27 September, 2013

Welcome to News Views, CASBAA’s news round-up culled from sources across the industry for the week ending Sept 27th. Curated by CASBAA’s staff, News Views carries on in the tradition of Market Watch to keep you in the loop. We always value your feedback, so tell us what you think!

Jill Grinda Executive Vice President	Change is on the air… “Pay TV broadcasters have always faced competitors” and “we are seeing more innovation than we have ever seen in the pay TV universe,” optimistic comments from James Murdoch at the CTAM EuroSummit ’13. Murdoch said he expected some years of confusion as new players take different approaches to the market but the pay TV basics remained the same.
John Medeiros Chief Policy Officer	Cable TV has generated some big noise in little Macau. With the “exclusive” contract for legal pay-TV supply (now operated by CASBAA member Macau Cable TV) expiring next April, government and potential license applicants (including Macau Cable TV) are circling each other warily. The government said last week that the licensing process was likely to take quite a while (and promised that Macau Cable would be able to continue services even after the contract expires.) Potential new applicant Macau Telecom chimed in, saying it was ready to bid and urging a minimal government role in operating the industry.
Sara Madera Director, Member Relations & Marketing	It was considered a breakthrough decision for the Emmys to include Netflix series as nominees, and they continued to receive credit even in the categories they didn’t win. When the creator of Breaking Bad, Vince Gilligan, accepted his award for best drama, he mentioned his beliefs that streaming content on demand, specifically through OTT services, allowed his show to succeed. Causation without correlation, perhaps?
Jane Buckthought Advertising Consultant	And some good news for advertisers is that consumers around the globe are more trusting in advertising now than they were several years ago. Nielsen released its Global Trust in Advertising report, which shows APAC respondents are more trusting with 67% of people trusting ads on TV (global average 62%) and 73% APAC respondents were willing to take action (global average 68%) Read more here.
Mandy Wu Regulatory Assistant	Nick Harris of UK website sportingintelligence.com has compiled a very interesting analysis of who pays how much for EPL programming. Asia is footing the bill for footy. Have a look here.
John Medeiros Chief Policy Officer	Good Stuff!! A UK Parliamentary Committee came down four-square on the side of “Do something about online piracy!” The Committee said it detected “a systemic failure to enforce the existing laws effectively against rife online piracy,” which poses an “existential threat….to the creative economy.” More here.
Jane Buckthought Advertising Consultant	As viewing to the third screen becomes more viable, advertisers and content providers want to see who is watching, finally Kantar and Nielsen have both announced plans for monitoring audience viewing via mobile phones,

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20 September, 2013

Welcome to News Views, CASBAA’s news round-up culled from sources across the industry for the week ending Sept 20th. Curated by CASBAA’s staff, News Views carries on in the tradition of Market Watch to keep you in the loop. We always value your feedback, so tell us what you think!

