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["Md. Azizul Alam Al-Amin" <alamin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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KBS will Host the 1st ABU Study Tour :
Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) will host ABU Study Tour 2005 on April 
25-27 in Seoul, Korea. The 1st Study Tour for top managers of ABU member 
broadcasters will focus on the broadcasting strategy in media convergence 
society laying stress on Internet & mobile broadcasting in Korea.
The three day program will consist of presentations, visits to broadcasters 
& telecommunication companies and an academic forum.
ABU has embarked an annual Study Tour from this year to share information 
and expertise among its members regarding commonly concerned issue of 
international broadcasting.

KBS Projects for 2005
Greeting a New Year, KBS has planned a series of projects with an aim to do 
better service for audience. The following are some of the major projects.

History :  KBS will produce special programs to mark the 60th anniversary 
of Independence of Korea.

Cutting Edge Broadcasting Technology : To activate further digital 
broadcasting, KBS will produce a number of programs for HDTV. Terrestrial 
DMB service and data broadcasting will also be started to cope with an "Era 
of Media Convergence".

Insight into Asia : Recognizing Asia still remains undiscovered, KBS will 
do research and make programs on Asia and Asian Culture to rediscover its 
value.

Our Future Generation : KBS is planning special events such as "Children's 
International Film Festival" and "Korean Youth Film Festival" to offer 
chances for the young to experience the world of variety.

In addition to these projects, KBS will focus on various topics such as 
economy, nature, environment and human life.

Kim Andrew Elliott Returns to the Airwaves on Talk to America:
Tune in for the return of Kim Andrew Elliott to VOA's airwaves.He is a 
research analyst for the International Broadcasting Bureau and the former 
host of "Communications World."  Kim will update VOA listeners about 
international broadcasting and broadcasters, and provide the latest news 
from the world of international broadcasting.  As usual, Kim will answer 
calls and e-mail messages about VOA programming schedules and how to tune 
in.  Call in or e-mail with your questions and feedback about what you're 
hearing on VOA.
Talk to America airs live at 1600 UTC.

TVNZ welcomes broadcasting plans:
Television New Zealand (TVNZ) has welcomed the announcement of a 
multi-million dollar broadcasting "programme of action" by New Zealand 
Broadcasting Minister Steve Maharey.
Mr Maharey yesterday released the policy development plan to "build a 
strong and sustainable public broadcasting environment".
The document contains several policy decisions, outlining the government's 
concerns and some options for action.
The cost of the policy being considered was estimated to be in the order of 
$10 million in 2005/2006 rising to $50 million by 2009/2010.
The Chief Executive of TVNZ Ian Fraser said: "The plan released today 
recognises the value of public broadcasting and supports the special place 
of the public broadcasters. It also recognises that the "public value" of 
TVNZ is, at least, as important as its commercial value."
The planning document also provides a mechanism for developing a level of 
direct funding to TVNZ to enable it to be a more complete public 
broadcaster, giving fuller effect to the TVNZ Charter.
Mr Fraser said a more secure level of direct funding would let TVNZ plan 
its future developments with greater confidence.

PNG, Australia sign media development deal:
Papua New Guinea and Australia have signed a five-year media development 
program agreement to support the role of PNG's media, ABC News has reported.
The initiative will be funded under the Australia-PNG aid programme.
The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) spokesman, 
John Davidson says it will build the capacity of the media sector by 
looking at access, content and the training and development of media personnel.
He says another benefit is boosting PNG's national broadcaster - National 
Broadcasting Commission of Papua New Guinea (NBC) - through a partnership 
with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
"This partnership will involve organisational development and digitising 
the NBC archive to reserve PNG's important cultural heritage.
"The aim is to increase the NBC's capacity to fulfil its role as Papua New 
Guinea's key provider of quality information to all people, acting as a 
national voice for their views and aspirations," he added.

ABC-Australia to launch new channel:
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) will launch a new free-to-air 
digital TV channel - ABC2 - on 7 March.
ABC2 will broadcast a wide range of new and repeat programs including 
children's and regional shows, documentaries as well as international and 
regional news coverage.
The new channel will be using content created for both broadband and 
television output.
Director of ABC New Media and Digital Services Lynley Marshall says the 
launch of ABC2 is an important move for the ABC, helping to ensure the 
national broadcaster has a presence in the digital media landscape.
"ABC2 is very much a complementary service to the ABC main channel. The 
channel has been developed on a sustainable production and funding model 
and will continue to deliver high-quality ABC programming to Australian 
audiences for years to come," Ms Marshall said.

Taiwan launches mobile TV on public transportations:
Taiwan has launched Dimo TV, a digital mobile television service, on 165 
buses and six harbour ships in Kaohsiung City.
The project, worth around US$1.8 million, is a collaboration between Taiwan 
Public Television Service (PTS) and Taiwan's National Project of the 
Digital Television Development.
Buses with Dimo TV are equipped with a Digital Video 
Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) receiver and a 19-inch LCD screen each.
Designed as a non-commercial and advertising-free channel, Dimo TV has a 
program line-up which includes news, weather and traffic reports, travel 
stories, infotainment and edutainment - all offered by PTS.
Kaohsiung is the third Asian city to launch this service, after Singapore 
and Shanghai.

(Source : What's on KBS, Jan 2005, Vol-13, ABU Latest News, VOA Website)

Regards,
MD. AZIZUL ALAM AL-AMIN
Rajshahi, Bangladesh
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