Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union

The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), formed in 1964, is a non-profit, professional association of broadcasting organisations. It currently has over 280 members in 57 countries and regions, reaching a potential audience of about 3 billion people. The ABU's role is to help the development of broadcasting in the Asia-Pacific region and to promote the collective interests of its members. The ABU covers an area stretching from Turkey in the west to Samoa in the east, and from Mongolia in the north to New Zealand in the south. Its secretariat is located in Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, its secretary-general, currently Dr Javad Mottaghi.

Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
ABU headquarters in Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur
Formation1 July 1964 (1964-07-01)
TypeUnion of broadcasting organisations
HeadquartersKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Membership
  • 286 members
  • (from 57 countries and regions)
Official language
English
President
İbrahim Eren
Websitehttp://www.abu.org.my/

One of the ABU's activities is Asiavision, a daily exchange of news feeds by satellite among television stations in 20 countries in Asia. The ABU also negotiates coverage rights to major sports events for its members collectively, and carries out a wide range of activities in the programme and technical areas. The ABU provides a forum for promoting the collective interests of television and radio broadcasters, and encourages regional and international co-operation between broadcasters.

Full members must be national free-to-air broadcasters in the Asia-Pacific region, but there is an associate membership category that is open to provincial broadcasters, subscription broadcasters and national broadcasters in other parts of the world, and an affiliate category that is open to organisations connected to broadcasting.

Overview

ABU former President Cho Dae-hyun

The ABU's activities include:

  • a daily satellite TV news exchange (Asiavision)
  • co-production and exchange of programmes
  • negotiating rights for major sports events and organising coverage
  • technical, programming and management consultancy services
  • advising members on copyright and legal matters
  • rights-free content acquisition for developing countries
  • representing members in international forums
  • international frequency planning and coordination
  • organising seminars, workshops and training courses
  • annual competition for radio and television programmes (ABU Prizes)
  • a robot competition for engineering students (Robocon)
  • publication of ABU News and Technical Review
  • started 2012: ABU TV and Radio Song Festivals[1][2]
Journalists from ABU member organisations

The ABU works closely with the regional broadcasting . in other parts of the world on matters of common concern, and with many other international organisations, to exchange information on the latest developments in broadcasting, undertake activities to improve the skills and technologies of its members, and encourage harmonisation of operating and technical broadcasting standards and systems in the region. The ABU is funded primarily by annual subscriptions from members. The Union has an elected President and three Vice-Presidents, who serve three-year terms. The current President is Yoshinori Imai of NHK-Japan.

The ABU Secretariat is located in Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It has over 30 staff, of whom 12 are broadcast professionals recruited from among the ABU members within the region. The head of the Secretariat is the Secretary-General, who is appointed by the General Assembly. The current Secretary-General is Dr. Javad Mottaghi. The Asia-Pacific region is defined in the ABU statutes as countries within areas of Asia and the Pacific that lie substantially between the longitudes of 30 degrees east and 170 degrees west. On the map, this region stretches from Turkey in the west, to Samoa in the east, and from Russia in the north, to New Zealand in the south. All of the ABU's full members operate in this region.

Most of the ABU's associate members are European and North American broadcasters, many of whom have operations in Asia, and pay-TV and cable operators in the Asia-Pacific. Its affiliate members include satellite providers, telcos, production companies, equipment vendors and regulators. The ABU is the third largest of the world's eight broadcasting unions, but covers the largest geographic area of the world.

