AIBD’s latest joint venture Mediahub has been introduced at this year’s MIPTV in the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France. The energetic Mediahub team led by its general manager Dimitri Mendjisky, met key broadcasters and production houses from all over the world, of which 34 agreed to become content providers for Mediahub.
AIBD’s latest joint venture Mediahub has been introduced at this year’s MIPTV in the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France. The energetic Mediahub team led by its general manager Dimitri Mendjisky, met key broadcasters and production houses from all over the world, of which 34 agreed to become content providers for Mediahub.
An impressive kick off for this new AIBD/WGMH service creates new opportunities for AIBD members.
What is MIPTV?
Simply the world’s greatest gathering in TV and media. MIPTV is a unique occasion that brings the key decision makers in the TV/Film, digital media and advertising/brands sector together in one place at one time. It is the only international marketplace where these sectors connect, network and do business. The event’s attendance spans 107 countries and regions, 4,000 buyers and international producers.
What is Mediahub?
Mediahub is to Youtube what Linkedin is to Facebook. Primarily a business-oriented video-sharing website on which producers can upload, share, expose their trailers, demos or pilots to registered high profile costumers ready for content acquisition. This frontier-breaking platform is designed to ease entry to the emerging markets of Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. With one simple click, Mediahub enables effortless, secure and private networking, connecting buyers and sellers directly.
Initiated by Global Media Centre for Development (GMCD) and based in the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Mediahub is a joint venture between the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) and Swiss Worldview Global Media Holding (WGMH SA).
FREE ACCESS OF Mediahub TO AIBD MEMBERS!
Since Mediahub has been set up in order to expand services to AIBD members, it is only fitting that they should get free access as content users. As content providers, they will also enjoy a 50% discount on all subscription packages.
Linking with Mediahub is a click away- www.mediahubaccess.com – engaging you safely with media players across the globe.
Marked AIBD Presence at MIPTV 2011 with Mediahub
AIBD’s latest joint venture Mediahub has been introduced at this year’s MIPTV in the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France. The energetic Mediahub team led by its general manager Dimitri Mendjisky, met key broadcasters and production houses from all over the world, of which 34 agreed to become content providers for Mediahub.
China Radio International Delegation Visits AIBD
China Radio International (CRI) will pursue more initiatives with AIBD and ABU, actively engaging with broadcasters in the Asia-Pacific region to address the challenges of rapidly developing communication technologies and competition from new media platforms.
Juliette and Das complete their tenure of office
On 25th March 2011, the members of the AIBD family took the opportunity to wish two colleagues who completed their tenure of office as Programme Managers.
Mr Yang Binyuan, Director of AIBD, thanked the two colleagues Mr P Das, and Ms Juliette Vivier for their excellent contributions to AIBD over the last few years and said, “ We, at AIBD never says goodbye to colleagues who have rendered their services. Once one serves AIBD they will always belong to this small family of AIBD, no matter where they are ”.
He presented each of them with a souvenir and a memoir with the staff members penning their individual wishes and expressing their sentiments.
AIBD People
Mr Cai Fuchao has been appointed as new minister of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) in China.
One of Beijing's deputy mayors and head of the city's Publicity Department, Cai Fuchao, 60, replaces Wang Taihua, who had held the job for the past six years and oversaw rapid growth of the Chinese film and TV business.
Cai Fuchao has worked in a number of media positions, including deputy chief editor of the Beijing Daily newspaper. He was instrumental in the switch from analogue to digital TV, which began in Beijing and now on pilot in a dozen of Chinese cities.
Farewell for Ms Mpho Thebe
Bigger projects can only be finsihed in time with manpower. This rule applied for the AIBD website as well and that was the way, Ms Mpho Thebe found her way to us. She is a student of Mass Communication at the Limkokwing University and spent almost 3 months as an intern at AIBD.
Mediahub Coming Soon
[img_assist|nid=1263|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=83]The MediahubTM (www.mediahubaccess.com) operates as a bridge between leading content owners and emerging broadcasters to access and acquire fresh, attractive, and relevant content. It serves as a show window to market your programs to the international market in a cost-efficient manner and highlight innovative educational programs that contribute towards people development and enlightenment.
As an AIBD member and content user, you will enjoy free access to the MediahubTM.Sri Lanka Leap forward for DVB-T2
Sri Lanka has taken an important step by selecting DVB-T2 as the national standard for the Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting. In order to prepare for the roll out of Digital Television Broadcasting a workshop on DVB-T/T2 Technologies and Measurements was organized jointly by AIBD, SLRC & Rhode & Schwarz from 24-28 January 2011 in Colombo.
The workshop was formally inaugurated by Mr. Sarath Kongahage, Chairman, SLRC and and Mr. C.D. Abeysinghe, Director General, SLRC. The function was attended by DDG(Admin), DDG(Engineering), Director (T&R) and other dignitaries including representatives from MTV, ITN and Swarnavahini.
Farewell Lunch to Two AIBD Colleagues
The staff of AIBD gathered today (January 28th) to bid farewell to two colleagues Musalmi and Mark.
Musalmi served the AIBD for 28 years before retirement in December 2010. She will be enjoying a well-earned rest after her long years of service. The other is Mark Lin who was working at the Institute as a Programme Manager for two years.
AIBD Welcomes 3 New Affiliate Members
AIBD has admitted three new affiliate members, France 24, Dart Centre Australasia (DCA) and the Palestine Public Broadcasting Commission (PBC). AIBD Director Yang Binyuan recently visited the headquarters of France 24 in Paris.
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New AIBD Website Launched
The Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) launched its new website on January 12th, 2011, featuring more content and attractive design, interactive and user-friendly services that will benefit its members and other media stakeholders across the globe.
The new AIBD website (www.aibd.org.my) contains a full website search, online publications that are fully searchable and downloadable, and lots of photo and video galleries of the Institute’s events such as the Asia Media Summit.