Workshop on Enhancing Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting Transition Experience

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) and the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) are jointly organizing a Pre-Summit Regional Workshop on Enabling & Enhancing the DTT Broadcasting Experiences to be held in Incheon, Republic of Korea, on 23 May 2016. The Workshop will precede the Asia Media Summit 2016 which will be held from 24 to 26 May 2016.

The pre-summit workshop organised by AIBD/ITU/ABU aims to provide broadcasters and other media professionals a clear understanding to digital broadcasting services. This one-day workshop provides expert knowledge and information on the current status of the digital terrestrial television broadcasting, Interactive multimedia services, Digital broadcasting: issues & challenges as well as sharing some of the case studies and experiences on analogue to digital implementation.

The workshop is designed for a wide audience of Policy Makers, Regulators, Broadcast Engineers, Corporate Executives and Managers, i.e. middle-level managers, administrators and officials dealing with strategic planning for the introduction and business for Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting. The final program will be available at https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/AsiaPacific/Pages/Events/2016/May-PreAMS/home.aspx

To participate in the ITU-AIBD-ABU Pre-Summit Workshop on Enhancing Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting Transition Experience and Asia Media Summit 2016, please register online at:

in the website http://www.aibd.org.my/ams as soon as possible. Please be informed that no fee is being applied for participants who attend the ITU-AIBD-ABU Pre-Summit Workshop. However approval from organisers is essential. Travel arrangements, accommodation should be made and borne by the participating organisation or the individual.

Those participants requiring an entry visa to Korea are requested to contact their local Embassy of Korea for information well in advance.

For further information about the Pre-Summit Workshop, please feel free to contact Mr. Wisit Atipayakoon (wisit.atipayakoon@itu.int) or Dr. AMAL Punchihewa (amal@abu.org.my).

It is envisaged that at the end of the workshop the participants will be able to understand:
    • Technology trends and status of digital broadcasting transition worldwide
    • Strategies to make smooth transition from analogue to digital terrestrial television broadcasting
    • Country experiences on transition from analogue to digital terrestrial television broadcasting

We look forward to your participation at the workshop and followed by the Asia Media Summit.

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