Membership

A number of different membership types are available to national broadcasters and national broadcasting organisations. These include full, additional full, associate, affiliate and institutional memberships.[3]

Full members

Countries with Full ABU Membership.
  • Below is a list of full members of the ABU. These are members who are independent nations within the ABU broadcasting region, and consist of two members per country. Broadcasters have the option to change between full and additional full membership.[3]
Country Broadcasting organisation National script Abbr.
 AfghanistanRadio Television Afghanistan
  • رادیو تلویزیون ملی افغانستان (Dari)
  • د افغانستان ملي راډيو تلويزون (Pashto)
RTA
 AustraliaAustralian Broadcasting CorporationAustralian Broadcasting CorporationABC
 Azerbaijanİctimai Televisionİctimai Televiziya və Radio Yayımları ŞirkətiİTV
 BangladeshBangladesh Betarবাংলাদেশ বেতারBB
Bangladesh Televisionবাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশনBTV
 BhutanBhutan Broadcasting Serviceའབྲུག་རྒྱང་བསྒྲགས་ལས་འཛིནBBS
 Brunei DarussalamRadio Television BruneiRadio Televisyen BruneiRTB
 CambodiaNational Television of Kampucheaទូរទស្សន៍ជាតិកម្ពុជាTVK
 ChinaChina Media Group中央广播电视总台CMG
National Radio and Television Administration国家广播电视总局NRTA
 EgyptEgyptian Radio and Television Unionإتحاد الإذاعة و التليفزيون المصريERTU
 FijiFiji TelevisionFiji TelevisionFTV
 IndiaAll India RadioआकाशवाणीAIR
Doordarshanदूरदर्शनDD
 IndonesiaRadio of the Republic of IndonesiaRadio Republik IndonesiaRRI
Television of the Republic of IndonesiaTelevisi Republik IndonesiaTVRI
 IranIslamic Republic of Iran Broadcastingصدا و سيمای جمهوری اسلامی ايرانIRIB
 JapanJapan Broadcasting Corporation日本放送協会NHK
Tokyo Broadcasting System東京放送TBS
 JordanJordan Radio and Television Corporationمؤسسة الإذاعة والتلفزيون الأردنيJRTV
 KazakhstanKhabar Agency
  • Хабар Агенттігі (Kazakh)
  • Агентство Хабар (Russian)
KA
 KiribatiBroadcasting and Publications AuthorityBroadcasting and Publications AuthorityBPA
 KyrgyzstanKyrgyz Public Radio and Television CorporationКыргыз Республикасынын Коомдук телерадиоберүү корпорациясы (Kyrgyz)
Общественная телерадиовещательная корпорация Кыргызской Республики (Russian)
KTRK
 LaosLao National Radioວິທະຍຸກະຈາຍສຽງແຫ່ງຊາດລາວLNR
Lao National Televisionສະຖານີໂທລະພາບແຫ່ງຊາດລາວLNTV
 MalaysiaRadio & Television of MalaysiaRadio Televisyen MalaysiaRTM
 MaldivesPublic Service Mediaޕަބްލިކް ސަރވިސް މީޑިއާPSM
 MongoliaMongolian National BroadcasterМонголын Үндэсний Олон Нийтийн ТелевизMNB
TV5TV5 ТелевизTV5
