Month: June 2023

Asia-Pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD) and TVRI hosted the 18th Asia Media Summit in Bali, Indonesia, on May 23 and 24.The summit is an annual event for all media broadcasting agencies in Asia Pacific to share their thoughts on broadcasting and information.This year, the forum was themed “Media Enhancing Economic Sustainability,” wherein Indonesia encourages the role of media, especially in the Asia Pacific, to contribute to a sustainable economy.The event was inaugurated by Indonesia’s Vice President Ma’ruf Amin and more than 500 representatives including decision makers, media professionals, intellectuals, and news and program stakeholders from Asia Pacific, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North America attended the conference.Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn delivered a special address on “Epicentrum of Growth” at the inaugural ceremony of the summit.In his remarks, Dr Kao highlighted that ASEAN is increasingly being seen as the epicenter of global growth. He also underscored the immense potential of ASEAN and the valuable opportunities for media to expand its viewership by amplifying awareness and driving discussions on sustainable economic development among the people.The participants also released a declaration paper titled ‘Bali Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)‘, in which leaders of the AIBD member countries pledged to undertake various steps to face challenges triggered by spreading of wrong, misleading and false information through the social media. […]

Early bird registrations to this year’s Radiodays Asia conference, September 5 & 6 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, end on July 1.More speakers have joined the line-up for Radiodays Asia and the inaugural Podcast Day Asia including:Mae Mariyam Thomas – Presenter, podcast producer, journalist, entrepreneur and voice over artist from India, with over a decade of experience in the radio industry and 5 years in the podcasting space.  In 2019, she was chosen by GQ magazine for their 50 Most Influential Young Indians.Gregory Warner – Host and creator of Rough Translation, named a top 10 podcast by the New York Times in 2021.Khairy Jamaluddin “KJ” – Radio and podcasting announcer.  Together with Johan, Fara Fauzana and AG, he hosts Hot FM’s breakfast show, Bekpes Hot on Malaysia’s number 1 radio station.Guy Perryman MBE – Award-winning British radio broadcaster, voice actor, DJ, event producer and writer, on the air across Japan on InterFM. Guy was appointed MBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 2017 for services to British music in Japan.Register here for tickets. […]