Posts from ‘December, 2010’

The BBC’s French for Africa service, BBC Afrique, will join forces this evening with re-broadcasting partners in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DR Congo and Togo to mount a major live programme, bringing together voices from key political, social and cultural figures and engaging audiences across Africa in discussions and debate.
Broadcast from BBC Afrique’s newly launched bureau [...]

In 2010 the BBC launched 30 new national digital radio transmitters around the UK, increasing the availability of digital radio for an additional three quarters of a million people and improving DAB coverage for over 8.5 million people in the country. This builds on the commitment Tim Davie, Director of BBC Audio and Music, made [...]

China will crack down on what it called illegal Internet telephone providers, according to a circular from the Chinese government seen today that could potentially affect Internet calling service Skype.
The statement, from the powerful Ministry of Information and Industry Technology, did not mention any carriers by name. It called for a crackdown “on illegal VoIP [...]

On the last 2010 edition of the Voice of Russia programme The Red Line, its chairman Andrei Bystritsky shared his vision of what changes information technologies might bring and how the Voice of Russia could use them to keep its audience informed. He said: “Now radio is not as important as it was in the [...]

Fewer reporters were killed worldwide in 2010 than in the previous year, but media advocacy groups warned on Thursday that criminals and traffickers have become a greater threat to journalists. Fifty-seven reporters were killed around the world this year, media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in its annual report.
In 2009, 76 journalists were [...]

“Bend It Like Beckham” has become the first Western movie to be screened on North Korean TV. The 2002 British comedy drama starring Keira Knightley was shown on Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of diplomatic ties between London and Pyongyang.
The film follows the travails of a teenage girl with a rebellious [...]

People importing televisions, radios, and video and other visual devices - apart from commercial imports - for private use will be required to pay 10 to 215 euros at customs, the Turkish Cabinet has decided.
The decision to charge additional fees for importing televisions and radios as of 1 January, 2011, was published in the Official [...]

South Korean telecom company KT Corp has successfully launched and orbited a new broadcast satellite to broadcast high definition (HD) and 3D programmes into Korea. The broadcast satellite, named “Olleh-1″ after the company’s flagship brand, was sent into orbit on Thursday from French Guiana aboard a rocket made by France-based Arianspace SA, KT said in [...]

As we have readers all over the world in 24 time zones, it’s time to wish you all, wherever you are, a Healthy and Happy 2011.
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A last-minute agreement between Radio Slovakia International and Radio Miami International (WRMI) will permit the international radio station of Slovakia to continue its shortwave transmissions in English and Spanish to the Caribbean and Latin America.
Radio Slovakia International had announced that its shortwave broadcasts would end on 31 December 2010.  However, WRMI will be broadcasting RSI’s [...]

America’s oldest private international shortwave station WINB is expanding its schedule as of 1 January 2010 (USA date, not UTC date). It will be using a new frequency, 9405 kHz, from 0330-1130 UTC carrying the Christian programme Radio 2:11.
Radio 2:11 will QSL reception reports.  They announce their address during the programme. WINB will also QSL [...]

Globovision’s citizen call-in program about life in Venezuela, Alo Ciudadano (Hello Citizen), will now reach a Cuban audience via Radio and TV Martí. As part of expanded coverage of relevant international news, TV Martí began broadcasting Alo Ciudadano on27 December, and Radio Martí will soon air the programme.
“This interactive programme format showcases the compelling approach [...]

Text of report by Chechen rebel internet news agency Kavkaz-Tsentr
30 December: The website www.vdagestan.com has been granted a status of the official website of the province of Dagestan [of the jihadist Caucasus emirate], the plenipotentiary representative of the amir [commander] of the province of Dagestan abroad told Kavkaz-Tsentr.
It is reported that the website will [...]

Since 1997 Lou Josephs has been following the world on New Years Eve as radio stations celebrate the new year. Lou has updated the guide for New Years Eve 2011, which is now just hours away. Note that, because it is in blog format, you have to follow it in reverse order, starting at the [...]

The European TV channel Arte will be getting even more French government money next year, which has caused controversy. Created by the French and German governments two decades ago, Arte is funded by both countries and airs simultaneously in French and German. In France, the channel’s audience is falling, leading some to ask whether the [...]