Arab States Broadcasting Union
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| Formation | February 1969 |
|---|---|
| Type | Union of broadcasting organisations |
| Headquarters | Tunis, Tunisia |
Membership |
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Official language | Arabic |
Director-General | Abdelrahim Suleiman (2015–) |
| Website | www |
The Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU; Arabic: إتحاد إذاعات الدول العربية) is an Arab joint-action institution related to the League of Arab States and the Pan-Arab Association of Public Service and Commercial Broadcasters. Founded in February 1969 in Khartoum, ASBU is a professional organization with the objective of strengthening ties and promoting cooperation among broadcasters in the Arab States for better production and content development. ASBU provides important services such as engineering and consulting services, radio and television exchange of news, programming and sports, as well as radio and TV training. It also strives to acquire broadcasting rights at preferential rates for a number of competitions and sports events to the benefit of its members, as well as to ensure the appropriate broadcasting coverage of such events.[1][2]
Its headquarters are in the Tunisian city of Tunis.
Members
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Active Members
[edit]| Country | Broadcasting organisation | Abbr. |
|---|---|---|
 Algeria
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Public Establishment of Television (المؤسّسة العمومية للتلفزيون, Établissement public de télévision) | EPTV |
| National Sound Broadcasting Company (المؤسسة العمومية للبث الإذاعي, Entreprise nationale de radiodiffusion sonore) | ENRS | |
| Algerian Broadcasting Company (البث الإذاعي والتلفزي الجزائري, Télédiffusion d'Algérie) | TDA | |
 Bahrain
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Information Affairs Authority (هيئة شؤون الإعلام) | IAA |
 Comoros
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Office de radio et télévision des Comores | ORTC |
 Djibouti
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Radio Television of Djibouti (إذاعة وتلفزيون جيبوتي, Radiodiffusion télévision de Djibouti) | RTD |
 Egypt
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National Media Authority (الهيئة الوطنية للإعلام) | NTU |
 Iraq
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Iraqi Media Network (شبكة العلم) | IMN |
 Jordan
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Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (مؤسسة الإذاعة والتلفزيون الأردني) | JRTV |
 Kuwait
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Kuwait Television (تلفزيون الكويت) | KTV |
| Kuwait Radio (راديو الكويت) | KR | |
 Lebanon
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Télé Liban (تلفزيون لبنان) | TL |
| Radio Lebanon (راديو لبنان) | RL | |
 Libya
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Libya National Channel (قناة ليبيا الوطنية) | LNC |
 Mauritania
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Television of Mauritania (التلفزة الموريتانية, Télévision de Mauritanie) | TVM |
| Télédiffusion de Mauritanie | TM | |
| Radio Mauritania (راديو موريتانيا, Radio Mauritanie) | RM | |
 Morocco
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Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision (الشَرِكَة الوَطَنِيَّة لِلْإِذَاعَة وَالتَلْفَزَة, ⵜⴰⵎⵙⵙⵓⵔⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵏⵣⵡⴰⵢ ⴷ ⵜⵉⵍⵉⴼⵉⵣⵢⵓⵏ) | SNRT |
 Palestine
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Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation (هيئة الإذاعة والتلفزيون الفلسطينية) | PBC |
 Qatar
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Qatar Media Corporation (المؤسسة القطرية للإعلام) | PBC |
 Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Broadcasting Authority (هيئة الإذاعة والتلفزيون) | SBA |
 Sudan
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General Authority for Radio and Television (الهيئة العامة للإذاعة والتلفزيون) | |
 Syria
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General Organization of Radio and TV (الهيئة العامة للإذاعة والتلفزيون, Organisation de la Radio et la Télévision Arabe Syrienne) | ORTAS |
 Somalia
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Somali Radio and Television: | SRT |
 Tunisia
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Office National de la Télédiffusion | |
| Établissement de la Radio Tunisienne (مؤسسة الإذاعة التونسية) | RTT | |
| Établissement de la Télévision Tunisienne (مؤسسة التلفزة التونسية) | ||
 United Arab Emirates
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Abu Dhabi Media Network (شبكة أبو ظبي للإعلام) | ADMN |
| Dubai Media Incorporated (مؤسسة دبي للإعلام) | DMI | |
 Yemen
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Yemen General Corporation for Radio and Television: |
Former Members
[edit]| Country | Broadcasting organisation | Abbr. |
|---|---|---|
 Libya |
Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation | LJBC |
| Tunisia |
Établissement de la Radiodiffusion-Télévision Tunisienne | ERTT |
Participating Members
[edit]- Al-Manar - Al-Nour (Hezbollah via Lebanese Communication Group)
- Al-Watan (Kuwait)
- beIN Media Group
- Middle East Broadcasting Center
- OSN
- Rotana Media Group
Associate Members
[edit]- Addounia TV (Syria)
- Alhurra (Middle East Broadcasting Networks)
- Canal France International
- France 24 (France Médias Monde)
- Hannibal-TV (Tunisia)
- Nessma TV (Tunisia)
- Pakistan Television Corporation
- Radio Netherlands Worldwide
- RAI (Italy)
- RT (Russia)
- RTVE (Spain)
- Sky News Arabia
- Zayed Radio for Holy Quran (United Arab Emirates)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Arab States Broadcasting Union". ITU. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ "What's ASBU?". Tunis: ASBU. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in English)
- Arab league
