Sri Lanka has taken an important step by selecting DVB-T2 as the national standard for the Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting. In order to prepare for the roll out of Digital Television Broadcasting a workshop on DVB-T/T2 Technologies and Measurements was organized jointly by AIBD, SLRC & Rhode & Schwarz from 24-28 January 2011 in Colombo.
The workshop was formally inaugurated by Mr. Sarath Kongahage, Chairman, SLRC and and Mr. C.D. Abeysinghe, Director General, SLRC. The function was attended by DDG(Admin), DDG(Engineering), Director (T&R) and other dignitaries including representatives from MTV, ITN and Swarnavahini.
Sri Lanka has taken an important step by selecting DVB-T2 as the national standard for the Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting. In order to prepare for the roll out of Digital Television Broadcasting a workshop on DVB-T/T2 Technologies and Measurements was organized jointly by AIBD, SLRC & Rhode & Schwarz from 24-28 January 2011 in Colombo.
The workshop was formally inaugurated by Mr. Sarath Kongahage, Chairman, SLRC and and Mr. C.D. Abeysinghe, Director General, SLRC. The function was attended by DDG(Admin), DDG(Engineering), Director (T&R) and other dignitaries including representatives from MTV, ITN and Swarnavahini.
The objective of the workshop was to enable participants:
– to understand digital television broadcasting systems – DVB-T & T2
– to asses the requirements for analogue to digital switchover
– to evaluate planning parameters for network coverage
– to understand the compression technologies and its applications
– to understand Single Frequency Networking
– to carryout measurements on STB and Transmitters
Mr. Hock Leong Tan, Specialist Engineer, Trainer, Rohde & Schwarz Asia, Singapore conducted this training and shared his valuable knowledge and experience with the participants.
22 participants from various Television broadcasting organization (SLRC, MTV, ITN & Swarnavahini) in Sri Lanka had participated in this workshop.
Apart from theory, covering DVB Technologies & Applications, DVB-T2 Overview, DVB-T2 Technology primer, Compression, Interference and Noise and Single Frequency Network, etc., there were practical demonstrations made using DVB-T1/T2 signal generator, Analyser and Set Top Box. Participants were given opportunity to configure various parameters and observed the result.
Most of the participants rated this workshop very high and have benefited a lot in terms of knowledge and skill. Some of the remarks made by the participants are:
- It was very interesting. As we met this sort of training for the first time, the time was felt as bit insufficient. But as a whole it was fine.
- It met my expectations fully.
- When our system conversion begins from analogue to digital, we will be able to utilize the knowledge gained from this course.
- SLRC is now in the position of Analogue to Digital transition. Therefore, to make this transition success, we need to have a sound knowledge about this technology. Hence this will much helpful for the success of Analogue to Digital transition.
- The Trainer performed his work very efficiently. Within a week we are able to get knowledge on DVB than what we expected. Finally, I must say Mr Leong is a very good Trainer.
- I would be grateful if AIBD can arrange more programmes like this in the near future.
As a whole, the workshop was a great success and highly appreciated for its usefulness. All the participants immensely praised the extraordinary efforts made by AIBD and SLRC for organising this workshop.
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Sri Lanka Leap forward for DVB-T2
Sri Lanka has taken an important step by selecting DVB-T2 as the national standard for the Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting. In order to prepare for the roll out of Digital Television Broadcasting a workshop on DVB-T/T2 Technologies and Measurements was organized jointly by AIBD, SLRC & Rhode & Schwarz from 24-28 January 2011 in Colombo.
The workshop was formally inaugurated by Mr. Sarath Kongahage, Chairman, SLRC and and Mr. C.D. Abeysinghe, Director General, SLRC. The function was attended by DDG(Admin), DDG(Engineering), Director (T&R) and other dignitaries including representatives from MTV, ITN and Swarnavahini.
Farewell Lunch to Two AIBD Colleagues
The staff of AIBD gathered today (January 28th) to bid farewell to two colleagues Musalmi and Mark.
Musalmi served the AIBD for 28 years before retirement in December 2010. She will be enjoying a well-earned rest after her long years of service. The other is Mark Lin who was working at the Institute as a Programme Manager for two years.
AIBD Welcomes 3 New Affiliate Members
AIBD has admitted three new affiliate members, France 24, Dart Centre Australasia (DCA) and the Palestine Public Broadcasting Commission (PBC). AIBD Director Yang Binyuan recently visited the headquarters of France 24 in Paris.
