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More heads roll at US-funded international broadcasters

Saturday, 23 January 2021 09:05 International Broadcasting - International broadcasting
The heads of three federally funded international broadcasters were abruptly fired late Friday as the Biden administration completed a house-cleaning of Donald Trump-appointees at the U.S. Agency for Global Media. Two officials familiar with the changes said the acting chief of the USAGM summarily....


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Dennis Mattinson’s Weather Forecast for Thursday and Friday

WEATHER FORECAST: The Owens Valley / The Town of Mammoth Lakes THU FEB 25 2021 4:09 AM PST SYNOPSIS: Winds Advisory issued for the Owens Valley from 4 pm yester...

Neither CRTC nor CBC following the law by allowing dismantling Radio Canada International

The CBC’s unrestrained transition from a public broadcaster into a disruptive, taxpayer-funded commercial operator was laid bare again this month. This time, th...

3D Print Your Next Antenna

Building antennas is a time-honored ham radio tradition. Shortwave antennas tend to be bulky but at VHF frequencies the antenna sizes are pretty manageable. [Fj...

Addis Ababa Contemporary Art Exhibited in Nairobi, BBC World Service Radio Goes Mobile in Nigeria

By Ogova Ondego Published June 13, 2015. Eleven Ethiopian contemporary artists are set to exhibit their creativity in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. The 25-day ex...

Champions of the Pacific

A weekly sports show exploring the triumphs, struggles and passions of the Pasifika athlete. Wednesdays at 9:40pm or via shortwave and digital broadcast from ea...
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International broadcasting

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Why this site?

This site contains links to specialized media information courtesy of NEXUS-International Broadcasting Association (NEXUS-IBA), a non profit org...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN’s Contract With SES’ ASTRA Grows Beyond 45 Million European Households

With a renewal to 45 million satellite TV homes across Europe and ever growing as a result of the Corona virus Japan International Broadcasting renewed its mult...

Deutsche Welle resumes Hungarian service amid free press fears

Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle has begun producing material in Hungarian for the first time in decades, driven by concerns at declining medi...

Armenian Defense Minister Says Yerevan Would Like Russia Expand Gyumri Base – OpEd

The base exists on the basis of a 1995 Moscow-Yerevan agreement, one that was extended in 2010 allowing Russian forces to remain there until 2044. At present, o...

German broadcaster resumes Hungarian service amid free press fears BERLIN (Reuters)

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle has begun producing material in Hungarian for the first time in decades, driven by concern...
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Satellite TV

Khelo India fest in Gulmarg reflects J&K touching new heights in peace, devpt: PM

GULMARG: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said holding of Khelo India International Games Festival at the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir ’s...

New USAID Partnership Promotes Equity in Science

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a formal partnership with Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Science...

Gwyn Morgan: Air travellers are a convenient scapegoat for Trudeau

Article content. January 7. The prime minister finally announced that international air travellers must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test before boarding t...

IMF, World Bank pledge to support G20 push against global climate risks

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leaders of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on Friday vowed to step up efforts to combat climate c...

United will pay $49 million to settle air mail fraud case

United Airlines will pay more than $49 million to settle criminal and civil accusations of defrauding the post office in the handling of international mail. The...
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AM

The long-serving Signal Radio stalwart presented his last show just days before his death

Tributes have been flooding in for legendary Stoke-on-Trent DJ Johnny Owen following his death just days after presenting his final show. The long-serving Signa...

Standard Liege v Rangers: Belgian side carry pedigree but lack key men

Perhaps it's just me, but the name Standard Liege evokes feelings of inexplicable nostalgia in the same way St Etienne or Hajduk Split do. Is it a memory of li...

I Remember EB

“This is Radio St. Vincent and the Grenadines, broadcasting on 705 kilohertz on the medium wave broadcast band. We’d like to apologise for the break in transmis...

Christian broadcasting

At the second Trump impeachment trial, Jacky Rosen, a Jewish Senator from Nevada, criticized former President Trump for tolerating anti-Semites, such as the Proud Boys. In response, Senator Kevin Cramer, an evangelical Christian from North Dakota, praised

At the second Trump impeachment trial, Jacky Rosen, a Jewish Senator from Nevada, criticized former President Trump for tolerating anti-Semites, such as the Pro...

What happens when self-described Christian prophets are wrong?

This track record created a loyal audience of hundreds of thousands of people who follow him on social media and hang on his predictions about such topics as th...

Christian Prophets Are on the Rise. What Happens When They’re Wrong?

Jeremiah Johnson, a 33-year-old self-described prophet, was one of the few evangelical Christians who took Donald J. Trump’s political future seriously back in ...

CBN News

Christian Broadcasting Network. The Christian Broadcasting Network is an American conservative evangelical Christian religious television network and production...

