AIB has published its latest industry briefing, including stories from across the world’s media companies. From India to Kenya, Israel to Kazakhstan, you can gain the inside track to developments globally with AIB.
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AIB has published its latest industry briefing, its round-up of news from and about AIB members, plus stories from the wider industry. In this edition we cover production, technology, people and distribution.
You can read the briefing online here.
These briefings are published by AIB every four weeks or so and reach more than 26,000 media leaders globally. For information on how you can use this industry briefing to tell your story, contact Matthew Porter or Judy Lund on +44 20 7993 2557.
1106 GMT, Thursday 12 July – the end of an era. That’s when Bush House, home to BBC World Service for the last 70 years, will cease to be its home, the place from where the strains of Lilliburlero have been broadcast on the global English-language service to listeners around the world on the hour, every hour.
The final broadcast will be an English-language news bulletin starting after the 1100GMT time signal. Then, as the transmission light goes out for the last time, the final members of staff will decamp to the brand new extension to Broadcasting House a couple of miles away from Bush where the rest of the World Service is now located.
And if you’re hungry for a piece of nostalgia – or need a good, albeit heavily-used, radio studio, you can bid on the first phase of the technical equipment that World Service is leaving behind. An online auction is being run that will see all the broadcasting kit, plus a good deal of somewhat scuffed office furniture as well as a couple of pianos, disposed of.
Take a look at The Guardian‘s pictorial tribute to Bush House, and take a trip down memory lane on the Bush House Memories Facebook group.
And from everyone at the AIB who has worked at Bush, we say thank you for having us and farewell.
AIB has published its latest industry briefing, its round-up of news from and about AIB members, plus stories from the wider industry. In this edition, F1 rights in Italy, Smart TV app for Eurosport, people news from euronews, SatLink Communications and A+E Networks as well as technology and distribution news.
You can read the briefing online here.
These briefings are published by AIB every four weeks or so and reach more than 26,000 media leaders globally. For information on how you can use this industry briefing to tell your story, contact Matthew Porter or Judy Lund on +44 20 7993 2557.
In the latest attack on a journalist in Belarus, police and security agents assaulted and interrogated RFE/RL correspondent Ina Studzinskaja while she was reporting on an opposition meeting outside of Minsk.
Studzinskaja, a free-lancer with RFE/RL’s Belarusian Service, Radio Svaboda, was detained by police and security agents for three hours on May 31 while on assignment in Svetlahorsk to cover a meeting of opposition activists and local residents.
According to Studzinskaja, police Maj. Jauhen Valentsinovich Klepik grabbed and twisted her arm to prevent her from using her mobile phone to call in a live report for the service’s afternoon broadcast. Studzinskaja was then taken to a local police station and interrogated, although no charges were brought against her. Upon her release, she reported the assault in a broadcast that evening.
Studzinskaja filed a complaint against Klepik for “rude behavior” and interference with her journalistic duties. Other agencies, including BelaPAN, , and Charter 97, also reported on activists being manhandled by Klepik during detention.
“We condemn the brutal and continued harassment of our journalists in Belarus,” said RFE/RL President Steven W. Korn. “This most recent incident displays the importance of media organizations to shine a light on these abuses and to defend the rights of journalists who are targeted by authorities for simply doing their jobs.”
Radio Svaboda reporters are often harassed by Belarusian security agencies while covering events. Several correspondents were detained last summer while reporting on the “silent protests” that swept throughout the country. The service’s website was also hit with a cyber attack that for a short period affected its ability to distribute coverage of the protests.
AIB has published a facilities for broadcasters booklet with recommendations of companies that can offer last minute facilities across OB units, satellite links, radio studios, playout services and more.
The booklet – available free of charge – also includes a small selection of some of the AIB’s favourite restaurants and attractions in London for those who manage to escape the Olympic Park and the IBC.
“This is part of the ongoing support that AIB offers both its members and the wider broadcasting industry,” says Simon Spanswick, AIB CEO. “Since AIB is based in the UK, we know what services are available for broadcasters coming in to cover the Olympic Games, even for very late requirements.”
To obtain a copy of the booklet, complete your details below for instant access to the PDF. Alternatively, call AIB on +44 (0) 20 7993 2557 to order a print edition.
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The facilities guide will be updated regularly. If you have facilities on offer, from studios to production facilities, car-parking to accommodation, contact AIB on +44 (0) 20 7993 2557 to secure a listing.
This year’s AIBs – our international media awards – includes a special category to reward the best coverage of London 2012. Full information is at http://theaibs.tv/best-coverage-of-london-2012/.