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COPEAM Steering Committee was held in Istanbul, Türkiye, on November 17, upon kind invitation of the Turkish public broadcaster and vice-president of COPEAM TRT.

During the meeting, an assessment of the financial situation of the Association, together with its main projects, activities and events was made.

The outline of the next 31st COPEAM annual Conference and 30th general Assembly, scheduled in April 2024, was also discussed.

Following the meeting, several activities were organised by TRT, among which a presentation of the company global strategy by the Deputy Director…

Kantara, the weekly Mediterranean radio programme, has just successfully completed its 24th season, rich in news and topics with a cross-regional and transnational approach.

Each week, the co-producers from the 6 partner radio stations (Radio Cairo, France Bleu RCFM, RTCI Tunisie, Chaine Inter, Radio Liban 96.2, Radio Exterior de España) joined forces to showcase the cultural diversity of the Mediterranean basin, provide information on major social issues, raise environmental questions and awareness, and share the exceptional common heritage that unites us all. 

In total, it’s 42 issues that you can find on the COPEAM…

Radio Romania organizes, from November 16 to November 17, 2023, in partnership with ABU (Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union), the conference Media & Culture Days, which will be held at the Carol I Central University Library in Bucharest.

The event is a continuation of the Media 2020 conference series, organized by Radio Romania and ABU from 2015 to 2020, which succeeded in enhancing a successful dialogue between media professionals from Europe and Asia-Pacific. This year’s conference is part of a series of events that celebrate the anniversary of 95 years since Radio Romania’s first broadcast, on November 1, 1928.

The Media &…

The 60th General Assembly Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) took place in Seoul, South Korea, from October 31 to November 1, 2023. The ABU is the world’s largest broadcasting union, comprising 246 members from 65 countries, serving 3.5 billion viewers – more than half of the world’s population-.

In the presidential elections held at the General Assembly meeting hosted by the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), TRT* Director General Prof. Mehmet Zahid Sobacı has been elected new President of the ABU.

TRT’s presence and influence within the ABU have been substantial, serving as a member of the Administrative Council—the…