Commonwealth Broadcasting Association
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Founded in 1945, the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) is a representative body for public service broadcasters throughout the Commonwealth
. A not-for-profit non-government organisation, the CBA is funded by subscriptions from 102 members and affiliates from 53 countries. The stated goal of the CBA is to promote best practices in public service broadcasting and to foster freedom of expression. It also serves to provide support and assistance to its members through training, bursaries, consultancies, networking opportunities and materials for broadcast.
The CBA holds a bi-annual General Conference and puts on regional conferences in the interim years; it is next holding its General Conference in Brisbane
, Australia
in 2012. It also aims to provide consultancies to member organisations in areas of management and finance and help local organisers who need specialised help in running broadcast-related workshops. In addition, the CBA offers a number of bursaries to full-time employees of its member organisations to enhance their skills and knowledge.
. The CBA Secretariat is located in Fleet Street
, London
, U.K. and the current Secretary-General is Sally-Ann Wilson.
, Australia
, South Africa
, India
, the UK and New Zealand
. This brought together representatives of the broadcasting organizations that had co-operated closely in reporting the Second World War and was held in the Council Chamber of Broadcasting House
in London.
The title "Commonwealth Broadcasting Association" was adopted in Malta
in 1974 as well as the CBA charter, which set out the principles and aims of the association. It stipulates that membership "shall be open to publicly owned national public service broadcasting organisations, or groups of such organisations, which are responsible for the planning, production and presentation of broadcast programmes in Commonwealth countries". This was modified in 1995 to allow for membership of commercial companies with a commitment to public service broadcasting and to allow for affiliate membership.
Following the first conference in Britain in 1945, a subsequent meeting was again held in Britain in 1952 and then in Australia (1956), India (1960), Canada (1963), Nigeria
(1965), New Zealand (1968), and then on a regular basis every two years continuing with Jamaica
(1970), Kenya
(1972), Malta (1974), Singapore
(1976), Mauritius
(1978), Australia (1980), Canada (1982), Hong Kong
(1984), Britain (1986), The Bahamas
(1988) Cyprus
(1990), Botswana
(1992), Canada (1994), Malaysia (1996), Gibraltar
(1998), South Africa
(2000), Britain (2002) and Fiji
(2004), Delhi
(2006), Bahamas (2008). The next general conference is planned for 2010 in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
. The conference will be hosted at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton.
and administered by the CBA. The competition is open to all Commonwealth citizens of any age, who can send up to three short stories
. These have to be in written English whilst original and unpublished with the author giving a declaration to this effect with each entry. CBA member stations have the right to broadcast the stories, free of charge.
The overall winner of the 2009 Short Story Competition was Jennifer Moore with Table Talk, who was also the regional winner for Canada
and Europe
. The following were runner-ups and regional winners, the African winner was Kachi A. Ozumba
(Nigeria
) for The One-Armed Thief, the Asia
n winner Manasi Subramaniam (India
) wrote Debbie’s Call, the Caribbean
winner was Alake Pilgrim (Trinidad & Tobago) for Shades and for the Pacific was Terri-Anne Green (Australia
) with The Colour of Rain.
Since 2009 the competition has been administered and funded by the Commonwealth Foundation as part of its Culture and Diversity Programme.
featuring news, views and comments from around the Commonwealth. It is often presented by former BBC World Service
journalist, Robin White, and is available for download from the CBA website.
January 2010 (edition #50) was the last edition of Pick of the commonwealth although you can still listen to the material collected around the world from the past editions.
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
. A not-for-profit non-government organisation, the CBA is funded by subscriptions from 102 members and affiliates from 53 countries. The stated goal of the CBA is to promote best practices in public service broadcasting and to foster freedom of expression. It also serves to provide support and assistance to its members through training, bursaries, consultancies, networking opportunities and materials for broadcast.
