Posts from ‘December, 2008’

According to Online, run by the Islamabad-based International News Network (INN), Pakistani army personnel want Radio Pakistan to resume 24-hour broadcasting on mediumwave in the Kashmir region. Originally, broadcasts were on 585 kHz, but INN says these were jammed by open carrier transmissions from India in the border areas.
So Radio Pakistan shifted the mediumwave transmissions from 585 to 1152 kHz, and in February [...]

At its meeting on 18 December, the Falkland Islands Executive Council (ExCo) considered a lengthy paper updating the  of the BFBS TV project developments and related costs. It was noted that the digital satellite service to Camp could be available in mid-February 2009, with the UK Freeview standard transmission to Stanley coming on stream in [...]

Richard Hunt writes: The TechniSat MultyRadio seems to have crashed to a semi-affordable price level, at least in Germany. As of today, 27 December, there are several online retailers selling the MultyRadio for less than 150 euro, a huge reduction on the manufacturer’s recommended price of 405 euro. Unfortunately, this price reduction only seems to be [...]

The Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) decided on Thursday it will formulate a code of conduct and self-regulate it among its members, the Daily Times reports. The PBA office-bearers met Information Minister Sherry Rehman at the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) office in Karachi. Federal Information Secretary Ashfaq Gondal and PEMRA Chairman Mushtaq Malik were [...]

The global financial crisis has forced RTL to abandon a plan to buy into Belgrade’s TV Avala, according to Serbian press reports. RTL, which earlier reports said was expected to sign a draft contract to buy 49% of TV Avala for €45 million, had received preliminary approval from the National Broadcasting Agency (RRA). Under Serbian [...]

The Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is considering sharply reducing the budget for the state-supported Educational Broadcasting System (EBS). According to the ministry, the Board of Audit and Inspection recently recommended the budget reduction. The state auditor pointed out it was undesirable to finance EBS as the education channel gains enough income from [...]

I noticed a rolling caption on TVE Internacional, the Spanish international TV Service, which is one of the stations we get on the cable system here, advising that from 1 January 2009 the frequency on Hotbird 8, which serves Europe, is changing. But the caption didn’t actually say what the the new frequency is - advising [...]

The activities of the BBC Persian service in Tehran are illegal, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hossein Safar Harandi said on Wednesday. The BBC is among the many foreign media outlets that have been granted permission to cover developments in Iran, he told the MNA. However, there is a limit to how much “unprofessional [...]

Thirteen Russian television channels have been allowed to broadcast their programmes in Ukraine. This number, however, does not include RTR-Planeta, REN-TV, TVC International and Channel One. The National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine has taken the decision. On 1 November, 2008, the council stopped the broadcast of certain Russian TV channels, as [...]

North Korean authorities are reportedly cracking down on DVDs of South Korean TV dramas and radios that can tune into South Korean broadcasts to stem the Korean pop culture wave that has belatedly hit the North.
A source familiar with North Korean affairs said on Wednesday that some 10 episodes of a 30-episode South Korean drama [...]

The president of Bulgaria’s Focus News Agency, Krasimir Uzunov, gave an in interview to Radio Focus–Smolyan on the occasion of radio station’s 5th anniversary. During ther interview he revealed that next year the Focus National Radio Network will increase with several new radio stations.
Asked whether it was easy to run a news radio in Bulgaria, Krasimir [...]

Hong Kong’s Office of the Telecommunications Authority has mounted an enforcement operation against the Citizens’ Radio which is suspected of using illegal radio transmitters for broadcasting.
“Under the authority of court warrant, OFTA officers entered the premises in Chai Wan and seized one set of radio transmitter. During the operation, three persons were also requested for [...]

Voice of Ho Chi Minh City People radio (VOH) will launch some foreign language channels next year, including in English, French and Chinese, its director Nguyen Chau Ky said. Speaking at a press conference, he said the launch follows suggestions by foreign diplomats interested in knowing more about Vietnam’s economy, law, culture and other aspects. VOH [...]

 A total of 357 private television channels have been uplinked up to the end of 2008, including as many as 197 news channels. According to a year-end review of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, the country at present has a total of 450 channels including 417 private channels and 33 Doordarshan and Parliamentary channels. 
Of the [...]

Nigeria’ Enugu State Government has approved more than 1 billion Naira (US$7.2 million) for the execution of infrastructural development projects in different parts of the state. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Chuks Ugwoke , said that most of the money was for the total rehabilitation and refurbishment of the state owned radio and television stations. Mr [...]