Link to APAC Media Intelligence Tracker for March 2026 The Asia-Pacific broadcasting landscape is not just changing. It is fracturing. And most newsrooms are trying to navigate that fracture without a reliable compass. That is exactly the gap I built the APAC Media Intelligence Tracker for March 2026 to address. This is an executive-level intelligence brief, not […]
So LinkedIn asked: Who is a woman who has made an impact on your career? #IWD26 On International Women’s Day 2026, under the theme “Rights. Justice. Action. For All Women and Girls,” I want to acknowledge someone who shaped an important chapter of my professional journey, Ms. Shazia Sikander, former Director News, Pakistan Television. When […]
Dashboard: https://nabeeltirmazi.com/WorldRadioDay_Trends_2026.html World Radio Day 2026 carried one theme: Radio and Artificial Intelligence. The conversations it triggered, from Hanoi to Sydney to Paris, were more urgent than the official messaging suggested. UNESCO framed AI as “a tool, not a voice.” On the ground, broadcasters were asking harder questions. Here is what the industry was actually […]
February 2026 told us exactly where Asia-Pacific broadcasting is heading. And it’s not a comfortable picture. Dashboard Link: https://nabeeltirmazi.com/media-trends-Feb2026.html I spent the month tracking what media practitioners, editors, broadcast executives, and press freedom bodies were actually saying, not the conference slogans, but the real conversations happening inside newsrooms, bulletins, and forums across the region. The […]
Presented at the World Radio Day 2026 event for CJUC FM in Yukon, Canada, “AI Radio: The Next Frequency” explored the transition of community broadcasting into an era of Augmented Creativity. In alignment with the global theme “Radio and AI” and the slogan “AI is a tool, not a voice,” this presentation provides radio practitioners […]
Terrestrial radio is not a broadcasting relic — it is strategic national infrastructure. In this World Radio Day reflection, Nabeel Tirmazi argues why reach does not equal relevance, why radio remains a lifeline in crises, and what responsible AI integration in broadcasting should actually look like.
As World Radio Day 2026 invites us to explore “Radio and Artificial Intelligence,” our beloved industry stands at a fascinating crossroads. Will we become mere “audio factories,” churning out content, or will we embrace Augmented Creativity, where technology elevates our uniquely human touch? At the very core of this exciting evolution lies the Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) […]
You’re wrong if you think radio ever stayed the same. It never did. It just evolved without the fanfare. Vinyl became carts. Carts became automation. Automation became data-driven systems. One signal fractured into thousands of personalized streams. Each transition stripped away friction so we could double down on what actually matters: editorial judgment, audience trust, […]
The broadcasting landscape in January 2026 is hitting a massive friction point: we are moving AI out of the “test phase” and directly into live production, but the industry is nowhere near ready for the fallout. The most talked-about issue right now isn’t just the tech itself, it’s the Public Trust Crisis. As synthetic media […]
After 9 years of an intense and transformative journey with AIBD, it’s time to turn the page. Partnering with 26 governments and 100+ broadcasters to deliver 137 trainings was more than a career highlight, it was a masterclass in how media architecture defines the soul of our societies. To the AIBD Secretariat, Members & U.N […]
