TDM hosts Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union general assembly

The 51st Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) General Assembly and Associate Meetings will be held in Macau from today until October 28. The event, which is being hosted by local broadcaster TDM and serves to commemorate ABU’s 50th anniversary, will gather together over 550 regional broadcasting leaders, professionals and scholars in Macau.
The opening ceremony of ABU’s general assembly will be held next Monday (October 27) at the Conrad Hotel. Macau’s Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, will be officiating the ceremony and delivering a keynote speech, organizers said in a press release.
This year’s general assembly focuses on “future-proofing broadcasting in a fragmented media world,” looking at how the rapid development of media platforms and technology allows audiences to choose the content they want to watch. The challenges that traditional media broadcasting has faced while other media platforms emerge will also be addressed during the assembly.
The event features not only the general assembly, but also a TV song festival, which will be held on Saturday (October 25) at 8:00p.m. at the Sands Theatre. The festival gathers well-
known singers from the Asia-Pacific region, who will be competing here in Macau in a program produced by TDM, with live-broadcast available on TDM’s Portuguese and Chinese channels.
A gala awards dinner will also be held on October 27 at the Sheraton Hotel. It aims at recognizing outstanding TV and radio programs among ABU members in different categories, namely news, documentary, drama, and entertainment. The gala is also produced by TDM and will be live-
broadcast on the “澳門/Macau” satellite channel.
ABU was established in 1964 as a non-profit, professional association to assist in the development of the Asia-Pacific region’s broadcasting industry. Currently, ABU has over 255 broadcast members from over 60 countries and territories. TDM joined ABU in 1983 as an additional full member. TDM’s Portuguese News and Program Controller, Mr João Francisco Pinto, was recently elected chairman of the Asiavision News Group, which is part of ABU.