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WRN provides live feed of Vatican Radio for UK and Irish listeners
(05 April 05)
WRN, the London-based international transmission company, is providing UK
and Irish audiences with a 24 hour a day live feed from Vatican Radio. The
service, broadcast live from Vatican City, is being broadcast via channel
934 on Sky Digital, the UK?s leading direct-to-home satellite platform,
into 7.6 million homes across the UK and Ireland. The feed includes daily
programmes in a number of languages produced by Vatican Radio including
English and Italian. Tim Ayris, WRN?s Marketing Manager said: ?We are
pleased to offer this service to Vatican Radio at this important time
allowing listeners to keep up to date with events as they unfold.? (Source:
WRN press release 05 April, 2005)
RNZ and ABU to study DRM implementation strategies :
(20 April 05)
Radio New Zealand (RNZ) - together with the ABU, Thales Corp and
THL-Australia - has launched a project to investigate the appropriate
Digital Radio Modiale (DRM) implementation strategies for radio
broadcasters in the region. The technical investigation, which started
early this week in Wellington, is being carried out on digital radio
transmissions in the medium wave band using the DRM digital system. An
analogue medium wave radio transmitter of RNZ has been converted for
digital transmissions in this project. This is to facilitate investigations
on simulcast transmission of analogue and digital radio programmes. A
Digital Radio Symposium and Demonstration has also been organised as part
of the project. Around 70 experts from the radio industry in the region
will meet from 27-29 April to provide technical information on digital
radio and the conversion of transmitters to digital mode. The symposium
also aims to provide an opportunity for the participants to carry out
measurements of various technical parameters. It will culminate with a
field measurement trip on 29 April. (Source : ABU Webste)
BBC launches marketing campaign across West Bank:
(16 April 05)
The British Broadcasting Corporation yesterday announced it has launched
its first-ever marketing campaign across the West Bank, promoting the
availability of BBC Arabic on partner station Radio Bethlehem 2000, 89.6
FM. The joint initiative will enable Radio Bethlehem 2000 listeners to hear
BBC programming - in Arabic and English 12 hours a day. Hosam El Sokkari,
Head of BBC Arabic, said: "With this campaign, even more people in the West
Bank will be aware of the availability of BBC programmes?in crystal clear
quality, and our listener base in this region will further expand." BBC
Arabic is a leading international radio news service in Arabic and
bbcarabic.com is a leading Arabic online news site. The advertising
campaign, featuring two hands cupping a globe that focuses on the Middle
East, can be seen on billboards in high-profile areas in Jerusalem,
Ramallah and Bethlehem. West Bank commuters can also see the campaign on
buses branded with the design and in advertisements placed in Al Quds
newspaper. The strapline running throughout the three-month-long jointly
branded campaign is 'BBC Arabic on Radio Bethlehem 2000 - together we
enrich your world'. (Source : ABU Website)
BBC appoints new global news development head:
(19 April 05)
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has announced the appointment of
Michele Grant as Head of Global News Development - a new position designed
to ensure that the broadcaster develops successful new editorial and
commercial news partnerships and ventures around the world. Ms Grant?s role
will become the key link between BBC News, BBC Worldwide and the Global
News Division. She will remain based in Washington DC where she has been
responsible for managing and developing the BBC's key news gathering
partnerships in the United States. She will also act as the BBC's senior
ambassador to the American news community and to other external
organisations. Commenting on her appointment Ms Grant said: "Demand for the
BBC's journalism is growing, and I want to make sure that we meet that
demand with news services of the highest quality and in the variety of
formats that people need. "The goal is: If it just happened, you can hear
about it from the BBC wherever you are, whenever it's convenient." Prior to
working in America, Ms Grant was Controller of BBC News Publicity. (Source
: ABU Website)
Best Regards,
MD. AZIZUL ALAM AL-AMIN
BANGLADESH
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