Hong Kong, 9 December 2009 – Indonesian government agencies, the pay-TV industry organisation Asosiasi Penyelenggara Multimedia Indonesia (APMI) and the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) will gather next Monday December 14th at the Gran Melia Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia for the “Protection of Broadcast Content: An Indonesian Seminar”.
The one-day seminar will focus on critical issues such as “Why protect broadcast content”; “How premium content is the basis for a modern pay-TV industry” and “How technology makes it possible to protect broadcast content”.
“Content is always the key driver for channels and broadcasters to attract audience and advertisers. We should respect content copyright and protect the interests of content owners and distributors in order to promote a healthy environment for the industry,” said Simon Twiston Davies, CEO of CASBAA.
The event kicks off with welcome remarks from a representative of the Minister for Justice and Human Rights. Keynoted by Raditya Dika, a noted Indonesian author, screenwriter and comedian, other speakers include:
– Acting Director General for Information and Communications (Depkominfo), Bambang Subijantoro
– Director of Copyright, Arry Ardanta Sigit
– APMI Secretary-General, Arya Mahendra Sinulingga
– President Director of Telkomvision, Elvizar KH
CASBAA and its Indonesian partners have organised this seminar to link with a two-day international symposium on signal piracy being held in Jakarta by the APEC and ASEAN regional organisations and the US Patent and Trademark Office. CASBAA, with its Asian regional experience and connections, is acting as program consultant to the international organisations.
“Thanks to the support of the local and international government bodies, industry associations and all the speakers, these two Seminars next week will be a strong communication platform to examine the critical issues of broadcast content protection,” added Twiston Davies.
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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 130 member organisations in the pay-TV business, which in turn serve more than three billion people. Indonesian members include AORA, First Media, Indovision and Telkomvision.
CASBAA Patron members are Al Jazeera, Asia Broadcast Satellite, AsiaSat, ASTRO, Australia Network, Bloomberg Television, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, Disney-ABC International Television (Asia-Pacific), Fox International Channels, Genesis Networks, HBO Asia, Intelsat, Irdeto, ITV Global Entertainment, Macquarie, MTV Networks Asia, NBC Universal Global Networks, NDS, NOW TV, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Qualcomm MediaFLO Technologies, Rainbow Media, SES World Skies, SingTel, Sony Pictures Television, Tiger Gate Entertainment, Tom Group, TrueVisions and Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific. To view the full list of CASBAA members, please visit here.
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For enquiries, please contact:
Rita Vannithone
Marketing & Communications Director, CASBAA
Tel: +852 2854 9940
Email: rita@casbaa.com
Helen Shek
Communications Manager, CASBAA
Tel: +852 2854 9943
Email: helen@casbaa.com