 MyanmarMyanmar Radio and Televisionမြန်မာ့အသံနှင့်ရုပ်မြင်သံကြားMRTV
   NepalNepal Televisionनेपाल टेलिभिजनNTV
Radio Nepalरेडियो नेपालRNE
 New ZealandTelevision New ZealandTelevision New Zealand
Te Reo Tātaki o Aotearoa (Māori)
TVNZ
 PakistanPakistan Broadcasting Corporationہیئت پاکستان برائے قومی نشریاتPBC
Pakistan Televisionپاكِستان ٹیلی وژن نیٹ ورکPTV
 Papua New GuineaMedia Niugini LimitedMNL
National Broadcasting Corporation of Papua New GuineaNational Broadcasting Corporation of Papua New GuineaNBC/PNG
 PhilippinesPeople's Television NetworkPeople's Television Network
Telebisyon ng Bayan (Filipino)
PTNI
 QatarQatar Media Corporationالمؤسسة القطرية للإعلامQMC
 SamoaSamoa Broadcasting CorporationSamoa Broadcasting CorporationSBC
 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Broadcasting Authorityهيئة الإذاعة والتلفزيون السعوديةSBA
 SingaporeMedia Corporation of SingaporeMedia Corporation of Singapore Private Limited
新传媒私人有限公司 (Chinese)
Perbadanan Media Singapura Sendirian Berhad (Malay)
மீடியாகார்ப் (Tamil)
Mediacorp
 South KoreaKorean Broadcasting System한국방송공사KBS
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation문화방송주식회사MBC
 Sri LankaSri Lanka Broadcasting Corporationශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුවන් විදුලි සංස්ථාච (Sinhala)
இலங்கை ஒலிபரப்புக் கூட்டுத்தாபனம் (Tamil)
SLBC
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporationශ්‍රී ලංකා රූපවාහිනී සංස්ථාව (Sinhala)
இலங்கை ரூபவாகினி கூட்டுத்தாபனம் (Tamil)
SLRC
 ThailandNational Broadcasting Services of Thailandสถานีวิทยุกระจายเสียงแห่งประเทศไทย กรมประชาสัมพันธ์
สถานีวิทยุโทรทัศน์แห่งประเทศไทย กรมประชาสัมพันธ์
NBT
Television Pool of Thailandโทรทัศน์รวมการเฉพาะกิจแห่งประเทศไทยTPT
 Timor LesteRadio-Television of East TimorRadio-Televisão Timor Leste (Portuguese)
Radio-Televizaun Timor Lorosae (Tetum)
RTTL
 TongaTonga Broadcasting CommissionTonga Broadcasting Commission
Komisoni Fakamafolalea Tonga (Tongan)
TBC
 TurkeyTurkish Radio and Television CorporationTürkiye Radyo ve Televizyon KurumuTRT
 TurkmenistanState Committee of Turkmenistan for Television, Radio Programs and CinematographyTürkmenistanyň Telewideniýe, radiogepleşikler we kinematografiýa baradaky döwlet komitetiTTV
 UzbekistanNational Television and Radio Company of UzbekistanO'zbekiston milliy teleradiokompaniyasiMTRK
 VanuatuVanuatu Broadcasting and Television CorporationVanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation
Société de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Vanuatu (French)
VBTC
 VietnamVoice of VietnamĐài Tiếng nói Việt NamVOV
Vietnam TelevisionĐài Truyền hình Việt NamVTV