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Training workshop on Entertainment Programmes (Talk Shows) for Radio
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AIBD/IRIB In-country workshop on Entertainment Programmes (Talk shows) for Radio at IRIB in Tehran AIBD in collaboration with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting organized an In-country workshop on Entertainment Programmes on Talk shows for radio from 07 to 12 January 2011 in Tehran.Thirty radio announcers and producers learnt how to improve the quality of their radio talkback programs. During the five day workshop, the broadcasters learnt about talkback formats across the world, with a view to exploring different ways of delivering their program content. Audience research, active and passive listening trends, and how to connect with listeners beyond just the telephone were all covered in the course. In addition broadcast techniques using new media, then emails, sms and social networking interaction with radio talk shows was also examined. Because talkback is different depending on whether there is a guest, an expert or the announcer is simply talking directly to the audience, a range of techniques were developed in the students, who completed a series of practical exercises during the course. |
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AIBD/IRIB In-country workshop on Entertainment Programmes (Game shows) for Radio in Tehran,Iran
In January 2011 Part 2 of the In-country workshop on Entertainment Programmes focusing on Game shows for Radio was hosted by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting organised in collaboration with AIBD. This practical oriented workshop was attended by presentation and production personnel at IRIB . Part one on Entertainment programmes which preceeded this workshop was on talk shows while part 2 covered content, planning, presentation and production techniques for producing radio game shows.
Presentation of the AIBD TV & Radio Awards 2013 Winners
The presentation of the winners of the AIBD TV & Radio Awards 2013 was conducted at the Inauguration Ceremony of the 39th Annual Gathering and 12th AIBD General Conference & Associated Meetings in Yangon, Myanmar on 12 August 2013. The winners were each presented with a certificate, trophy and USD 500 as reward for their special programmes.
Mrs Ni Made Suartini of Radio Republik Indonesia, Ms Pascale Bourgaux of France24 and Mr Biju Mathew of All-India Radio receiving their awards at the GC Inauguration Ceremony 2013
Mr Yasir Khan of Al-Jazeera, Qatar delivers his award acceptance message
AIBD TV AWARD 2013 on “The Best TV Programme on Cross-Cultural Exchange”
“Camels in the Outback”
Al Jazeera - Qatar
This documentary looks at a Qatari camel herder who heads to Australia to witness the mass killing of camels, considered no longer useful to the state.
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AIBD TV AWARD 2013 on “The Best TV Programme on Economic Recession and Impact on Developing Countries”
“Iran: Awakening Dissent”
France24 - France
This news feature documents the effect of the economic crisis on the internal situation in Iran, particularly on the carpet industry, which has been adversely effected.
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AIBD RADIO AWARD 2013 on “The Best Radio Programme on Water Conservation”
“Subak, Water Religious and Justification”
Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) - Indonesia
This programme looks at the unique water irrigation system called Subak found in Bali, Indonesia, which has gained tremendous praise and acceptance.
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REINHARD KEUNE'S MEMORIAL AWARD 2013 on “The Best Radio Programme Promoting Rural Development”
“A Village Rejuvenated”
All India Radio - India
This programme looks at the Elappully village in Kerala, India, as a positive development model. The village managed to resuscitate its community and living standards to give a good example for rural development in India.
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New AIBD Website Launched
The Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) launched its new website on January 12th, 2011, featuring more content and attractive design, interactive and user-friendly services that will benefit its members and other media stakeholders across the globe.
The new AIBD website (www.aibd.org.my) contains a full website search, online publications that are fully searchable and downloadable, and lots of photo and video galleries of the Institute’s events such as the Asia Media Summit.
AIBD Award Entries showcased at General Conference 2015
The presentation of the winners of the AIBD TV & Radio Awards 2013 was conducted at the Inauguration Ceremony of the 39th Annual Gathering and 12th AIBD General Conference & Associated Meetings in Yangon, Myanmar on 12 August 2013. The winners were each presented with a certificate, trophy and USD 500 as reward for their special programmes.
AMS 2011 – Call for Papers
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The Asia Media Summit 2011, organised by the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) and hosted by The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) will be held at Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam, from 24 to 25 May 2011.
The AIBD would like to invite interested potential speakers to submit an abstract as part of our Call for Papers. The deadline for submission of Abstract is 15 February 2011.
World TV Awards 2011 – Call for Entry
WORLD TV AWARDS 2011
The World Television Awards are open to all broadcasters in Asia, Pacific, Europe, Africa, and North & South America from public, private sector and freelance producers.
For 2011, the two World TV Awards categories are:
1) "TV documentary contributing to conflict resolution" - Category "Humanity"
2) "Protecting Ozone layer and Combating Climate Change" - Category "Science/Environment"
The World TV Awards are supported by United Nations Environment Programme OzonAction, Arab States Broadcasting Union, Radio TV Malaysia, Commonwealth Broadcasting Association, Islamic Broadcasting Union and AIBD.