About ARABSAT
Founded in 1976 by the 21 member-states of the Arab League, Arabsat has been serving the growing needs of the Arab world for over 40 years, operating from its headquarter in Riyadh-KSA and two Satellite control stations in Riyadh and Tunis.
Now one of the world’s top satellite operators and by far the leading satellite services provider in the Arab world, it carries over 500 TV channels, 200 radio stations, pay-tv networks and wide variety of HD channels reaching tens of millions of homes in more than 80 countries across the Middle East, Africa and Europe—including an audience of over 170 million viewers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region alone tuned into Arabsat’s video “hotspot” at 26°E.
About ABU - Asiavision
The ABU, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014, has currently 272 member broadcasters large and small in 69 countries spread across the region and beyond, from Turkey in the west to Samoa in the east, and from Russia in the north to New Zealand in the south.
Established in 1964 as a non-profit, non-government, professional association to assist the development of broadcasting in the region, the ABU promotes the collective interests of television and radio broadcasters and encourages regional and international co-operation between broadcasters.
With a mission to assist all members wherever possible, the ABU provides rights-free content acquisition for developing countries, organises seminars, workshops and training courses and offers annual ABU Prizes for radio and television programs. From 2012 it has organised the Asia-Pacific’s first regional television and radio Song Festivals.
The ABU’s Asiavision, a daily TV news exchange programme, is a vital link for many broadcasters in the Asia-Pacific.
Since its launch in 1984, the daily news exchange has been covering the major events of the day, providing a major source of news for the its current 32 members.
Established for the free exchange of news among participating members, Asiavision has no commercial or political aims.
Through its operations centre in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, Asiavision members now exchange more than more than 17,600 news stories a year via file transfer.
About AUB-UAR
In accordance with the relevant provision of the United Nations Charter and the charter of the African Union on the establishment of culture and scientific institutions, AUB was established in 1962 as the Union of National Radio and Television Organization of African States (URTNA) and named African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) at the 2006 URTNA General Assembly held in Abuja.
The AUB is professional body composed of the National Radio and Television Organization of African States that are committed to the development of all aspects of broadcasting in Africa.
About EBU
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is the world’s leading alliance of public service media (PSM). EBU have 73 Members in 56 countries in Europe, and an additional 33 Associates in Asia, Africa and the Americas. EBU Members operate almost 2,000 television, radio and online channels and services, and offer a wealth of content across other platforms. Together they reach an audience of more than one billion people around the world, broadcasting in more than 120 languages.
The EBU operates Eurovision and Euroradio services.
About COPEAM
COPEAM is a non-profit association devoted to the promotion of dialogue and cultural integration in the Mediterranean Region, throughout the involvement of the major players of the audiovisual sector, among which the public service radio and TV broadcasters from 26 countries in the area, besides professional and cultural associations, institutions, higher education institutions and specialization structures, independent producers and local authorities of Europe, Balkans, North Africa and Middle East.
COPEAM, whose operational headquarters is in Rome - at the offices of RAI-Italian Radio and Television, which ensures the General Secretariat since its creation in 1996 - brings together today about 60 members and bases its action on a multilateral cooperation formula aimed at enhancing and exchanging expertise within its network.
About the WBU
The World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) is the coordinating body for broadcasting unions who represent broadcaster networks across the globe.
It was established in 1992 as a coordinating body at the international broadcasting level. Since then, the WBU has provided global solutions on key issues for its member unions. The North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) acts as secretariat for the WBU.
The broadcasting unions who belong to the WBU are the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB), the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU), the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the International Association of Broadcasting (IAB/AIR), the North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) and the Organizacion de Telecomunicaciones Iberoamericanas (OTI).