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Climate change portal now live!
AIB is proud to present its climate change portal, developed with technology from UltraKnowledge. It automatically pulls in updates from news sites and blogs across the web, tags them and then cross-links them, providing a fantastic resource for those interested in climate change to check the latest news and opinions, and to cross-check the stories across multiple sources.
As you can see from the screenshots, the portal also provides a wall of images from the posted stories, which gives viewers a new visual way of browsing through and finding items of interest. Although the portal has only just been developed, it already contains (and has tags for) thousands of articles and posts, with hundreds more being added every day.
We will be using the portal to attract those interested in the debate on climate change, who will find it an invaluable resource. Also, we will be advertising the People’s Choice award and the vote for the “Best Coverage of Climate Change” at the 2010 AIBs, and so attracting many voters.
Full details of the portal can be found in the press release.
As a non-profit organisation, the AIB is looking for a partner to help pay for the development of this portal. It provides a great opportunity for a brand to associate itself with climate change issues and ensuring that the debate is as open and informed as possible. The portal technology can also be used to automatically pull in, cross-tag and present any type of content in innovative ways – not just text, but also images, audio and video. It therefore has enormous potential for broadcasters and programme rights holders looking to make best use of their archives. Anyone interested in these opportunities should contact roger.stone@aib.org.uk
Entries pouring in for the 2010 AIBs
As you will have seen, we have extended the deadline for entries to be submitted to the 2010 AIBs, the international media excellence awards, until 1600GMT on 16th July due to numerous requests. Broadcasters, content producers, providers of technology and others are responding to the extra time granted with large numbers of entries arriving at AIB headquarters every day.
So far companies in 21 countries have entered – from Argentina to China and from Australia to the USA. From phonecalls made to the AIB, we also know that many more entries are on their way.
It is particularly pleasing to see new companies entering for the first time – companies like KI.KA (Der Kinderkanal von ARD und ZDF) in Germany, TV Antena 1 in Romania, Russian Travel Guide Co Ltd Russia, Conker Media Ltd UK, Press TV Iran and eTV South Africa.
It is still not too late to enter if you are a producer or broadcaster of international TV or radio programmes (whether using terrestrial broadcasting, satellite, online or mobile) or if you produce the technology to power broadcasts, or if you run marketing programs for broadcasts (see the categories page on the website for the full list of different awards).
But with only one more week to the deadline, you will have to hurry so if you still want to enter go to the entries page for full details
2009 AIBs
The involvement of radio and TV broadcasters from throughout the world, the range of factual topics covered and the quality of the finalists are highlighted in this video of last year’s international media excellence awards, the 2009 AIBs
There is still time to enter the 2010 AIBs – for full details go to the entries page on the website.
You can also see other videos from the Association for International Broadcasting on our YouTube channel, http://www.youtube.com/user/AIBLondon