GA 2016 - Election
Mr Hikaru Doumoto and Dr Javad Mottaghi congratulated the newly elected ABU President
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he 53rd ABU General Assembly in Bali, Indonesia concluded on 25 October 2016 with the election of Mr Ko Dae-young, President and CEO of Korean Broadcasting
System (KBS) as new President and Ms Supriya Sahu, Director General of Doordarshan-India as new Vice president of the Asia- Pacific Broadcasting Union.
Mr Ko Dae-young who has been elected unanimously has more than 30 years’ experience in public broadcasting and was appointed in November 2015 as the 22nd President and CEO of Korean Broadcasting System (KBS).
Mr Ko Dae- young: “I vow to serve our members with utmost sincerity and integrity”
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pon his election, Mr Ko Dae-young said that he humbly and gratefully accepts the grand responsibility as ABU president and is honoured
to serve this great union.
He promised that members will be heard and given the support they seek within the Union. He will make sure that the ABU becomes a great venue where members share and learn as well as a place that offers assistance and guidance in times of need. Mr Ko added that the Union will be a great classroom for quality content production, news coverage, mobile and digital distribution and other strategies. The new ABU President pointed out that “We have to keep educating ourselves to stay relevant and essential in this fast changing media landscape”.
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Mr Ko Dae- young, President & CEO of KBS- Korea elected President of the ABU
Mr Ko Dae-young delivered his speech just after his election
Mr Ko Dae-young added that throughout the sessions and conversations at this General Assembly, we’ve come to understand the grave challenges facing us. We have to adapt to the changes in the new media world where faster and better platforms change not only content production but also its promotion and distribution.
He also stressed on his responsibilities both at the KBS and now at the ABU: “With our traditional media structure, we can’t serve our fragmented audiences who are getting more diverse, digital and mobile. We have to introduce new workflows and learn new skills and develop new formats and content for the new platforms. In May I conducted a sweeping re-structural change at KBS in order to adjust to the new media environment.“
The new ABU President concluded that “For more than half a century, the ABU has prospered with innumerable success stories. Our union will continue to be strong and influential only when each and every member stays successful. We will firmly stand together and together we will succeed.”
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