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A New Managing Director at Pakistan Television Corporation
Information, Broadcasting & Heritage is from the civil service of Pakistan. He is also Managing Director, Pakistan Television Corporation
M
r S. M. Imran Gardezi presently posted as Secretary, Ministry of
Limited. He has served in various capacities in different departments of the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting & National Heritage including Press Secretary to the Prime Minister, Director General Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) and Principal Information Officer, Press Information Department. He has served as Minister Press, Pakistan Embassy Washington, Minister Press,
New head at SBS-Korea M
r Kim Jinwon is the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS).
He started his career as a reporter at Dong-A Broadcasting System (DBS) in 1975 and later joined Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) in 1981. He moved to SBS as one of its founding members in 1991.
Prior to being appointed President and CEO of SBS in November 2015, he served as Senior Vice President of the news division in 2005, Head of London Olympics planning division in 2010, and President and CEO of SBS Media Holdings in 2013. Mr Kim Jinwon was also the Vice President of the Korean Broadcasters Association and the
President of the National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Korea. He graduated from Sogang University with a BA in Media and Communication.
MediaGuru awarded for Audiovisual Digitisation
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Pakistan High Commission London, General Manager / Spokesperson PIA, Press Attaché in Hong Kong.
Mr Gardezi holds a Master Degree from Government College Lahore and on a Presidential Scholarship obtained MA Journalism from the City University, London. He was awarded Pakistan’s Best Media Manager Award by APNS in 2003.
Farewell Sharmila
five years of loyal and dedicated service to take up a new challenge. She joined the ABU in 2010 and worked for the ABU Secretary-
S
General as Administrative Assistant. It is known to everybody here at the ABU that Sharmila carried out her duties efficiently and enthusiastically. We will all miss her bubbly personality and wish her well in her future endeavors.
ediaGuru, a leading provider of digitisation and media asset management services, received a bronze Stevie® award for its Innovative Services in Audiovisual Digitisation in the category “Excellence in
Innovation in Technology Industries.” This recognition comes on the heels of MediaGuru’s recent recognition for outstanding contribution in digitisation by SCTE.
The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are the only business awards program to recognise achievement in innovation in 22 nations of the Asia-Pacific region. More than 600 nominations from organisations across the Asia-Pacific region were considered in various categories this year. Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 50 executives around the world acting as a jury.
harmila Devi has left the ABU after
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