Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
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The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU or APBU), formed in 1964, is a non-profit, professional association of broadcasting organisations.[1] It currently has over 288 members in 57 countries and regions, reaching a potential audience of about 3 billion people. The ABU's role is to help the development of broadcasting in the Asia-Pacific region and to promote the collective interests of its members. The ABU covers an area stretching from Turkey in the west to Samoa in the east, and from Mongolia in the north to New Zealand in the south. Its secretariat is located in Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, its secretary-general, currently Dr Javad Mottaghi.
One of the ABU's activities is Asiavision, a daily exchange of news feeds by satellite among television stations in 20 countries in Asia. The ABU also negotiates coverage rights to major sports events for its members collectively, and carries out a wide range of activities in the programme and technical areas. The ABU provides a forum for promoting the collective interests of television and radio broadcasters, and encourages regional and international co-operation between broadcasters.
Full members must be national free-to-air broadcasters in the Asia-Pacific region, but there is an associate membership category that is open to provincial broadcasters, subscription broadcasters and national broadcasters in other parts of the world, and an affiliate category that is open to organisations connected to broadcasting.
Overview
The ABU's activities include:
- a daily satellite TV news exchange (Asiavision)
- co-production and exchange of programmes
- negotiating rights for major sports events and organising coverage
- technical, programming and management consultancy services
- advising members on copyright and legal matters
- rights-free content acquisition for developing countries
- representing members in international forums
- international frequency planning and coordination
- organising seminars, workshops and training courses
- annual competition for radio and television programmes (ABU Prizes)
- a robot competition for engineering students (Robocon)
- publication of ABU News and Technical Review
- ABU Popular Song Contest (1985-1987)
- ABU TV and Radio Song Festivals (2012)[2]Template:Better source needed[3]
The ABU works closely with the regional broadcasting. in other parts of the world on matters of common concern, and with many other international organisations, to exchange information on the latest developments in broadcasting, undertake activities to improve the skills and technologies of its members, and encourage harmonisation of operating and technical broadcasting standards and systems in the region. The ABU is funded primarily by annual subscriptions from members. The Union has an elected President and three Vice-Presidents, who serve three-year terms. The current President is Yoshinori Imai of NHK-Japan.
The ABU Secretariat is located in Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It has over 30 staff, of whom 12 are broadcast professionals recruited from among the ABU members within the region. The head of the Secretariat is the Secretary-General, who is appointed by the General Assembly. The current Secretary-General is Dr. Javad Mottaghi. The Asia-Pacific region is defined in the ABU statutes as countries within areas of Asia and the Pacific that lie substantially between the longitudes of 30 degrees east and 170 degrees west. On the map, this region stretches from Turkey in the west, to Samoa in the east, and from Russia in the north, to New Zealand in the south. All of the ABU's full members operate in this region.
Most of the ABU's associate members are European and North American broadcasters, many of whom have operations in Asia, and pay-TV and cable operators in the Asia-Pacific. Its affiliate members include satellite providers, telcos, production companies, equipment vendors and regulators. The ABU is the third largest of the world's eight broadcasting unions, but covers the largest geographic area of the world.
Membership
A number of different membership types are available to national broadcasters and national broadcasting organisations. These include full, additional full, associate, affiliate and institutional memberships.[4]
Full members
- Below is a list of full members of the ABU. These are members who are independent nations within the ABU broadcasting region, and consist of two members per country. Broadcasters have the option to change between full and additional full membership.[4]
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Additional full members
- Below is a list of additional full members of the ABU. These are members who already have 2 full member organisations, and for countries in non-independent area.[4]
Associate members
- Below is a list of associate members of the ABU. These are international broadcasters beyond the ABU region, and national broadcasting associations.[4]
Institutional members
| Country | Broadcasting organisation | National script | Abbr. |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | PRIX JEUNESSE International | — | Prix Jeunesse |
| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | Asia Video Industry Association | — | ASIA |
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | Digital Radio Mondiale | — | DRM |
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Association for International Broadcasting | — | AIB |
| International News Safety Institute | — | INSI | |
| WorldDAB Forum | — | WorldDAB | |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg USA | International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences | — | IATAS |
| United Nations Department of Public Information | — | UN-DPI |
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Affiliated members
| Country | Broadcasting organisation | National script | Abbr. |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | Australian Film, Television and Radio School | — | AFTRS |
| File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication | — | BNNRC |
| Bangladesh Community Radio Association | — | BCRA | |
| National Institute of Mass Communication | — | NIMC | |
| Pathshala South Asian Media Institute | — | PSAMI | |
| File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | Agence Kampuchea Press | — | AKP |
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | Videoship Enterprises Limited | — | |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | ADINNO, Inc | — | ADINNO |
| Communication University of China | 中国传媒大学 | CUC | |
| Research and Training Institute of NRTA China | — | RTI | |
| File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | Pacific Islands News Association | — | PINA |
| File:Flag of France.svg France | Enensys Technologies | — | ENENSYS |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits | — | Fraunhofer IIS |
| LS telcom AG | — | LS telcom | |
| ORBAN Europe GmbH | — | ORBAN | |
| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | APT Satellite Holdings Limited | — | APT |
| Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited | — | AsiaSat | |
| Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Ltd. | Sony Corporation of Hong Kong (Previously called Professional Solutions Asia Pacific Company) | Sony | |
| File:Flag of India.svg India | Apalya Technologies | — | Apalya |
| Broadcast Engineering Consultants India | — | BECIL | |
| Canara Lighting Industries PVT. LTD. | — | Canara | |
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | Infotech Solutions | — | Infotech |
| REKAM Indonesia | — | REKAM | |
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | IRIB University | دانشگاه صدا و سیما | IRIB |
| Soroush Multimedia Corporation | — | SMC | |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation | 放送衛星システム株式会社 | B-SAT |
| Ikegami Tsushinki | 池上通信機株式会社 | Ikegami | |
| Japan International Broadcasting Inc. | 日本国際放送株式会社 | JIB | |
| Japan Media Communication Center | 日本メディアコミュニケーションセンター | JAMCO | |
| NHK Enterprises, Inc. | — | ||
| NHK Foundation | — | ||
| NHK Global Media Services, Inc. | — | ||
| NHK Technologies, Inc. | — | ||
| TI ComNet International Visual Works | — | TI ComNet Japan | |
| File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | SpaceTech TV Engineering | — | |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | Aljazeera International (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd | — | |
| Celcom (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd | Celcom Axiata Berhad | CELCOM | |
| Happy Campers Productions SDN BHD | — | ||
| MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd | — | MEASAT | |
| MYTV Broadcasting Sdn Bhd | — | MYTV | |
| Shekhinah PR Sdn. Bhd | — | SPR | |
| Spacelabs Technology Sdn Bhd | — | Spacelabs | |
| WSL MSC Sdn Bhd | — | ||
| File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives | Maldives Broadcasting Commission | — | MBC |
| File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius | Multi Carrier (Mauritius) Limited | — | MCML |
| File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | Karnali Integrated Rural Development And Research Centre | कर्णाली एकीकृत ग्रामीण विकास तथा अनुसन्धान केन्द्र | KIRDARC |
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | Nevion AS | — | Nevion |
| File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority | مقتدرہِ ضابطہِ برقی ذرائع ابلاغ پاکستان | PEMRA |
| Template:Country data Palestine | Media Development Center / Birzeit University | مركز تطوير الإعلام / جامعة بيرزيت | MDC / BU |
| File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea | National Information & Communications Technology Authority | — | NICTA |
| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | Bangladesh Broadcast Systems | — | BBS |
| Benchmark Broadcast Systems (S) Pte Ltd | — | ||
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. | — | ||
| Elevate Broadcast Systems | — | EB | |
| Encompass Digital Media (Asia) Pte Ltd | — | ||
| Eutelsat S.A. | — | ||
| EEVA Productions | — | ||
| Globecast Asia | Globecast Asia Pte Ltd | GCA | |
| Infocomm Media Development Authority | 资讯通信媒体发展局 | IMDA | |
| MediaGenix | — | ||
| ST Engineering iDirect | — | ||
| Sport Singapore | — | SPORTSG | |
| Telstra Singapore Pte Ltd | — | Telstra Global | |
| Thinking Tub Media Pte Ltd | — | TTM | |
| Whiteways Systems Pte Ltd | — | WW | |
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | Digital Video Broadcasting | — | DVB |
| Swiss Italian University | Università Svizzera Italiana | USI | |
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission | สำนักงานคณะกรรมการกิจการกระจายเสียง กิจการโทรทัศน์ และกิจการโทรคมนาคมแห่งชาติ | NBTC |
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | Radio and Television Broadcasting Professional Association | Radyo Televizyon Yayınları Meslek Birliği | RATEM |
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Encompass Digital Media Services Limited | — | Encompass |
| International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers | International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers | IABM | |
| New Media Networks | — | NMN | |
| Pebble Beach Systems Limited | — | ||
| The Insigths People | — | TIP | |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | iBiquity Digital Corporation | — | XPERI |
| File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | National Association of Electronical Mass Media | Elektron ommaviy axborot vositalari milliy assotsiatsiyasi | NAEMM |
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Other activities
Emergency Warning Broadcasting System (EWBS) for the Asia-Pacific region
EWBS development work has focused on identifying a suitable country code methodology. This system of codes has now been standardised by ITU-R. The General Assembly in Beijing endorsed the work carried out by the TC and issued an ABU Declaration calling all members to encourage their respective governments to implement an EWBS system.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
ABU Engineering Excellence Awards
ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award and ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award are presented annually to broadcast personalities who have made significant contributions respectively to their organisations and to the industry as a whole. They are selected from nominations made by ABU members and followed by an evaluation process by a panel of judges. The Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award is being sponsored by Broadcast and Professional Pacific Asia Company (BPPA). The award includes a study tour of Sony research facilities.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Publications
The ABU publishes the ABU News magazine while the Technical Department publishes the Technical Review. Both publications are published quarterly. They are sent free to members and non-affiliates and published in print version, downloadable in PDF format through the ABU's Publications area of the ABU's website and on ABU's app on Android. The ABU also publishes books related to broadcasting which is available in print.
Inter-union activities
The World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) brings together eight unions including the ABU. The WBU has a number of specialised forums, including the International Satellite Operations Group (WBU-ISOG) and the Technical Committee (WBU-TC). The ABU is an active member of both.
See also
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- ABU Song Festivals
- African Union of Broadcasting
- Arab States Broadcasting Union
- Asia-Pacific Robot Contest
- Association for International Broadcasting
- Caribbean Broadcasting Union
- Caribbean News Agency
- Commonwealth Broadcasting Association
- Commonwealth Press Union
- European Broadcasting Union
- International Telecommunication Union
- National Association of Broadcasters
- North American Broadcasters Association
- Organización de Telecomunicaciones de Iberoamérica
- Smart Alliance
- World Radio Network
References
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