AIBD extends its deepest condolences to the Board of Directors, the Staff of Maharaja Group (MTV) and the members of the family on the sudden passing away of Mr Mano Wikramanayake, Group Director, Electronic Media Business of the Maharaja Group (MTV) in Sri Lanka.
AIBD extends its deepest condolences to the Board of Directors, the Staff of Maharaja Group (MTV) and the members of the family on the sudden passing away of Mr Mano Wikramanayake, Group Director, Electronic Media Business of the Maharaja Group (MTV) in Sri Lanka.
Mr Wikramanayake was a well-known broadcaster in Sri Lanka and the former Vice President of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA). He has died in Colombo at the age of 62.
[img_assist|nid=2037|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=89]He was Group Director Electronic Media Business of the Maharaja Group (MTV), which runs three terrestrial television channels, four FM radio stations and three TV production companies.
He was directly responsible for all the group’s media operations. He was also part of the team responsible for strategic planning for the group and a member of all the boards of directors of the group’s companies.
Leading Sri Lanka Broadcaster Passes Away
AIBD extends its deepest condolences to the Board of Directors, the Staff of Maharaja Group (MTV) and the members of the family on the sudden passing away of Mr Mano Wikramanayake, Group Director, Electronic Media Business of the Maharaja Group (MTV) in Sri Lanka.
Nepal to Host GC 2012
AIBD Director Yang Binyuan paid an official visit to Nepal from November 21 to 24 to contribute for successful preparations of the 38th Annual Gathering and 11th AIBD General Conference & Associated Meetings, which will be hosted by Nepal Television (NTV) in Kathmandu, Nepal from July 25 to 27, 2012.
CALL FOR ENTRIES for the PRIX JEUNESSE Interactivity Prize 2012
The PRIX JEUNESSE Interactivity Prize honours excellence in digital extensions of a broadcaster's multiplatform strategy, for a children's TV programme or series. Enter your best websites, games and mobile apps connected to your children's programmes!
AIBD At PBI 2011
AIBD Director Yang Binyuan, together with AIBD Programme Manager, Saqib Sheikh, attended Public Broadcasters International (PBI) 2011 from 26 to 29 October in Singapore. The conference is in its 20th edition and gathered some 200 members of the global public broadcasting industry.
UNICEF’s invitation for the Facebook Launch of “Communicating with Children”
UNICEF’s Communication for Development Team (Division of Policy and Practice) has extended an invitation to AIBD members to the launch of “Communicating with Children: Principles and Practices to Nurture, Inspire, Excite, Educate and Heal”
AIBD/FES Publication on Broadcasting for All: Focus on Gender – Guidelines Contextualized and Translated to Vietnamese
AIBD together with UNESCO–Hanoi and the Ministry of Information and Communications in Vietnam have collaborated to contextualize and translate the English version of the AIBD-FES Publication Broadcasting for All: Focus on Gender to Vietnamese language.
AIBD at Book Exhibition
As part of a gesture of close cooperation between AIBD and Tun Abdul Razak Broadcasting and Information Institute (IPPTAR), AIBD was recently invited to exhibit its publications in conjunction with MENTION 2011.
Registration for Public Broadcasters International 2011 ends on 14 October 2011
Public Broadcasters International 2011 presents a lineup of engaging content, informative speeches and stimulating discussion concerning the present media landscape. The event takes place on 26-29 October 2011 in Singapore.
Photo Walls Installed at AIBD Secretariat
As part of a wider initiative to reflect AIBD’s new direction, the institute has introduced a series of photo walls in the corridors of its office headquarters beginning in September.
AIBD/UNESCO – Hanoi Project Facilitating the Contextualization of AIBD- FES Broadcasting for All: Focus on Gender
AIBD together with UNESCO Office in Hanoi implemented the first mission from 5 to 9 September 2011 as a preparatory meeting to translate into Vietnamese the AIBD/FES publication on “Broadcasting for All: Focus on Gender” – a guideline for gender-sensitive broadcasting.