21 May 2005
Five Institutional and three new Affiliate members were approved for admission to the ABU by the Administrative Council at its half-yearly meeting in Islamabad.
The Institutional members are the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Prix Jeunesse, the World DAB Forum, the Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) Consortium and the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB).
These are the first Institutional members to be admitted to the ABU following the approval of changes to the ABU Statutes by the Almaty General Assembly last year.
The Institutional membership category is designed for organisations with which the ABU seeks closer relationships through reciprocal membership arrangements. Admission is by the invitation of the Administrative Council.
The three new Affiliate memberships approved were National Geographic Venture, USA; Multi Carrier (Mauritius) Ltd; and Network 1 Pvt Ltd, India.
The Administrative Council also agreed to have the applications from four broadcasters for Additional Full and Associate membership submitted to the Full members for balloting.
The ABU now has 148 members in 55 countries and special administrative regions.
The 78th Administrative Council meeting was hosted by PTV Pakistan. The Council accepted an invitation from Radio Television Maldives to hold next years half-yearly meeting in the Maldives.
19 May 2005
The AIB has negotiated a special rate at its official conference hotel in Montreal – but this rate can only be held until May 5!
The Hotel Gouverneur Place Depuis Montreal is situated just a few minutes from the CBC’s Montreal headquarters building where this year’s AIB Global Media Business Conference will take place.
A regular room is priced at just C$149 per night, with a business-special room at only C$189 per night.
Download the reservation form here.
19 May 2005
The AIB is pleased to announce the shortlisted entries for the inaugural AIB
International Broadcasting Awards. The Awards attracted more than 60 entries
from every continent and the judges – the AIB’s Executive Committee – were
highly impressed by the standard of programmes and technology submitted.
The shortlisted entries – in alphabetical order – are:
Category 1 – Best radio news or current affairs programme for an
international audience
BBC World Service
Crossing Continents/Assignment –
North Caucasus
Radio Australia
Bhutan
Radio Netherlands
In Limbo: Gay Palestinians
Radio France Internationale
Prevention Against Aids in Rwanda
RTHK
Mixed Blessings
Category 2 – Best children’s or youth
programme for an international audience
AVRO
Lisa
CBC
nerve: How Bad Do You Want it
Miditech PVT Ltd
The Science of India
UNESCO
The New Beginning
UNICEF
Soul Buddiez
Category 3 – Most innovative use of
technology for international broadcasting
APTN
APTN Direct
Discovery
Virtual History
EuroNews
Access to Euronews 7 languages via a
custom built interactive application
Globecast
IP Delivery
Teletrax
NBC News Channel deploys Teletrax for
204 Olympics
The Awards will be presented later this year.
19 May 2005
As more speakers confirm, the AIB has published the latest agenda for its fourth annual AIB Global Media Business Conference.
Taking place in Montreal, Canada, on 6 and 7 June 2005, the AIB Global Media Business Conference will bring together leaders of the world’s international television and radio broadcasters. Over two days there will be high-level debate and discussion and in a first for an AIB event, the 2005 Montreal conference will take place “in the round” in studio 47 – a TV studio in the CBC in central Montreal.
As well as discussion and debate, the conference will have extensive networking opportunities, including a gala evening taking place at the Cirque du Soleil’s Montreal headquarters where the first annual AIB Awards will be presented to winners from international broadcasting stations worldwide.
Every AIB member benefits from at least one delegate pass as part of their membership package, with additional delegate passes significantly reduced. For non-members, the fee for the two day event is a modest GBP605.
Full details of the conference, including a delegate registration form, can be downloaded using the link below. Call the AIB on +44 (0) 20 8297 3993 for more information.
For sponsorship opportunities, contact Anver Anderson at the AIB on +44 (0) 7734 310 426.
19 May 2005
Take a television studio in central Montreal, add leading CBC journalists and
leading media executives from all over the world, and you have the right formula
for great discussion and debate.
Studio 47 at the CBC Montreal TV and radio complex is where many of the
world’s media leaders will gather…here’s a sneak preview.
Click on the studio to go to the conference section of the AIB website to
find out more about the fourth annual AIB Global
Media Business Conference that takes place in Montreal, Canada on 6
and 7 June 2005.
19 May 2005
The annual AIB Global Media Business Conference is an excellent opportunity to place your brand in front of media leaders from all over the world and to be seen supporting the international broadcasting industry’s only annual summit.
The conference – now in its fourth year – brings together delegates from the world’s leading television, radio and web companies. Taking place in the round in one of the CBC’s television studios in Montreal, the AIB Global Media Business Conference will provide sponsors with tremendous exposure and immense opportunities to reach decision-makers in global broadcasting.
Full information is available in the sponsorship brochure, which you can download in PDF form using the link below.
Join the AIB and the world’s media leaders in Montreal this June.
