Asiavision Award winners announced
Asiavision Award winners announced The winners of the annual Asiavision Awards have been announced at a ceremony in Kuching. TVRI Indonesia’s Yusuf Ghazali was awarded the Director’s Award, in recognition of his contribution to Asiavision over the past year and the launch of a program dedicated to the work of Asiavision members, “Your World”. NHK […]
AI in focus at 2023 Global News Forum
AI in focus at 2023 Global News Forum Generative AI dominated discussion at the 2023 Global News Forum held in Kuching, Malaysia on July 10-12. The Forum was attended by 141 delegates, representing 35 media organisations in 29 countries, including 22 members of the Asiavision video news exchange. In total, there were 121 representatives from […]
ABU News Group adopts updated Asiavision Rules
ABU News Group adopts updated Asiavision Rules Asiavision members have adopted updated rules at the closed session of the 2023 News Group Meeting in Kuching, Malaysia. Representatives from 20 Asiavision members approved the revised Asiavision Rules on 10 July, 2023. The rules for the ABU’s video news exchange are designed for Asiavision coordinators and producers, […]
Global News Forum line-up confirmed
Global News Forum line-up confirmed RTM Malaysia’s Director-General Suhaimi Sulaiman and the Deputy DG of International Broadcasting at TRT Turkiye, Omer Faruk Tanriverdi, are among the speakers confirmed for the Global News Forum in Kuching on 11 July. They join the Group Director of the Capital Maharaja Group in Sri Lanka, Chevaan Daniel, Thai PBS […]
Final call for Global News Forum registrations
Final call for Global News Forum registrations The deadline for registrations for the 2023 Global News Forum is fast approaching. All members are invited to register by 20 June. The Forum will feature discussions on AI, Leading Change and Inspiring a Greener Future. Speakers include disruptive technologies expert Dr Andrew Prahl, the Group Director of […]
PTV dedicates program to Climate Action summit
PTV dedicates program to Climate Action summit PTV Pakistan has broadcast a special on the ABU’s Media Summit on Climate Action and Disaster Prevention, which was held in the Maldives on May 9-10. The host of PTV’s Diplomatic Enclave, Omar Khalid Butt, featured four interviews with summit speakers Fanny Langella (UNDRR), Sabra Nooradin (special […]
ABU attends Pacific broadcasters conference
ABU attends Pacific broadcasters conference Pacific broadcasters have highlighted the importance of story sovereignty at a Pasifika TV conference in Auckland. Citing the saying “nothing for us, without us,” numerous speakers called on broadcasters to claim ownership of the stories of their communities and to amplify them to improve awareness and understanding. The Pacific […]
Environmental crimes in the spotlight
Environmental crimes in the spotlight The importance of collecting evidence, checking sources and mitigating legal and safety risks were discussed at an ABU/UNESCO workshop on Safe and effective Investigative Journalism on Environmental Crimes. The one-day workshop at PSM in the Maldives was attended by 27 participants from countries including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tanzania, Fiji, Thailand, Lebanon, […]
Nominations open for the 2023 Asiavision Awards
Nominations open for the 2023 Asiavision Awards Nominations are open for Asiavision awards in eight categories, to be presented at a gala event in July. The awards celebrate stories shared on the Asiavision video news exchange between 1 June 2022 to 31 May 2023. Members are invited to nominate their best work in the following categories: Best television news story (up to 6 minutes) […]
Asiavision editors plan major event coverage
Asiavision editors plan major event coverage The May editor’s meeting of Asiavision focused on coverage plans for major events around the Asia-Pacific region, including the ASEAN Summit, G7 Meeting, and elections in Thailand and Turkey, all taking place in May. Editors from TVRI Indonesia and NHK Japan briefed members on their coverage plans for the […]
