About Us

Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, NABA is a non-profit association of broadcasting organizations in Canada, United States and Mexico committed to advancing the interests of broadcasters locally and internationally.

NABA provides a forum for North American broadcasters to:

COLLABORATE

Share Information and Best Practices

SHARE INSIGHTS

Discuss Common Challenges and Opportunities

FIND SOLUTIONS

Reach Consensus on Key Issues Impacting the Broadcast Industry

MISSION AND PURPOSE

Mission Statement:
The North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) mission is to identify and take action on technical, operational and regulatory issues affecting North American broadcasters.

Strategy:
NABA will ensure its continuing relevance to the changing digital and linear broadcast media reality of our member companies by responding to the operating and technology issues of member companies and their digital and linear broadcast media operations, providing consensus solutions, education and best practices.

NABA’s strategy will focus on:

  • A Relevant and Compelling Agenda
  • Communications
  • Membership that reflects a diverse media community and encourages gender balance within member companies and the wider industry
  • International Engagement

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HOW NABA ACHIEVES THE MISSION

NABA was formed to ensure that North American broadcasters have a forum where they can share common issues, best practices, discuss common challenges and opportunities, reach consensus on these subjects, and then pursue them at appropriate international forums, institutions and agencies.

NABA Achievements:
2020

2019

GLOBAL PRESENCE

As a member of the World Broadcasting Unions (WBU), the coordinating body for broadcasting unions around the world, NABA is the voice of North American broadcasters in the international broadcasting community.

As the only North American broadcast association with official status as a non-governmental organization (NGO) at the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), NABA plays an important global, leadership role in representing the North American perspective in these high-profile international forums.

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