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NABA provides representation for North American broadcasters in global forums on topics including technical standards and digital transition, spectrum related issues, safety and security, territorial integrity of broadcasters’ signals, journalism issues such as freedom of speech and protection of journalists, and protection of content.

The Benefits of membership in NABA include...

• Dialogue with colleagues in all NABA committees. These committees include: Technical Committee, Radio Subcommittee, News and Operations Committee, Integrated Media Committee, Legal Committee and Safety and Security Committee. The subject matters include issues of interest to broadcasters and those companies involved in the support and delivery of broadcast services and content in North America.



• Access to and full participation in NABA and World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) seminars and tutorials. Members have the opportunity to exchange knowledge through special seminars such as the "NABA News Collection in the HD World" webconference on October 27, 2006. Join members through participation in the World Broadcasting Unions’ International Satellite Operations Group (WBU-ISOG) forums held every spring and fall alternately in North America and Europe.



• Access to and participation in the NABA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference held in the spring. The primary focus of the AGM is to bring broadcast leaders together to focus on the current issues and share views, knowledge and inspirations for the future.

Membership

There are three classes of NABA membership: Full, Associate and Affiliate. The Full members are North American National Broadcasters and they automatically form the Board of Directors. Associate members tend to be regional networks, specialty services or foreign broadcasters. There are two positions on the board reserved for Associate members. Affiliate members are usually service providers, equipment providers or vendors who have no voting rights but who are involved in the business of broadcasting and have a direct interest in many of the items dealt with in the NABA work plan.

Participation in the World Broadcasting Unions (WBU)

NABA members may participate in the activities of World Broadcasting Unions (WBU), the coordinating body for broadcasting unions which represent broadcasters worldwide. Members may participate in three working committees:

• the International Satellite Operations Group (WBU-ISOG),
• the Technical Committee (WBU-TC), and
• the Sports Committee.

NABA representation is provided in the WBU Secretaries General forum through NABA’s Secretary General and Secretariat. Services are provided to the WBU through the NABA Secretariat. The WBU provides global solutions on key issues for its member unions:

• the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU),
• the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU),
• the African union of Broadcasting (AUB),
• the International Association of Broadcasting (IAB/AIR),
• the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU),
• the European Broadcasting Union (EBU),
• the North American Broadcasters Association (NABA),
• la Organización de la Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI), and

Our members work together to ensure the industry functions smoothly and effectively at an international level. NABA is your voice in the international broadcast industry.

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