The expectations from the AIBD / O'zbekiston MTRK In-Country Workshop on HDTV Lighting, held from 12 to 16 Oct 2015 in Tashkent, were very high.  And it was indeed a challenge to live up to these expectations. My attempt was to satisfy the needs of the trainees through classroom lectures, case studies, studio activities and examples. 

Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), organised a five-day regional workshop on Engineering Fundamentals for Broadcasters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 30 November to 4 December 2015.

The Sub-Regional workshop on Digital Radio Transmission organised by AIBD in collaboration with Prasar Bharati and National Academy of Broadcasting and Multimedia (NABM) was held in New Delhi, India from 12 to 16 October 2015. The workshop was designed specifically for engineers and technicians involved in the operation and maintenance of Radio Broadcasting Stations.

Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) in collaboration with Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) organised a five day in-country workshop on HDTV Production for RTM technical and production staff. The participants were from the Production, Camera and Lighting department. The workshop was held from 5 to 9 October 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

The Association of Community Radio Broadcasters of Nepal (ACORAB), in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD), organised a training course on Radio and Social Media in Kathmandu, Nepal from 23 – 27 November 2015.

Moving from Radio to TV the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation is already toying with some innovative ideas born out of Radio programmes. A good mix of creative youngsters and experienced Radio professionals does bring in an interesting mixture of programmes.

The regional workshop on ‘OTT and IBB Technologies for broadcasters’ organised by Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) in collaboration with Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 29 September to 1 October 2015. The workshop was designed specifically for broadcast engineers / technicians / programme personnel / managerial personnel associated with new media technologies.

The in-country workshop on audio-visual archiving organised by AIBD in collaboration with Prasar Bharati and National Academy of broadcasting and Multimedia (NABM) was held in Kolkata, India from 6 to 10 July 2015. The workshop was designed specifically for broadcast engineers/technicians/programme personnel associated with audio and audio-visual archives.