Posts from ‘June, 2010’

An official invitation extended to head of Islamic Republic’s national television network Seda va Sima by Dutch public broadcaster NOS has drawn widespread protests in the Netherlands. NOS have invited Ezatollah Zarghami to visit them on Monday 5 July. A copy of the NOS invitation was given to Radio Zamaneh by a Dutch source who [...]

The Voice of America and Express 24/7, a cable news channel in Pakistan, have launched a new joint TV programme called The Platform, which will focus on key issues in the US-Pakistan relationship and the fight against terrorism. The twice-weekly 50-minute programme, co-hosted from Express studios in Islamabad and VOA studios in Washington, is the [...]

Cuba’s repressive legal system has created a climate of fear among journalists, dissidents and activists, putting them at risk of arbitrary arrest and harassment by the authorities, Amnesty International said in a report released today.
The report Restrictions on Freedom of Expression in Cuba highlights provisions in the legal system and government practices that restrict information [...]

Greekreporter.com says: “Early in the morning, the contract workers who occupy posts in administrative companies, technicians as well as journalists of the national television and radio have taken by storm the entrance gates of the radio mansion.
“The contract workers do not allow the permanent employees [to] enter the building, on which they have set up [...]

The Vatican has moved aggressively in applying new digital tools in its efforts to reach Catholics across the globe. Among those are new websites and the use of Facebook and Twitter, among others. One of the newest tools is Intermirifica.net, a website recently launched by the Pontifical Council for Social Communications that is a directory [...]

In recent years, the French media regulator, the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA), has instructed the French company Eutelsat to remove several Arab and Iranian TV channels from its satellites. But, according to the Middle East Media Research Institute, although Eutelsat carried out the instructions, most of the inciting channels have resurfaced on Eutelsat satellites [...]

According to a new Freedom House report unveiled at RFE/RL’s Washington, DC office yesterday, independent media have declined significantly across the former Soviet Union during the past decade.
“What good is a protest if there’s nobody to cover it?” asked Oleg Kozlovsky, a popular Russian blogger and human rights activist who participated in a panel to [...]

Internet radio and television will not be licensed in Azerbaijan, Presidential Administration Social and Political Department head Ali Hasanov  said at a conference on “New Media Era Values” in Baku today. Mr Hasanov refuted rumours spread in local media and international organizations that licensing would be provided for Internet radio and television.
Former OSCE Representative on [...]

Google faced a nervous wait today to see if a last-ditch attempt to renew its Chinese business licence would pay off as the Internet giant vies to circumvent official censorship. The US search leader said yesterday that it would stop automatically redirecting Chinese users to an unfiltered site in Hong Kong, a process it began [...]

Al Jazeera’s English news channel will launch in the UK on the terrestrial digital network Freeview on 1 July, reports rapidtvnews.com. The channel will be available between 6 and 11 pm daily. Al Jazeera English is already available in the UK 24 hours a day on satellite and some cable systems.

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In the near future, Azerbaijani editorial staff will broadcast on Estonian Radio 4 for 30 minutes one day a week. The day of broadcasting is still unclear. Senem Aliyeva, head of the Azerbaijani editorial staff, told News.az that “The main aim of opening the editorial staff in Azerbaijani is to inform Estonian audience and wide [...]

Text of report by Cambridge-based Broadband TV News website on 28 June
The French international news channel France 24 has announced a series of international agreements, further strengthening its worldwide distribution. In France, France 24 is now available in three languages on the Daertybox platform, positioning it on all the country’s IPTV platforms.
France 24 is also [...]

Music from the 1940s to the 1980s is to feature in what is being billed as the UK’s first popular culture television channel targeting the over 50s. Vintage TV will debut on 1 September this year with a line-up of presenters including Paul Gambaccini, while its team also includes as programme and music consultant acclaimed [...]

US soldiers from Task Force Iron Rakkasan have helped turn radio broadcasters in western Paktika Province, Afghanistan into celebrities amongst the local population.  Under the Radio in a Box program, local DJs use radio broadcast equipment located on US bases to broadcast Afghan programming. The program also gives out hand-cranked radios to locals.

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Irish public broadcaster RTÉ’s plans for the nationwide rollout of digital television will leave large chunks of the country without any coverage, the Irish Independent has learned. The revised proposals, which were submitted to the Department of Communications last week, mean that areas in the west, northwest and southwest will not receive Digital Terrestrial Television [...]