Additional full members

Countries with Additional Full ABU Membership.
  • Below is a list of additional full members of the ABU. These are members who already have 2 full member organisations, and for countries in non-independent area.[3]
Country Broadcasting organisation National script Abbr.
 AfghanistanAriana Radio and Television Networkآريانا تلويزيونATN
Educational Radio and TelevisionERTV
Noorin Radio Television Networkتلویزیون نورینNRTN
Saba Media Organisationتلویزیون سباSMO
 BangladeshAsian TVএশিয়ান টিভি
Radio Broadcasting FM (Bangladesh) Company LimitedRadio Broadcasting FM (Bangladesh) Co. Ltd.Radio Today
South Asian TelevisionSATV
 BhutanCentennial RadioCR101
Kuzoo FMKFM
 ChinaShandong Radio and Television StationSDRT
Shanghai Media Group上海文化广播影视集团有限公司SMG
Sichuan Radio and Television四川广播电视台SRT
 FijiFiji Broadcasting CorporationFBC
 Hong KongRadio Television Hong Kong香港電台RTHK
Television Broadcasts Limited電視廣播有限公司TVB
 IndiaNew Delhi TelevisionNDTV
 JordanSawt Al Madina RadioSMR
 KazakhstanRepublican Television and Radio CorporationRTRC
 KiribatiAdventist Hope Radio
WAVE TV
 KyrgyzstanNew Broadcasting SystemNBS
 LaosTelevision Lao LimitedTVLAO
 LebanonRadio Libanاذاعة لبنانRL[4]
 MacauMacau Television Broadcasting澳門廣播電視股份有限公司
Teledifusão de Macau (Portuguese)
TDM
 MalaysiaMedia Prima BerhadMPB
 MaldivesVMedia Island Broadcasting Company Pvt LtdVMedia
 Marshall IslandsRadio Marshalls V7AB
 MongoliaEkoron TV
HBS TV LLC Company
MONGOLRadio FM 88.3-102.1
MN25 Television25-р Суваг ТелевизMN25
Mongolian National Educational ChannelБоловсрол СувагEduTV
Mongolian Radio and Television Broadcasting NetworkМонголын Үндэсний Олон Нийтийн ТелевизMRTBN
Must Technology
TV9 TelevisionTV9 ТелевизTV9
SULD Television, Noyon Suld Co Ltd
United Broadcasting Corporation LLCЮнайтед Бродкастинг Корпорэйшн ХХКStar TV
 MyanmarDVB Multimedia Groupဒီမိုကရေတစ်မြန်မာ့အသံDVB
 NauruNauru MediaNM
   NepalKantipur Television NetworkKTV
Radio Sagarmatha
 New ZealandRadio Tarana
Television New Zealand LimitedTVNZ
 Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island Broadcasting ServiceNorfolk Island Broadcasting ServiceVL2NI
 North KoreaThe Radio and Television Broadcasting Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea조선중앙방송위원회KRT
 PakistanHum Network LimitedHUM TV
Shalimar Recording & Broadcasting CompanyATV/SRBC
Virtual University TVVTV
 PalestinePalestinian Broadcasting CorporationPBC
 PhilippinesAmcara Broadcasting NetworkABS-CBN
Philippine Broadcasting ServicePBS
 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands Broadcasting CorporationSIBC
Telekom TelevisionTTV
 South KoreaEducational Broadcasting System한국교육방송공사EBS
Seoul Broadcasting System주식회사에스비에스SBS
 Sri LankaAsset Radio BroadcastingAsset Radio Broadcasting (Pvt) LimitedNeth FM
EAP HoldingsEAP Broadcasting CompanyEAP
Independent Television Network LimitedIndependent Television Network LimitedITN
MBC NetworksMBC Networks (Pvt) LimitedMBC Radio
MTV ChannelMTV Channel (Pvt) LimitedMTV
Power HousePower House LTDTV Derana
VIS BroadcastingVIS Broadcasting (Pvt) Ltd.VIS
 ThailandThai Public Broadcasting Serviceองค์การกระจายเสียงและแพร่ภาพสาธารณะแห่งประเทศไทยThai PBS
The National Assembly Radio and Television Broadcasting Stationสถานีวิทยุกระจายเสียงและวิทยุโทรทัศน์รัฐสภา สำนักงานเลขาธิการสภาผู้แทนราษฎรRadio Parliement
TPTV
 VietnamAudio Visual Global Joint Stock CompanyAVG

