59th ABU General Assembly 2022 being held from 25th to 30th November’ 2022 in New Delhi

Prasar Bharati, India's Public Service Broadcaster, which controls the premier electronic media organizations   All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (DD) is hosting the 59th ABU General Assembly 2022. The theme of this year's assembly is "Serving the People: Media's Role in Times of Crisis". The Conference is being held from 25th to 30th November 2022 at the Hotel Pullman. The event also includes the TV Song festival being held on 27th November' 2002 in Siri Fort Auditorium.

The ABU (Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union) is a nonprofit, professional association of the broadcasting organizations of Asia and pacific region.

Around 300 international delegates from 40 countries representing 50 organizations are participating in the event.

The event coincides with the celebration of the 75th year of the India's independence "Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav".

Series of the international conferences are planned on the topics ranging from the Programming, Sports, Technical, Women's Contribution and Participation, Planning and Strategy.

CEO, Prasar Bharati, in his address to the press on 26-11-2022 during the conference at hotel Pullman highlighted the important role the electronic media played during the Covid crisis and the necessity of the Electronic media to keep themselves ready, updated and relevant for the future.  Prasar Bharati   is set to play a leading   role in shaping the policies for taking further the objectives of the ABU.

The Conference is first of its kind in the Broadcasting sector after Covid pandemic and is being held in the physical form. The participants are very excited and are enthusiastically participating in the event. Leading Broadcasting Equipment companies are also showcasing their latest products and services in the conference.

The Conference is expected to strengthen relations with Foreign Broadcasters, particularly from ASEAN countries, thus favoring the Act East Policy of the Government of India.

The Conference will provide opportunities for Broadcasters to interact with each other, discuss the challenges faced by Media industry in general and Public Service Broadcasters in particular.

The Conference will also provide opportunity to India to showcase its rich culture to visiting foreign dignitaries, thus promoting tourism and "Atma Nirbhar Bharat"on the International stage.

(Saurabh Singh, PIB,  Ministry of Information & Broadcasting)

Digital Radio MondialeTM (DRM) – Announces New Webinar

Following from the two successful webinars "DRM Benefits in Times of Crisis," the DRM Consortium in collaboration with Asia-Pacific Broadcast Union (ABU) is announcing a follow-up interactive webinar session, focused on "DRM for Education" on June 18th, details for registration will follow shortly.

The webinar will try to demonstrate how digital radio DRM can be as effective in delivering rich and tailored teaching material to millions of students who have no access to IP connections and devices. The webinar will be mainly practical and interactive and will highlight the great advantage of digital over analogue in delivering education and information in a new way.

Digital Radio Mondiale™ (DRM) collaborates with ABU and ASBU to jointly host webinar

Under the theme of "DRM Benefits in Times of Crisis," The DRM Consortium in collaboration with Asia-Pacific Broadcast Union (ABU) and Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) will jointly and for the first time host a two-part interactive webinar session. The webinar will focus on key DRM benefits and what makes the standard so useful in times of crisis and disasters.

The first session will take place on Thursday 23rd April 2020 and the second session will take place a week later Thursday 30th April 2020 (0800 UTC, 0900 BST- London and Tunis time, 1600 MYT, Kuala Lumpur time).

Both webinars will explore the benefits of the DRM digital radio technology in times of crisis and disasters by demonstrating key features such as, Emergency Warning Functionality (EWF), monitoring map, content server programming using Journaline and how the DRM technology is used in public signage. The webinars will also delve into how DRM data casting technology could be valuable in education for all, especially in regions which are not always covered by internet or television signals.

The speakers will include: Ruxandra Obreja (DRM Chair), Alexander Zink (Fraunhofer IIs, DRM Vice-Chair), Yogendra Pal (Chair Indian Platform), Simon Keens (Ampegon), Jan Bremer (NXP) and Radu Obreja (DRM Marketing Director).

According to DRM Chairman, Ruxandra Obreja:" This webinar duo on the 23rd and 30th of April is a first for us as our long and fruitful cooperation with ABU is now being enriched with that of ASBU. We feel that as a lot of people are under lockdown just now, a webinar is an excellent opportunity to learn more about DRM and its many advantages, beyond excellent audio, which can become particularly useful in times of crisis. We hope that many participants will register for the two events to be technically hosted by ABU".

