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  • Meredith Clayton Beal

    MEREDITH CLAYTON BEAL

    Meredith Beal, Chairman of Lasting Value Broadcasting Group, came to Africa as a Knight International Journalism Fellow assigned to the African Media Initiative (AMI) to lead a multi-country project to improve business management practices at media organizations in Africa, creating new revenue streams and developing sustainable business models that can be replicated at media organizations across the continent. He is also a former RIAS Berlin Fellow and a National Association of Broadcasters Fellow.

    He also is an author with two books published in 2012. "Victory Every Day" is a collection of poems, prose, song lyrics & photos published by Treasureland Inspire Press and "Ten Tips for Managing the Migration to Digital Television," a handbook for African station managers, published by AMI and the International Center for Journalists.

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Latest news

  • 2014 July

    Beal Presents Award at Kenya’s Film Awards

    Nairobi, Kenya -- The Kalasha Awards is Kenya’s version of the Academy Awards and celebrates excellence in 30 categories of film and television production. The Awards, put on by the Kenya Film Commission, was held this year at the Kenya National Museum and was a gala ...
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  • 2014 June

    Beal Links Experts Through Video Conference

    Nairobi, Kenya/Washington DC, USA — Experts from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States and television engineers, content providers and other stakeholders in Kenya engaged in a discussion via videoconference about migration from analog to digital television broadcasting. The videoconference, facilitated by Meredith Beal of ....
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  • 2014 May

    CNBC’s “Eye on Kenya” Interviews Meredith Beal

    Nairobi, Kenya – CNBC’s “Eye on Kenya” looks at the telecomm and entertainment industries in East Africa and focuses on Broadcast Film Music Africa 2014, the region’s largest gathering of professionals from the broadcasting and creative communities taking place in ...
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  • 2014 May

    Meredith Beal & Friends a Hit at BFMA Concert

    Nairobi, Kenya – Meredith Beal & Friends closed the show opening night at the Broadcast Film Music Africa 2014 concert held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi. The show also featured Black Progression Band, Izz Adid, Herléo Muntu, Danger’s Trio and Dokta DJ ...
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  • 2014 May

    Beal & Friends to Headline Concert @ East Africa’s Largest Entertainment Conference

    Nairobi, Kenya – Meredith Beal & Friends will headline the opening night concert at Broadcast Film Music Africa 2014 (BFMA), the region’s largest entertainment event and one of the continent’s largest gatherings of professionals from Africa's creative communities. The concert will be ...
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  • 2014 April

    Beal Picked to Run Music & Film Components @ BFMA2014

    Nairobi, Kenya – Meredith Beal has been selected to run the music and film components at this year’s Broadcast Film Music Africa (BFMA). BFMA is a gathering of more than 2,500 thought leaders of Africa's creative communities including professionals from TV, radio, film, music, mobile tech, advertising, animation ...
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  • 2014 March

    Beal Presents Cases Studies at Benin’s National Digital Summit

    Agoué, Benin — In preparation for drafting Benin’s legislation as the basis for the country’s analogue to digital television migration plan, Meredith Beal was one of four international experts presenting case studies of the legislative frameworks used by various countries in drafting their legislation ....
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  • 2014 February

    Beal Talks Digital Dividend At AITEC ICT Summit

    Nairobi, Kenya-- Digital migration expert Meredith Beal talked to a crowd of tech savvy entrepreneurs and developers at AITEC’s ICT Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. Beal’s presentation looked at what countries are doing with their digital dividend ...
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  • 2013 December

    Beal Moderates Panel on Funding African Media

    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — A panel at the African Media Leaders Forum "Funding African Media: An Overview of Financing Options," explored access to funding for African media enterprises. Meredith Beal, a consultant with the African Media Initiative (AMI) and media owner in the USA, moderated the discussion, which talked about ....
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  • 2013 October

    Beal Speaks At the SABA Digital Summit

    Arusha, Tanzania — The importance of public awareness campaigns during digital migration was stressed by Meredith Beal in a presentation at the South African Broadcast Association’s Digital Summit. Beal outlined strategies to reach large numbers and encouraged collaboration between stations, ministry officials and ....
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  • 2013 June

    Meredith Beal to Head Music Component for Broadcast Film Music Africa 2013

    Nairobi, Kenya -- Meredith Beal has been selected to direct the music component at Broadcast Film Music Africa 2013. The conference will gather more than 1,000 professionals from film, television, radio, advertising, mobile and other technology and entertainment companies this week in Nairobi ....
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  • 2013 May

    BEAL PUTS ON FINANCE WORKSHOP FOR MEDIA EXECS

    Naivasha, Kenya – Media executives from Ethiopia, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya gathered to participate in the East Africa Regional Financial Proficiency for Media Executives workshop.... Read More
  • 2013 May

    Ambassador Music Releases Joy & Light

    Los Angeles, CA -- Ambassador Music division of Treasureland Inspire presents Joy & Light – a harmonica instrumental single by Meredith Beal featuring Meredith on all instruments ....
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  • 2013 April

    Ambassador Music Releases Serenity

    Los Angeles, CA -- Ambassador Music division of Treasureland Inspire presents Serenity -- an instrumental single by Meredith Beal featuring Jon Lucien, kora master Jaliba Kuyateh and percussionist Mario Vela....
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  • 2013 March

    Beal Talks Digital Dividend At AITEC ICT Summit

    Nairobi, Kenya — Digital migration expert Meredith Beal talked to a crowd of tech savvy entrepreneurs and developers at AITEC’s ICT Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. Beal’s presentation looked at what countries are doing with their digital dividend – the reclaimed spectrum after completing the migration from analog to digital ....
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