days.”
EuroNews is the leading international news channel, clearly ahead of CNN International, with 18% weekly reach (7.1million viewers in 16 countries ahead of all other PETV news channels). When Eastern European countries are taken into account, EuroNews is also the leading international news channel, ahead of CNN International, with 17.4% weekly reach in 19 countries. EuroNews has gone from strength to strength and in 2007 the channel gained 62,000 viewers, meanwhile CNN International lost 657,000 viewers.
EuroNews is now the leading international news channel in weekly reach in 7 of the countries covered by the survey: Czech Republic, France, Finland, Germany, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.
For the first time, EMS has expanded in Eastern Europe, providing an insight into the media consumption of the elite in Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary. 54% of the Central Eastern European elite do not understand sufficient English to watch an English-speaking channel. Russian and German are key foreign languages in this region and are 2 of the 7 languages in which EuroNews broadcasts.
