Showing posts with label ASIA PACIFIC BROADCASTING UNION. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ASIA PACIFIC BROADCASTING UNION. Show all posts

Saturday, February 07, 2015

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 :
 

Tuesday, July 03, 2012

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

July 3rd 2012
Telephone: +44 20 36 14 23 10

(Press Release)

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

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

Wednesday, November 09, 2011

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