VOA health programme for Africa connects audience, doctors

“Health Chat,” a pioneering new Voice of America radio program, is giving listeners in Africa a direct line to medical professionals.

Veteran health reporter Linord Moudou, the host of “Health Chat,” says the half-hour show makes it possible for people to question doctors and health care professionals about the specific issues they face in Africa.

“We want to tailor the show to our audience,” Linord says, “so we will listen to their concerns, answer their questions, and discuss things like prevention and family health, subjects that affect the lives of our listeners.”

The weekly English language call-in program, which airs every Tuesday (at 1730 UTC), will also highlight the latest health and medical news and focus on one particular issue each week.

The guest on this week’s show is Dr. Halima Mwenesi, a senior project director at the global development organization FHI 360. Dr. Mwenesi discusses malaria control and what is being done to fight the mosquito-borne disease, which kills nearly one-million people around the world every year, many of them children in Africa.

“Health Chat” is broadcast on shortwave, FM and AM affiliate stations in Africa. A companion webpage has health information, stories, helpful links and a place to leave comments and ask questions.

In addition to Health Chat, Linord Moudou hosts a health segment on the VOA program In Focus, a 30-minute TV news magazine program, which airs in English five days a week.

Vizrt signs Broadcast Graphics Deal worth more than USD 380,000 in India

Vizrt Ltd., a leading provider of content production tools for the digital media industry, announced today that the Company has signed a deal worth in excess of USD 380,000 for the implementation of Broadcast Graphics products with a new Television Station in India.

The deal includes products for the production of daily newscasts. In the newsroom, producers fill in graphic content using the template-based content management system, Viz Content Pilot. Along with graphics the producers will be able to build customer branded maps in Viz World from within their newsroom control system.

In the control room, Viz Trio will be used as a character-generator (CG) to trigger all graphics to air in real time. Viz Ticker 3D will take in data to display a live ticker with animated 3D objects, images and text.

In the studio, Viz Virtual Studio allows the designers to create complex 2D and 3D sets with interactivity. All graphics will be designed in Viz Artist and rendered in real time using the Viz Engine, Vizrt’s powerful rendering platform.

With the Vizrt suite of Broadcast Graphics tools, the station will go on air mid-summer with the most compelling and advanced graphics available today.

WTA announces winners of the Independent Teleport Operator and Teleport Technology Awards

The World Teleport Association has announced the winners of the 17th Teleport Awards for Excellence. The awards are presented each year to organizations and individuals in the teleport industry whose achievements have been deemed exceptional by the international trade association and its awards committees, made up of industry members from across the globe.

The 2012 recipients are:

Independent Teleport Operator of the Year: Jordan Media City. Jordan Media City is a Free Zone broadcast facility based in Jordan. With 25 transponders on a range of satellites including ArabSat, NileSat, Yahsat, Hot Bird and AsiaSat 1A, JMC has established itself as a leader in providing DTH TV and radio services, standard definition in MPEG 2 and 4 as well as high definition in MPEG 4. JMC hosts a large playout Center originating 80 TV channels using Harris servers and Harmonic Pebble Peach automation system. In addition, JMC hosts two large studios (600 Square meters each) for drama and other productions, and two small studios ideal for interviews. Mr. Salah Hamzah, CEO of Nilesat, was on hand to accept the award on behalf of Jordan Media City from WTA Chairman, M. Brett Belinsky, Strategy & Business Development Director at Arqiva Broadcast & Media.

Teleport Technology of the Year: NS3

Media industry events 2012


March 2012

CeBIT, Hannover, Germany: 6-10 March 2012 www.cebit.de

ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2012, Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia: 6-9 March 2012 www.abu.org.my/dbsymposium

FT Digital Media & Broadcasting Conference 2012, London: 7-8 March 2012
www.ftconferences.com
Attendees are typically C-Suite, VP and Director level from right across the industry, including content providers, broadcasters, software applications, telecoms, mobile, network operators, cable satellite, ISPs, hardware manufacturers, advertising/ marketing agencies, investors

SXSW 2012, Austin, Texas: 9-18 March 2012 www.sxsw.com

SXSW has grown from a tiny music festival into a massive media event that reflects, discusses and showcases trends in culture and media but also often creates them.

