25 August 2010
Unicef’s website has an encouraging story about some of the efforts to educate young girls in Afghanistan. The girls often have to fight against those around them who do not think they should be educated but they are prepared to quote the Koran to underline their right to education.
The Bangladeshi organisation BRAC runs some of the schools. Their use of videos as educationa tools underlines the importance that broadcast material can have in teaching. That is why the AIB included the “Best children’s factual programme/series” and why we are supporting the work of our sponsor, 1GOAL
9 August 2010
We are delighted to announce that have received a record number of entries for the 2010 AIBs with many coming from broadcasters and independent producers who are entering for the first time. There is a good spread across most categories. In particular we are very pleased at the number of entries for our two new categories with 15 entries for the “Best children’s factual programme/series” and 10 for the “Best coverage of climate change”.
Over the next month, we will be examining in more detail the way broadcasting is dealing with climate change as we prepare for the People’s Choice vote of our shortlist in this category
20 April 2010
Universal Primary Education is one of the 2015 Millenium Development Goals and is being supported by the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) and by 1GOAL. 1GOAL aims to raise awareness of the issue of lack of education and to put pressure on global leaders to devote energy and resources to meeting the millenium goal by signing up millions of supporters by the time of the world cup in South Africa. They are using famous footballers like Alessandro del Piero, Samuel Eto’o, Rio Ferdinand and legends including Eusebio, Zinedine Zidane and Sir Bobby Charlton as ambassadors to raise the profile of the campaign.
This week (19-25 April) has been designated Global Action Week for the campaign and today (20 April) 15 million children in over 100 countries are taking part in “Lesson for All” where they all study the same lesson.
Sign up now to join 1GOAL at www.join1goal.org! The more signatories, the more pressure there will be on world leaders to make good the promises made at the start of this millenium and end misery and waste of human talent that results from lack of education.
For more details of activities in Global Action Week go to the news item on the 1GOAL website and for more information on the Global Campaign for Education go to their website
The AIB is supporting 1GOAL by connecting them to broadcasters to help spread their message. 1GOAL is also sponsoring the “Best Children’s Factual TV Programme/Series” at The 2010 AIBs, since broadcasts are one effective way to deliver education, especially via mobile phones with the installed base of mobiles forecast to reach over five billion this year, reaching many even of the world’s poorest.
19 April 2010
International Media: 2010 AIBs media awards launched – with new People’s Choice category
‘AIBs’ launched with call for entries from the world’s media companies – enter by 2 July 2010
London, UK, 19 April 2010 – The 2010 AIBs – the international media excellence awards – are officially open for entry. The AIBs are organised by the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) and cover TV, radio, cross-media productions, marketing and technology. Now in their sixth year, the AIB Awards are firmly established as a major international competition, with a jury of eminent media professionals drawn from every part of the globe.
New in 2010 is the People’s Choice Award where broadcasters’ coverage of climate change will be judged by an international audience of viewers through social networking sites around the world. Also new among the categories in 2010 is the Children’s Factual Programming Award recognising the very best in programme-making for the often overlooked children’s TV audience.
The AIBs categories are: Clearest coverage of a single news event – TV + radio; Best current affairs documentary – TV + radio; Best investigative documentary – TV + radio; Best creative feature – TV + radio; Best children’s factual programme/series; Most creative specialist genre; Best online, mobile or cross-media production; On-air personality of the year – TV + radio; People’s Choice: Best coverage of climate change; Most creative marketing strategy; Most innovative technology.
The 2010 AIBs are open for entry until 2 July 2010. The Awards will be presented in London on 9 November at a gala evening attended by presenters, editors, journalists, marketers, technologists and executives from media companies all over the world. The 2010 AIBs are sponsored by Bloomberg TV, Advanced Digital Broadcast and 1GOAL.
Full information about the 2010 AIBs and how to enter is available online at theaibs.tv and www.aib.org.uk.
Contact
Gunda Cannon gunda.cannon@aib.org.uk T +44 (0)20 7993 2557 AIB, PO Box 141, Cranbrook TN17 9AJ, UK
About the AIB
Established in 1993, the AIB is the international industry association and global knowledge network for the international broadcasting industry – cross-media, cross-border, cross-cultural. With a reach of over 25,000 communicators and media professionals, AIB is a unique centre of information about international broadcasting, covering TV, radio, online and mobile. AIB researches regular market intelligence briefings for its members and provides client-specific consultancy and project support. Members receive an extensive package of services throughout the year. AIB publishes the comprehensive Global Broadcasting Sourcebook and the international media magazine, The Channel. AIB hosts the annual AIB International Media Excellence Awards – the “AIBs” – on 10 November 2010. For more information, visit www.aib.org.uk
Recent AIBs winners and highly commended entrants:
3FM (Holland)
ABC (Australia)
ABC Radio (Australia)
Al Arabiya (UAE)
Al Jazeera (Qatar)
Al Jazeera Children’s Channel
(Qatar)
Arte (France)
BBC (UK)
BBC Global News
BBC Persian TV (UK)
BBC Russian Service
BBC World News (UK)
BBC World Service (UK)
BBC World Service Trust (UK)
Bloomberg Television (UK)
CBC Radio-Canada (Canada)
CBS News (Unites States)
Channel 4 (UK)
ChelloZone (UK)
Deutsche Welle (Germany)
E4 (UK)
EditShare (France)
France 24 (France)
Hessischer Rundfunk (Germany)
Link Research (UK)
Luxe TV (Luxembourg)
Martine Tanghe, VRT (Belgium)
NDTV (India)
NFL Network (United States)
Omnibus Systems (UK)
Pyramedia (UAE)
Radio Canada International
Radio Free Europe
Radio Netherlands Worldwide
(Netherlands)
Radio New Zealand International
Radio Romania (Romania)
Radio Sawa (South Africa)
RFE/RL (Czech Republic)
Rockhopper TV (UK)
Ross Kemp, Sky1 (UK)
RTE (Ireland)
RTHK (Hong Kong)
Russia Today
Ruth Evans Productions (UK)
S4M (Germany)
SABC (South Africa)
Sky1 (UK)
Strix TV (Sweden)
Sveriges Radio (Sweden)
Sveriges Television (Sweden)
SW Radio Africa
Tinderbox Production (UK)
TV2 (Norway)
TV3 (Ireland)
United Nations
Voice of America
Voice of Nigeria (Nigeria)
VRT (Belgium)
VT Communications (UK)
VTV (Ghana)
WDR (Germany)
Zeinab Badawi, BBC (UK)
