NEWS
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ABU syndicates Disaster Risk Reduction conference coverage
The ABU and ten journalists from Asiavision members have provided coverage of the Asia-Pacific Minis
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Australia’s ABC launches its 2023 Trailblazers programme
Australia’s national broadcaster, the ABC, has launched its 2023 Trailblazers programme, which sho
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ABU and ASEAN Para Sports Federation explore partnership
The ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) has met with the ABU to explore future partnership in para s
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Syeda Iffat Jabbar appointed head of Radio Pakistan Peshawar
Syeda Iffat Jabbar has been appointed the first woman Station Director of Radio Pakistan Peshawar.
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Qatar’s QMC pledges ‘exceptional’ World Cup coverage
Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) says it aims to provide exceptional coverage of the 2022 FIFA World Cu
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VTV to air Vietnam-Laos festival live
Vietnam Television will provide live coverage of the 3rd Vietnam-Laos culture-sport-tourism border e
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Actor Joo Jong-hyuk to host KBS Korean Festival
Actor Joo Jong-hyuk will host public broadcaster KBS’s 2022 Korean Festival, reports from Seoul sa
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Walesi is attracting regional interest, says Fiji’s PM
Fiji’s Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, has said there is interest from regional and religious
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MBC to broadcast Major League Baseball world tour
Korean broadcaster MBC has announced that it will exclusively broadcast four exhibition games betwee
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China’s CGTN looks at space exploration
China’s international broadcaster CGTN has co-produced a programme on space exploration with the I
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ABS-CBN of the Philippines reaches 1 million TikTok followers
Philippine media company ABS-CBN Entertainment says its TikTok account has earned over one million f
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Call for accountability in killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
The Media Freedom Coalition has signed a statement calling for accountability in the killing of jour
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Australian commercial radio ad revenue rises in August
Commercial radio ad revenue for the five major Australian capital cities increased by 11.7 percent t
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WBU calls for investigation into assault on Sri Lankan media
The World Broadcast Unions has urged the Sri Lankan government to investigate an assault on media pe
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TVNZ asked to provide more sign language interpreters
A complaint about New Zealand broadcaster TVNZ's failure to provide sign language interpreters on li
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Fiji’s Northern Division set to switch to digital TV
The switch from analogue to digital television in Fiji’s Northern Division will start in September
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Queen’s funeral draws huge global TV audience
Queen Elizabeth II's funeral is predicted to have been watched by more people than the funeral of Pr
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India’s Prasar Bharati creates Internal Audit Wing
India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has created an Internal Audit Wing to strengthen financi
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Media Prima screens special film on Malaysia Day
Malaysian media company Media Prima Berhad screened a special short film, ‘3 Sekawan’, to mark M
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Cambodia calls for greater ASEAN-China media cooperation
Cambodian Minister of Information Dr Khieu Kanharith has called on ASEAN and China to work together
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Australia’s SBS Urdu to hold Pakistan floods radiothon
SBS Urdu, part of Australian public broadcaster SBS, is hosting a radiothon on 18 September to raise
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India’s Doordarshan turns 63
India’s Information and Broadcasting Minister, Anurag Singh Thakur, has conveyed his best wishes t
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Sony unveils vision for the future of media
Sony has announced a series of new products and solutions that support its vision of Architecting th
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RadioAsia’s Great Debate confirms radio is alive and well
The traditional Great Debate at this year’s RadioAsia Conference has yet again confirmed that radi
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Working smarter is key to survival, conference hears
Working smarter will ensure radio continues to thrive in the digital world, delegates at the ABU’s
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Audience response key to choosing online platforms for radio
Broadcasters should involve their audiences when deciding how to move services to digital and online
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Marcos ‘won’t block new franchise’ for broadcaster ABS-CBN
Philippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr has said he will not block efforts to give the b
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Noel Pearson to deliver the 2022 ABC Boyer Lectures
Australia’s national broadcaster, the ABC, has announced that lawyer, academic, land rights activi
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A new season of Chinese TV shows kicks off in Brazil
A second season of China Media Group programmes has begun screening in Brazil.
