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Tonga and Zambia engineers to attend IBC

This year’s CBA-Chevening bursars announced

Greece: shutting down the public broadcaster is the last thing to do in a crisis

Smart TV owners are not connecting to the web

Tonga and Zambia engineers to attend IBC

A broadcast engineer from Tonga and another from Zambia have received CBA bursaries to visit the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam

This year’s CBA-Chevening bursars announced

This bursary is awarded each year to full-time staff of CBA’s member broadcasters to study media masters in London and Norwich

Greece: shutting down the public broadcaster is the last thing to do in a crisis

Reaction to the stunning and abrupt closure of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT)

Smart TV owners are not connecting to the web

As smart TVs become more commonplace in some parts of the world, it seems viewers are still using them as, well, just TVs

Don’t panic during a pandemic

We're running a special one-day workshop, ‘Be Prepared! Managing your organisation through a global pandemic’ as part of the Asia Media Summit in Indonesia

Documentary award closing soon

It’s the last chance to enter the International Radio and Television Union (URTI) Grand Prix for Author’s Documentary. First prize is US$5,000. Deadline is 15 April. Last year the competition received 255 entries from 182 broadcasters. More information

Latest from the CBA

CBA nominated for ‘Making a Difference’ award

We have been shortlisted for a 2013 Nexus Commonwealth Award. ‘Making a Difference’ is a new award category that recognises a project by a Commonwealth organisation that has delivered particular impact over the past year, and has the potential to be replicated across the Commonwealth.

Broadcast moves

The latest high-level appointments and departures in radio and television

Film and TV for learning: call for entries

Entries are open for the Japan Prize, a prestigious international competition for educational media. Generous prizes of USD$8,000 and $USD3,000 will be awarded to the two best proposals for TV programmes about literacy and language that contribute to education in an entrant’s country or region. The prize is organised by NHK, Japan’s public service broadcaster.

Ghana’s public broadcaster asks for licence fee increase

The Director-General of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Major Albert Don-Chebe, has asked for the annual TV licence fee to increase from 30 Ghanaian pesewas (10p) to 15 cedis (£4), saying the corporation could not otherwise provide a first class service to the country. Don-Chebe (pictured) proposed the 4,000 per cent increase during an interview with Radio Ghana after a meeting with the corporation’s staff. He said that with added funds GBC would create more channels.

Pandemic training helps bridge the gap between broadcasters and health sector

Over 30 participants representing broadcasters across Asia took part in a workshop to prepare broadcasters in the event of a pandemic.

Upcoming events View more

June 18, 2013BroadcastAsia 2013, Singapore
July 4, 2013The Place of Public Service Broadcasting: Transnationalism, Localism and Identity in the Digital Age
July 9, 2013The Radio Conference: a transnational forum
September 17, 2013Pacific Media Partnership Summit, Vanuatu

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