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Riedel Communications today announced that Marion Dimayuga has been appointed to the position of general manager of the company’s Southeast Asia (SEA) region. Reporting to Guillaume Mauffrey, sales director Asia-Pacific, Dimayuga will primarily oversee the sales and profit of the Singapore sales unit, including support of key accounts, contract negotiations, and business generation for current channels and new clients in related segments. Additionally, he will determine and monitor the division’s key performance indicators, implement subgoals based on corporate planning by executing specific and detailed measures, and work closely with other divisions and sales units to put findings from the relevant markets and competitive analysis into practice.“We are excited for Marion Dimayuga to join Riedel and help us expand our market leadership in SEA,” said Mauffrey. “As an accomplished industry veteran, Marion’s regional expertise will be essential in maintaining intensive contacts with clients, suppliers, and partners to identify long-term trends in demand and supply behavior. We are looking forward to his leadership and continuous development in coaching our team, especially when it comes to modern management, sales, and marketing methods.”Dimayuga has worked in the broadcast and pro AV industry for over two decades, making him an expert in the regional market and its players. Before joining Riedel, he headed the Imaging Network Business Division of Panasonic System Solutions’ Asia-Pacific branch. Through that role, together with his previous position as JVC Asia’s regional sales and marketing team leader, he brings a combined 17 years of leadership experience to the company.“I’m excited to join Riedel and embrace the challenge of strategically expanding our channel sales network in the ever-competitive and complex SEA region,” said Dimayuga. “In my work, I’ve always enjoyed coming up with transformative business development initiatives and putting them into practice. I look forward to growing our key channels by helping our clients pursue their goals in broadcast, media, entertainment, and beyond.” […]

Content from BPRHey this is not a call to arms nor is it a suggestion that you should become Doomsday Preppers.Kantar’s Millennium Monitor is a study that’s been running since 1999 and measures the mood of society by examining social values and community sentiment. It found that society moves through four different stages in a cycle: Enjoyment, Conformity, Rebellion and Power.Right now we’re living in the age of Conformity. Soon, however, that’s all going to change. We’re on the cusp of a new revolution which will, according to Kantar, challenge the status quo, changing everything and finding a better way. Businesses that do not recognise this new, rebellious view among consumers and alter their own behaviour accordingly, may not survive.After Conformity follows periods of great change. The last great period of Rebellion was in the 1970s, when, after two wars, society wanted to embrace peace and love. This was also the period when attitudes towards gender equality dramatically changed.Our own period of Conformity is underpinned by Covid lockdowns where we lost our personal freedoms and consented to being controlled for our collective safety. There was the desire for stability, which the current cost of living crisis is currently playing on. The Millennium Monitor says that times of Conformity are marked by feelings of dissatisfaction and vulnerability, fuelling the desire for the next phase of change.According to the Kantar study, we’re very much overdue for this transformative period which can be an exciting time for businesses and brands. There’s the opportunity to break out from old-fashioned modes of thinking and try something new (in the Millennium Monitor, 53% of respondents said they were actively seeking new experiences).Cross-generational rebelsAs the Report highlights, businesses need to avoid the belief that ‘Rebellion’ is only reserved for young Millennials and Gen Z-ers. Across generations we’re seeing a rejection of societal expectations and labels in favour of a path that prioritises individual desires.The study goes further: for retirees (older Gen X-ers and Boomers) this looks like coming out of retirement and going back to work to achieve a sense of purpose and to contribute. Almost 40 percent of new workers coming back to work since the start of the pandemic are aged over 55 years old. And they’re doing it on their own terms, shunning the ‘9 to 5’ and creating career paths that work for them. Meanwhile, Gen Z are saying ‘no thanks’ to any and all labels; any constraints that society may want to impose on them. And in between the two is a demographic who’ve redefined their relationship to work over the past two years – quietly quitting and concluding living to work is not aspirational.So where does radio sit in an age of Rebellion?Well, I’ve leave you with this finding from the Kantar study:72% of respondents said that “it was very important that a brand makes it clear what it stands for and stays true to its values” which will become even more important in an age of Rebellion.In my recent article “What Makes a Brand Great” one of the keys points was:Authenticity. Authenticity builds trust with the audience by being honest and transparent about what the station promises to do and delivering on it. Any brand can make promises via marketing, but the best deliver on those promises and earn the trust of their customers as well as the community. Amazon is a great example of a company that has built a reputation as being “authentic”.Tell them what your station stands for …what your brand promise is….and then DELIVER ON THAT PROMISE 24/7.The Rebellion is coming!!!By David Kidd, BPR […]

Radio Taiwan International (Rti) is heading to Indonesia to attend listeners’ club events and meet with local media and educational institutions.Rti president Cheryl Lai will lead a team to visit Kalimantan on June 2 and Jakarta on June 4 to deepen relations between Taiwan and Indonesia and expand Rti’s international network.Rti launched its Indonesian service in 1957, providing Taiwan’s Indonesian communities with information and entertainment. It will interact with local listeners for the first time in five years, attending events initiated by the listeners’ clubs in Indonesia.In West Kalimantan, Rti will partner with the Borneo Listeners Club for the first time and host a listeners’ event in the provincial capital of Pontianak. Pontianak Mayor Ir. Edi Rusdi Kamtono will be in attendance to support the event. Rti will also sign a cooperation memorandum with Radio Volare, a local radio station, to jointly create a 30-minute program every quarter.At the Jakarta listeners’ club event, veteran monitors will share their experiences listening to the radio across more than 50 years. Rti also plans to sign a letter of intent to collaborate with local media group Metrum Media.In addition to attending the listeners’ club events, Rti will also meet with other local educational and media institutions, such as Radio Republik Indonesia, MINA News Agency, IDN Times, Tanjungpura University.Rti is the first international media organization to host in-person listeners’ events in Indonesia. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rti regularly visited and interacted with listeners’ clubs in various countries every one to two years. Rti is now resuming this tradition, including a planned trip to Thailand in September to interact with even more international listeners. […]