Straddling Senate and pulpit, Warnock highlights religious left's rise in the U.S.

Warnock's runoff election victory on Tuesday over incumbent Kelly Loeffler, the wealthy former chief executive of Bakkt, a cryptocurrency trading platform, is t...
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Christian radio

MIL-OSI Europe: Zollner: Day for victims of abuse an important moment for the Church

Source: The Holy See. Headline: Zollner: Day for victims of abuse an important moment for the Church. Father Hans Zollner, a member of the Pontifical Commission...

How ’90s Christian radio enabled Rush Limbaugh’s toxic views

The late Rush Limbaugh’s far-reaching and toxic impact on conservative America and the Republican party is well-known and well-documented. Still, there’s one as...

Update | PAJ in stand-off with Christian radio station

A push by Christian media workers from TBC Radio to join the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) has resulted in a dispute, with reports of a stand-off at Sunday...

In an interview with Vatican Radio the Grand Chancellor calls for an equitable distribution of the anti-Covid vaccine

, the Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Order of Malta talks about the priorities of the institution’s worldwide action in the wake of the Covid pandemic and of...

PAJ in stand-off with Christian radio station

A push by Christian media workers from TBC Radio to join the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) has resulted in a dispute, with reports of a stand-off at Sunday...
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Christian TV

AP-NORC Poll: One-third of U.S. Adults Are Skeptical of COVID-19 Shots

It was repeated by Matt Helderman, 31, of Greer, South Carolina. “I want to see more security data,” said Helderman, a video editor and associate producer for C...

Why Christian TV channels keep a low profile The Muslim-majority country has more than 10 Christian TV channels that offer mostly religious programs. Activists say the channel owners are careful not to offend Islamic fundamentalists for fear of a backlash

Since the early 2000s, Pakistan has seen a phenomenal growth of private TV channels, with most of them focusing on current affairs and politics. But most people...

Why Christian TV channels keep a low profile The Muslim-majority country has over 10 Christian TV channels that offer mostly religious programs. Activists say the channel owners are careful not to offend Islamic fundamentalists for fear of a backlash.

Since the early 2000s, Pakistan has seen a phenomenal growth of private TV channels, with most of them focusing on current affairs and politics. But most people...

Jeremy Lin says faith kept NBA dream alive, launches US$200K charity grants in quarantine

New NBA G League signing Jeremy Lin has begun his quarantine in Santa Cruz ahead of the new season with the Warriors and the "Linsanity" star is keeping himself...

D-FW Christian TV network reportedly returned $3.9 million PPP loan after investigation into jet purchase

Dallas televangelist Marcus Lamb and his Daystar Television Network reportedly returned its $3.9 million Paycheck Protection Program loan after an investigation...
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Digital Radio

Sale of Communicorp closes a chapter for Denis O'Brien

The O'Brien-owned Communicorp is Ireland’s largest commercial radio group with a weekly audience of more than 1.75m listeners. As well as Today FM and Newstalk,...

Sale of Communicorp closes a chapter for Denis O'Brien

The O'Brien-owned Communicorp is Ireland’s largest commercial radio group with a weekly audience of more than 1.75m listeners. As well as Today FM and Newstalk,...

Ad Campaigns Aim to Counter Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

COVID Collaborative is an assembly of organizations and health experts including the NAACP, the Rockefeller Foundation and former commissioners of the Food and ...

Digital Radio Mondiale in Comprehensive Trial by All India Radio (AIR)

26/02/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 26/02/2021 02:09 Digital Radio Mondiale in Comprehensive Trial by All India Radio (AIR) As of mid-Februar...

Denis O’Brien’s Communicorp agrees €100m-plus sale to Bauer Media Audio

, the radio group controlled by Denis O’Brien, has agreed a sale of the company to UK-based Bauer Media Audio for a sum understood to be north of €100 million. ...
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Digital TV

ore 18:04 Estée Lauder Signs Actress Ana de Armas as New Global Brand Ambassador

#altro. NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Estée Lauder today announced that it has signed Ana de Armas, Golden Globe Award-nominated actress and honoree o...

Estée Lauder Signs Actress Ana de Armas as New Global Brand Ambassador

NEW YORK Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Estée Lauder today announced that it has signed Ana de Armas, Golden Globe Award-nominated actress and honoree of the 202...

Estée Lauder Signs Actress Ana de Armas as New Global Brand Ambassador

NEW YORK Feb. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Estée Lauder today announced that it has signed Ana de Armas, Golden Globe Award-nominated actress and honoree of the 202...

Estée Lauder Signs Actress Ana de Armas as New Global Brand Ambassador

NEW YORK Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Estée Lauder today announced that it has signed Ana de Armas, Golden Globe Award-nominated actress and honoree of the 202...

