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Sister Unions support EBU Top Level Domain application

20 August 2012
Sister Unions support EBU Top Level Domain application

Members of the World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) have provided letters of endorsement in support of the EBU application for Top Level Domain names to ICANN:

ABU (Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union), representing national broadcasters of Asia and Oceania reaching audiences of 3 billion users, (60 countries).
AUB-UAR (African Union of Broadcasters), representing national broadcasters of Africa, (50 countries).
NABA (North American Broadcasting Association), representing the national broadcasters of United States, Mexico and Canada.
OTI (Organización de Televisión IberoAmericana), representing national broadcasters of Latin America and the Iberian peninsula, (60 countries).
CBU (Caribbean Broadcasting Union) representing national broadcasters of the Caribbean, (29 countries).
AIR-IAB, (Asociación Internacional de Radiodifusión) representing commercial broadcasters from 16 South American countries plus a number of other radio associations on other continents.
ASBU (Arab States Broadcasting Union) representing broadcasters of the 23 Arab League member countries.

Broadcasting Association Support

The EBU has also garnered support from other broadcasting organizations

AIB - Association for International Broadcasting, grouping  international broadcasters world-wide.

AER - Association of European Radios: commercial radio broadcasters of Western Europe.

AMARC - Association Mondiale des Radiodiffuseurs Communautaires: all community radios in 115 countries around the world.

EGTA - European Association of Television and Radio Sales Houses, the regional association that gathers all vendors of Radio and TV advertising around Europe.

IARU - International Amateur Radio Union, the worldwide voice and source of information for Radio Amateurs since 1925.

IMDA - Internet Media Device Alliance, bringing together a number of world radio stakeholders specialized in interactive services and related equipment.

URTI - Union Radiophonique et Télévisuelle Internationale, a UNESCO  non-profit recognized association that promotes and organizes the exchange  of radio and TV programmes free-of-charge between broadcasters from the North and the South of the world.  

Finally, and to bear witness to the special character of this application for a community based TLD, the EBU has asked one very important partner in the radio world - the Metropolitan Opera of New York - to endorse the request. The Met endorsement demonstrates that a community-based .radio TLD is not only of interest for broadcasters, but also for all those who cooperate with this community to promote cultural diversity and excellence.

The Met distributes its concerts worldwide through a network of selected cultural radio stations in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, making it possible for millions of listeners in every country to share in a unique musical experience, straight from this most prestigious New York concert and opera stage.
 

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