Christopher Slaughter CEO	It’s not exactly news to anyone that there is piracy online… but now there is hard data showing the problem is growing. NBCU recently commissioned NetNames to look at Internet traffic in Asia, Europe, and North America, and gauge the amount of bandwidth used to illegally transfer copyrighted materials. Their results: 24% of all Internet traffic is piracy, and the volume of that traffic has increased 160% since 2011. The NetNames study covers a lot of ground, with more highlights covered in their YouTube presentation.
Jill Grinda Executive Vice President	You may recall the story last week about a research paper from an Australian academic claiming the ineffectiveness of the ‘three strikes’ or graduated response laws designed to reduce Internet-based copyright infringement. This story provoked some discussion amongst CASBAA Members and readers may be interested to peruse comments about the soundness of the research here.
John Medeiros Chief Policy Officer	Ohhhhhh…this man is smart! The CEO of TVNZ has a very jaundiced view of the attractiveness of regulation to competitors in the TV industry. “My experience is that whilst at times it may be attractive for some parties to seek regulation,” he told Fairfax NZ, “there are invariably unintended consequences. My strong preference would be to have open competition in the marketplace.”
Desmond Chung Associate Director, PR & Communications	Is it dead? Is it alive? Is it back? Was it abducted by aliens? Befitting the plot of the juiciest potboiler, the death of linear television startups has been greatly exaggerated it appears. But still, in the best All About Eve analogy, while Margo Channing (linear TV) is still enjoying the limelight, she better watch out for that scheming Eve Harrington (OTT/broadband) waiting in the wings!
Jane Buckthought Advertising Consultant	Sales of phablets in Asia doubled during the second quarter of 2013 and they now stand at the same level as tablets and laptops combined, new research has shown. Latest figures from the International Data Corporation (IDC) revealed that device vendors shipped 25.2m phablets in Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) during Q2 2013, compared with 12.6m tablets, and 12.7m portable PCs. This represented a 100% increase on the first quarter and a 620% leap on the second quarter of 2012.
John Medeiros Chief Policy Officer	Down Under, pay-TV Association ASTRA observes that “There was little discussion of broadcasting policy during the election campaign, so we wait to see the Coalition’s intentions for broadcasting policy reform.” We’re waiting too. Anyway, it is NEVER good news to have broadcasting policy hashed over by politicians during election campaigns — it makes for lousy hash, indeed. Just look at Taiwan’s cable rates, which are regularly the subject of electoral campaigning, with irrational and destructive results!
Christopher Slaughter CEO	We’ve been talking a lot about “millenials” lately, the generation of young people born after about 1980, and their disruptive effect on the TV industry. A little more than a month ago, Participant Media launched pivot, its network targeted specifically at millenials. There’s a slightly snarky tone in some of the reporting on the network, while other critics are just plain bitchy, but pivot CEO Evan Shapiro made good points in a recent appearance on Bloomberg TV. Meanwhile, Fox has just launched its own channel FXX to target millenials, but it’s a bit too early to say how it’s been received. Possibly because most critics aren’t really part of the demographic…?
John Medeiros Chief Policy Officer	According to the Strategy Analytics consulting firm, “the most successful online TV subscription services will come from pay-TV service providers leveraging existing content rights and broadcaster relationships…” That’s certainly consistent with what we’ve seen in Asia so far. Last year, the CASBAA/Olswang “Digital Legal and Anywhere (DLA)” study of OTT in Singapore found platform-provider services (sometimes co-branded with content providers) proliferating there, with no sign (yet) of dynamic new third-party aggregators really taking market share. That is, if you don’t count the pirates…..

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13 September, 2013

Welcome to News Views, CASBAA’s news round-up culled from sources across the industry for the week ending Sept 13th. Curated by CASBAA’s staff, News Views carries on in the tradition of Market Watch to keep you in the loop. We always value your feedback, so tell us what you think!

Christopher Slaughter CEO	It’s nice to be popular. And in case you needed more reinforcement, television is as popular as ever with pretty much everybody… but measuring that popularity has become more difficult than ever. A recent New York Times article on cultural trends reinforces TV’s position as the standard-bearer for pop culture, but also points out that “…the old models have more or less gone kablooey.”On a side note, although I thought it was a great article, it hasn’t made it onto the list of the Times’ most popular articles online; not among those being blogged about, forwarded by email, or even simply viewed. Irony abounds.
Jill Grinda Executive Vice President	Netflix continues to flex its muscles across the pond! In a move that sees a major OTT service available for the first time on an established pay-TV platform, UK cable MSO Virgin Media has struck an agreement with Netflix that will see the service feature on the operator’s platform.
John Medeiros Chief Policy Officer	India’s market is huge and getting huger. In India for the CII “Big Picture” conference this week, I was struck by some numbers recently cited by the Indian Broadcasting Foundation on the size of India’s pay-TV market. Meanwhile, PwC used the conference to unveil their latest estimates for growth in the Indian media market.
Jill Grinda Executive Vice President	Has graduated response struck out as a solution to online piracy? A research paper from an Australian academic has concluded that ‘three strikes’ or graduated response laws designed to reduce Internet-based copyright infringement are by and large ineffective and do not direct users towards legitimate sources of content.
Sara Madera Director, Member Relations & Marketing	Twitter is flying high after their acquisition of Trendrr and MoPub that will help networks and agencies track TV engagement across social platforms, understand the data, and identify quality messages in real time and respond accordingly. They may be the world’s best known micro-blogging site, but there is nothing micro about their plans to master social media!
Desmond Chung Associate Director, PR & Communications	Let the games begin! The International Olympic Committee recently announced that Tokyo, Japan will host the 2020 games, beating out rival cities Istanbul and Madrid. While world class athletes prepare to do battle in the sports arena, the more interesting competition may be who will win the broadcasting rights for these games regionally! To delve into the complex world of sports, check out Sports Matters taking place 18-19 September in Singapore.
Jane Buckthought Advertising Consultant	Smart TV users are actively engaging with interactive advertising, according to a study of UK smart TV users by interactive advertising specialist Smartclip. The company said it found that half of its study’s smart TV users say that they have already interacted with an ad and 31% of people engage in an action as a result of watching a Smart TV ad.

