Resilience requires action to tackle vulnerabilities and preparedness for a wide range of scenarios. It depends on systems that continue to function when others fail, and on avoiding unnecessary single points of failure.  This doctrine applies especially to communications. Yet broadcasting policy has often operated in a silo, considered separately from the wider resilience debate. This…

A strong signal ahead of the 2027 World Radio Conference! In Amsterdam, APWPT (Association of Professional Wireless Production Technologies e. V.) and NABA (North American Broadcasters Association) sealed their strategic partnership. The goal is to preserve the TV UHF frequency band for culture and media. Both sectors are working hand in hand on an international…

The North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) and the Association of Professional Wireless Production Technologies (APWPT) announced a strategic partnership to further the interests of wireless microphones and other production equipment in North America and Europe. The common aim is to gather relevant data on the use of wireless production equipment in our industry and on how regulatory changes would…

There is a great deal of excitement, and uncertainty is growing: Who are the new primary users of the cultural and media frequencies between 470 and 694 MHz in Germany? A written inquiry from Member of the Bundestag Rebbeca Lenhard (Greens) was good, but the answer added to the confusion. The government kept the response…

This crazy, beautiful chart illustrates the incredible complexity of managing one of their nation’s most crucial – and invisible – national assets: the radio spectrum. https://www.beautifulpublicdata.com/the-united-states-radio-frequency-allocation-chart/

… are created by CCIs (cultural and creative industries) worldwide … and more young people 15-29 are employed in the sector than in any other economic activity. And those industries catering for young people are catering for the world’s future, arguably. Source: Unesco 2026 https://www.unesco.org/en/sustainable-development/culture/resources/data