The 15th General Assembly of the African Union of Broadcasting To Take Place in Gaborone

 

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The 15th General Assembly of the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) will be held from September 3 to 5, 2024 in Gaborone, Botswana

This year's event aims to explore the challenges and opportunities offered by evolving digital technologies in the audiovisual media sector

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DAKAR, Senegal, June 10, 2024/ -- The African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) (www.UAR-AUB.org) will hold its 15th General Assembly from September 3 to 5, 2024 in Gaborone, capital of the Republic of Botswana, under the theme: “The future of African media facing the challenges of new technologies and changes climate”. This high-level meeting will bring together Chief Executives of the media and broadcasting industry, officials, experts, academics, content creators from across the African continent as well as representatives of sister Unions and partners. This year's event aims to explore the challenges and opportunities offered by evolving digital technologies in the audiovisual media sector. For the AUB, it is a question of discussing the place of Africa in the generation and management of metadata for the creation of audiovisual content in the era of artificial intelligence, of working on the transformation of the professions of audiovisual through AI, to find innovative strategies to meet the changing needs of African audiences in an increasingly digitalized media environment. The AUB General Assembly will also provide a unique platform to strengthen regional and international cooperation to create awareness and engage citizens in the fight against climate change. The discussion will also focus on the best way to boost the participation of countries not only in sharing of content on the AUBVISION Platform, but also to make it the source of news about countries in Africa. The 15th general assembly of the AUB will serve as a framework for rewarding journalistic excellence through an AWARDS ceremony organized in partnership with SOLSAN Communications. It will open a window of solidarity with people who are victims of cancer thanks to fundraising and a benefit concert offered for the occasion. Grégoire NDJAKA Director General Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Union of Broadcasting (AUB).   Press contact:  contact@uar-aub.org Tel: +221 338 21 16 25 About the African Union of Broadcasting:  The African Union of Broadcasting is the largest organization of media professionals in Africa which brings together national and private radio and television organizations from African states. The AUB is responsible for developing all segments of the television and broadcasting industry in Africa. It works to develop exchanges of authentic African content through its content distribution platform, AUBVISION. SOURCE African Union of Broadcasting (AUB)

African Media and New Business Models in Cameroon

A24 Media Supports Media Forum to Tackle Issue of Funding for African Media and New Business Models in Cameroon )


Funding African Media in an Age of Uncertain Business Models will be
the main theme of the African Media Leaders Forum (AMLF) when it meets
in Yaoundé, Cameroon in November.

The Forum is the flagship programme of the African Media Initiative
(AMI) and is the only annual gathering of African media owners and
operators from around the continent. “The main objective of the
Forum is to facilitate the emergence of an African media sector that
is professional, financially sustainable, technologically adaptable
and socially responsible,” according to Amadou Mahtar Ba, AMI CEO.

The Forum, which will take place on the 18th and 19th November, is
being hosted by the Spectrum Media Group, one of the largest
broadcasters on the continent, which operates out of West and Central
Africa. Over 250 participants including CEOs, managing directors,
publishers and media leaders from Africa and beyond are expected to
attend. The organizers have reported an over five-fold increase in
number of participants attending when compared to the first AMLF which
was held in Dakar, Senegal in 2008

This year’s Forum will be organized around both plenary sessions and
working groups that will run simultaneously. The topics will be
Financing; Technology and New Business Models; and Ethics, Leadership
and Social Responsibility.

The co-chairs of the 2010 Forum are: Joyce Barnathan, President of the
International Center for Journalist (ICFJ), USA, Papa Madiaw Ndiaye,
CEO and Founder of the Advanced Finance & Investment Group, USA,
Reginald Mengi, Executive Chairman of IPP, Tanzania and Salim Amin,
Chairman, A24 Media and Camerapix, Kenya

“AMLF is honoured to have these leading professionals co-chair the
2010 Forum. We believe that their skills, views and experience will
provide invaluable input in discussions around how to improve the
media landscape in Africa and how to empower media to play a greater
role in promoting democracy, human development and economic growth on
the continent,” said Mr Mahtar Ba.

For more information, please contact:

Edith Muthoni Meme

+254 (0) 710 972 596

Noreen Wambui Nthiga

+254 (0) 722 210 842

Vimbai Kadenhe

+27 (0) 785 299 108

amlf2010@africanmediainitiative.org