Associate members

Countries with Associate ABU Membership.
  • Below is a list of associate members of the ABU. These are international broadcasters beyond the ABU region, and national broadcasting associations.[3]
Country Broadcasting organisation National script Abbr.
 AustraliaCommercial Radio Australia LimitedCommercial Radio Australia LimitedCRA
CVC Network LimitedCVC Network LimitedCVC
 FranceFrance TélévisionsOrganismes Français de Radiodiffusion et de TélévisionOFRT
 GermanyGerman National Broadcasting (Deutsche Welle)Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen
Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
ARD
Second German TelevisionZweites Deutsches FernsehenZDF
 Hong KongCable TV Hong Kong香港有線電視HKCTV
Phoenix Television鳳凰衛視控股有限公司Phoenix TV
Dim Sum Television點心衛視Dim Sum TV
PCCW Media Limited電訊盈科有限公司Now TV
 JapanNational Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan日本民間放送連盟JBA
 IndonesiaPT Media Televisi IndonesiaMETRO TV
PT Indonusa TelemediaTelkomvision
PT Karyamegah AdijayaAora TV
 MalaysiaASTRO All Asia Networks plcAAAN
U Television Holdings Sdn BhdU Television
 MauritiusMauritius Broadcasting CorporationMauritius Broadcasting CorporationMBC
 MicronesiaFederated States of Micronesia Broadcasting ServiceFSMBS
 MongoliaEagle Broadcasting CompanyИйгл ТелевизEBC
BTV Television"BTV" Television
DDishTVДДэшТВ ХХКDDish TV
Supervision Broadcasting Network TelevisionSBN ТелевизSBN
 NetherlandsRadio Netherlands WorldwideRadio Nederland WereldomroepRNW
 New ZealandRadio New Zealand
  • Radio New Zealand (English)
  • Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa (Māori)
RNZ
 NorwayNorwegian Broadcasting CorporationNorsk rikskringkastingNRK
 PakistanGeo Independent Media Corporation LtdGeo TelevisionGeo
 PhilippinesAssociation of Broadcasters of the PhilippinesKapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng PilipinasKBP
 QatarAl Jazeera Englishقناة الجزيرة حاصلةAJE
 RussiaAll-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting CompanyВсероссийская государственная телевизионная и радиовещательная компанияVGTRK
Alternative Irkutsk Studio of TVAIST
 SingaporeMediaCorp TVMediaCorp Pte LtdMediaCorp TV
  SwitzerlandSwiss Broadcasting Corporation
  • SRG SSR
  • Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft (German)
  • Société suisse de radiodiffusion et télévision (French)
  • Società svizzera di radiotelevisione (Italian)
  • Societad svizra da radio e televisiun (Romansh)
SRG SSR
 United KingdomBritish Broadcasting CorporationBritish Broadcasting CorporationBBC
 USAAmerican Broadcasting CompanyAmerican Broadcasting CompaniesABC
CBS CorporationCBS CorporationVIACOM/CBS
National Association of BroadcastersNational Association of BroadcastersNAB
Turner Broadcasting SystemTurner Broadcasting SystemTBS
Voice of AmericaVoice of AmericaVOA
Trans World RadioTrans World RadioTWR

Institutional members

Countries with ABU Institutional Membership.
Country Broadcasting organisation National script Abbr.
 BelgiumInternational News Safety InstituteInternational News Safety InstituteINSI
 GermanyPRIX JEUNESSE International
 Hong KongCable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of AsiaCable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of AsiaCASBAA
  SwitzerlandDigital Radio MondialeDigital Radio MondialeDRM
 ThailandAsia-Pacific TelecommunityAsia Pacific TelecommunityAPT
 United KingdomAssociation for International BroadcastingThe Association for International BroadcastingAIB
International News Safety InstituteInternational News Safety InstituteINSI
WorldDMBWorldDMBWorldDMB
 USAInternational Academy of Television Arts and SciencesInternational Academy of Television Arts and SciencesIATAS
United Nations Department of Public InformationUnited Nations Department of Public InformationUN-DPI

