Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand were elected as the new members of the Executive Board for two years at the 12th AIBD General Conference held in Yangon, Myanmar on 13 August 2013. France was re-elected for the second term.
Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand were elected as the new members of the Executive Board for two years at the 12th AIBD General Conference held in Yangon, Myanmar on 13 August 2013. France was re-elected for the second term.
The terms of office of the other members of the nine-member Executive Board elected in August 2012 for two years will expire in August 2014. These are Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Mr. Murtaza Solangi, Former Director General, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC), represented Pakistan at the AIBD General Conference and chaired the Executive Board meeting.
AIBD Director Mr. Yang Binyuan sought the help of the Board and other AIBD members to boost the Institute’s membership drive. During the last 12 months, AIBD has attracted seven new affiliate members. To date, it has 26 full member countries, 43 full member organizations and 82 affiliate members.
In human resource development, he told the Board that AIBD has implemented 44 training activities within the period of 1st July 2012 to the end of June 2013 benefiting 1,084 broadcasters.
The Board discussed the renewal of AIBD’s quality management certification in 2012. The re-certification was carried out in August 2012 and AIBD was successfully re-certified for quality management certificate. It reconfirmed that the system is well established and is being in operation as planned as the Institute takes more challenging and new approaches in serving members.
Another key issue the Executive Board examined was AIBD’s financial status. Binyuan reported that the Institute’s assets have slightly increased. “Collecting arrears from members remains a problem,” he said.
Mr. Solangi thanked all members in promptly paying their annual subscriptions within the first quarter of each year and appealed to those who have yet to pay their subscriptions to pay up early so that AIBD will cannot efficiently run its activities and implement its projects.
AIBD EXBO Tackles Training, Finance and Membership
Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand were elected as the new members of the Executive Board for two years at the 12th AIBD General Conference held in Yangon, Myanmar on 13 August 2013. France was re-elected for the second term.
SPT Endorses AMS 2014 Theme and Topics
The AIBD Strategic Plan Team recently endorsed the proposed theme and topic sessions for the Asia Media Summit 2014 to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 6-8 May 2014. SPT members also instructed the AIBD secretariat to work closely with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture and Information, AMS 2014 host, in planning and implementing the next summit.
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.
Winners for AIBD Awards 2013 Announced
AIBD is pleased to announce the final winners for the AIBD TV and Radio Awards 2013. The final judging session took place on 18 July 2013 at the AIBD office in Kuala Lumpur.
Extension of Deadline for AIBD TV & Radio Awards 2013
AIBD announces the extension of the deadline for the call of entry for the AIBD TV & Radio Awards 2013. The new deadline for submission is Monday, 15 July 2013. The AIBD TV & Radio Awards are open to all AIBD members.
Kazakhstan Republican TV and Radio Joins the AIBD Family
The Kazakhstan Republican Television and Radio Corporation, the state-owned media company who has a proud history and inherits the best traditions of the Kazakh television and radio journalism, has become AIBD’s affiliate member.
International Conference on Broadcasting Development in Myanmar
As Myanmar transitions to democracy, the country is opening up more opportunities in many spheres of endeavor that will bring about dynamic changes in the country. The media industry welcomes this openness, tracking a new direction towards freedom and responsibility, and engaging more with its audiences.
9th ASEF Journalist’ Colloquium – Apply Now
The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) is organising the 9th ASEF Journalists’ Colloquium, to be held in New Delhi, India from 9-11 November 2013. ASEF is pleased to invite interested journalists from ASEM countries to apply for participation. To apply, more information can be found at: http://bit.ly/10MHles.
SATV Becomes AIBD Affiliate Member
SATV (South Asian Television), Bangladesh’s first ever television channel using high definition and 3rd generation technologies, has become AIBD's affiliate member. It aims to become the leading television channel of the country through quality production and objective journalism.
Covering Elections in Indonesia
AIBD and Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) jointly organised a workshop on election coverage in the week leading up to the 10th Asia Media Summit. The AIBD/TVRI In-country Workshop on Election Coverage was held in Manado, Indonesia, from 25–27 May 2013. It was particularly helpful because, as Indonesia’s public service broadcaster, TVRI has to cover national, regional or city elections somewhere in the country several times every year.