AIB and Media140 partnering for “Engaging the Social Viewer”

The AIB is pleased to announce that it is partnering with Media140 to hold an event entitled “Engaging the Social Viewer” on the afternoon of Wednesday 9th November 2011. The event will look at how to chose the right platforms to deliver the best...

Yahoo! Maktoob to host AIB’s People’s Choice

The AIB is delighted that Yahoo! Maktoob have agreed to host the viewing and voting for this year’s People’s Choice award.  This year’s topic for the People’s Choice is “Best TV coverage of democracy uprisings” so it is fitting that...

Focus on Judges for the 2011 AIBs – from Algeria to the USA

The judges for the 2011 AIBs will soon be setting to work to review the hundreds of entries from all over the world and to choose the winners in 15 categories that cover the whole range of factual international TV and radio broadcasting – from single news events...

Interaction of Social Media and Professional Broadcasting

Social and online media are often thought of as challenges to traditional broadcasting, bringing news quickly and without cost to a wide audience.  But social media can be a useful tool for broadcasters, inform and enhancing programmes. The Arab Spring has...

International Financial Broadcasts

Nowadays finance is truly global – international markets affect governments, businesses and consumers all over the world as the banking crisis of 2008-9 reminded us. Governments rely on international markets for their borrowing, more and more companies trade...

AIB Industry Briefing June 2011

The latest AIB industry briefing has just been published and includes news of broadcasts by Aung San Suu Kyi, the BBC World Service programmes that cheered her during her captivity, cuts to RNW, visit by Broadcasting Board of Governors to Africa, changes to Egyptian...

La fecha de cierre des AIBs prolongada al 15 de julio 2011

A petición de los radiodifusores y los independientes de todo el mundo, AIB ha decidido prolongar la fecha de cierre para los premios internacionales de excelencia en los medios de comunicación, el AIBs. La nueva fecha límite es el 15 de julio 2011. Toda las...

Extension to closing date for entries to the 2011 AIBs

Following requests from broadcasters and independents around the world, AIB has decided to extend the closing date for this year’s  AIBs, international media excellence awards. The new closing date is 15 July, two weeks later than the closing date published at...

YouTube videos from Bahrain and Syria

I have been watching videos from YouTube posted by democracy protestors in Bahrain and Syria. From each country the videos contain long periods when the footage swings wildly between rooftops, the sky and buildings as the operator of the camera or cameraphone runs...