Satellite 2012, Washington DC, USA: 12-15 March 2012

DVB World 2012, Rome, Italy:12-14 March 2012 www.dvbworld.org

RadioAsia 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia: 12-14 March 2012 www.radioasia.org

FICCI Frames, Mumbai, India: 14-16 March 2012 www.ficci-frames.com

Radiodays Europe, Barcelona, Spain: 15-16 March 2012 www.radiodayseurope.com

The world’s largest trade fair showcasing digital IT and telecommunications solutions for home and work environments.

IP&TV World Forum, London: 20-22 March 2012
www.iptv-forum.com

IP&TV World Forum is unique in uniting the varied players in the broadcast landscape to advance the opportunities presented by IP delivery. The event brings together broadcasters from a wide variety or platform backgrounds – smart TV, OTT, cable, satellite, terrestrial, & telco–to-network, compare experiences and brainstorm solutions.

IP and Media in the Digital Age conference, London, UK: 23 March 2012
www.conferencesandtraining.co.uk/ip-media

Increasingly the population is turning to online and digital methods to consume media. This has led to a proliferation of ways in which intellectual property rights can be abused, which is particularly demonstrated by the increase in illegal download websites and peer to peer software. This conference will be tackling keeping media specialists up to date with protecting intellectual property rights. AIB members can receive a 20% discount.

Musikmesse, Frankfurt, Germany: 21-24 March 2012 www.musik.messefrankfurt.com

CASBAA India Satellite Industry Forum 2012, New Delhi, India: tba www.casbaa.com

Changing Media Summit 2012, London, UK: 21-22 March 2012 www.guardian.co.uk

CCBN, Beijing, China: 21-23 March 2012 www.ccbn.tv

Convergence India, New Delhi, India: 21-23 March 2012 www.biztradeshows.com

FEB Conference, Dresden, Germany: 22-25 March 2012 www.feb.org

Afri-Tech Summit, Johannesburg, South Africa: 22-24 March 2012 www.afri-tech.com

AES UK Conference, York, UK: 25-27 March 2012 www.aes.org

Social TV Forum Europe, London: 27-28 March 2012 www.social-tv.net


April 2012

MIPTV, Cannes, France: 1-4 April 2012 www.miptv.com

The NAB Show, Las Vegas, USA: 14-19 April 2012 www.nabshow.com

The Festival of Media Global 2012, Montreaux, Switzerland: 15-17 April 2012 www.festivalofmedia.com

The Internet Show Middle East, Dubai, UAE: 17-18 April 2012 www.internetshow.ae

Caspian Telecoms 2012, Istanbul, Turkey: 19-20 April 2012 www.caspiantelecoms.com

Poznan Media Expo, Posnan, Poland: 20-22 April 2012 www.mediaexpo.pl

Asia Pacific Pay TV Operators Summit, Ayana Resort, Bali: 24-26 April 2012

CBA General Conference, Brisbane, Australia: 22-25 April 2012 www.cba.org.uk

132nd AES Convention, Budapest, Hungary: 26-29 April 2012 www.aes.org

Cairo ICT, Cairo, Egypt: 26-29 April 2012 www.cairoict.com

One of the region’s prime events covering the entire spectrum of telecommunications, information technology, networking, computing and broadcast technologies.

NAB Show, Las Vegas, USA: 9-14 April 2012 www.nabshow.com


May 2012

2012 Eurovision TV Summit, Lucerne, Switzerland: tba www.ebu.ch

PALME Middle East, Dubai, UAE: 1-3 May 2012 www.palme-middleeast.com

IP&TV Asia, Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia: 8-9 May 2012 www.iptv-asia.com

Nordic Media Festival, Bergen, Norway: 9-11 May 2012 www.nordiskemediedager.no

EBU Radio Assembly, Stockholm, Sweden: 10-11 May 2012 www.ebu.ch

Sviaz Expo Comm 2012, Moscow, Russia: 14-17 May 2012 www.expocomm.ru

Digital Home World Summit, London: 15-16 May 2012 www.the-connected-home.com

PAL Show, Toronto, Canada: 15-16 May 2012

The Cable Show, Boston, USA: 21-23 May 2012 www.thecableshow.com

RadioTV Forum, Rome, Italy: 22-23 May 2012 www.radiotvforum.it

SatCom Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa: 21-24 May 2012 www.terrapinn.com

Kiev International TV & Radio Fair, Kiev, Ukraine: 22-24 May 2012 www.media-fair.kiev.ua

The TV Show Africa 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa: 21-24 May 2012 www.terrapinn.com

