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PRESS RELEASE – LONDON 18 JUNE 2013
The Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) today announced that Kazakhstan Republican TV and Radio had joined the association as a gold member. This marks an important step in highlighting the increasing role of Central Asia and of Kazakhstan in global broadcasting and the involvement of the AIB in this region.
‘We are delighted to welcome Kazakhstan Republican TV and Radio as AIB’ s first member in Central Asia, ‘ said Simon Spanswick, chief executive of the AIB.’ We look forward to working with the whole team in Astana as the broadcaster develops and modernises its operations throughout the country. It is great that this major Central Asian broadcaster is the first to get involved with AIB as we greatly expand our work across Asia.’
‘We are glad to join the Association for International Broadcasters that bridges key players on the global media market. As a part of the AIB community we look forward to benefiting from our membership and contributing to the development of the broadcasting media worldwide’, said Nurzhan Mukhamedzhanova, chairman of the “Kazakhstan” Republican Television and Radio Corporation.
For more information, contact Simon Spanswick at the AIB in the United Kingdom on +44 (0) 20 7993 2557, e-mail simon.spanswick@aib.org.uk.
About Kazakhstan Republican TV and Radio
“Kazakhstan” Republican Television and Radio Corporation is a state-owned media company that brings together the “Kazakhstan” National TV channel, “Madeniet” (Culture), “Balapan” (Kids), “KazSport” TV channels, Kazakh Radio, Radio “Shalkar”, Radio “Astana” and Radio “Classic” as well as “Kazinform” News Agency and 14 regional television companies. The Corporation originates from the first airing of Kazakh radio in 1922 and first regular TV channel of Kazakhstan, established in 1958. For more information, visit www.kaztrk.kz
About AIB
Established in 1993, the Association for International Broadcasting | AIB is a non-profit, non-government, industry association founded in 1993 to represent, promote and assist its members. It currently has a membership of over 50 companies in around 30 countries, including major broadcasters serving audiences of hundreds of millions of people each week. With a reach of over 26,000 communicators and media professionals, AIB is a unique centre of information about international broadcasting, covering TV, radio, online and mobile. AIB researches regular market intelligence briefings for its members and provides client-specific consultancy and project support. Members receive an extensive package of services throughout the year. AIB publishes the comprehensive AIB Global Broadcasting Sourcebook and the international media magazine, The Channel. AIB hosts the annual AIB International Media Excellence Awards – the “AIBs”. For more information, visit www.aib.org.uk and theaibs.tv or call +44 (0) 20 7993 2557
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The Board of Radio New Zealand has today appointed Paul Thompson as the next Chief
Executive and Editor-in-Chief of the national public service broadcaster.
The appointment follows the January announcement by Radio New Zealand’s CEO, Peter
Cavanagh, that he would be stepping down from the position when his contract expires at the end of the year. Paul Thompson is currently the Group Executive Editor of Fairfax Media in New Zealand and a former award winning editor of the Christchurch Press and the Nelson Mail.
The Chair of Radio New Zealand, Richard Griffin, says Thompson is a widely respected and experienced media executive with a track record of achievement and successful leadership. “The Board was encouraged by the quality of those individuals who responded to the request for expressions of interest in the position. The process of selection was thorough and competitive and we are sure we have now appointed a CEO who is ideally versed in the concepts of editorial integrity and executive management that have been the hallmark of Peter Cavanagh’s ten years at the helm.”
Paul Thompson says he feels privileged to be chosen to lead such a respected and influential organisation. “Radio New Zealand plays a pivotal role in New Zealand life and I’m immensely looking forward to the challenge”.
Mr Thompson will take up his new responsibilities with Radio New Zealand later in the year.
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The Julian Assange Show, RT’s weekly interview program, won Silver World Medal in the Documentary/Information Program: Politics television category. The 12-episodes series aired exclusively on RT from April through July 2012 and featured exclusive interviews with some of the most influential and iconoclastic politicians and thinkers of the day. The program generated a media firestorm, was reported on by the most prominent media organizations and discussed in a multitude of blogs across the world.
The Silver World Medal that RT was awarded for The Julian Assange Show was the highest honor awarded this year in the Politics category. The only other entry honored in that category received a Bronze.
RT also won the New York Festivals Gold Medal in the Information/Magazine Program Promotion category, with its promo for From The Shadows (Desde la Sombra), a weekly show hosted by renowned author and public speaker Daniel Estulin on RT’s Spanish channel. The program takes a closer look into the secrets held by world’s business and political elites.
RT has previously been a laureate of New York Festivals in 2009, in the Best News Documentary category. Then, the network won Silver World Medal for “A city of desolate mothers” – RT’s special report on South Ossetia.
The New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards honors the World’s Best Television & Films. This year’s Awards received entries from 50 countries from around the world. RT competed with such high-profile international broadcasters as BBC, CNBC, CNN, Deutshe Welle, ESPN, HBO, NHK, and TVE and was named a finalist in 5 out of the total 15 categories. The award ceremony took place on April 9th at NAB in Las Vegas.
ITN Source has signed a deal to license material from Daybreak, Lorraine and the GMTV back catalogue in an extension of its existing representation of clips sales of ITV material.
Twenty years of interviews and content is now available to producers and organisations through ITN Source, the footage licensing division of ITN. Key moments include Prime Ministers David Cameron, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown on the Daybreak and GMTV sofas, Hollywood A-listers, Eamonn Holmes’ famously awkward interview with David Blaine, coverage of all of the big award ceremonies and live performances from Take That, Westlife and Amy Winehouse.
ITN Source has represented the ITV catalogue since 2003, and is currently working with ITV to identify key titles from the back catalogue to digitise and make available online so they can be previewed and purchased via the ITNSource.com portal.
Examples of the new ITV content available as a result of this announcement are online here and more information on the full range of ITV material available through ITN Source is here.
“ITV is an important partner for ITN Source as we’ve represented its catalogue since 2003 and are now in the process of enhancing it through digitisation,” said Simon Wood, Head of UK Sales at ITN Source. “ITV content complements the extensive news archive material represented by ITN Source, and the addition of twenty years of memorable moments from ITV breakfast television to our portfolio will be a valuable resource for producers and those who license ITN and third-party content.”