To register please click below:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6731508559177040909

Webinar ID: 318-732-411

(DRM Press Release)

ABU General Assembly 2016: New President and a new Vice President Elected

ABU General Assembly 2016: A New President and a new Vice President Elected to the Administrative Council

The 53rd ABU General Assembly in Bali, Indonesia concluded with the election of Mr Ko Dae-young, President and CEO of Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) as new President and Ms Supriya Sahu, Director General of Doordarshan-India as new Vice president of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union.

http://www.abu.org.my/Latest_News-@-ABU_General_Assembly_2016-;_A_New_President_and_a_new_Vice_President_Elected_to_the_Administrative_Council.aspx

Digital Radio Mondiale at ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2015

"DRM: Clever Radio for Smart Countries" at ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 

The Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) Consortium will have a strong presence once again at the ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium (DBS) 2015 in Kuala Lumpur LINK, one of the premier digital events in Asia.  DBS is a key event in the DRM calendar. A general update will be offered on the opening day (Wednesday 4th March) under the title 'Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) - Delivering to all your needs'. 

 

Focusing on the significant cost and spectrum savings delivered by DRM (i.e. using Single Frequency Network deployment) the DRM Workshop "Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) - Clever Radio for Smart Countries" is to be held on Thursday 5th March 1400-1500 in Safir room 2. The event will offer participants an opportunity to learn more about digital radio and to experience the full DRM technology.  Attendees will be invited to ask their own questions about the practical steps needed to create a healthy digital system involving the key stakeholders: listeners, regulator, broadcasters and the receiver manufacturing industry. The new Avion DRM radio has recently been unveiled in India and participants will be able to see and hear for themselves how the listener can experience more choice, enhanced sound quality, text and additional data services. 

 

Ruxandra Obreja, DRM Chairman, is excited about this premier ABU event which has been supported by the Consortium for quite a number of years now because: "We can bring the latest developments to a wide range of specialists while having DRM championed by some of our best DRM experts and practitioners."

(Press Release)

World Radio Day relays round the world

ABU members will be taking part in a round-the-world broadcast relay to celebrate the 4th World Radio Day.

 

On Friday 13 February 2015, participating broadcasters around the globe will devote at least half-an-hour of their programming to the WRD 2015 themes "Innovation and youth in radio".

 

The main organisers, the European Broadcasting Union, in partnership with the ABU and other broadcasting unions, will also offer three short optional pre-recorded radio features devoted to Radio and Youth, Radio and Innovation and the History of Humanitarian Use of Radio: UN Radio.

More at :

 

http://www.abu.org.my/Latest_News-@-World_Radio_Day_relays_round_the_world.aspx

ABU launches new excellence award for broadcast engineers

The ABU is calling for entries for a new award for engineering excellence.

The ABU Developing Broadcasters' Excellence Award recognises innovation and excellence and adds to a stable of engineering awards offered by the Union.

Sponsored by Sony, the new award is open to staff or former staff of ABU's developing broadcaster members within the Asia-Pacific region only and comprises a citation, a commemorative trophy and a fully-paid fellowship to carry out a study tour of Sony's main technology centre in Japan or any of its other prestigious institutions.

 

More at : http://tinyurl.com/nto6365

 

DRM - Strongest presence to date at ABU Digital Symposium

The Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) Consortium is the principal sponsor of the 5-8 March ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium (DBS) in Kuala Lumpur, one of the premier digital events in Asia.
“With the most significant DRM developments underway in India, especially, and Asia Pacific generally, we felt the time is right to become deeply involved with this significant initiative. ABU is a major promoter of the connected world and the place of DRM in it is undeniably key” – said Ruxandra Obreja, DRM Consortium Chair.

 

DRM will offer a different activity every single day during the event. Key DRM experts and representatives of the Consortium will make presentations to the ITU-AIBD Workshop on Digital Migration preceding the DBS proper and during the Symposium itself. On the first day of DBS the DRM Consortium will hold a practical workshop focusing on the features, benefits and criteria
that can make DRM the right choice for a national roll out in the countries of the Asia-Pacific region facing the radio digitisation challenge.

 

(DRM Consortium Press Release)

ABU to launch next phase of disaster warning campaign at DBS

The ABU is launching the next phase of its Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction campaign, to help members deal with the increasing frequency of natural disasters.

The ABU Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Broadcast Media Initiative will be the focus of a special workshop on 8 March 2013, during the Union's Digital Broadcast Symposium in Kuala Lumpur.

More at :

http://tinyurl.com/a5mstr2

ABU DB Symposium 2013 Offers Fascinating Line-up, Attracts Broadcasting Industry

 

Many leading industry players are participating in the ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2013 and contributing to it in various ways. The symposium, with the theme Next-Gen Media Space and the Connected World, 9th in the series, is organised by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union as a key forum towards development of the industry in Asia-Pacific and other regions of the broadcasting world. This Year's offering is a mix of conference, workshops, a 60 booth exhibition and several value-add workshops and meetings conducted by other organisations. Last year's DB Symposium attracted more than 1000 participants. The event is closely supported by the leading lights in the broadcasting industry from the equipment manufacturers, system integrators, transmission network integrators, frequency planners, Internet and broadcast service providers, digital system proponents

and regulatory agencies.