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Comedian named as host of KBS’ National Singing Contest
Comedian Kim Shin-young is to take over as host of KBS’s long-running National Singing Contest, th
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IBC makes successful return as in-person show
The broadcasting trade show IBC welcomed 37,000 visitors from 170 countries as it returned to an in-
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Two NHK STRL colleagues win awards
Ito Fumihito, Principal Research Engineer at NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories (NHK STR
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China celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with TV gala
China Media Group brought romance and high-tech excitement to its annual Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, s
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FBC’s Sports Channel goes HD
The Fijian Broadcasting Corporation says its Sports Channel is the first in the country and the regi
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IBC returns as a face-to-face show
IBC, a major trade show for the broadcasting industry, has returned as a face-to-face event in Amste
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China’s CMG promises a high-tech Mid-Autumn Festival Gala
China Media Group says it will use cutting-edge technologies in its annual Mid-Autumn Festival Gala,
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Korea’s KBS provides emergency typhoon coverage
Korean public broadcaster KBS demonstrated its commitment to emergency broadcasting when super typho
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Philippine broadcaster IBC-13 faces possible closure
State-owned Philippine television broadcaster International Broadcasting Corporation (IBC-13) will c
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Australian footy TV rights reach new record
The Australian Football League has sold its TV rights for a record Australian broadcast deal of A$4.
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MEASAT signs multi-year contract with Reach Ten
MEASAT Global Berhad, Malaysia’s premier satellite operator, has signed a multi-year contract with
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Pakistan satellite TV channels urged to exercise editorial control
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has again warned satellite TV channels of
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China Media Group to produce feed for 2024 Paris Olympics
China Media Group has signed an agreement with Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) to produce an int
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Rugby commentator Willie Los’e dies aged 55
Willie Los'e, a well-known rugby commentator on New Zealand radio and television, has died at the ag
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Prasar Bharati’s digital wing joins hands with Amazon
Prasar Bharati News Services (PBNS), the digital wing of India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati
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Japan’s NHK highlights latest research on its IBC website
Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK, is presenting some of its latest technological research on its IB
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Interactivity ‘vital for public radio broadcasters’
Interaction with listeners and the human touch are ways public service radio broadcasters can stay a
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Radio must deliver content in new ways, RadioAsia told
Radio can survive by delivering its content in new ways and cultivating audience interaction, the Pr
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ABU SG praises radio’s key role during pandemic
The ABU Secretary-General, Dr Javad Mottaghi, has spoken of the importance of radio in helping peopl
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Listeners to Australian commercial radio keep growing
Weekly listeners to commercial radio stations in Australia have reached their highest level yet, a n
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SBS Gagana Samoan to be broadcast on ABC Radio Australia
SBS Radio and ABC Radio Australia have launched a collaboration that will expand in-language news an
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All India Radio News Services Division gets new DG
A senior Indian Information Service officer, Dr Vasudha Gupta, has been appointed Director General o
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CMG presents programmes on China in the New Era
China Media Group and its English-language international channel CGTN are releasing a series of feat
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Second edition of Together for Peace Media Awards launched
The ABU has launched the second edition of the ABU/UNESCO Together for Peace Media Awards.
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The Philippines’ ABS-CBN scraps deal to buy shares in TV5
Philippine media company ABS-CBN Corporation has terminated its agreement to acquire 35 percent of t
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Malaysia’s Media Prima continues earnings momentum
Media Prima Berhad, Malaysia’s largest integrated media group, has recorded a 24 percent increase
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RNZ extends its Pacific analogue shortwave service
RNZ Pacific has resumed its analogue shortwave service to the Pacific region between the hours of 5a
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Concerns over paywall for more Australian AFL games
Australian Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has raised concerns about a plan for more live A
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Singapore’s CNA launches new digital audio strategy
CNA Singapore has launched a new digital audio strategy that involves live radio, original podcasts
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Assisting Pacific media important, says ABC MD
The Managing Director of ABC Australia, David Anderson, has stressed the importance of assisting the
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Media heavyweights converge on Seoul for BCWW
The BroadCast WorldWide convention, also known as BCWW, has returned to an in-person format, running
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Sri Lankan court orders progress report on SLRC case
Colombo’s Chief Magistrate has ordered the Sri Lankan police to submit a progress report on invest
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SBS Australia looks at the country’s troubled past
Australian public broadcaster SBS is to air a documentary series on perhaps the country’s most def
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Radio Pakistan launches special flood relief services
Radio Pakistan has launched special services to help people affected by the floods that have devasta
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Jeff Tan wins Mediacorp’s Star Voice contest
Jeff Tan has won The Star Voice, a six-week-long talent contest run by Singapore’s Mediacorp.
