Dr. Riyadh Najm, President of the General Commission for Audiovisual Media, Saudi Arabia, has invited AIBD members and partners to participate in the Asia Media Summit 2014 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, promising a memorable and productive engagement and experience.
Dr. Riyadh Najm, President of the General Commission for Audiovisual Media, Saudi Arabia, has invited AIBD members and partners to participate in the Asia Media Summit 2014 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, promising a memorable and productive engagement and experience.
"We are honored to invite all members and participants of the AMS to Jeddah and warmly welcome you in Jeddah, the gateway to Mecca," he said at the closing ceremony of the Asia Media Summit on 30 May 2013 in Manado, Indonesia.
During his remarks, Dr. Riyadh presented a short video clip describing Saudi Arabia and city of Jeddah where you will find both history and modernity.
He said there are many reasons to go to Saudi Arabia for this conference set on the first week of May 2014 aside from having an interesting and professional Summit.
"Saudi Arabia is the home of Mecca and Medina, holy places for the Muslims. She is the biggest economy in the region, being a member of the G20. You will find in the country a diversity of culture, geography and climate. Jeddah is a beautiful city where you find large shopping malls," he said.
Dr. Riyadh said that organizers are arranging trips to the two major mosques for muslim delegates and local tours in museums and historical places for all AMS delegates.
"We promise you the Summit will be a success and in cooperation with AIBD. We as the local host will organize a very professional conference with high quality conference topics and speakers," he said.
He advised participants to make known their interest to facilitate visa processing in Saudi Arabia.
AMS 2014 in Jeddah
Dr. Riyadh Najm, President of the General Commission for Audiovisual Media, Saudi Arabia, has invited AIBD members and partners to participate in the Asia Media Summit 2014 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, promising a memorable and productive engagement and experience.
AMS 2013 Delivers on Broadcasting’s Future
AIBD Director Yang Binyuan says the Asia Media Summit 2013 was a success in identifying new approaches and alternatives in dealing with the changes in media consumption, the need for innovative and distinctive content or stories across all platforms, and the demands of quality journalism and good ethical behavior.
AMS 2013 – Day2: Session 5
Day 2 - Thursday, 30th May, 1600 - 1730
CEO Roundtable: Delivering More Value to Broadcasting
The impact of emerging technologies, digital and social platforms, new business approaches and changing consumer behavior plays in the success of the broadcast industry. How are the industry leaders delivering value in a multi-platform world? How are they dealing with changing consumers’ tastes and lifestyles? What new models beyond advertising are they pursuing to increase revenues? Are they leading the change to become future winners? What new paradigms of success are they pursuing to ensure survival and growth in the next 5 to 10 years?
AMS 2013 – Day2: Parallel Session 4
Day 2 - Thursday, 30th May, 1400 - 1530
Parallel Session 4: National Unity, Peace Building and Media
Binding all the people together in one common bond, no matter what their race, caste, sub-caste, region or religion has remained elusive for many nations. Several factors account for this: poverty, unequal distribution of wealth, poor basic services, stifling political systems, regional conflicts and discrimination. Can media help in enabling people live together peacefully and identify themselves as part of a single whole? What are some gaps mainstream and alternative media can address to bring about integration, unity and peace?
AMS 2013 – Day2: Parallel Session 3
Day 2 - Thursday, 30th May, 1400 - 1530
Parallel Session 3: ‘Small’ Radio and TV Stations: Serving Their Audiences Better?
Expanding an audience reach remains a demanding task for ‘small’ radio and TV stations. More daunting is the need to serve the public better particularly as radio and television become more interactive and audiences get more engaged with media. What strategies can ‘small’ radio and TV stations adopt to gain more loyalty from their audiences? How best can the public be involved not only in providing information but also in participating in program production? What are some success stories?
Opening of AMS 2013
Some 400 local and foreign delegates from more than 50 countries and regions across the globe converged for the 10th Asia Media Summit in Manado, Indonesia. The Asia Media Summit this year celebrates ten years of service to its member countries and partners in Asia-Pacific. In Manado, its theme focuses on "Delivering on Broadcasting’s Future."
AMS 2013 – Day2: Session 4
Day 2 - Wednesday, 29th May, 1100 - 1230
Session 4: TV Content: Designing New Paradigms and Approaches
New technologies and tools are being made available to design content and format that will attract audiences. With multi-platform channels do we spread out the same content to all these channels or do we offer new content in more places? What premium content do we provide audiences? Are we seeing new trends in viewers’ preferences? What are their expectations? What approaches in IT production, local post-production and other critical technologies will best contribute to designing creative programs?
AMS 2013 – Day2: Session 3
Day 2 - Wednesday, 30th May, 0900 - 1030
Session 3: Adapting to Social TV, What’s Best?
Social networks and peer-to-peer networks are enabling audiences to act in more demanding, better-informed and increasingly empowered ways. They are increasingly changing how broadcasters relate to their viewers and listeners. How can broadcasters leverage social media to offer audiences opportunities to participate in content generation and brand creation? How can they tap social media as a credible and reliable source of newsgathering and storytelling? How can we integrate the demands of traditional journalism for fact checking and fairness with the best of the new — immediacy, transparency, and involvement?
A Better Media in Times of Pandemic
Ms. Moneeza Hashmi, President of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association, calls for a better media in times of global pandemic. She said media must enhance its information function to generate awareness in alerting and preparing citizens before disasters strike that can prevent death, injury and destruction.
A Strong Future for Radio
James Cridland, radio futurologist and CEO of Media UK, says the future of radio will not rely on the strength of best music mix, but on human connection and shared experience. As radio continues to grow in digital platform such as DAB+, "it will offer more channels and more choices; it will become more popular and its future assured," he said.