Posts from ‘July, 2010’

Amsterdam-based Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT) has published the following press release on its website, dated 26 July:
“For the past 24 hours, Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT) broadcasts and transmissions in Ethiopia, the Middle East and Europe have been disrupted for the third time since it began service in May 2010. Along with ESAT, the satellite service [...]

The rollout of the third-phase of private FM radio stations in India is set to go ahead following approval from the Committee of Secretaries. The rollout of FM-III has been delayed for nearly two years over various issues including objections from the Defence Ministry on the potential interference of FM radio signals with those of [...]

The Pakistan government has brought a new bill to amend the Anti-Terror Act in the Senate with proposals of several measures to make the law more stringent and rigorous, Geo News reported today. The Bill said destroying government and private properties with force, resisting against Law-enforcers and establishing illegal FM radio would be held as [...]

blinkx, the video search engine, today announced a partnership with BBC World News, the BBC’s international 24-hour news and information channel. BBC World News content will now be available and fully searchable on www.blinkx.com for all users outside of the United Kingdom. blinkx will place advertising against this premium content and share resulting revenue with [...]

Professor Jonathan Moyo, who was Minister of Information in Zimbabwe from 2000-2005, claims that VOA Studio 7 is operating illegally from Botswana, in contravention of the rules of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Writing in the pro-Zanu (PF) newspaper The Herald, Professor Moyo says “Studio 7 is illegally broadcasting on a medium wave frequency which the [...]

Somali Islamist rebels have ordered residents in areas they control to hand over televisions and satellite dishes, warning that anyone who did not would be considered a spy, residents said yesterday. The affected region is largely controlled by the al Shabaab group, a rebel militia linked to al Qaeda which enforces a harsh version of [...]

Industry sent out a strong message of support for ITU standards for Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) at an event held at ITU headquarters last week. Gathered in Geneva for the first of a new series of ‘ITU Interop’ events, IPTV manufacturers took part in a set of tests to demonstrate seamless global interoperability between their [...]

The new television channel “Sangsad Bangladesh” is likely to go into operation by December this year for live telecasting of parliament proceedings. This was disclosed during a presentation by the Ministry of Information before Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on setting up of the news channel of Bangladesh Television (BTV) at Bangladesh Secretariat today.
“”Sangsad Bangladesh” will [...]

The Arab team commissioned to prepare for the coming International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference 2010 has proposed amending an ITU resolution to enable Palestine to gain full membership in the ITU. During discussions with the European Group in charge of organizing the Conference, head of the Arab team Tareq al-Awadi said on Thursday that [...]

The Kenyan government has committed itself to restructuring the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) during the current financial year to make it more efficient, vibrant and competitive. Among the envisaged reforms is the separation of public and commercial broadcasting sectors that will see the government financing the former while strategic partners will be sought to fund [...]

The founder of a website which published tens of thousands of leaked military files about the war in Afghanistan said today they showed that the “course of the war needs to change”. Julian Assange of Wikileaks also used a press conference in London to dismiss the White House’s furious reaction to the disclosures.
“We’re familiar with [...]

RTÉ, the Irish national broadcaster, has been dealt a double blow by two unconnected events - Director General Cathal Goan has announced he is stepping down, and the station has been put on a list of state companies to be considered for privatisation.
A special review group has been appointed to examine the companies listed and [...]

A law that goes into effect in August will do away with a requirement that Swedish TV channels have at least 20 minutes of programming in between commercial breaks. The law gives Swedish channels the same rules as in other European Union member countries. The new rules loosen restrictions on sponsorships and advertisements. They will [...]

The Taiwanese government is preparing to reverse a trend and allow investment in electronic media companies by political parties, the military and government units to reach up to 10 percent, reports said today. Minister without Portfolio Chang Chin-fu was reportedly preparing a proposal to submit for approval to the Executive Yuan in the near future.
The [...]

A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle by the Baghdad offices of Al-Arabiya television this morning, killing at least three people, a month after officials warned the Saudi-funded channel of insurgent threats. The attack, blamed on Al-Qaeda, struck at around 0630 UTC in front of the station’s bureau in the city centre, leaving a massive [...]