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| Founded | 1993 |
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| Website | http://www.aib.org.uk |
The Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) is a non-profit, non-governmental trade association that represents international television and radio broadcasters and online broadcasters, founded in 1993. It is governed by an Executive Committee of six members elected from the AIB's membership. The AIB's Secretariat is located in Kent, in the United Kingdom.
Key areas of activity include:
The AIB has an immense collection of data about broadcasting and electronic media covering territories throughout the world.
The AIB runs an awards festival that celebrates the best in factual TV and radio broadcasting. Called the AIBs, this annual festival that was launched in 2005 [10] and attracts entries from broadcasters and independent production companies on every continent and in many languages. [11]
The following broadcasters, organisations, companies and TV and radio channels are members of the AIB. [14]
Mass media in Liberia include the press, radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
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