The event will have an equipment exhibition with participation from Harris, WorldDMB, Sony, Grass Valley, Ideal Systems, Playbox Technology, Nevion, Conax, Front Porch Digital, Tektronix, Nautel, Measat, Rohde & Schwarz, Net Insight, Miranda, Kathrein, LS telcom, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting, Mahajak, Salzbrenner Stagetec Mediagroup, Exir Broadcasting, EMS Test Measurement, Gencom Technology, MediaCorp, VSN, RFS, SM CNS, Enensys, Lemo, Orban, Radio Television Malaysia and Asia Media. More are expected to join.

DB Symposium will also feature 16 dedicated workshops conducted by many of the above and also Dolby, DVB, Dalet and the ABU. The latter workshop will address TV content concepts and content creation. The main conference (6-8 March) features 11 sessions with 60 eminent speakers from all walks of the industry making presentations. The emphasis is on next generation services and employing Internet connectivity.

Six value-add workshops will be conducted alongside the symposium together with some other organisations. These are ITU-ABU-AIBD Workshop on Digital Migration, IPPTARABU Workshop on HDTV Operations, DRM Workshop, ABU Workshop on Implications of Broadcasters' Treaty, ABU Workshop on Olympic Sports Coverage and Production of Sporting Events and UNESCAP Workshop on EWB-Implementation and Operations.

We are pleased to have the Digital Radio Mondiale Consortium (DRM) as the Principal Sponsor of the Symposium. The six Major Sponsors of the event are Harris, WorldDMB Forum, Sony, the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission, Grass Valley and Snell. In addition, IPPTAR (the media training institute of the Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture, Government of Malaysia, is a Co-Sponsor of the Symposium.

About the ABU

The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) is a non-profit, non-government, professional association of broadcasting organisations, formed in 1964 to facilitate the development of broadcasting in the Asia-Pacific region and to organise co-operative activities amongst its members. It currently has nearly 230 members in 60 countries, representing the who's who of the broadcasting industry and reaching a potential audience of more than 3.5 billion people.

 

For more information, please visit www.abu.org.my/dbsymposium or contact Sharad Sadhu at sharad.s@abu.org.my Tel: +(603) 2282-4995.

 

Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union P.O. Box 12287, 50772 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Email: info@abu.org.my | Tel: +60-3 2282 -3592 | Fax: +60-32282-5292   www.abu.org.my

 

(ABU Press Release)

ABU supports World Radio Day 2013

13 February 2013 is the day proclaimed by UNESCO and endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly to celebrate radio as a strong, vital and necessary medium for society.

The ABU is part of the International Committee for the World Radio Day (WRD), constituted by agreement among the most representative broadcasting organisations that supported the implementation of World Radio Day within the UN and other international bodies.

 

More at :

http://www.abu.org.my/Latest_News-@-ABU_supports_World_Radio_Day_2013_.aspx

DRM Consortium in co-operation with ABU is holding a July webinar on Emergency Warning and DRM

The Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) Consortium is joining forces on July 16th (0800 GMT) with the Asia–Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) to run a webinar on using features of DRM as an Emergency warning system. Senior members of the DRM Consortium and ABU will be presenting this special feature and giving answers to some of the frequently asked questions on this topic.

Sharad Sadhu, Director ABU Technology, is pleased to play a part in this project: "This is the first joint webinar organised with the DRM Consortium on one of the critical concerns for broadcasters in Asia. We welcome this collaboration, a first of its kind."

Lindsay Cornell, Chair of the DRM Technical Committee says: "Emergency warning systems can be built using DRM as the core distribution technology. This could offer a vital service in time of need to

communities around the world."

If you want to join this webinar and have more live information from DRM experts, you can already address your questions to: projectoffice@drm.org or ask your questions during the webinar. All confirmed registrants will receive an e-mail before the webinar with the joining details. Please direct any questions or feedback to projectoffice@drm.org

For more information and DRM updates please visit www.drm.org or subscribe to DRM news by writing to pressoffice@drm.org

Contact: pressoffice@drm.org

July 3rd 2012

Telephone: +44 20 36 14 23 10

(Press Release)

ABU President launches new website

The President of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, Dr Kim In-Kyu, has officially launched the union's new website during a visit to the ABU Secretariat in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

ABU website has a refreshing new look, here's the URL
More info at

ABU Broadcast technology workshop held at Yangon

The ABU and Forever Group organized a workshop on Broadcasting Technologies for the ASEAN Region from 12 to 13 December 2011, in Yangon, Myanmar.

More at :

http://www.abu.org.my/abu/index.cfm/elementid/73828/Broadcast-technology-workshop-kicks-off-in-Yangon

http://event.abu.org.my/fg-abu2011/index.htm

ABU gets new President, Vice-President

The ABU's 48th General Assembly and associated meetings ended in New Delhi today with the announcement of the election of its new President.

