Bhutan aims to complete digitalising cable TV by year’s end
Bhutan aims to complete the digitalisation of cable TV by the end of this year, BBS reports. The Bhutan InfoCom and Media Authority says more than 60 of the country’s 90 local cable operators have already gone digital. The local operators are being connected to two multi-service operators. The digitalisation programme began in the capital, […]
Digital terrestrial TV set to start in Sri Lanka in 2023
The first digital terrestrial television broadcasting in Sri Lanka will start in 2023 after the launch last week of the Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting Project (DTTB), the Daily News reports. The project to digitise Sri Lankan television broadcasting is being carried out by the Ministry of Mass Media in conjunction with the Japan International Cooperation […]
MEDIAGENIX goes ‘Fast Forward to Data Value’
MEDIAGENIX PRISM & SPECTRUM to accelerate the value of Media Data Assets Brussels, 7 December 2021 — MEDIAGENIX, the market leader in lean content supply chain solutions with Media Business Management Platform WHATS’ON, announced two new professional data services, MEDIAGENIX PRISM and MEDIAGENIX SPECTRUM. The two services are aimed at accelerating the value of actionable […]
Prescription for 2022: A prognosis by Dr Ahmad Zaki Mohd Salleh, Director of Technical Operations, Media Prima, on managing the broadcast and media business during a pandemic
By Shaun Lim, APB+ Like many industries, the broadcast and media industry has not been exempted from the disruptions brought forth by the Covid-19 pandemic. If anything, broadcasters and media operators have arguably been even more adversely impacted during this period of uncertainties. Take, as an example, the coverage of large-scale live events, a production […]
IBC Cancels Amsterdam Event Amidst Escalating COVID Concerns
LONDON, UK – 23 November 2021 – IBC announces that the in person IBC2021 event has been cancelled. The move follows growing concerns about the COVID-19 situation in The Netherlands, which has deteriorated over the past week, and feedback from the IBC exhibitor and visitor community. The IBC Partnership Board made the decision today in […]
Hamid Nayeri re-elected ABU Technical Bureau Chairman
Mr Hamid D Nayeri of IRIB-Iran has been re-elected Chairman of the ABU Technical Bureau for a further two-year term. The election took place at the Technical Committee Meeting on 16 November. Mr Nayeri has been Chairman since 2018. Mr Sunil of DD-India and Mr Masashi Kamei of NHK-Japan were re-elected as Vice-Chairmen of the […]
MEDIAGENIX opens office in Sydney
MEDIAGENIX has opened an office in Sydney to serve growing demand and strengthen its market position in Australia and New Zealand. The company has described the move as another step in its commitment to the Asia-Pacific region. Johan Vanmarcke, Managing Director MEDIAGENIX APAC, manages the offices in Bangkok, Singapore and Sydney as one team and […]
Global Trekker joins MEASAT’s HD Video Neighbourhood
MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) has announced an agreement with Rock Entertainment Holdings for the distribution of Global Trekker HD via MEASAT-3a satellite. The channel joins MEASAT’s HD video neighbourhood at 91.5°E for viewers across the Asia-Pacific. Global Trekker is a premium channel which features a broad range of content that broadens one’s mind, […]
ABE 2021 – Postponed
The organisers of ABE, the Content Production & Delivery Conference & Exhibition for Australia and New Zealand, regret to announce that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation in Australia, the Conference & Exhibition will no longer be taking place from November 09-10, 2021. This world class Media & Entertainment Industry event will, instead, be held […]
Joan Warner to leave Commercial Radio Australia
Commercial Radio Australia’s long-serving Chief Executive Officer, Joan Warner, is to step down early next year. Ms Warner advised the CRA board that she would leave at the end of March 2022. CRA is the national body representing the interests of Australia’s commercial radio broadcasters. The search for a replacement CEO will start immediately with […]
