ASSOCIATION FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING

AIB Directory of Global Broadcasting, AIB Global Media Business Conference

With more than twice the information than the previous edition, the new AIB Directory of Global Broadcasting provides an unrivalled range of information about the world's leading international and national broadcasters, including key contacts in each organisation. From the acquisitions manager at Lithuania's commercial broadcaster Baltijos TV to the Vice President of advanced technology at America's ABC, from the Vice President of advertising sales at Sony Pictures International in Singapore to the Technical Director, new media at Germany's RTL, the AIB Directory of Global Broadcasting has the contacts you need to do business.

The Association for International Broadcasting is the industry body that serves the international media. The AIB's mission is to bring together the international broadcasting industry, supplying market intelligence, networking, representation, board-level contacts and a range of other services to members. The AIB is a forum for debate, a unique centre of information about international broadcasting and a trade lobbyist.

Updated twice every year, the AIB Directory of Global Broadcasting is published by the industry association for the international broadcasting industry. Compiled from constant research that feeds into the AIB's database of more than 23,000 contacts in broadcasting worldwide, the AIB Directory of Global Broadcasting is an essential reference work for everyone who works in broadcasting or provides services to the broadcasting industry.

With more than 150 pages of data, including a world map section and times and frequencies of the world's international radio broadcasters in English, French and German, the AIB Directory of Global Broadcasting provides the information you need whether you're at your office or travelling.

If you need to know who is head of news at TRT or Technology Director at SABC, head of sport at KBS Korea or Technical Director at TBS Tokyo, the AIB Directory of Global Broadcasting is your essential reference work.

Published twice every year to keep up with changes in personnel, phone numbers and other data, the AIB Directory of Global Broadcasting is essential for anyone in the broadcasting industry. The AIB Directory of Global Broadcasting includes industry listings -- from uplink providers to transmission companies, production systems suppliers to industry associations.

The AIB Directory of Global Broadcasting is available on subscription that provides two editions (one year's worth -- the December and the June issues) to keep your contact information up-to-date.

The annual AIB Global Media Business Conference brings together the international broadcasting industry. In addition, the AIB provides specialised services to the broadcasting industry, such as a renowned consulting operation that covers the entire broadcasting sector, from project management to digital broadcasting, programme production to transmission and delivery

World Radio TV Handbook, Passport to World Band Radio, The Channel, AIBeNews

AIB publishes the renowned World Radio TV Handbook. Its 2004 edition has comprehensive details about radio and television broadcasters worldwide, and is an ideal reference work for both professionals and consumers. AIB also brings out Passport to World Band Radio, an annual guide for listeners to international radio stations, with how to listen and what is on the air.

The Channel is the definitive business magazine for the international broadcasting industry with news, features and profiles. In the past two years, The Channel has doubled in size and more than doubled its regular readership. Today, The Channel reaches well in excess of 4,500 decision-makers in international and national television and radio broadcasters as well as related manufacturing and service provision companies in over 120 countries.

The AIB provides a range of opportunities for advertisers who wish to raise their market profile throughout the international broadcasting sector. Our quarterly print magazine, The Channel, reaches more than 4,500 decision makers in international television and radio stations, transmission and satellite companies, manufacturers, consulting firms, regulatory bodies and politicians in more than 120 countries. Our monthly AIBeNews goes straight to the computer screens of well over 14,000 people involved in international broadcasting and related sectors.

And your brand can be associated with the most current information about broadcasting worldwide. Talk to us about the AIB Directory, our twice-yearly publication that carries comprehensive data including key personnel, phone, fax and addresses of the world's most prominent broadcasters in television and radio.

For more information, contact Samantha Woollett on
+44 (0) 775 939 4916
sam.woollett@aib.org.uk

Cross-border Broadcasting Industry, Market Intelligence Briefings, AIB Consulting

The Association for International Broadcasting is the only trade association for the cross-border broadcasting industry. It covers all sectors with a growing worldwide membership, including television and radio broadcasters, satellite operators, manufacturers of studio and production equipment, transmission companies, news agencies and consultants.

AIB members enjoy unique benefits and profile raising on a global scale -- through the AIB's representation, lobbying and consulting services. The AIB supplies its members with regular Market Intelligence Briefings, represents them at events worldwide, offers networking opportunities and significant savings on events, publications and advertising.

For more information, download the AIB Corporate Leaflet and the Membership Application Form (which also includes precise details of benefits of membership at the three levels - Platinum, Gold and Corporate). To discuss AIB membership, contact Anver Anderson, AIB Business Development Director at
 
+44 (0) 1245 399 965
anver.anderson@aib.org.uk.

The AIB offers a comprehensive consulting service covering all aspects of broadcasting. And as a not-for-profit organisation, AIB Consulting offers rates that are some of the most attractive in the sector. With an unrivalled network of experienced consultants across the world, the AIB is able to provide a tailored solution for your needs.

Recently AIB Consulting has provided in-depth research about the potential for short wave broadcasting to the prospective purchaser of an international transmission company, and has undertaken extensive research into digital broadcasting for domestic and international markets for a major organisation. AIB Consulting can help your strategic planning process in your business.