Read more at
http://www.abu.org.my/abu/index.cfm/pageid/133/Home/

India invites ABU to set up broadcast research centre

NEW DELHI: Information and Broadcasting Ministry Secretary Uday K Varma exhorted the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) to set up a world class Broadcasting Research Centre in India since it is a major contributor to the broadcasting business in Asia.

Full story at :
http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k11/nov/nov66.php

Japan and China top winners of ABU Prizes

Japan and China were the top winners of the 2011 ABU Prizes.

More info & complete list of winners :
http://www.abu.org.my/abu/index.cfm/elementid/73029/Japan-and-China-top-winners-of-ABU-Prizes

ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2011

Regional event helps add another dimension to industry

The ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2011 takes place from 8 to 11 March in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Judging by the response by the broadcasters and the rest of the industry, the highly regarded regional event helps add the 3rd dimension to the broadcasting industry in capacity building and equipping them to enhance their services in step with rapid advances in technology and content offering.

This multi-dimensional event has again received a huge response from the entire broadcasting industry. Broadcast Australia is the Principal Sponsor for the event and the four Major Sponsors are Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM), Harris, Sony and ATDI.
Conveying his company’s views on the event, Broadcast Australia's Managing Director, International Business, Chris Jaeger, said: "This has now become a very significant event for the broadcast industry regionally and offers an excellent platform for Broadcast Australia and other industry stakeholders to meet, exchange views and build partnerships especially around the digital transition challenges being faced across the region."

Richard Redmond, Vice President, Product Management & Strategy, Transmission Systems of Harris Corporation, a long time supporter of the event, said: "The ABU Symposium remains one of Harris's principal opportunities to gain and share wide industry foresight, respond to and assess market expectations and introduce our own technological innovations with customers. With many years’ partnership and association with the ABU Symposium, Harris again looks forward to the interaction and opportunity that the conference, demonstrations and workshops will bring in advancing tomorrow's broadcast services."

Commenting on the event’s role in the industry, Chris Grey, Head of Broadcast & Content Creation Solutions, Business & Professional Products Asia Pacific of Sony Electronics Asia Pacific, said: "Sony is once again proud to be sponsoring this year's event and particularly appropriate for Sony is the symposium's theme of 'Adding the 3rd dimension'. In the last year, Sony has made extensive efforts in bringing 3D to the market and we are delighted to be able to share our experiences through product showcases and technical seminars. Not forgetting that HD is the first step beyond SD, Sony will be on hand to discuss broadcasters' needs to make the migration to HD."

Pascal Gelugne, Managing Director, ATDI South Pacific, said: ”ATDI understands the importance of ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium in providing invaluable industry insights and latest technology updates to the Asia-Pacific broadcasting industry. We believe the open information sharing and close co-operation within broadcasting industry are the keys for success during this exciting time to ensure a smooth digital transition.”

Ms Ruxandra Obreja, Chairperson of the DRM, said: "This broadcasting industry event has matured into a reputed regional industry event. It provides a unique platform for the industry to network and learn about the latest developments in Broadcasting."
Among the highlights, Dr Jong Hwa Lee, Executive Director, Future Media Strategy Department of the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Symposium for his outstanding contribution in the field of mobile broadcasting. Demonstrations on Hybrid TV platform by Kit Digital and on 3DTV by Sony will also take place. In the radio area, the ‘video-in-radio’ technologies and services will be demonstrated by RF Mondial and Fraunfoher.

Six other major events taking place in conjunction with the Symposium are: DVB-T2 and ABU Technology Showcase and Trial (4–7 March), ITU-ABU-AIBD Workshop on Digital Terrestrial TV Coverage and Frequency Planning (7-8 March), DRM General Assembly (7-8 March), UNESCO-ABU Project on Promoting UGC and MIL (7-8 March), World DMB Forum’s Asia Committee Launch and Meeting (10 March) and the UNESCAP-ABU Workshop on EWBS for Disaster Risk Reduction (11 March).
The proceedings of the conference are being webcast live with a choice of low bit-rate video+ audio stream or audio-only stream.

www.abu.org.my/dbsymposium

(Media Release, 4 March 2011, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union)

ABU Readies for Digital Future

http://www.rwonline.com/article/112878

The first DRM+ trial in the Asia-Pacific Region takes off

The two-day DRM+ technical trial conducted in Colombo on 29-30 November. The DRM Consortium has joined forces with the ABU, SLBC, Deutsche Welle, and Leibniz University-Hannover to run the trial and showcase it to the broadcasters and the radio industry. One of the SLBC FM transmitters in Colombo was used for the trial.

Brief report & photo's at : http://tinyurl.com/2ezqw6h