The Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) founded in 1970 is a

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association of

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and commercial broadcasters in the

Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...

. Its secretariat is located in

Barbados Barbados, officially the Republic of Barbados, is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and the easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American ...

. Beginning in the mid-1980s, the CBU created several regionally syndicated programmes including '' CaribScope'', '' Caribbean Newsline'', '' Caribbean News Review'', '' Caribbean Business Weekly'', ''Talk Caribbean'', the ''Caribbean Song Festival'', ''Riddim Express'' and the '' CaribVision'' television news exchange, among other programmes. These were some of the first television programmes to contribute to a nascent regional integration movement and enjoyed wide viewership, particularly ''CaribScope'', a magazine containing arts, cultural and general-interest features submitted by member stations. Leadership of the association is mainly rotated between representatives of the affiliated media houses. On 9 June 2000 the commercial operations of the CBU and the Caribbean News Agency were merged into the Caribbean Media Corporation, also based in Barbados, which has carried on the business of television production begun by the CBU. The CBU's current mandate includes the facilitation of some broadcast services, representation, and training of the staff of member stations in support of a unified Caribbean community. It holds an Annual General Assembly (AGA) in one of the member nations every August. Member stations are drawn from the 15 member nations of the

Caribbean Community The Caribbean Community (abbreviated as CARICOM or CC) is an intergovernmental organisation that is a Political association, political and economic union of 15 member states (14 nation-states and one dependency) and five associated members thro ...

, with the exception of

Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

. Other member stations are drawn from several nations in the Caribbean area.

Membership

Full members

Associate members

Non-member affiliates & associates

* North American National Broadcasters Association (NANBA) *

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(NAB) * World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) * Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) * Caribbean News Agency (CANA) *

European Broadcasting Union The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; , UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations in countries within the European Broadcasting Area (EBA) or who are member states of the Council of Europe, members of the ...

(EBU) * Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) *

Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU or APBU), formed in 1964, is a non-profit, professional association of broadcasting organisations. It currently has over 288 members in 57 countries and regions, reaching a potential audience of about 3 b ...

(ABU) * Union des Radiodiffusion et télévisions Nationales d'Afrique (URTNA) * Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) * Asociación Internacional de Radiodifusión (AIR) * Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CBA)

Previous presidents of the CBU

*1970–1973: Ray Smith *1973–1975: Leo de Leon *1975–1976: Ron Sanders *1976–1980: Frits Pengel *1980–1984: Terrence Holder *1984–1987: Frits Pengel *1987–1991: J.A. Lester Spaulding *1991–1999: Vic Fernandes *1999–2002: Stewart Krohn

References

External links

* - The Caribbean Broadcasting Union online {{International broadcasting organizations Caribbean Media Corporation Business-related television channels Organizations established in 1970 1970 establishments in Barbados