The Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU; ) 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.
Its headquarters are in the Tunisian city of Tunis.
Members
Full members Country Broadcasting organisation Public Establishment of Television (, ) EPTV National Sound Broadcasting Company (, ) ENRS Algerian Broadcasting Company (, ) TDA Information Affairs Authority () IAA Office de Radio et Télévision des Comores ORTC Radio Television of Djibouti (, ) RTD National Media Authority () NTU Iraqi Media Network () IMN Jordan Radio and Television Corporation () JRTV Kuwait Television () KTV Kuwait Radio () KR () TL Radio Lebanon () RL Libya National Channel () LNC Television of Mauritania (, ) TVM TM Radio Mauritania (, ) RM Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision (, ) SNRT Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation () PBC Qatar Media Corporation () QMC Saudi Broadcasting Authority () SBA General Authority for Radio and Television () General Organization of Radio and TV (, ) ORTAS Somali Radio and Television: Radio Mogadishu Somali National Television SRT Établissement de la Radio Tunisienne () RT Établissement de la Télévision Tunisienne () TT ONT Abu Dhabi Media Network () ADMN Dubai Media Incorporated () DMI Yemen General Corporation for Radio and Television: Yemen Radio Yemen TV
Former members Country Broadcasting organisation Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation LJBC Établissement de la Radiodiffusion-Télévision Tunisienne ERTT
Participating members 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 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 Arab League African Union of Broadcasting European Broadcasting Union Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
References
External links
Arab league