CeBIT Australia, Sydney, Australia: 22-24 May 2012 www.cebit.com.au

Asia Media Summit 2012, Bangkok, Thailand: 29-30 May 2012 www.aibd.org.my

The Open Mobile Summit: Connecting Everything, London: 29-31 May 2012 www.openmobilesummit.com

Koba 2012, Seoul, Korea: 29 May – 1 June 2012 www.eventseye.com

PALM India Expo, Mumbai, India: 31 May – 2 June 2012 www.palmindiaexpo.com

3DTV World Forum 2012, London: tba www.3dtvworldforum.com


June 2012

Arab Advisors Group, the Second Leadership Forum, Jordan: 4-5 June 2012 www.arabadvisors.com

InfoComm 2012, Las Vegas, USA: 9-15 June 2012 www.infocommshow.org

The 52nd Monte Carlo Television Awards, Monaco: 10-14 June 2012

RDS Forum Meeting, Glion/Montreaux, Switzerland: 11-12 June 2012

18th Shanghai TV Festival, Shanghai: 11-15 June 2012 www.stvf.com

CDN World Forum, London, UK: 12-13 June 2012 www.cdnconference.com

BroadcastAsia 2012, Singapore: 19-22 June 2012 www.broadcast-asia.com

ANGACable, Cologne, Germany: 12-14 June 2012 www.angacable.com

Social TV World Summit, London: 19-20 June 2012 www.iptvworldseries.com

CommunicAsia, Singapore: 19-22 June 2012 www.communicasia.com

Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum, Bonn, Germany: 25-27 June 2012 www.dw-gmf.de

IPI World Congress, Trinidad & Tobago: 23-26 June 2012 www.ipiworldcongress.com

Digital TV Central & Eastern Europe,Prague, Prague, Czech Republic: 26-28 June 2012 www.conference.digitaltvcee.com

The Future of Broadcasting, London, UK: 27-28 June 2012
www.marketforce.eu.com

Now in its 10th year, The Future of Broadcasting has consistently attracted around 200 senior attendees each year from the channels and distributors, content producers, advertising and digital agencies, social media, gaming and technology companies, infrastructure and telecoms equipment suppliers, regulators and professional services firms who come together to give you the best overview of where the industry is going. AIB members can receive a 10% discount.

IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting, Nürnberg, Germany: 27-29 June 2012 www.ieee-bmsb2012.org


July 2012


August 2012

IFA, Berlin, Germany: 31 August – 5 September 2012 www.ifa-berlin.de

MediaGuardian Edingburgh International TV Festival, Edingburgh, UK: tba www.mgeitf.co.uk


September 2012

IBC 2012, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: 6-11 September 2012 www.ibc.org

Planet of the Apps Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa: 10-13 September 2012 www.terrapinn.com

NAB Radio Show, Dallas, Texas, USA: 19-21 September 2012 www.nabradioshow.com

Apps World Asia, Singapore: tba

Social Media World Forum Asia, Singapore: tba ww.socialmedia-forum.com


October 2012

CDN World Summit, London: 2-4 October 2012 www.cdnworldsummit.com

IP&TV Forum EurAsia East Europe, Istanbul, Turkey: 9-10 October 2012 www.iptv-easterneurope.com

Broadcast India 2012, Mumbai, India: 10-12 October 2012 www.broadcastindiashow.com

Munich Media Days 2012, Munich, Germany: 24-26 October 2012

IP Cable World Summit, London: 16-17 October 2012 www.ip-cable.net

DISCOP Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa: 31 October – 2 November www.discop.com (the most established TV market in Sub-Saharan Africa)

IP&TV Forum Middle East & North Africa, Dubai: 30-31 October 2012 www.iptv-mea.com


November 2012

OTTv World Summit, London: 6-8 November 2012 www.ottworldsummit.com

2012 AIBs – international media excellence awards, London: 7 November 2012

Satis, Paris, France: 13-15 November 2012 www.satis-expo.com

AfricaCast, Cape Town, South Africa: 14-15 November 2012 www.africacast-event.com

Global Broadcast Summit, London, UK: 28-29 November 2012
www.globalbroadcastsummit.com

The GBS is not a conference; it is an exclusive round table industry debate for leading broadcast CEOs, regulators and government officials to consider the global broadcast industry from policy/regulatory, business strategy, audience and programming perspectives.


December 2012

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