Affiliated members

Countries with Affiliated ABU Membership.
Country Broadcasting organisation National script Abbr.
 AustraliaRadio Frequency SystemsRadio Frequency SystemsRFS
Broadcast AustraliaBroadcast Australia
Globecast AustraliaGlobecast Australia
Asia Media Monitors Sdn. Bhd.Asia Media Monitors Sdn. Bhd.AMM
 CanadaInternational Business Communications ConsultantsInternational Business Communications ConsultantsIBC Consultants
 FranceEutelsatEutelsat S.A
 GermanyLS telcom AGLstelcom
 Hong KongAsiaSatAsia Satellite Telecommunications Company LimitedAsiaSat
Bloomberg L.P.Bloomberg
ITV ChoiceITV International Hong Kong
 IndiaBroadcast Engineering Consultants IndiaBroadcast Engineering Consultants India LimitedBECIL
Network 1 Pvt LtdN1
Induslnd Media and Communications LimitedInduslnd Media and Communications LimitedIMCL
Technomedia SolutionsTechnomedia Solutions Ptv LtdTechnomedia
 IndonesiaFirst MediaPT First Media TbkFirst Media
IndosatPT Indonesia Satellite Corporation TbkIndosat
PT Adhi KaryaPT. Adhi Karya (Persero) TbkAKV
 ItalyDeltatreSPA
 JapanSKY Perfect JSAT CorporationスカパーJSAT株式会社SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation
NHK Enterprise
NHK Integrated TechnologyNHK ITEC
NHK International
NHK Global Media ServicesNHK G-Media
SoftBank Telecomソフトバンクテレコム株式会社Softbank Telecom
 JordanArab Radio and Television NetworkArab Radio and TelevisionART
 KazakhstanOKNO-TV KazakhstanOKNO-TV Kazakhstan
 MauritiusMulti CarrierMulti Carrier (Mauritius) LimitedMCML
 MyanmarForever GroupForever Group
 MalaysiaCelcomCelcom Axiata Berhad' CELCOM
MEASAT Satellite SystemsMEASAT Satellite SystemsMEASAT
Outsourced Broadcast Networkson
 PakistanPakistan Electronic Media Regulatory AuthorityPakistan Electronic Media Regulator AuthorityPEMRA
 PhilippinesMabuhay Satellite CorporationMabuhay Investment CorporationMIC
ABC Development Corporation-ADC
 SingaporeAscent Media CorporationAscent Media CorporationAscent Media
KIT DigitalBenchmark Broadcast Systems (S) Pte. Ltd.BSS
Globecast AsiaGlobecast Asia Pte LtdGCA
Intelsat Singapore Pte LtdIntelsat
Media Development Authority媒体发展管理局MDA
Motion Picture AssociationMotion Picture Association InternationalMPA
NewTec Asia Pacific Pte LtdNewTec
PCCW Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd電訊盈科有限公司PCCW
Telesto Broadcast Solutions
Editec International
Sony Entertainment TelevisionSony Electronics Asia PacificSET
Plisch Broadcast Asia Pacific
 South AfricaSentechSentechSentech
 South KoreaKorean Broadcasting InstituteKBI
 Sri LankaWorldwide Global Media LimitedYA*TV
 SwedenDolby Sweden
  SwitzerlandDigital Video BroadcastingDVB
 TongaTonga Broadcasting CommissionKomisoni Fakamafolalea TongaTBC
 United KingdomVT CommunicationsUnited Kingdom VT Group PlcVT Communications
International Association of Broadcasting ManufacturersInternational Association of Broadcasting ManufacturersIABM
Broadcast UK LimitedRadioscape
 USAPacific Television CenterPacTV
Radio Free AsiaRFA
Pacific Satellite ConnectionPACSAT

Other activities

Emergency Warning Broadcasting System (EWBS) for the Asia-Pacific region

EWBS development work has focused on identifying a suitable country code methodology. This system of codes has now been standardised by ITU-R. The General Assembly in Beijing endorsed the work carried out by the TC and issued an ABU Declaration calling all members to encourage their respective governments to implement an EWBS system.

ABU Engineering Excellence Awards

Veronica Pedrosa of Al Jazeera addressing an ABU conference

ABU Engineering Industry Excellence Award and ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award are presented annually to broadcast personalities who have made significant contributions respectively to their organisations and to the industry as a whole. They are selected from nominations made by ABU members and followed by an evaluation process by a panel of judges. The Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award is being sponsored by Broadcast and Professional Pacific Asia Company (BPPA). The award includes a study tour of Sony research facilities.

Publications

The ABU publishes the ABU News magazine while the Technical Department publishes the Technical Review. Both publications are published quarterly. They are sent free to members and non-affiliates and published in print version, downloadable in PDF format through the ABU's Publications area of the ABU's website and on ABU's app on Android. The ABU also publishes books related to broadcasting which is available in print.

Inter-union activities

The World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) brings together eight unions including the ABU. The WBU has a number of specialised forums, including the International Satellite Operations Group (WBU-ISOG) and the Technical Committee (WBU-TC). The ABU is an active member of both.

See also

References

  1. "ABU TV and Radio Song Festival 2012". ESCKAZ.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  2. "ABU General Assembly 2012 Seoul". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  3. "ABU Members". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. Granger, Anthony. "Lebanon: Radio Liban Joins The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union". Eurovoix. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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