Christopher Slaughter Talks CASBAA 2013

As the Asian multichannel landscape gears up to convene in Hong Kong next week, Christopher Slaughter, the CEO of CASBAA, talks about some of the highlights of this year's convention and the key issues facing the region's pay-TV channels and platforms.

Taking place October 21 to 24, the 20th edition celebrates the continually evolving broadcasting industry with the theme Change is On The Air. Appearing as part of this year's convention are John Tsang Chun-wah, the financial secretary of the government of Hong Kong SAR, Discovery's JB Perrette, MNC's Sky Vision's Rudijanto Tanoesoedibjo, STAR India's Uday Shankar, Sundog Pictures' Sam Branson and TV5MONDE's Yves Bigot, among many others. Sessions include Talking TV, about trends in television; Formats Asia CASBAA, about program formats; In Conversation: The Digital Tail and the Pay TV Dog, looking at channels and platforms expanding their online delivery; Digitized India; and Monetizing OTThttp://worldscreen.com/articles/display/2013-10-17-asia-casbaa-christopher-slaughter