Arab States Broadcasting Union

The Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU; إتحاد إذاعات الدول العربية) is an Arab joint-action institution related to the League of Arab States and the Pan-Arab Association of Public Service and Commercial Broadcasters. Founded in February 1969 in Khartoum, ASBU is a professional organization with the objective of strengthening ties and promoting cooperation among broadcasters in the Arab States for better production and content development. ASBU provides important services such as engineering and consulting services, radio and television exchange of news, programming and sports, as well as radio and TV training. It also strives to acquire broadcasting rights at preferential rates for a number of competitions and sports events to the benefit of its members, as well as to ensure the appropriate broadcasting coverage of such events.

Its headquarters are in the Tunisian city of Tunis.

Participating Members

 * Al-Manar - Al-Nour (Hezbollah via Lebanese Communication Group)
 * Al-Watan (Kuwait)
 * beIN Media Group
 * Middle East Broadcasting Center
 * OSN
 * Rotana Media Group

Associate Members

 * Addounia TV (Syria)
 * Alhurra (Middle East Broadcasting Networks)
 * Canal France International
 * France 24 (France Médias Monde)
 * Hannibal-TV (Tunisia)
 * Nessma TV (Tunisia)
 * Pakistan Television Corporation
 * Radio Netherlands Worldwide
 * RAI (Italy)
 * RT (Russia)
 * RTVE (Spain)
 * Sky News Arabia
 * Zayed Radio for Holy Quran (United Arab Emirates)