The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Technical Committee successfully concluded the second day of its 2025 meeting hosted by Mongolia National Broadcaster (MNB), which featured meeting discussions on crisis resilience and elections for new committee leadership.

The meeting featured a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Veysel Binbay which explored"Future of Linear Channels - Will There Be Any?" with ABU Members from NRTA-China, RTHK-Hong Kong, IRIB-Iran, TRT-Türkiye and MNB- Mongolia examined the evolving landscape of traditional broadcasting in an increasingly digital environment.

Dr. Mohieddin Moradi of IRIB-Iran delivered a presentation on "Enhancing the Resilience of TV Broadcasting Networks in Crisis Events," drawing from real-world experiences including the recent strike on IRIB facilities. His presentation outlined critical security, physical, and operational challenges facing broadcasters during crisis situations, including personnel safety risks, facility destruction threats, power outages, and communication breakdowns.

He also proposed five key principles for building stronger infrastructure: spreading critical equipment across different locations, creating backup systems with automatic switching, maintaining operational flexibility for rapid changes, using modular design for quick repairs, and combining multiple communication methods including land-based, wireless, satellite, and cellular networks.

Elections concluded successfully with all 18 Technical Bureau seats filled by 17 ABU members, comprising 14 Full Members, 3 Additional Full Members, and 1 Associate Member. Masashi Kamei was re-elected as Chairperson, with Zhang Wei from RTPRC-China, Dr. Mohieddin Moradi, IRIB-Iran, and Nguyen Duc Tue, VTV-Vietnam appointed as Vice-Chairpersons.

Dr. Veysel Binbay extended invitations for DBS 2026, the ABU's flagship event scheduled for March 30 - April 2 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Chairperson Kamei expressed gratitude to MNB and Honorary Vice-Chairperson Sukhbayar Sukhbaatar for exceptional hosting efforts while praising the outstanding level of member engagement that exceeded expectations.