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Australia’s SBS on the hunt for new podcast ideas
Public broadcaster SBS is calling out to Australian podcasters to submit ideas showcasing originalit
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Sri Lanka’s SLBC backs solar power project
Sri Lanka’s public radio broadcaster SLBC says it has taken measures to provide a helping hand to
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VOV-Vietnam and Thailand’s PRD to strengthen ties
Vietnam’s public radio broadcaster, VOV, and the Public Relations Department (PRD) of Thailand hav
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Malaysia’s RTM airs documentary series on sporting greats
Malaysia’s national broadcaster RTM is airing a special documentary series on the country’s form
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Andrea Teo, Singapore’s ‘Queen of Comedy’, passes away
Andrea Teo, the creative mind behind some of Singapore’s most beloved television sitcoms, died of
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Chinese variety show format exported to Europe and US
‘Singing with Legends’, a variety show from Shanghai Media Group, will soon have foreign version
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Praise for Indonesian child-friendly radio and TV programmes
The quality and appeal of child-friendly broadcast programmes in Indonesia are improving, the deputy
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ABC Australia launches Pacific digital platform
Australia’s national broadcaster, the ABC, has launched the ABC Pacific digital platform to meet t
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Radio Pakistan vows to extend friendship with China Media Group
The Director General of Radio Pakistan, Sohail Ali Khan, has said his organisation will not only con
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Al Jazeera MD to deliver special address
The Managing Director of Al Jazeera English, Giles Trendle, will deliver the Special Address at the
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Hong Kong team wins ABU Robocon 2022
ABU Robocon, an annual handmade robot competition for university students in the Asia-Pacific region
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ABU distributes 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games to 7 countries
The 5th Islamic Solidarity Games ended in the Turkish city of Konya on 18 August. The event, held un
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ABC Australia announces Andrew Olle Scholarship winners
Sydney-based journalist Kamin Gock and Brisbane-based Triple J reporter Ellie Grounds have been name
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Singapore’s Mediacorp hopes to air 9 World Cup games
Singapore’s Mediacorp says it intends to air nine games of the 2022 World Cup on its free-to-air c
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Thai PBS signs MOU with India’s Prasar Bharati
Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS) has signed a memorandum of understanding with India’s
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KBS President becomes head of Korean Broadcasters Association
Kim Eui-chul, President and CEO of Korean public broadcaster KBS, has taken up the position of Chair
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Squid Game wins two Hollywood honours
Netflix's global megahit drama Squid Game won two honours at this year's Hollywood Critics Associati
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Saudi Arabia to host Arab Radio and Television Festival
Saudi Arabia will host the Arab Radio and Television Festival for the first time from 7 to 10 Novemb
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Singapore pay-TV companies negotiating for World Cup rights
Two Singapore pay-TV operators, Singtel and StarHub, say they are in negotiations with FIFA over the
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Australian commercial radio ad revenue grows in July
Commercial radio ad revenue for the five major Australian capital cities increased by 0.7 percent to
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Australia’s SBS launches Colours of Cricket podcast
Australian public broadcaster SBS has released the first episode of its new podcast Colours of Crick
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RTM Malaysia to show 41 FIFA 2022 World Cup matches
Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) will air live broadcasts of 27 matches from the 2022 FIFA World Cup
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ABC Australia appoints Chief Digital and Information Officer
ABC Managing Director David Anderson has announced the appointment of Damian Cronan to the role of C
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Indian PM attends special screening of new TV series
India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has attended a special screening of a mega-series from publ
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Al Jazeera holds vigils to remember Shireen Abu Akleh
The broadcaster Al Jazeera has held solidarity vigils to remember its reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, wh
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JAMCO to supply Japanese programmes free in 2022
JAMCO Japan is pleased to announce that it has registered free new programmes for 2022.
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Macau and media group CMG start new round of cooperation
China Media Group and the Macau Special Administrative Region government began a new round of cooper
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Pakistan and its national radio celebrate 75 years
The Director General of Radio Pakistan, Sohail Ali Khan, has extended heartfelt congratulations to a
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Indonesia confirms analogue TV switch-off in November
The Indonesian government has confirmed it will stick to its plan to cease analogue television broad
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Pakistan broadcasters set to mark independence anniversary
Pakistan’s public broadcasters, Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television, will mark the 75th anniver
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Fiji’s FBC leads the way in life insurance for staff
The Fijian Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) says it has become the first media organisation in Fiji to
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ABS-CBN Philippines to buy 35pc stake in TV5
Philippine media company ABS-CBN Corporation has agreed to acquire 35 percent of the free-to-air tel
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Qatar TV launches initiative for aspiring media professionals
More than 400 people aspiring to work in television have attended a gathering organised by Qatar TV
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Surge in sale of Korean script books
Korean bookstores have a new section to add to their aisles – K-drama scripts.
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New head for Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK
The government of Hong Kong-China has appointed Eddie Cheung as the new head for public broadcaster
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Australian PM calls for greater ABC voice in the Pacific
The Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has said it is a matter of national security that t