The CBA holds a bi-annual General Conference and puts on regional conferences in the interim years; it is next holding its General Conference in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in 2012. It also aims to provide consultancies to member organisations in areas of management and finance and help local organisers who need specialised help in running broadcast-related workshops. In addition, the CBA offers a number of bursaries to full-time employees of its member organisations to enhance their skills and knowledge.
. The CBA Secretariat is located in Fleet Street
Fleet Street
Fleet Street is a street in central London, United Kingdom, named after the River Fleet, a stream that now flows underground. It was the home of the British press until the 1980s...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, U.K. and the current Secretary-General is Sally-Ann Wilson.
History
The CBA traces its roots to a Broadcasting Conference on February 15, 1945 for CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, the UK and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. This brought together representatives of the broadcasting organizations that had co-operated closely in reporting the Second World War and was held in the Council Chamber of Broadcasting House
Broadcasting House
Broadcasting House is the headquarters and registered office of the BBC in Portland Place and Langham Place, London.The building includes the BBC Radio Theatre from where music and speech programmes are recorded in front of a studio audience...
in London.
The title "Commonwealth Broadcasting Association" was adopted in Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
in 1974 as well as the CBA charter, which set out the principles and aims of the association. It stipulates that membership "shall be open to publicly owned national public service broadcasting organisations, or groups of such organisations, which are responsible for the planning, production and presentation of broadcast programmes in Commonwealth countries". This was modified in 1995 to allow for membership of commercial companies with a commitment to public service broadcasting and to allow for affiliate membership.
Following the first conference in Britain in 1945, a subsequent meeting was again held in Britain in 1952 and then in Australia (1956), India (1960), Canada (1963), Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
(1965), New Zealand (1968), and then on a regular basis every two years continuing with Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
(1970), Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
(1972), Malta (1974), Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
(1976), Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
(1978), Australia (1980), Canada (1982), Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
(1984), Britain (1986), The Bahamas
The Bahamas
The Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States...
(1988) Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
(1990), Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
(1992), Canada (1994), Malaysia (1996), Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
(1998), South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
(2000), Britain (2002) and Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
(2004), Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
(2006), Bahamas (2008). The next general conference is planned for 2010 in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The conference will be hosted at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton.
Short Story Competition
The Commonwealth Short Story Competition began in 1996. Set up to increase understanding and appreciation of and between Commonwealth cultures, to showcase the rich diversity of the Commonwealth and to support rising literary talents, it is funded by the Commonwealth FoundationCommonwealth Foundation
The Commonwealth Foundation is an intergovernmental organisation that was established by the Commonwealth Heads of Government in 1965, the same year as its sister organisation, the Commonwealth Secretariat...
and administered by the CBA. The competition is open to all Commonwealth citizens of any age, who can send up to three short stories
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
. These have to be in written English whilst original and unpublished with the author giving a declaration to this effect with each entry. CBA member stations have the right to broadcast the stories, free of charge.
The overall winner of the 2009 Short Story Competition was Jennifer Moore with Table Talk, who was also the regional winner for Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. The following were runner-ups and regional winners, the African winner was Kachi A. Ozumba
Kachi A. Ozumba
Kachi A. Ozumba is a Nigerian-born novelist and short story writer. He won the Arts Council England's Decibel Penguin Prize in 2006 and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize in 2009...
(Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
) for The One-Armed Thief, the Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n winner Manasi Subramaniam (India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
) wrote Debbie’s Call, the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
winner was Alake Pilgrim (Trinidad & Tobago) for Shades and for the Pacific was Terri-Anne Green (Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
) with The Colour of Rain.
Since 2009 the competition has been administered and funded by the Commonwealth Foundation as part of its Culture and Diversity Programme.
Pick of the Commonwealth
Beginning in December 2005, Pick of the Commonwealth is a monthly podcastPodcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
featuring news, views and comments from around the Commonwealth. It is often presented by former BBC World Service
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
journalist, Robin White, and is available for download from the CBA website.
