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.
9 May 2005
The professional guide to global broadcasting.
If you need to know who’s head of news at TRT or technology director at SABC, head of sport at KBS Korea or technical director at TBS Tokyo, the AIB Directory of Global Broadcasting is your essential reference work.
Published twice every year to keep up with changes in personnel, phone numbers and other data, the AIB Directory of Global Broadcasting is essential for anyone in the broadcasting industry. The AIB Directory of Global Broadcasting includes industry listings – from uplink providers to transmission companies, production systems suppliers to industry associations.
The AIB Directory of Global Broadcasting is available on subscription that provides two editions (one year’s worth – the December and the July issues) to keep your contact information up-to-date.
During May 2005, there’s a special offer – we’ll give you three editions for the price of two! That means if you order before 31 May, you will receive the current edition, the July 2005 edition and the January 2006 edition…at no extra cost!
Order online today – click
here
5 May 2005
AIB
chief executive Simon Spanswick is to chair the first day of the Digital Radio
Show in London on 1 June.
The two day conference will examine the state of digital radio markets around
the world and the different systems that have been developed from DAB to DRM to
HD Radio, as well as looking at the opportunities for interactivity and enhanced
data services.
Spanswick, who has been involved in digital radio since the early 1990s, will
lead speakers from across the industry, including AIB members such as RadioScape
and Deutsche Welle and other organisations including Microsoft, RTL Group,
iBiquity and the EBU.
Full information the conference is available online by following the link
