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Commonwealth Broadcasting Association
AbbreviationCBA
Formation15 February 1945; 79 years ago (1945-02-15)
TypeNon-governmental non-profit
PurposeRepresentative body for broadcasters
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Membership
102 members and affiliates
Secretary General
Sally-Ann Wilson
Parent organisation
Commonwealth of Nations
Websitewww.cba.org.uk

The Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) is a representative body for public service broadcasters throughout the Commonwealth, founded in 1945.[1] A not-for-profit non-government organisation, the CBA is funded by subscriptions from 102 members and affiliates from 54 countries. The stated goal of the CBA is to promote best practices in public service broadcasting and to foster freedom of expression. It also serves to provide support and assistance to its members through training, bursaries, consultancies, networking opportunities and materials for broadcast.

The CBA holds a biennial general conference, with the last one held in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom in 2014. It also aims to provide consultancy to member organisations in areas of management and finance and help local organisers who need specialised help in running broadcast-related workshops. In addition it offers a number of bursaries to full-time employees of its member organisations to enhance their skills and knowledge.

In 2014, the organization unanimously voted to change its name to Public Media Alliance.[2][3]

History

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The CBA traces its roots to a broadcasting conference on 15 February 1945 between Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom. This brought together representatives of the broadcasting organisations that had co-operated closely in reporting the Second World War and was held in the council chamber of Broadcasting House in London.

The title "Commonwealth Broadcasting Association" was adopted in Malta in 1974 as well as the CBA charter. It stipulates that membership "shall be open to publicly owned national public service broadcasting organisations, or groups of such organisations, which are responsible for the planning, production and presentation of broadcast programmes in Commonwealth countries". This was modified in 1995 to allow for membership of commercial companies with a commitment to public service broadcasting and to allow for affiliate membership.

Membership

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CBA Full Members

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 Australia

 Bahamas

 Bangladesh

 Barbados

 Botswana

  • Botswana Department of Broadcasting Services

 Brunei

 Cameroon

 Canada

 Cayman Islands

 Cyprus

 Eswatini

 Ghana

 Gibraltar

 Grenada

  • Grenada Broadcasting Network

 Guyana

  • National Communications Network

 India

 Jamaica

  • CVM Communications Group
  • RJR Communications Group

 Kenya

 Lesotho

  • Lesotho National Broadcasting Service

 Malawi

 Malaysia

 Maldives

 Malta

 Mauritius

 Montserrat

 Mozambique

 Namibia

 New Zealand

 Nigeria

 Pakistan

 Papua New Guinea

 Rwanda

  • Rwanda Bureau of Information and Broadcasting

 Saint Kitts and Nevis

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  • National Broadcasting Corporation

 Samoa

  • Samoa Quality Broadcasting Corporation

 Seychelles

 Singapore

 Sierra Leone

 Solomon Islands

  • One News Limited

 South Africa

 Sri Lanka

 Tanzania

  • ITV Independent Television Tanzania
  • Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation

 Tonga

 Trinidad and Tobago

 Uganda

 United Kingdom

 Zambia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Commonwealth Broadcaster Handbook & Directory. 2007.
  2. ^ "About Us". Public Media Alliance. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. ^ "The CBA is becoming a truly global media network". Commonwealth Broadcasting Association. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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