AIL Joins World Broadcasting Unions
AIL JOINS WORLD BROADCASTING UNIONS (“WBU”)
For Immediate Release
Toronto, Canada, June 18, 2025 – The World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) is pleased to welcome the Latin American News Alliance (AIL) as its latest member, adding another Latin American voice to broadcasting collaboration and bolstering international cooperation among the WBU’s growing membership.
AIL is an information alliance of 22 television stations that share high-level news content, human and technical resources. Its mission is to serve the public with verified, reliable, and immediate information they can trust while upholding the fundamental principles of ethical journalism: accuracy, transparency, balance, social responsibility, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, and democracy.
Through its impressive network of members, AIL enhances coverage and broadcast of special events of global relevance and promotes the exchange of news content to deliver audiences diversity of perspectives and high-quality content plurality.
After a six-month trial period, AIL now joins the ranks as a full WBU member, where its presence will be a valuable addition to the substantive contributions being made.
“Our members welcome AIL,” said Rebecca Hanson, Director-General of the North American Broadcasters Association and Head of the WBU Secretariat. “Growing our international partnering in the areas of news policy and advancing broadcast technologies can only help promote the mission of broadcasting worldwide.”
“For the AIL, being admitted as a formal member of the WBU is a significant achievement for our organization, which comes right as we celebrate our 20th anniversary,” said Juan Carlos Isaza Montejo, Director of the Alliance. “This admission opens the door for us to become a more global organization and to collaborate on various fronts with similar organizations in other regions of the world.”
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About AIL: The Latin American News Alliance (AIL) was established in 2005 as a collaborative effort of four television stations in the Americas who sought to cover major international news events: Colombia (Caracol Televisión), Argentina (Telefé), Venezuela (R.C.T.V), and Ecuador (Canal 1). The Alliance now represents 22 of the largest television networks in the Americas, the Caribbean, and Spain.
About WBU: The World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) was established in 1992 as a coordinating body at the international broadcasting level. Since then, the WBU has provided global solutions on key issues for its member unions. The North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) acts as secretariat for the WBU.
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