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6 September, 2013

Welcome to News Views, CASBAA’s news round-up culled from sources across the industry for the week ending Sept 6th. Curated by CASBAA’s staff, News Views carries on in the tradition of Market Watch to keep you in the loop. We always value your feedback, so tell us what you think!

Christopher Slaughter CEO	We all like pretty pictures so for those who are befuddled by the confusing variety of online video players, here is an infographic of the online video ecosystem segments and companies that are fundamentally transforming TV, advertising and content delivery methods.
Jill Grinda Executive Vice President	After several years of unprecedented threats to Pay TV, it turns out that people do still appreciate what it offers, including linear TV, PVR and the potential for everything in one place. A Videonet report highlights that ‘digital natives’ might be more conservative than predicted.
John Medeiros Chief Policy Officer	Thailand’s NBTC has announced new content rating and labeling rules for broadcast television. So far, it appears the rules will apply only to free-to-air broadcasts (whether terrestrial or satellite-based) and not to pay-TV. (CASBAA plans to meet Thai regulators later this month to ask them about future plans.) There’s plenty of domestic controversy between Thais who want the government to assure minimum standards for broadcast television, and others who decry the advance of “nanny-state” regulations that are not needed.
Jill Grinda Executive Vice President	The smart STB and dongle market is expected to pass 18 million units in 2013 – higher than originally forecasted due to the arrival of Google’s Chromecast device. According to analysis firm ABI Research, overall the market is expected to grow with a 10.8 per cent with markets such as Asia-Pacific and Latin America helping drive this growth.
John Medeiros Chief Policy Officer	Keeping the Pressure On – Hats off to the Indonesian pay-TV association APMI, which has been keeping the pressure on illegal cable operators in several different parts of the country. Two months ago they got the police to close three illegal cable operators in Batam, and last week they were in East Kalimantan.
Desmond Chung Associate Director, PR & Communications	There’s an old saying that goes “cheaters never win and winners never cheat”. Well, try telling that to pay-TV operators who now have to contend with the trend of cord-cheating. First it was cord-cutting, then came cord-shaving and now cord-cheating…tsk, tsk, tsk…if you don’t play fair, I’m gonna have to give you a red card!
Jane Buckthought Advertising Consultant	Sales of phablets in Asia doubled during the second quarter of 2013 and they now stand at the same level as tablets and laptops combined, new research has shown. Latest figures from the International Data Corporation (IDC) revealed that device vendors shipped 25.2m phablets in Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) during Q2 2013, compared with 12.6m tablets, and 12.7m portable PCs. This represented a 100% increase on the first quarter and a 620% leap on the second quarter of 2012.

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23 August, 2013

Welcome to News Views, CASBAA’s news round-up culled from sources across the industry for the week ending Aug 23rd. Curated by CASBAA’s staff, News Views carries on in the tradition of Market Watch to keep you in the loop. We always value your feedback, so tell us what you think!

