Association for International Broadcasting
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| Founded | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | |
| Key people | Carlson Huang (Chairperson) |
| Website | aib.org.uk |
The Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) is a non-profit, non-governmental trade association that represents international television and radio broadcasters and online broadcasters, founded in 1993. It is governed by an Executive Committee of six members elected from the AIB's membership. The AIB's Secretariat is located in Kent, in the United Kingdom.
Activities
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The AIB has a large collection of data about broadcasting and electronic media covering territories throughout the world.
Awards
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The AIB International Media Excellence Awards (AIBs) were created in 2005 by the association.[10] The AIBs recognise excellence in the international broadcasting industry with a focus on journalism and factual productions across TV, radio and digital platforms. The AIBs attract entries from broadcasters all over the world. In 2023, over 400 hours of content were entered into the AIBs by broadcasters and production companies in 23 countries and in multiple languages across 19 categories.[11][12]
In addition to programming, the AIBs regularly include award categories the reward organisations, such as Channel of the Year[13] and News Agency of the Year.[14] The AIBs are presented each November at a ceremony in London. Hosts of the AIBs over its 19 years include Mishal Husain, Francine Lacqua, Hala Gorani, Annabel Croft, Matthew Amroliwala, and Rana Rahimpour.
Members
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The following broadcasters, organisations, companies and TV and radio channels are members of the AIB.[17]
| Region/Territory | Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Asia-Pacific (headquartered in  Malaysia) |
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union | Broadcasting association |
 Australia |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Public, TV/radio |
 Canada |
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Public, TV/radio |
 China |
Phoenix Television | Partially state-owned, TV |
 France |
France Médias Monde | State-owned, TV/radio |
 Germany |
Deutsche Welle | Public, TV/radio |
| SchmitsPartners | Law firm | |
 India |
Prasar Bharati | Public, TV/radio |
| TV9 Network | Private, TV | |
 Japan |
NHK World-Japan | Public, TV/radio |
 New Zealand |
RNZ International | Public, radio |
 Nigeria |
Channels TV | Private, TV |
 Pakistan |
Geo TV | Private, TV |
| Hum Network | Private, TV | |
 Qatar |
Al Jazeera Media Network | State-funded |
 Romania |
Antena 3 | Private, TV |
| Radio Romania International | Public, radio | |
 Russia |
RT (Russia Today) | State-owned, TV |
| Ruptly | News agency, owned by RT | |
 Saudi Arabia |
Al Arabiya | TV/radio |
 Singapore |
CNA (Channel NewsAsia) | State-funded, TV |
 Taiwan |
Radio Taiwan International | Public, radio |
 Turkey |
TRT World | State-owned, TV |
 United Kingdom |
Arqiva | Telecommunications company |
| BBC News | Public, TV/radio | |
| Iran International | Private, TV | |
 United States |
Bloomberg Television | Private, TV |
| Shure | Audio products company | |
| U.S. Agency for Global Media | Government agency, TV/radio |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Written evidence - AIB | Association for International Broadcasting". data.parliament.uk.
- ↑ "Media Freedom Symposium and Survey". March 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Association for International Broadcasting Makes Submission to Australian Senate on Media Freedom". 4 October 2019.
- ↑ "UN Special Rapporteur on Iran 'deplores' the persecution of BBC Persian staff and their families". BBC Media Centre. 12 March 2019.
- ↑ "Cybersecurity: broadcasters in the line of fire". Medium. April 7, 2020.
- ↑ "AIB Members Urge Broadcast Manufacturers to Engage Over Cyber Security | Media Business". Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ↑ Foster, Alana (2019-02-15). "Brexit: UK broadcasters need certainty". IBC.
- ↑ "Levira and Estonia target post-Brexit broadcaster market again". Digital TV Europe. May 2, 2019.
- ↑ "Brexit: AIB tells broadcasters 'don't panic'". Broadband TV News. January 24, 2019.
- ↑ "Previous AIBs | The AIBs".
- ↑ "Extraordinary journalism and factual productions set to be rewarded in the AIBs 2023 | AIB".
- ↑ "Vimeo". vimeo.com.
- ↑ "CNA named Channel of the Year 2020 by Association for International Broadcasting". Mediacorp.
- ↑ "AFP named best news agency for second consecutive year". 12 November 2021.
- ↑ "Gerry Jackson, founder, SW Radio Africa". The Guardian. 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ↑ "Gerry Jackson, SW Radio Africa". 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2022-12-10 – via Flickr.
- ↑ "Members of the Association for International Broadcasting". AIB. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
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