Indian network Radio City is back with the second edition of ‘Business Titans’, an international event to recognise Indian business leaders who have strived and thrived to attain success through resilience and consistent innovation.The event will be held from June 9 to 11 in Dubai.The core objective of the event is to provide Indian enterprises with a recognised platform to augment their business excellence.It will feature a convergence of Indian business tycoons; Bollywood stars, dignitaries from the royal family of Dubai and industry experts.Ashit Kukian, CEO, Radio City said: “At Radio City, we have been dedicated to championing the spirit of entrepreneurship and recognizing the indomitable Indian business minds who have carved their path to success. Building upon the remarkable response received in the first edition, we are thrilled to commence the second edition of ‘Radio City Business Titans’ in the breathtaking city of Dubai. The success of the first edition demonstrates our commitment to providing a prestigious platform to the thriving entrepreneurs and felicitating them for their unwavering determination, relentless innovation, and unwavering commitment to excellence.” […]

Radio journalist Cresencio “Cris” Bunduquin was shot dead early Wednesday morning by two gunmen on a motorcycle as he was leaving his home in Calapan City, the capital of the central province of Oriental Mindoro in Philippines.Bunduquin, 50, was the host of “Batita at Talakayan,” a show on y DWXR 101.7FM and online radio MUX.Agence France-Presse quoted DWXR manager Jester Joaquin as saying Bunduquin was a “hard-hitting” journalist who recently told him he had received death threats in connection with his work and wanted a change in hisline of work.In his latest shows, Bunduquin had denounced cases of local political corruption, the province’s illegal betting mafia and, the circumstances surrounding last February’s nearby oil spill from the Princess Empress, a 50-year-old tanker whose operating permit had reportedly been forged.He is the third journalist to be killed since President Ferdinand Marcos took office last June.Percy Lapid, the host of a show on Radio DWBL, was ambushed and killed by two shots fired at point-blank range by a gunman outside him home in the Manila suburb of Las Piñas last October.With an average of three or four journalists murdered every year, the Philippines is ranked 147th out of 180 countries in RSF’s 2022 World Press Freedom Index.It is ranked seventh on CPJ’s most recent Impunity Index, which spotlights countries worldwide where journalists are slain and the killers go free.Since 1986, there have been 198 journalists killed in the Philippines, based on the data and monitoring from the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP).“The senseless killing of radio reporter Cris Bundoquin shows that those who attack journalists remain undeterred under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s one-year-old government,” said Shawn Crispin, CPJ’s senior Southeast Asia representative. “Until the Philippine government shows it is serious about ending impunity in media murders, such killings will likely continue.”   “Everything indicates that Cris Bunduquin was murdered in reprisal for his journalistic comments. This shocking killing must not go unpunished, and we call on the Oriental Mindoro provincial prosecutor’s office to do everything possible to identify the perpetrators and, above all, the instigators and bring them before a judge. The vicious circle of impunity for crimes of violence against journalists must be broken,” said Daniel Bastard, Head of RSF’s Asia-Pacific desk.“Bunduquin’s killing further shows that journalists in the Philippines still operate under threat despite our improvement in the press freedom index and the relatively friendlier relations that media has with the current administration,” said Jonathan de Santos, chairman of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines. […]

From Monday to Friday, Nesia Daily will deliver a two-hour, magazine-style interview program connecting the Pacific with entertaining interviews, compelling chat and a splash of island music.According to host Jacob McQuire: “The new program focuses on the people behind the story, speaking with Pacific Islanders about the interesting and inspiring things they are doing in their communities in the Pacific and Australia. It’s like relaxing over a cup of koko in Samoa or kava in Vanuatu.”Jacob is a Dharumbal/South Sea Islander journalist and radio broadcaster from Rockhampton, central Queensland. He started his career at Australia’s National Indigenous Radio Service and has worked at Radio Boongara, ABC and Triple A Murri Country.Jacob continues: “As a South Sea Islander, I’m excited to take on this new role covering the region. My family made sure I was connected with the Pacific with my parents getting us over to Vanuatu to spend time with our cousins and learnabout our village and people. As a Dharumbal man, I’m also interested in the connections between the stories of mob in Australia with the Pacific and our shared histories and identities. We are facing shared challenges like climate change, and I hope my newshow can play a small part in a larger, shared future.”Producer and co-host Michael Chow is also an experienced presenter, producer and videographer. After six years hosting and producing for Australia’s leading music network, triple j, he brings his experiences as a broadcaster and proud Pacific Islander to ABC Radio Australia.  Originally from Papua New Guinea, Michael’s love for music and storytelling is at the heart of the content he has produced throughout his career, including for leading media Tone Deaf, The Music Network, and Rolling Stone Magazine.Michael said: “After moving from PNG to Australia when I was 15, the opportunity to produce a show like Nesia Daily feels like going back home. Never in my professional life have I been able to wear my PNG heritage so proudly as just “part of my job”. So, to leave the Pacific, join the media in Australia, and then years later have my media job become about the Pacific again is incredible. It’s like life has come full circle!”In addition to the morning show, a special half-hour Nesia Daily PM Edition capturing the show’s best moments will be hosted weekdays by Michael from 5:00PM to 5:30PM PNG time.ABC Radio Australia head Justine Kelly said: “ABC Radio Australia has been crying out for an engaging, entertaining morning show to keep Pacific audiences up to date with the people and news that matter. Jacob and Michael’s unique experience and perspective, as well as their on-air chemistry, will make this show a not-to-be-missed addition to our updated schedule.” […]