ABU News Group elects new Chair and Vice-Chairs
ABU News Group elects new Chair and Vice-Chairs The ABU News Group has elected TRT-Türkiye’s Ahmet Görmez as its new Chair at its annual News Group Meeting, held at the Sukosol Hotel in Bangkok The meeting also saw the election of NHK Japan’s Fumitaka Sato and ABC Australia’s Nesryn Bouziane as the committee’s Vice-Chairs. Speaking […]
Digital news leaders in the spotlight at Global News Forum
Digital news leaders in the spotlight at Global News Forum The 2024 Global News Forum features an impressive line-up of digital news leaders, reflecting the increasing importance of digital news platforms to ABU members. They include: Kaori Iida, Director of Digital News Division at NHK Japan Kanokporn Prasitphon, Thai PBS Digital Media Director Lyn-Yi Chung, […]
ABU Director appointed Chair of WBU News Committee
ABU Director appointed Chair of WBU News Committee The ABU’s Director of News, Deborah Steele, is the new chair of the World Broadcasting Unions’ News Committee. Deborah replaces Liz Corbin from the European Broadcasting Union, who stepped down due to other commitments. The Committee discusses and responds to key industry issues and exchanges information. Deborah […]
Future of News Survey results reveal new skill requirements
Future of News Survey results reveal new skill requirements A survey by ABU News has highlighted the training needs of reporters and producers as they strive to adapt to new technologies, changing audience behaviours and new forms of content making. Between January and May 2024, 50 journalists, producers and editors at ABU members undertook The […]
Bangladesh Betar shares industry insights
Bangladesh Betar shares industry insights The Bangladesh Betar news leadership team highlighted local industry challenges and opportunities during a recent visit by ABU Director of News, Deborah Steele. A comprehensive briefing was led by Additional Director General (News) A.S.M. Zahid and Director (News) Tania Naznin. Additional insights were shared by Director Liaison and Listener Research […]
Certificate of appreciation awarded to BTV Asiavision producer
Certificate of appreciation awarded to BTV Asiavision producer BTV’s Md Abdullah Al Mamun has been awarded a certificate of appreciation for his commitment and service to Asiavision, the ABU’s international news exchange. The presentation was made by the Director-General of BTV Bangladesh, Dr Md Jahangir Alam, and ABU Director of News, Deborah Steele. The citation […]
Look who’s coming to the Global News Forum
Look who’s coming to the Global News Forum Confirmed speakers at this year’s Global News Forum include former Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, the Director of Digital News at NHK, Kaori Ilda, Professor Edson Tandoc from NTU Singapore and RTM Director General Suhaimi Sulaiman. Other confirmed speakers include Suvita Charanwong, the CEO and co-founder of […]
BTV journalist reports on IsDB meetings for AVN
BTV journalist reports on IsDB meetings for AVN ABU News and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) collaborated to ensure an Asiavision journalist was able to report on the bank’s annual meetings and Golden Jubilee in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh. Asiavision invited Bangladesh Television to select a journalist. BTV nominated Md. Iqbal Hossain. IsDB covered all […]
ABC rejoins Asiavision
ABC rejoins Asiavision Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Managing Director David Anderson has announced the ABC’s return to the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union’s (ABU) international video news exchange, Asiavision. Developed by the ABU’s News division, Asiavision (AVN) is a member-funded, cloud-based platform where members share breaking news and stories on business, the environment, health, sport, technology and […]
Have your say on The Future of News
Have your say on The Future of News All staff at all ABU members are invited to take part in a survey on The Future of News. The survey looks at the current priorities of newsrooms, the issues driving change and the capacity of newsrooms to adapt to new platforms, audience behaviours and responsibilities. It […]
