MANILA, Philippines, Nov 5, 2023 (AFP) – A radio broadcaster was fatally shot inside his studio in the Philippines on Sunday, police said, the latest in a long list of journalists killed in the country. Juan Jumalon, 57, was in his home-based studio on the southern island of Mindanao when a gunman shot him in the head, said Captain Deore Ragonio, police chief in Calamba municipality. Jumalon is the fourth journalist to be slain since […]
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New Zealand public radio threatens to quit Twitter
Wellington, New Zealand | AFP | Monday 4/17/2023 Radio New Zealand became the latest broadcaster to threaten to leave Twitter on Monday, after the social media platform labelled the public broadcaster “government-funded”. RNZ’s head of content said it could join US counterparts National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service, who both quit Twitter last week in protest at the tag. “Not only is our editorial independence protected by the law, we guard it vigorously,” head […]
NTC recalls all radio frequencies, TV channel frequencies assigned to ABS-CBN
All “provisional authorities/certificates of public convenience” also revoked (Eagle News) – The National Telecommunications Commission has recalled all the radio frequencies and television channel frequencies earlier assigned ABS-CBN Corporation, citing the media network’s absence of a valid franchise. In a decision dated Sept. 9, the NTC said that “absent a valid legislative franchise,” ”all assigned frequencies/channels assigned to ABS CBN are hereby recalled.” The NTC also revoked and cancelled “all provisional authorities/certificates of public convenience” […]
Tokyo hosts Japan Amateur Radio League Ham Fair 2019
By Tyra Lu Eagle News Service TOKYO, Japan (Eagle News) — Tokyo, Japan played host to Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) HAM FAIR 2019 where officers and members of the Philippine Amateur Radio Associations (PARA) recently gathered for a series of seminars and activities. Members of the SCAN International — an organization of the Iglesia Ni Cristo for amateur radio communicators and volunteers who assists people in times of calamities and in dire need — […]
‘Repeating’ radio waves from deep space baffle scientists
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Astronomers in Canada have detected a mysterious volley of radio waves from far outside our galaxy, according to two studies published Wednesday in Nature. What corner of the universe these powerful waves come from and the forces that produced them remain unknown. The so-called repeating fast radio bursts were identified during the trial run last summer of a built-for-purpose telescope running at only a fraction […]
Podcasts take growing role in shifting media landscape
by Thomas URBAIN Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — As radio fades in the new world of digital media, podcasting has become hot. In less than 15 years, on-demand podcasts have become a key part of the media landscape that is luring advertisers to a market that is worth tens of millions of dollars and growing. According to Edison Research, 124 million Americans listen to audio podcasts including 73 million on a monthly […]
New insights into mysterious, cosmic ‘fast radio bursts’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Astronomers have edged closer to solving the mystery of distant cosmic radio bursts according to a study Wednesday that offers insights into the blasts which emit more energy in a single millisecond than our sun does all day. International astronomers have spotted a few dozen fast radio bursts (FRBs) — and as many as 10,000 may occur daily — but only one has repeated sporadically, known as FRB 121102, allowing […]
Pandora explores sale after securing $150 million
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Pandora, which dominates internet radio but has seen its model eclipsed by music streaming companies such as Spotify, said Monday it was open to buyers after securing a fresh $150 million. Jim Feuille, the chairman of Pandora’s board who a decade earlier pushed the model of free access, stepped down with the announcement that private equity firm KKR was injecting $150 million. “Having secured a significant financial commitment from […]
Hurricane toll in Haiti soars to 264: local media
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — The death toll in Haiti from Hurricane Matthew has risen to at least 264, local media Radio Television Caraibes reported on Thursday. The devastation in the poorest country in the Americas is concentrated in the southwest, which remains cut off two days after the Category Four storm hit. The previous official death toll stood at 108. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
