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ABOUT
BBA BBA represents half a
century of experience in newsgathering and distribution. The company began in the
1950s as a division of Turkeys largest newswire and picture agency. In the
1970s, BBAs television department was formed to service the growing demand for
locally-based TV production resources from foreign broadcasters and TV news agencies.
Eventually, the 16mm silent film cameras
gave way to sound-on-film, and then moved on to electronic newsgathering with, and BBA
moved with the times and replaced its film production gear with professional video
equipment. Now, the industry has embraced digital production, storage and distribution and
once again BBA has not been slow to adopt this new technology. We pride ourselves in
keeping in step with our clients and in providing them with compatible production
resources that are up to or exceed the equivalent standards they expect from their own
facilities back home.
Whatever the equipment, or whoever our
clients may be, BBAs role remains the same - to be in the right place at the right
time, covering news and distributing it reliably and quickly.
BBAs coverage capability is not just
confined to Turkey. Our crews have been assigned to a wide variety of locations such as:
Greece, Italy, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Iran, Pakistan,
Afghanistan, Bosnia, Macedonia, Somalia and Rwanda, often working under the most demanding
conditions.
BBA has also used its expertise to assist
commercial organizations with their corporate productions. Clients include the World
Health Organization (WHO), Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Merrill Lynch, Pfizer, the Union of
Turkish Contractors, Is Bank and others.
Having marked the Millennium in front of
the pyramids in Egypt, transmitting the memorable concert by Jean Michel Jarre for the
EBU, BBA enters its second half-century. The companys long experience has equipped
it well to meet every challenge of future news gathering and transmitting. It will
continue to do so in the same way it has done for the past 50 years - with dedication,
reliability and making friends with all those colleagues who work with us. |