Content, convergence and the cloud: the lead-up to the IBC 27 Aug 2013 | 08:35 pm

The first thing to say about the IBC is its size. The broadcast trade show and conference keeps growing and is now one of the largest global gatherings of the world’s electronic entertainment industry...

Register for IBC 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 03:41 pm

The International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam is one of the world’s leading electronic media events. It draws more than 50,000 creative, technical and business professionals from over 160 cou...

The Business of Broadcasting in the Digital Age – Presentations 27 Aug 2013 | 03:23 pm

State of the nations: digital transition in Africa 22 Aug 2013 | 10:08 pm

2013 has been a year of missed deadlines for many African countries intending to switch over to digital broadcasting, often as part of regional pacts. The five-member East African Community had set it...

All India Radio orders new shortwave transmitters 19 Aug 2013 | 09:01 pm

India’s national radio broadcaster has ordered two 100 kW shortwave transmitters from the Swiss-German-Chinese group Ampegon. The new systems will replace existing analogue transmitters with simpler a...

Kenya to begin analogue TV signal switch-off in December 7 Aug 2013 | 03:33 pm

The Kenyan government has set 13 December 2013 as the switch-off date for the analogue television broadcasting signal in and around the capital Nairobi. Joseph Tiampati, Principal Secretary for ICT, ...

The Business of Broadcasting in the Digital Age – Speakers 2 Aug 2013 | 08:16 pm

Michael Boylan, President and CEO, WJCT Public Broadcasting, Florida, USA After serving 20 years on the senior management team for the PBS station in Miami, Florida, Michael became the head of Jackso...

The Business of Broadcasting in the Digital Age – Agenda 2 Aug 2013 | 07:21 pm

#DigitalCaribbean Guyana International Conference Centre Georgetown, Guyana. The programme may be subject to change. See the speaker profiles Monday 19 August Opening ceremony 0900 to 1000 The na...

Botswana switches on digital terrestrial TV signal 31 Jul 2013 | 05:01 pm

Botswana has launched digital terrestrial TV (DTT), and is the first country in Africa to use a Japanese digital standard, ISDB-T. South Africa and most of the other Southern African Development Commu...

CBA Secretary-General gives evidence to parliamentary review of PSB 29 Jul 2013 | 04:41 pm

Sally-Ann Wilson, the Secretary-General of the CBA, has given spoken evidence to a select committee on Public Service Broadcasting from the Isle of Man’s parliament, the Tynwald. A committee to exami...