AI entered media operations across Asia-Pacific long before most boards noticed. The May 2026 Media Leaders Intelligence Dashboard tracked 20 signals across the region. Eight came in at high urgency. Three require board decisions now. Link to May 2026 Dashboard: https://nabeeltirmazi.com/media-trends-May2026.html This is the monthly intelligence read I produce for media leaders who need more […]
Before any AI tool goes live inside a broadcast organization, leadership should answer one simple question: Has the organization made institutional decisions about how AI will be used? In many cases, the honest answer is no. AI adoption often starts quietly. A producer uses a tool to support research. A sub-editor tests it for draft […]
If I were walking into a leadership advisory session on AI tomorrow, I would not open with a framework. I would not begin with a policy template or a risk matrix. I would start with five questions, because the answers reveal everything about whether an organization is governing AI or simply tolerating it. The Five […]
Leadership has made the announcement. The strategy deck has been presented. The slides say “AI-powered transformation.” The vision is clear at the top. Walk down one floor into the editorial meeting, the production hub, the training room, or the operations office, and ask the supervisors what their role is in this transformation. Most will pause. […]
There is a scene playing out across broadcast houses and newsrooms in Asia-Pacific that has become almost predictable. A team adopts an AI tool, a subtitle generator, a translation assistant, an automated clipping system. Results look promising. Productivity goes up. Leadership is cautiously impressed. Then someone in a meeting asks the question nobody prepared for: […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals through media requires more than good intentions. It requires policy thinking, editorial discipline, development literacy, and a serious commitment to how stories are framed, distributed, and understood by the public. Media has a powerful role in translating development priorities into public awareness. But that role becomes meaningful only when journalists, […]
There are two ways to share knowledge. One is to push information outward and hope people pay attention. The stronger approach is to draw people into a story that moves across platforms, formats, and audience touchpoints with purpose. That is where transmedia storytelling becomes highly relevant for modern broadcasters and media organisations. I recently had […]
