Hong Kong, 26 March 2008 – The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) today announced it will stage the 15th CASBAA Convention in Hong Kong on October 28th – 30th 2008.
Themed Subscribe to the Future – All Eyes are on Asia, the three-day CASBAA Convention 2008 will highlight the dynamism of digital cable, high-speed broadband and mobile TV services with the realities of the DTH, linear TV and web TV businesses.
Also featured at the Convention 2008 will be the opportunities provided by the high-energy markets of Japan, Korea and Australia, as well as unmasking the core market values of Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. With sessions scheduled on the new face of China pay-TV after the Beijing Olympics and the latest developments in the India market, the Convention 2008 will have a greater impact than ever before.
Featuring global leaders, the CASBAA Convention 2008 will also emphasize pay-TV’s competitiveness over terrestrial TV and print advertising supported by interactive workshops on pay-TV advertising and mobile TV.
This year’s Convention is set to unlock the value of pay-TV to enhance market growth, said Simon Twiston Davies, CEO of CASBAA.
The CASBAA Convention 2008 will create unprecedented opportunity for sponsors and delegates to experience the first-handed excitement of the latest technologies, said Marcel Fenez, Chairman of CASBAA. It provides a unique bond between Asia Pacific industry leaders of the pay-TV and related communications sectors.
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About CASBAA – www.casbaa.com
The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) is an industry-based advocacy group dedicated to the promotion of multi-channel TV via cable, satellite, broadband and wireless video networks across the Asia-Pacific. CASBAA represents some 128 Asia-based corporations, which in turn serve more than three billion people. Members include Asia Broadcast Satellite, AsiaSat, Astro, Australia Network, Bloomberg Television, Chunghwa Telecom, Discovery Networks Asia, Genesis Networks, Granada International/ITV Worldwide, HBO Asia, Intelsat, Macquarie Group, MediaFLO Technologies, Motorola, MTV Networks Asia Pacific, Nokia, now TV, PricewaterhouseCoopers, SES NEW SKIES, Sony Pictures Television International, STAR Group, Sun Microsystems, TrueVisions, Turner International Asia Pacific, VOOM HD Networks Asia, Walt Disney Television International, Al Jazeera, Amarchand Mangaldas, Arqiva, Asian Food Channel, BBC Global Channels Asia-Pacific, Celestial Movies, Deutsche Welle, ESPN STAR Sports, EuroNews, Eurosport, GroupM, Hong Kong Cable TV, INX Network, Irdeto, KDB Skylife, Kbro, Lovells, Measat, MGM Networks, Microsoft Corporation, Minter Ellison, National Geographic, NBC Universal, Network18, Paul Weiss, Playboy TV, ProtoStar, Providence Equity, PT Direct Vision, Reliance Big Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, SAT-GE, Spectrum Value Partners, Tandberg Television, Tata Sky, TBN, Ten Sports, TFN Media, TimeWarner, TV5MONDE, Universal Electronics, Viaccess and Zee TV.
For enquiries, please contact:
CASBAA
Helen Shek / Carmen Mak
Marketing Communications
Tel: +852 2854 9943
Fax: +852 2854 9530
Email: pr@casbaa.com