Christopher Slaughter CEO	More reports about Apple’s aspirations in the TV sector: is it trying to become an online-only pay TV operator, or would it prefer to be a smart TV manufacturer? Meanwhile, although music videos have all but disappeared from TV and are flourishing online, one area where traditional broadcasting maintains a seemingly unassailable advantage is live events. Sports, breaking news, competition shows… all are compelling reasons for audiences to continue their pay TV subscriptions. But if a company with significant market clout or money (like Apple or Netflix) could get the deals right, could live events online lead to significant cord-cutting?
John Medeiros Chief Policy Officer	Seriously? Yes, seriously… We think of our industry as providing entertainment, but a lot of our customers see it as an integral and indispensable part of their lives. This news report highlights a US consumer who called the “911” police emergency line when her TV signal went out. Two years ago in the Philippines, a satellite outage brought death threats to hapless cable TV operators (who couldn’t do anything themselves to restore services). And in Australia, every time people can’t get their footy there are rumblings of regime change…
Jill Grinda Executive Vice President	Shaking up the the VOD market Down Under it looks like the year of the IPTV services in Australia. With Foxtel Play launching recently, the Australian market becomes even more crowded with the launch of another OTT VOD service – Ezyflix. The service will compete with Quickflix, Telstra and Foxtel among others.
Christopher Slaughter CEO	Coming from the production side of the business, I’ve always been a sucker for a well-organised studio set-up. Which is why Gizmodo’s visit to the “wildly functional studio” of indie doc-maker Casey Neistat was great fun for me. But while Neistat’s OCD-meets-DIY motif is certainly a thing, Bloomberg recently toured Google’s 41,000-square-foot YouTube Space in L.A., which cost around US$25 million to build. Somewhere in between those two extremes is Maker Studios’ production space, which is also designed for online video production — only now those videos won’t be on YouTube, they’ll be on Blip.tv.
Sara Madera Director, Member Relations & Marketing	Too rich? Too thin? Never! But too much good TV???? According to a NY Times article, there is a glut of great television out there that isn’t being viewed, so market economics should be applied. Offenders like Shonda Rhimes should be paid to not produce addictive new shows, just as farmers in the 1930s were when there was a surplus of goods. Really? Fresh produce rots but great TV lasts forever!
Desmond Chung Associate Director, PR & Communications	How dishy! According to a new report, the number of pay satellite TV (DBS or DTH) homes will reach 251 million by 2018, up from 178 million at end-2012 and 103 million at end-2008, spearheaded by growth in India. This truly brings new meaning to “fly the friendly skies”, at least for TVs that is!
Jane Buckthought Advertising Consultant	Group M published its latest ad expenditure report This Year, Next Year and have revised its forecasts to a 3.4% increase in global ad spend. The top growth areas in 2013 are expected to be Latin America (+8.6%), Asia Pacific (+7.2%) and Central & Eastern Europe (+7.2%), with China and Russia as highlighted as hot spots.
Godfrey Chan Member Relations & Marketing Executive	What is first on the list when kids first move out of the nest? Party all night long: check; Eat take-away every night: check; stay up late: check. And– according to a recent research report, Millennials prefer OTT over legacy pay-TV. Subscribe to online video service and dump the incumbent set-top box: check.
Mandy Wu Regulatory Assistant	TVB? ….Or not to be? That is the question as FTA channel Television Broadcasts (TVB) reported a 9 per cent decline in net profit for the six months to June. However, Hong Kong remains TVB’s most important market, with turnover for television broadcasting growing 9 per cent.

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16 August, 2013

Welcome to News Views, CASBAA’s news round-up culled from sources across the industry for the week ending Aug 16th. Curated by CASBAA’s staff, News Views carries on in the tradition of Market Watch to keep you in the loop. We always value your feedback, so tell us what you think!

Christopher Slaughter

CEO

It seems like a long time ago (2008?) that we first encountered the distinction between “lean forward” versus “lean back” media experiences. If you’ll recall, people lean forward to engage with their computers; with TV, they just sprawl back onto their sofa. (To be fair, even though he seemed to be dissing TV, much of Jakob Neilsen’s original writing on the concept was actually rather even-handed.) However, in the modern age of tablets and smartphones, the whole concept of “leaning” doesn’t really work anymore. So of course, clever media mavens are coming up with new ways to talk about how people engage with their content.