The Wide Shot: It’s March Madness time for streaming

Netflix (203 million subscribers) and Disney+ (94.9 million) are the clear consensus picks to make it into the final rounds. Digital TV Research analyst Simon M...
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LTE

Looking For a Smartwatch or Fitness Tracker? These Are the Best You Can Buy

Buying forecast for spring 2021: This year so far has been light on wearables launches, but you can bet we’ll see some high-profile products later this year. Fi...

Connected Motorcycle Market : Top Scenario, SWOT Analysis, Business Overview, Future Outlook & Forecasts 2021-2027

This report studies the Connected Motorcycle Market size, industry status and forecast, competition landscape and growth opportunity. This research report categ...

5G Core Market : Top Scenario, SWOT Analysis, Business Overview, Future Outlook & Forecasts 2021-2027

This report studies the 5G Core Market size, industry status and forecast, competition landscape and growth opportunity. This research report categorizes the 5G...

Best Metro by T-Mobile phones

That includes everything from relatively more premium handsets, like the iPhone 12 Pro Max, to more affordable ones, like the long-lasting Moto G Stylus, featur...

Wearable device popularity is skyrocketing in 2020 – and Huawei is the big winner – Wareable

Wearable technology shipments grew 24% in 2020 as the segment experienced tremendous growth in the face of the global pandemic. And while the popularity of smar...
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Public Radio

Marcus Garvey Featured on NPR

by Staff Writer National Public Radio (NPR) has featured the life of Marcus Garvey, Jamaica’s first National Hero, on its Throughline podcast , co-hosted and co...

Media BTS fans accuse German radio host of racism over virus comparison A Bavarian DJ said he hoped there would be a vaccine against the South Korean group soon

Berlin A host on a public radio station in Bavaria has provoked online outrage from fans of the South Korean boyband BTS over scathing comments comparing them t...

Portland’s Jo Ann Hardesty nixes funding for Southwest neighborhood group

has decided to permanently cut funding from a neighborhood group after an audit found that money had been mismanaged. Hardesty, who oversees the city’s civic li...

Oregon PBS Claims Climate Change Causing More Droughts, Floods And Heatwaves

A story by Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) claims climate change is causing an increase in various extreme weather events. This is false. Data from the United ...

Hungarian hospitals on alert due to third wave of pandemic

BUDAPEST, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- A high level of preparedness has been ordered in Hungarian hospitals due to the growing number of COVID-19 infections, Prime Minis...
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College Radio

Double gold for Limerick radio station

STAFF at a college radio station are celebrating this week after scooping two gold awards at a major ceremony. Wired FM, which is based at both Mary Immaculate ...

WOUB Experience Inspires Grad to Pay it Forward

. Posted on: Wayne Hepler graduated from Ohio University in 1980 and 1989. ATHENS, OH – In many ways, Wayne Hepler’s life has come full circle. As a mass commu...

HIP Video Promo presents: Ultra Major premieres a symbolic color palette music video "Disaster" on Metal Injection

Meanwhile, a pair of sketchy types lurk and jitter, one in a skeleton t-shirt and in need of a comb, the other burning white candles in her open palm. BROOKLYN,...

Limerick radio station wired and ready to broadcast to global audience

STUDENT radio station Wired FM, located at Mary Immaculate College and Limerick Institute of Technology, has been selected as the Irish representative for the 1...

Student journalist is REMOVED from college radio station after Jacob Blake tweet

Student journalist is REMOVED from role at college radio station after tweeting a link to details about sexual assault allegations against Jacob Blake Rae'Lee K...
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Pirate Radio

Former Radio 2 presenter launches own radio station from shed amid string of DIY start-ups THEY ARE the modern equivalent of sixties pirate radio DJs

Figures suggest that they are filling gaps in the market that mainstream broadcasters aren’t reaching. “My brother said it’s the new punk people are doing it fo...

Save and rave! How a compilation of pirate radio adverts captures a lost Britain

“H ave you got that record that goes ah-woo-ooo-ooh-yeah-yeah?” It’s a scene familiar to anyone who spent time in a hardcore rave record shop in the 1990s – a p...

Radio Caroline to broadcast Queen’s Christmas message for the first time

Radio Caroline is to broadcast the Queen’s Christmas message for the first time, 56 years after its request was refused for being an unauthorised broadcaster. T...

Radio Caroline to broadcast Queen’s Christmas message for the first time

Radio Caroline is to broadcast the Queen’s Christmas message for the first time, 56 years after its request was refused for being an unauthorised broadcaster. T...

Radio Caroline to broadcast Queen’s Christmas message for the first time

Radio Caroline is to broadcast the Queen’s Christmas message for the first time, 56 years after its request was refused for being an unauthorised broadcaster. T...
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