AIBD’s Strategic Plan Team (SPT) has met during the 13th General Conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to review the Institute’s major projects in 2014 and examine planned activities in 2015, particularly the Asia Media Summit to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in May next year.
AIBD’s Strategic Plan Team (SPT) has met during the 13th General Conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to review the Institute’s major projects in 2014 and examine planned activities in 2015, particularly the Asia Media Summit to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in May next year.
Members attending the 32nd SPT Meeting in Phnom Penh on 13 August 2014 agreed in principle to adopt the draft program of the Summit that showcases ten plenary and parallel session topics dealing with the conference theme “Transforming Broadcasting in the Social Media Era.” Among these topics were broadcasting for social media audience, enhancing content creation, big data and social media, developing an effective social media strategy and social media and elections.
AMS 2015 will also feature moderated debates on two topics; one, on journalism, ethics and social media, and two, on whether or not broadcasters should compete or collaborate with social media.
SPT members recommended that the conference should also discuss regulations in the social media landscape as a distinct agenda topic either in a plenary/parallel session or workshop.
They also endorsed the idea of holding a ministerial roundtable during the AMS to provide ministers in charge of information and broadcasting an opportunity to examine the usage, functionality and impact of social media in broadcasting and development.
This will be a first in the AMS history to gather as many ministers from Asia Pacific in a conference that hopefully will generate some sort of a declaration dealing with the conference theme.
At the SPT meeting, its new chairman Mr. Anothai Udomsilp, Director of Academic Institute of Public Media, Thai Public Broadcasting Service, Thailand, reported on the discussions of the last SPT meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
His brief report covered the review of the AMS 2014, the International Conference on Broadcast Training, the election of the new SPT chairman and the retirement of AIBD Deputy Director Mrs. Manil Cooray.
Also at the meeting, AIBD Director Yang Binyuan officially announced his resignation effective 15 September 2014 to the SPT members and said he plans to go back to China to take care of his father.
The SPT members expressed their sincere gratitude for Binyuan’s contribution and dedication, and encouraged him to continue to work with AIBD in whatever capacity he may have in the future.
Anothai and AIBD Director Yang Binyuan thanked the Kingdom of Cambodia for hosting the GC in Phnom Penh.
The next two SPT meetings will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where the AMS next year will be held in May 2015, and Chiangmai, Thailand where the next GC will be held in August 2015.
SPT Endorses Draft Program for AMS 2015
AIBD’s Strategic Plan Team (SPT) has met during the 13th General Conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to review the Institute’s major projects in 2014 and examine planned activities in 2015, particularly the Asia Media Summit to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in May next year.
Media Law in Focus
Critical issues of law affecting broadcasters and other media professionals were the subject of a 3-day regional workshop organised by AIBD in Kuala Lumpur between 16-18 July 2014. The event, supported by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), attracted close to 20 participants representing 7 countries in South and South-east Asia.
From Information to Participation – Challenges for the Media
The Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum now in its seventh year, brings together professionals from the fields of media, politics, culture, business, development cooperation and the academia. This year’s Global Media Forum (GMF), centered on the highly topical theme “From Information to Participation – Challenges for the Media”
Visit of ITU Deputy Secretary-General
Mr. Zhao Houlin, Deputy Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) visited AIBD Secretariat in Kuala Lumpur on 4 June 2014 and met with Mr. Yang Binyuan, AIBD Director.
Graduation of Diploma in TV Broadcasting at MMDC
Myanmar Media Development Center (MMDC) established in 2012 is building and strengthening new era for Myanmar's media industry.
Winners Awarded at the Asia Media Summit 2014
Winners of the World Television Awards 2014 were officially announced at the Asia Media Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 6 May 2014. Mr. John Maguire, Director of International Development of France Médias Monde (FMM), France, and Chairperson of the jury session, announced the winners in front of the delegates who attended the Summit.
Invitation to AMS 2015 in KL
Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, Minister of Communication and Multimedia, Malaysia (KKMM) has invited AIBD members and partners to participate in the Asia Media Summit 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, as the AMS returns again to its original home in Malaysia after an absence of six years.
AIBD/NRK/LNTV In-country Workshop on Children’s TV Programme
From 7 to 11 April 2014, I had the pleasure of chairing the AIBD/NRK/LNTV in-country workshop on Children’s TV Programme in Vientiane, Laos. 16 participants from all over the country attended the activity and it was a hardworking, creative and enthusiastic group.
A Successful 10th AMS Anniversary
The Asia Media Summit (AMS) 2014 has come to a successful close, leaving us with a clear message that much work has to be done to enrich our broadcasting experience. AIBD Director Yang Binyuan made the remarks at the closing of the AMS 2014 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Open and Innovative Media Regulations
In an era of ubiquitous connections, media regulations need to be open and innovative.“It’s an irreversible trend,” says Mr. Yan Chengsheng, Deputy Director General of the International Cooperation Department, State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, China, in his speech at the AMS plenary session on “Towards Robust and Effective Media Regulation: Opportunities and Challenges".