January 2010 (edition #50) was the last edition of Pick of the commonwealth although you can still listen to the material collected around the world from the past editions.
CBA Full Members
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- Australian Broadcasting CorporationAustralian Broadcasting CorporationThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
- Special Broadcasting ServiceSpecial Broadcasting ServiceThe Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
- Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas (ZNS-TVZNS-TVZNS is a national radio and TV broadcaster operated by the state-owned Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas....
/ ZNS-1ZNS-1ZNS-1 is the oldest broadcast station in the Bahamas. It has a News/Talk format, and broadcasts on AM frequency 1540 kHz and FM frequency 104.5 MHz. It is under ownership of the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas...
) - Bangladesh BetarBangladesh BetarBangladesh Betar is the state-owned radio broadcasting organisation of Bangladesh. It was also known as Radio Bangladesh between 1975 and 1996.-History:...
(Radio) - Bangladesh TelevisionBangladesh TelevisionBangladesh Television , also known by the acronym BTV, is the state-owned Television network in Bangladesh. It started broadcasting as Pakistan Television in what was then East Pakistan on 25 December 1964. It was renamed Bangladesh Television after the independence in 1971. Broadcasts in full...
- Caribbean Broadcasting CorporationCaribbean Broadcasting CorporationThe Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation is the government-owned media corporation located in Barbados.The television service broadcasts on channel 8 and is the only legally-licensed, over-the-air television channel broadcasting in the country of Barbados...
- Botswana Department of Broadcasting Services
- Radio Television BruneiRadio Television BruneiRadio Televisyen Brunei is the state broadcaster of Brunei. Radio Brunei made its first broadcast on 2 May 1957, with a Television service starting in 1 March 1975...
- Cameroon Radio Television
- Canadian Broadcasting CorporationCanadian Broadcasting CorporationThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
- TV Ontario
- Radio Cayman 1Radio Cayman 1ZFKC-FM is a radio station in the Cayman Islands. The station is owned by the Cayman Islands Government and airs a news/talk format with focus on community affairs and current events plus blocks of music....
- Cyprus Broadcasting CorporationCyprus Broadcasting CorporationThe Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation ) or CyBC is Cyprus's public broadcasting service, transmitting island-wide on four radio and two television channels. CyBC is a non-profit organization that utilises its entire income for the promotion of its main mission, which is the objective provision of...
- Ghana Broadcasting CorporationGhana Broadcasting CorporationThe Ghana Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster in Ghana. It is funded by broadcasting television commercials and the levying of a television licence, costing 3,000 GHC ....
- Gibraltar Broadcasting CorporationGibraltar Broadcasting CorporationThe Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation is Gibraltar's public service broadcaster. It has provided the community with a radio and television service since 1963.-History:...
- Grenada Broadcasting Network
- National Communications Network
- All India RadioAll India RadioAll India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...
- DoordarshanDoorDarshanDoordarshan is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009,...
- Lok Sabha Television
- New Delhi Television
- CVM Communications Group
- RJR Communications Group
- Kenya Broadcasting CorporationKenya Broadcasting CorporationKenya Broadcasting Corporation is the state-run media organization of Kenya. It broadcasts in both English and Swahili, as well as in most local languages of Kenya. The corporation started its life in 1928 when Kenya was a British colony. In 1964, when Kenya became an independent country, the...
- Nation Broadcasting Division
- Lesotho National Broadcasting Service
- Malawi Broadcasting CorporationMalawi Broadcasting CorporationThe Malawi Broadcasting Corporation is a state-run radio company in Malawi. It was founded in 1964. It has two radio stations, Radio 1 and Radio 2, and transmits on FM, Medium Wave and Shortwave frequencies.Its headquarters is based in Blantyre, Malawi....
