The African Union of Broadcasting (AUB, French: Union africaine de radiodiffusion, Arabic: الاتحاد الأفريقي للبث, romanized: Alaitihad al'Afriqiu Lilbathi, Portuguese: União Africana de Radiodifusão) is a professional body composed of the national radio and television organizations of African states. The organization works to develop the African broadcast industry by encouraging the exchange of indigenous programming and obtaining preferential satellite tariffs for member organizations. It is a member of the World Broadcasting Unions.[1][2][3]
Union Africaine de Radiodiffusion | |
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| Formation | 1962 |
|---|---|
| Type | Union of broadcasting organisations |
| Headquarters | Dakar, Senegal |
Membership |
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Official language | English, French, Arabic and Portuguese |
Director-General | Grégoire Ndjaka |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Union of African National Television and Radio Organizations (1962–2006) |
History
editAUB was founded in 1962 as the Union of African National Television and Radio Organizations (French: Union des Radiodiffusions et Televisions Nationales d'Afrique, URTNA), an autonomous specialized agency working under the auspices of the OAU. The organization was renamed to African Union of Broadcasting at the 2006 URTNA General Assembly held in Abuja, Nigeria.[1][3]
Members
editThese are members who are independent nations within the AUB broadcasting region, and consist of at least one member per country.
Participant members
editThe following nine AUB broadcast members have status as Participants as of May 2022.[5]
| Broadcasting Organisation | Country of Origin |
|---|---|
| E-MEDIA INVEST | Senegal |
| LABEL TV | Gabon |
| METRO TV | Ghana |
| MULTI TV | Ghana |
| MUVI TV | Zambia |
| NET 2 | Ghana |
| SOICO | Mozambique |
| SKYY | Ghana |
| TV3 | Ghana |
Associate members
editBelow is a list of associate members of the AUB. These are international broadcasters beyond the AUB regions, and national broadcasting associations.[6]
| Country | Broadcasting organisation | Abbr. |
|---|---|---|
 Canada |
Videoship | — |
 France |
Eutelsat | — |
| France |
France Médias Monde | FMM |
 Italy |
RAI - Radiotelevisione Italiana | Rai |
 Vatican City |
Vatican Radio | VR |
References
edit- ^ a b "African Union of Broadcasting - formerly URTNA". Tracking Resources for Radios in Africa at the benefit of Associative, Community and Educative radios stations (TRRAACE). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "History". African Union of Broadcasting. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ a b "AUB Presentation". African Union of Broadcasting. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "OURS MEMBERS". Dakar: African Union of Broadcasting. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "PARTICIPATING MEMBERS". Dakar: African Union of Broadcasting. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "ASSOCIATE MEMBERS". Dakar: African Union of Broadcasting. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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