Yangon, Myanmar - Myanmar's military junta has ordered a hike of over 150 fold to the annual satellite TV licence fee in an attempt to prevent the public from accessing "dissident" international news broadcasts. While no official statement from the government regarding the increase was issued to the state media, an unnamed official from the Myanmar Post and Telecom confirmed the hike. Citizens due to pay the annual 6,000 kyat (US$4.70) fee also found that it had been raised to 1 million kyat … [Read more...] about Myanmar junta orders price hike for satellite TV
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Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) opens Malaysia office
Kuala Lumpur - Al Jazeera Children's Channel (JCC) has opened a representative office at Cyberjaya, Malaysia, to help extend its reach into the Asia-Pacific. JCC's Executive General Manager, Mahmoud Bouneb said the move was part of a strategy to grow the channel's portfolio and offer world class animation and multimedia content for Arabic speaking children around the world. The Malaysian bureau will coordinate content exchange initiatives in the region, knowledge and skills exchanges, and other … [Read more...] about Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) opens Malaysia office
Al Jazeera English celebrates first anniversary
Al Jazeera English, the Doha-based English language news channel celebrated its first anniversary on Nov. 15, marking the occasion with live reports on key stories from around the world and first person accounts focusing on children who are directly affected by issues surrounding the stories. Nigel Parsons, Managing Director of Al Jazeera English, said, “We proved the sceptics wrong and created a new channel that is already recognised as one of the major voices in global journalism.” … [Read more...] about Al Jazeera English celebrates first anniversary
Al Jazeera chief ‘confident’ on Singapore licence
Singapore – Al Jazeera Managing Director Nigel Parsons has said he is confident the Qatar-based news network will be successful in its bid to launch in Singapore. Al Jazeera has applied to Singapore’s broadcast industry regulator, the Media Development of Singapore (MDA) for a licence to broadcast on SingTel’s newly-launched IPTV pay-TV service. The MDA has been quoted as saying that the network’s application was being assessed “based on criteria such as public … [Read more...] about Al Jazeera chief ‘confident’ on Singapore licence
Jill Grinda joins EuroNews as Director of Worldwide Distribution
Jill Grinda joined EuroNews from Al Jazeera International as Director of Worldwide Distribution on August 1. She was formerly Regional Distribution Director, Europe & Asia for the Qatar-based news network. Headquartered in France, EuroNews is a news channel covering world news from a European perspective, broadcasting in seven languages including English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. … [Read more...] about Jill Grinda joins EuroNews as Director of Worldwide Distribution
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In a media career spanning 30 years, Nigel Parsons’ extensive experience includes roles at BBC Radios 1-4, BBC World Service Radio and WTN (Worldwide Television News), as well as successfully managing TV start-up news network teams, EBC in Switzerland and Italy’s Telecampione. He talks to Television Asia about his latest challenge, as Managing Director of Al Jazeera International “When the chance to take part in the launch of Al Jazeera English came along, it was something I … [Read more...] about Brand new view