3 June 2011
Voice of Americas popular nightly news program “TV Ashna” will stay on the air in Afghanistan for another five years under the terms of a new contract signed this week by VOA and Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA), the government broadcasting organization.
VOA Director Designate David Ensor told reporters at the signing ceremony in Kabul that he was delighted that there is a new contract that extends the partnership between VOA and RTA. Under the agreement, RTA broadcasts the VOA program.
“TV Ashna,” a one-hour VOA news broadcast in the Dari and Pashto languages, has gained a growing audience in Afghanistan with its dynamic interviews, news and sports reporting. The program airs six nights a week, Saturday through Thursday.
Ensor, who is currently Director of Communications and Public Diplomacy at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, thanked RTA for its cooperation with VOA, saying both organizations are committed to freedom of the media and quality reporting on issues that matter to Afghanistan.
The Director General of RTA Mohammad Zarin Anzoor said, “We are witnessing an extension for 5 more years of VOA Ashna TV which will be heard in Afghanistan from 6 pm to 7 pm daily.”
In addition to news from Afghanistan and the region, “TV Ashna” reports on U.S. and international developments, including extensive coverage of the uprisings in the Middle East and world reaction to the death of Osama bin Laden.
VOA Dari and Pashto websites have also grown in popularity over the past three years and the content is delivered on mobile browsers, social media sites including Facebook and Twitter, and a daily email news summary offered to subscribers.
For the latest international news or for more information about VOA and its programs, visit www.voanews.com. For VOA Dari visit www.voanews.com/dari/news. For VOA Pashto, visit www.voanews.com/pashto/news.
31 May 2011
An extraordinary alignment of the stars must have brought about this surprising, yet natural joining of forces. The international news channel, euronews, and the world-renowned musician, Jean Michel Jarre, have decided to work together to cover a series of events, uniting their respective talents and know-how.
euronews and Jean Michel Jarre gravitate in similar directions, using the strength of images projected on the international stage. They also share common roots in the city of Lyon where Jarre was born and where euronews was established in 1993.
euronews will now accompany the artist on his European and global tours in the coming years.
The channel will be covering the release of Jean Michel Jarre’s albums, including the upcoming “Essentials & Rarities,” available as of Monday, 30 May 2011. euronews will also participate in Jarre’s European tour which will soon take him to every corner of the continent. Jean Michel Jarre and the teams of Euronews are exploring a whole range of collaborative projects on themes such as innovation in images, sound, the media and emerging technologies.
No Comment Live at the concert in Monaco
euronews will give a live, exclusive broadcast of the concert by Jean Michel Jarre for the wedding of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock on 1 July. The show will be rebroadcast on a special edition of the channel’s emblematic programme, “No Comment Live,” and on all of its media platforms. From the event preparations to the live concert at Port Hercule and the ceremony, euronews will for the first time in its history create a real media event with complete coverage of the princely wedding. The build-up in the week before the celebration and highlights including the concert will be detailed in an upcoming press release by the channel.
About the partnership, Jean Michel Jarre said, “I always watch euronews during my frequent travels around the word. I genuinely appreciate the channel and feel a close connection with the values it defends: pure information, without distortion, factual analysis and a comprehensive perspective on the world. For me, it is an incredible resource for sharing and a platform for my European projects.”
Michael Peters, Managing Director of euronews, explained, “The contact with Jean Michel Jarre has convinced us that an international news channel like euronews can venture into new territory by creating such an original partnership. We have found a synergy in the uniting of two different worlds and euronews is proud to accompany Jean Michel Jarre and his team on their worldwide audio-visual explorations.” (source: euronews press release)
27 May 2011
The AIB’s latest global news briefing has been published.
Delivered to more than 25,000 media leaders globally, this edition includes news on distribution, technology, programming and more.
Click on the link below to access this new edition.
27 May 2011
Voice of Americas Georgian Service, which first went on the air May 26, 1951, is being hailed for the role it has played in helping bring democracy to the former Soviet republic.
In a message marking the 60th anniversary of the services creation, Georgias Ambassador to the United States, Temur Yakobashvili said, “Without any exaggeration I can say that the VOA Georgian Service has played a big role in spreading Americas voice to the people of Georgia and making it possible for me to represent a sovereign nation here in the United States. VOAs Georgian Service is as relevant today as it has always been in the past.”
VOA began broadcasting a one-half hour daily program to the Georgian people during the most frigid days of the cold war, when Georgia was still a Soviet Socialist Republic. For the past sixty years, through the countrys transition to democracy, the service has continued to provide accurate, balanced and comprehensive news and information to the people of Georgia.
Among its many admirers is Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who has praised the service as unique and important in covering events in and around Georgia.
VOAs Georgian Service radio broadcasts were increased to one hour daily in August 2008 following Russias military incursion into Georgian territory. The Service broadcasts seven hours of original radio programming a week, reaching listeners via the FM network of Georgias Public Broadcasting Corporation, the countrys most powerful FM distribution facility. The broadcasts are also heard on shortwave frequencies.
Since November 2010, the VOA Georgian Service has also produced a weekly 15-minute TV program that is broadcast by Georgias Public Broadcasting Corporation. The Services video reports, along with its daily radio programs, are also available on its website and through Facebook, Youtube and Twitter.
Visit VOAs Georgian Service at www.voanews.com/georgian/news. (Source: VOA press release)
26 May 2011
Have you entered your best work? The AIB’s global network of monitors and specialists has spotted some great productions that seem not to have reached marketing departments.
Will your entry look great on the awards night? Making a short professional video is the best way to explain a multimedia project – it is difficult to project a poster or a multi-page brochure on a big screen.
Does the accompanying material explain what is on the tape? Judges have told us that notes from entrants did not explain how the production was different or why it should be considered for that award category.
Is your entry complete? We had entries
incorrectly labelled and found more than 20 blank Digibeta tapes in submissions for the last awards.
Do not leave reserving your places at the 2011AIBs dinner too late. We
have been over-subscribed for the last two years and have had to turn away people who
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26 May 2011
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