Asian Media Centre
The Asian Media Centre is an Australian first to bring together members of the Asian media and business leaders in the Asia Pacific Region.
The Centre was officially opened by The Hon Henry Tsang, Chairman of East Asia Business Council of NSW, Prof. Ken McKinnon, Chairman, Australian Press Council and Dr Mark Bradley, CEO of ATPI in 2000.
The Centre holds media conferences, background briefings, seminars and workshops, exhibitions, specific media programmes and media tours. The Centre also provides information and assistance for local and visiting journalists from Asian countries.
The Centre provides a full range of professional services to international media and companies. This includes Asia press service, media monitoring, translation, multi-media production and services to media organisations visiting Australia.
The language services provided by the Asian Media Centre include Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Filipino, Vietnamese and Indonesian.
The Asian Media Centre, located at the Australian Technology Park, is an official media partner of ATPI Pty Ltd which represents a consortium of four of Australia’s leading Universities. These include The University of New South Wales, The University of Sydney, The University of Technology, Sydney and The Australian National University
Asian Media Centre is a media partner of ABC Asia Pacific (now called Australia Network). Australia Network is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s free to air international satellite television and online service, offering a rich and diverse range of information and general programming. Australia Network is now available to more than 44 countries across Asia, the Pacific and Indian subcontinent.
The Centre is also a production agency for Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). The multiple language programs available through SBS Television, Radio and Online ensure that all Australians, including the estimated three million Australians who speak a language other than English in their homes, are able to share in the experiences of others.