- Radio Television Malaysia
- MNBC (MNBC One / Voice of MaldivesVoice of MaldivesRaajjé Radio , earlier known as Dhivehi Rajjeyge Adu is a radio station in the Republic of Maldives. Raajjé Radio, owned by the state, began broadcasting in 1962, under the name 'Male' Radio'.It runs two radio channels, VOM and RajjeFM ....
) - Mauritius Broadcasting CorporationMauritius Broadcasting CorporationThe Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster of the Republic of Mauritius, formed on June 8, 1964. Its funding comes from the levying of a television licence fee and commercials . However, the amount of funding received from commercials has come under pressure since the...
- Radio Montserrat
- Independent Television of Mozambique
- Rádio Moçambique
- Soico Television
- Televisão de MoçambiqueTelevisão de MoçambiqueTelevisão de Moçambique is the national television network Mozambique. Televisão de Moçambique is headquartered in Maputo, the Mozambique capital. The network receives 60 percent of its operational financing from the government and the remaining 40 percent from advertisers and other commercial...
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
-
- Namibian Broadcasting CorporationNamibian Broadcasting CorporationThe Namibian Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster of Namibia.It was established in 1990, replacing the South West African Broadcasting Corporation.-History:...
- Maori TelevisionMaori TelevisionMāori Television is a New Zealand TV station broadcasting programmes that make a significant contribution to the revitalisation of the Māori language and culture . Funded by the New Zealand Government, the station started broadcasting on 28 March 2004 from a base in Newmarket.Te Reo is the...
- Radio New ZealandRadio New ZealandRadio New Zealand is a New Zealand public service radio broadcaster and Crown entity formed by the Radio New Zealand Act 1995. It operates news, current affairs and arts network Radio New Zealand National and classical music and jazz network Radio New Zealand Concert with full government funding...
- Television New ZealandTelevision New ZealandTelevision New Zealand, more commonly referred to, and stylized as TVNZ, is a government-owned corporation television network broadcasting in New Zealand and parts of the Pacific. It operates TV1, TV2, TVNZ7, TVNZ Heartland, TVNZ U and new media services....
- Channels Television
- Daar Communications
- Federal Radio Corporation of NigeriaFederal Radio Corporation of NigeriaThe Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria is Nigeria's publicly-funded radio broadcasting organization. Among its subsidiaries are the domestic radio network known as Radio Nigeria and the Voice of Nigeria international radio service.-History:...
- Gateway Radio, Ogun State Broadcasting
- Nigerian Television AuthorityNigerian Television AuthorityThe Nigerian Television Authority - also known as NTA - was inaugurated in 1977 and is the government-owned body in charge of television broadcasting in the country. The NTA claims to run the biggest television network in Africa with stations in several parts of Nigeria...
- Voice of NigeriaVoice of NigeriaThe Voice of Nigeria is the official international broadcasting station of Nigeria.-History:Founded in 1961, the Voice of Nigeria began life as the External Service of the then Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation...
- Eye Television Network Limited
- Geo TVGeo TVGeo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...
- Pakistan Broadcasting CorporationPakistan Broadcasting CorporationThe Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation or Radio Pakistan is the state-run radio service of Pakistan.- History :The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, popularly called Radio Pakistan came into being as Pakistan Broadcasting Service on 14 August 1947 when Pakistan emerged on the world map as a new...
- Pakistan Television CorporationPakistan Television CorporationThe Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...
- EM TVEM TVEM TV is a commercial television station in Papua New Guinea. Until the launch of the National Television Service in September 2008, it was the country's only free to air television service....
- Rwanda Bureau of Information and Broadcasting
- Ziz Broadcasting Corporation
- National Broadcasting Corporation
- Samoa Quality Broadcasting Corporation
- Seychelles Broadcasting CorporationSeychelles Broadcasting CorporationThe Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation is the national public broadcaster of the Seychelles.SBC operates a television network and an AM radio station at 1368 kHz on medium wave. These broadcast programmes in the three national languages: English, French and Seychellois Creole...
