From: Media Network Newsletter <medianetw...@rnw.nl> Subject: Media Network Newsletter To: wdx...@yahoo.com Date: Thursday, December 1, 2011, 8:06 AM
Media Network Newsletter Hello from Hilversum, Well, November has ended as the driest November in the Netherlands since records began. But December could well turn out to be one of the wettest - I just looked at the predictions for the next two weeks, and there's a lot of rain coming! But there's no sign of temperatures getting low enough for snow. Madagascar transmitter tests now completed Last week's test transmissions of the first of the former Hörby shortwave transmitters newly installed at our Madagascar relay station were very successful, with reports received from Colombia, USA, UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, Russia, Ukraine, Israel and New Zealand. Everyone who requested a QSL-card for correct reports on these tests will receive one in due course. The transmitter will shortly be taken into service within the regular schedule, where it will replace one of the old Philips transmitters that will be taken out of service. (Source: RNW Programme Distribution) G6 International Broadcasters to work closely together The Group of Six (G6) International Broadcasters met in Kyoto on 21 to 23 November 2011, and issued the following Joint statement: “All members of the Group of Six agree on our shared values of freedom of expression, democratic principles, the strengthening of human rights and free, open and independent media. “To this end the G6 members agree to further develop and enrich the international media environment by close collaboration within the context of our shared values. We will focus on joint projects that strengthen each other’s ability to provide enhanced content to multiplatform audiences across the globe. Our collaboration and joint projects will also strengthen each organization’s ability to provide unique content to its own target markets and build on our ability to provide an even more comprehensive offering of content to our audiences into the future. “The G6 acknowledges that the media markets around the world, including technological developments and changes to the way audiences consume media, provide many challenges to international broadcasters, and we agree that by working together, our shared values and objectives are much more likely to be achieved.” The Group of Six consists of the following broadcasters: NHK World Radio Australia Radio Canada International Radio Netherlands Worldwide Radio Sweden SwissInfo Media Network Weblog Here are the stories we've published since the last Newsletter. Click on any headline to go direct to that item in the Weblog: Thursday 1 December 2011 Britain fines Iran’s Press TV Wednesday 30 November 2011 Internal conflict forces Georgia’s Maestro TV off air Latin America: community radio stations under attack China’s first 3D television channel launches in January Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal will close on 31 Dec India: Digitalisation of DD and AIR is a ‘high priority’ Pakistan may summon BBC as news channel blocked VOR brings Russian radio drama to Indian audiences Radio VOP charts way forward Tuesday 29 November 2011 BAZ invites applicants for radio licences for urban centres Pakistan cable operators ban foreign news channels Pro-CBC group goes to the mat against potential cuts New Korean TV channel targets mobile viewers Anti-merger strike at Radio France International Monday 28 November 2011 Cambodian PM renews attacks on US broadcasters China to ban commercials during TV dramas West Java radio/TV stations told not to air porn songs New online radio relays North Korean propaganda programmes - South paper BAZ seeks applicants for television station licence Sunday 27 November 2011 Iran to launch eight digital TV channels Saturday 26 November 2011 Al-Jazeera building new spheres of influence Boss of Radio/TV Martí to appear on C-SPAN China state TV gets new boss: Xinhua Friday 25 November 2011 Mauritania opens airwaves to private broadcast media UK broadcaster Asian Sound plans Arabic service Zimbabwe new radio licences a ‘farce’: Tsvangirai’s office The next Newsletter will be on Thursday 8 December 2011. Good listening! Andy Sennitt Media Network Radio Netherlands Worldwide © Radio Netherlands Worldwide Thursday 1 December 2011 MEDIA NETWORK FEEDS All stories listed here, and all the latest media headlines, can be found in the Media Network weblog RSS feeds: Complete feed Feed for consumers Feed for media professionals RADIO NETHERLANDS WORLDWIDE This newsletter is produced weekly at Radio Netherlands Worldwide RNW frequency schedule winter 2011 - 2012 FORWARD Send to a friend REGISTER Subscribe Unsubscribe Edit your profile ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- Order your WRTH 2011: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2011 ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. 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