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		<title>This is a searchable archive of over 15,000 international media stories published from Oct 2003 - March 2012</title>
		<link>http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/important-announcement-to-all-our-readers</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Sennitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The live Weblog closed on Saturday 24 March 2012.

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I have written a series of articles reflecting on the  changes in   international broadcasting since I started appearing on the  Media   Network radio show in 1981, and looking ahead to the coming  decade. The   articles are available [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kenya: CCK to take back unused frequencies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Sennitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Communications Commission of Kenya may soon take back broadcasting frequencies from holders who are not using them, for redistribution to other players as demand continues to rise, especially for radio. This comes as a report by Deloitte criticised the &#8216;first-come first-served&#8217; approach used to allocate frequencies saying it does not support effective use of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rwanda: Parliament radio goes on air</title>
		<link>http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/rwanda-parliament-radio-goes-on-air</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Sennitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[After almost two years of preparations, the Rwandan Parliament yesterday launched its radio station, Radio Inteko, on FM 101.5. The radio station was officially launched amid celebrations from a cheerful  audience comprising of senior government officials and a blend of local  musicians.
During the event, the Minister in charge of Cabinet Affairs, Protais  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radiofax audio archive to mark 20 years since closure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 10:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Sennitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham (ex of Radiofax) writes: &#8220;We are approaching the 20th anniversary of the closedown of the shortwave station Radiofax later this year and I have taken on the task of uploading archive programmes from my weekly technical programme Sparks and others, from the early programmes, going right up until the closedown in September 1992.
&#8220;I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swaziland to ban anti-Mswati tweets</title>
		<link>http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/swaziland-to-ban-anti-mswati-tweets</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Sennitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Swaziland plans to crack down on criticism of King Mswati III by making it illegal to bad-mouth Africa&#8217;s last absolute monarch on Facebook and Twitter, the justice minister said today. &#8220;We will be tough on those who write bad things about the king on Twitter and Facebook. We want to set an example,&#8221; justice minister [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Web address controversy deepens after US warning</title>
		<link>http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/web-address-controversy-deepens-after-us-warning</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Sennitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A controversial attempt to expand Internet addresses far beyond the likes of .com, .org or .net has provoked a rare threat from the US government to withdraw a key licence from the body that runs the Internet&#8217;s core functions.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) depends on its US government contract to coordinate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New company building a search engine for television</title>
		<link>http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/new-company-building-a-search-engine-for-television-%e2%80%8e</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Sennitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A company called Boxfish, which just came out of stealth mode and is gearing up for a public launch, has built a system that captures every word spoken on television in the US, UK, and Ireland in real-time.
&#8220;We believe that there&#8217;s another internet that isn&#8217;t being captured, and it&#8217;s in real-time,&#8221; co-founder Eoin Dowling said. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU willing to support Portuguese on Euronews</title>
		<link>http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/eu-willing-to-support-portuguese-on-euronews</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Sennitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Brussels is willing to bear the costs of Portuguese language broadcasts on Euronews for two years so long as state-owned broadcaster RTP maintains its shareholding in the pan-European news channel and pays its annual fees, Vice-President of the European Commission Viviane Reading said.
RTP will also have to guarantee to keep the broadcasts going long after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kenya to ban analogue TV imports</title>
		<link>http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/kenya-to-ban-analogue-tv-imports</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Sennitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kenyan government plans to ban importation of analogue television sets into the country in the next four months as a way of speeding up uptake of digital TVs locally, it has emerged. Information and Communications Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo yesterday said that the move will help reduce use of analogue TVs and help the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christian TV Network bosses accused of massive fraud</title>
		<link>http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/christian-tv-network-bosses-accused-of-massive-fraud</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Sennitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Trinity Broadcasting Network, which bills itself as the world&#8217;s  largest Christian network, is embroiled in a legal battle involving  allegations of massive financial fraud and lavish spending, including  the purchase of a $100,000 motor home for family dogs.
Brittany Koper, a former high-ranking TBN official and the  granddaughter of its co-founder, [...]]]></description>
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