João Francisco Pinto, Portuguese News and Programme Controller of local broadcaster TDM, was elected as chairman of the ABU (Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union) News Group which held a three-day meeting in Istanbul, Turkey last week. He was unanimously elected by the Asiavision members who participated in the meeting. Kenji Kohno of NHK-Japan and Lee Jae-kang of KBS-Korea were elected News Group vice-chairs. Pinto will serve a three-year term and be responsible for managing a news exchange platform comprising 30 Asian broadcasters broadcasting from the Middle East to the Pacific Islands.
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