- Sierra Leone Broadcasting ServicesSierra Leone Broadcasting ServicesThe Sierra Leone Broadcasting Services is the state-owned radio and television operation of Sierra Leone. Its radio programming on FM and shortwave frequencies reaches the full country, but the television broadcasts can only be seen in Freetown, the capital city, and in Bo, the second largest city....
- One News Limited
- e.tvE.tve.tv is the fifth terrestrial television channel in South Africa, following three channels operated by the state-owned South African Broadcasting Corporation and the privately owned subscription-funded M-Net, operated by Multichoice...
- South African Broadcasting CorporationSouth African Broadcasting CorporationThe South African Broadcasting Corporation is the state-owned broadcaster in South Africa and provides 18 radio stations as well as 3 television broadcasts to the general public.-Early years:Radio broadcasting began in South Africa in 1923...
- Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
- The Capital Maharaja Organisation LimitedCapital MaharajaCapital Maharaja Limited is one of the largest conglomerates in Sri Lanka. A multifaceted, multidimensional group whose activities span manufacturing, marketing, exports, communications, media, information technology, foods, packaging and more."....
- Swaziland Broadcasting and Information Service
- Swaziland Television Authority
- ITV - Independent Television
- Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation
- Tonga Broadcasting CommissionTonga Broadcasting CommissionTonga Broadcasting Commission is the first and largest broadcasting station in Tonga, solely owned by the government of Tonga. It operates two free-to-air TV channels , one AM commercial radio channel , one FM commercial radio channel , and a 24-hour Radio Australia relay channel...
- Caribbean New Media GroupCaribbean New Media GroupThe Caribbean New Media Group is a state-run media company in Trinidad and Tobago. The company operates three radio stations: Sweet 100.1, Next 99.1 and "Talk City 91.1", as well as a television station CNMG-TV.They also operate television services on channels 9, 13, and 6. Some of the station's...
- CCN TV6CCN TV6The Caribbean Communications Network Television 6 ' is the largest private television broadcaster in Trinidad and Tobago. The station operates an analog composite NTSC 525 television system, broadcasting on channels 6 and 18 in the island of Trinidad, channel 5 on the Flow Cable System and channel...
- Uganda Broadcasting CorporationUganda Broadcasting CorporationUganda Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster of Uganda. It was founded as a result of the "Uganda Broadcasting Corporation Act, 2004", which merged the operations of Uganda Television and Radio Uganda...
- British Broadcasting CorporationBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
- Islam ChannelIslam ChannelIslam Channel is a UK-based, free-to-air, English language, Islamic-focused satellite television channel funded by advertising and donations. It was reported in 2008 that UK government research found that 97.3% of Muslims watched the channel...
- Manx RadioManx RadioManx Radio is the national commercial radio station for the Isle of Man.The station began broadcasting on 29 June 1964, almost ten years before commercial radio was licensed in the United Kingdom. The Isle of Man, having its own government and laws, was not subject to the rules prohibiting...
- Zambia National Broadcasting CorporationZambia National Broadcasting CorporationZambia National Broadcasting Corporation is a Zambian state owned TV station. Established during British rule, it remains the biggest TV station with most parts of the country covered now....
- Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
CBA Affiliate Members
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- Caribbean Broadcasting UnionCaribbean Broadcasting UnionThe Caribbean Broadcasting Union founded in 1970 is a not-for-profit association of public service and commercial broadcasters in the Caribbean...
- National Broadcasting Board
- Fiji TelevisionFiji TelevisionFiji Television Limited is Fiji's television network. It was founded on 15 June 1994 as the first permanent television broadcasting network in the country, although television had previously been introduced temporarily in October 1991 to broadcast the Rugby World Cup as well as Cricket World Cup....
Ltd - Gibraltar Regulatory Authority (People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
) - Radio Television Hong KongRadio Television Hong KongRadio Television Hong Kong is a public broadcasting organisation in Hong Kong that is operated as an independent department in the government under the Broadcasting Authority. RTHK operates seven radio channels, and produces television programmes that are then broadcast through local television...
