July 2011

Protecting the Digital Environment

CASBAA recently submitted recommendations to Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on the Copyright Amendment legislation. Read the full letter here

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Vietnam: Keeping Communications Open

CASBAA provided information to Vietnamese authorities on licensing procedures in regional uplink centers used by CASBAA member channels. View the full document here

CASBAA Birthday Party – Hong Kong

Industry leaders celebrate CASBAA’s 20th birthday at Azure. Who was here?

Highlights of our Singapore party can be watched here

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CASBAA Convention 2011: TV365 – Watch Closely!

Be at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong from the 31st Oct to 3rd Nov for TV365. Industry leaders will explore and inform how the pay TV industry is evolving. Preliminary programme available here

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CASBAA Cares Needs You!

Make a difference to the lives of 5,000 children in Masbate in the Philippines by donating to this precious cause. More information here 

Regulating Pay-TV Rates

Retail rates for Pay TV are frequently debated by regulators and governments. To shed new light on this issue, CASBAA has produced an up-to-date “Fact sheet” describing rate regulation practices across Asia.
See the Fact Sheet on rate regulation here

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A “six strikes” copyright plan

Major US Internet providers have signed on to a voluntary agreement with movie and music businesses to crack down on online copyright infringers.More

Pay-TV Matters

Designed by advertising agency TBWA, ATAC’s sleek, new, flash-based presentation promotes the power of advertising on pay TV. View it here

In the News

CASBAA keeps you up-to-date on issues affecting the multichannel TV industry.

• TrueVisions has announced an expansion of high-definition services in a bid to broaden its subscriber base. More

• Singapore’s pay-TV landscape set for change under MDA’s cross-carriage measure. More

• Digital TV Research forecasts that the number of homes paying for IPTV will rocket to 155 million by end-2016. More

• A new video-on-demand gadget with multiple benefits is expected to improve Hollywood and the cable biz alike. More