Mediahub, a convenient and cost-efficient e-platform for content providers and users to share, buy and sell programs, was officially launched today at the Asia Media Summit 2011.
This business-oriented video sharing website is a new service AIBD members can benefit by uploading, sharing, exposing their trailers, demos or pilots to more than 140 registered high profile customers ready for content acquisition.
Mediahub, a convenient and cost-efficient e-platform for content providers and users to share, buy and sell programs, was officially launched today at the Asia Media Summit 2011.
This business-oriented video sharing website is a new service AIBD members can benefit by uploading, sharing, exposing their trailers, demos or pilots to more than 140 registered high profile customers ready for content acquisition.
AIBD Director Yang Binyuan and Mr. Hughes D’Annoux, Chairman of Worldview Global Media Centre for Development and the Global Media Centre for Development graced the launching of Mediahub.
In his message, Mr. D’Annoux said Mediahub is an essential service for broadcasters to tap content from leading content providers across the globe. He said there has been excitement over this service that hopefully will lead to more face to face engagement and help secure business opportunities to buy and sell content between content providers and content users.
Mr. Binyuan urged AIBD members to take advantage of this service, which will add value to their programming for greater audience reach as well as open up new business opportunities, and expand their market share and maximize distribution revenues.
At the launch, participants had the opportunity to view a short video clip of the Mediahub profile, its benefits to subscribers and some trailers it has secured from some content providers around the world.
Mediahub also provides other services to include capacity building, marketing and promotion, and educational certification.
MediaHub is operated by the Kuala Lumpur-based Global Media Center for Development (GMCD), a joint initiative between AIBD and WGMH.
Mediahub Launched at the Asia Media Summit
Mediahub, a convenient and cost-efficient e-platform for content providers and users to share, buy and sell programs, was officially launched today at the Asia Media Summit 2011.
This business-oriented video sharing website is a new service AIBD members can benefit by uploading, sharing, exposing their trailers, demos or pilots to more than 140 registered high profile customers ready for content acquisition.
ITU Survey on Digital Broadcasting in Asia-Pacific
A recent ITU survey on the general situation of digital broadcasting in Asia Pacific reveals that 10 of the 22 respondent countries and regions had implemented DTTB by 2010 while four others are in the process of introducing this technology by 2015.
The 10 countries include Australia, Cambodia, China, Hongkong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and Vietnam. Mongolia, India, Sri Lanka and Tonga are moving towards DTTB by 2015.
Myanmar to Set up Media Training College
Myanmar is planning to set up a national media training college in the coming years to bring up first class talent for radio and television in the country and ASEAN at large. On April 28th, 2011, at the invitation of Mr. U Winn Maw, Chairman of Forever Group, CEO of MRTV-4 and Adviser of Ministry of Information, Myanmar, AIBD Director Yang Binyuan attended the Myanmar Media Training College (MMTC) Planning Meeting in Yangon.
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.