- Commonwealth Educational Media Centre Asia
- Press TVPress TVPress TV is a 24-hour English language global news network owned by the Iranian government. Its headquarters are located in Tehran, Iran, with bureaux in Beirut , Damascus , London , Seoul and Washington DC ....
- The Creative Production and Training Centre Ltd
- Lethoso Communications Authority
- Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development
- Radio Netherlands Worldwide
- National Broadcasting Commission
- Caribbean Broadcasting Union
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- Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory AuthorityPakistan Electronic Media Regulatory AuthorityThe Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority is a regulatory body established by Pakistan on 1 March 2002.- Functions of the Authority :...
- African Union of Broadcasters
- Media Development Authority of Singapore
- Singapore Media AcademySingapore Media AcademySingapore Media Academy , a wholly owned subsidiary of MediaCorp, is an appointed Media Continuing Education and Training centre for the Creative Industries. Aspiring talents and working professionals can now look forward to upgrading themselves through the nationally recognised Creative...
- National Association of Broadcasters (South Africa)
- SentechSentechSentech is the signal distributor for the South African broadcasting sector. The organisation began operations in 1992 as the signal distributor of the South African Broadcasting Corporation...
- South African Broadcasting Association
- Public Television Service
- Radio Taiwan InternationalRadio Taiwan InternationalRadio Taiwan International is the English name and call sign of the international radio service, the Central Broadcasting System of the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan...
- Tanzania Regulatory Authority
- Government Information Services
- InmarsatInmarsatInmarsat plc is a British satellite telecommunications company, offering global, mobile services. It provides telephony and data services to users worldwide, via portable or mobile terminals which communicate to ground stations through eleven geostationary telecommunications satellites...
- Red Bee MediaRed Bee MediaRed Bee Media Limited is a media management company.Headquartered in west London, United Kingdom at the Broadcast Centre, with international offices in Scotland, Australia, France, Germany and Spain, Red Bee Media has 1500 employees worldwide including homeworkers and revenues of £153m in...
- The Thomson Foundation
- World RadioWRN BroadcastWRN Broadcast, formerly known as WRN, is an international broadcast services company that works with television channels and radio broadcasters, media owners and brands enabling them to deliver content to target audiences worldwide....
- Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority
See also
- Commonwealth Press UnionCommonwealth Press Union-Commonwealth Press Union :The Commonwealth Press Union was an association composed of 750 members in 49 countries, including newspaper groups , individual newspapers, and news agencies throughout the Commonwealth of Nations...
- European Broadcasting UnionEuropean Broadcasting UnionThe European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 74 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25...
- World Radio NetworkWRN BroadcastWRN Broadcast, formerly known as WRN, is an international broadcast services company that works with television channels and radio broadcasters, media owners and brands enabling them to deliver content to target audiences worldwide....
- Asia-Pacific Broadcasting UnionAsia-Pacific Broadcasting UnionThe Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union , formed in 1964, is a non-profit, professional association of broadcasting organisations. It currently has 200 members in 57 countries and regions, reaching a potential audience of about 3 billion people....
- North American Broadcasters AssociationNorth American Broadcasters AssociationThe North American Broadcasters Association is a non-profit group of broadcasting organizations in the United States, Canada and Mexico...
- Caribbean Broadcasting UnionCaribbean Broadcasting UnionThe Caribbean Broadcasting Union founded in 1970 is a not-for-profit association of public service and commercial broadcasters in the Caribbean...
- TV5MONDETV5MONDETV5MONDE is a global television network, broadcasting several channels of French language programming. It is an approved participant member of the European Broadcasting Union.-History:...
- BBC WorldBBC WorldBBC World News is the BBC's international news and current affairs television channel. It has the largest audience of any BBC channel in the world...