John Medeiros

Chief Policy Officer

Amid all the protests from Singaporean football fans about how expensive their preferred TV content has become, there are some who recognize the market realities. “The good old days of cheaper content costs are probably history…. Everyone everywhere has to pay for this, and Singapore is unlikely to be exempted.”

Jill Grinda

Executive Vice President

Of course we all knew it. On-Demand TV is growing fast and Asia Pac is driving this growth. But forecasts from Digital TV Research give us some numbers and Asia’s proportion of on-demand TV revenues is forecast to grow from 16% in 2012 to 24% in 2018. China should more than double its VOD revenue between 2012 and 2018 and Indian revenue will almost triple over the same period, according to the report. So…show me the money.

John Medeiros

Chief Policy Officer

Brunei Joins ASEAN’s Anti-satellite Group: Brunei’s government has announced its intention to prohibit citizens from installing TVRO dishes. This is designed, according to the government, to bolster the local broadcasting industry, which is made up of FTA broadcaster RTB and pay-TV joint venture Kristal Astro. Prohibiting Bruneians from receiving satellite signals on their own may have the effect of reducing pirate connections, but at the same time it will certainly reduce free access to international news and entertainment.

SE Asia seems to be dividing along policy lines, with “control-oriented” governments seeking to restrict access to TVRO dishes, and more liberal governments allowing free access – with Thailand, for example, developing a flourishing FTA satellite economy. Here’s the breakdown: Government rules restrict satellite access in: Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam. Free access to satellite dishes prevails in: Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand. (If anybody knows the state of play in Laos or Cambodia, CASBAA would be interested in learning……….)

Sara Madera

Director, Member Relations & Marketing

Is Facebook over? This 13 year-old in New York seems to think so. With too many other options – not to mention the spying eyes of mom, dad and grandma on the site- kids are finding new ways to connect digitally that cuts out the social media giant. This may be the best writing I’ve ever seen from a pre-teen, but whoever she is, she makes some good points. Interested in learning more? Head to Social Media Matters on Sept. 10th.

Jenny Setnicker

Head of Advertising Development

How much social listening influences the writers of today’s Top TV dramas? Technology is advancing the social conversation beyond the water cooler. Find out what writers have to say about what influences the plot.

Godfrey Chan

Member Relations & Marketing Executive

Study find that users with an Internet-connected TV are twice as likely to cancel their current pay-TV service than those with non-net-connected TVs. Along with the evolution of content delivery, so has the industry’s motto: Content is the King; Delivery is the Queen.

Mandy Wu

Regulatory Assistant

I’ve always wondered whether there was a certain time of the day where we were tuned in most to our television. The study by Visible World has answered my question, thoroughly outlining when pay-TV receives the most audience in a 24 hour day.

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9 August, 2013

Welcome to News Views, CASBAA’s news round-up culled from sources across the industry for the week ending Aug 9th. Curated by CASBAA’s staff, News Views carries on in the tradition of Market Watch to keep you in the loop. We always value your feedback, so tell us what you think!

Christopher Slaughter CEO	We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again… the quality of television programming is better these days than ever before, thanks to Pay TV. In terms of where the talent wants to be, TV has taken the place of the movies, at least as far as the writers are concerned. And while we’re on the subject of the new “Golden Age of Television,” although The Guardian thinks it might almost be over, a recent book says it’s actually the “Third Golden Age.” And yes, the gold is a bit darker… more ambitious… and decidedly more complicated.
Jill Grinda Executive Vice President	Neilsen’s research confirms what the industry has suspected for some time: Twitter drives tune-in, especially for live, linear television programming. So keep tweeting and we’ll keep watching!
John Medeiros Chief Policy Officer	Macau Operators Sign Content Distribution Deal: Macau’s legitimate cable-TV operator and the 14 unlicensed “antenna companies” have been pressured by the government into signing a content distribution deal. The government was facing a ticking clock to come to a solution, after an appeal court ordered the antenna companies (which serve 75% of Macau’s households) to cease broadcasting content on their own by early September. Under the new arrangement, Macau Cable TV will allow the antenna companies to redistribute a 40-channel subset of MCTV’s content bouquet. Work on interconnecting the various systems has begun. Meanwhile, pressure is growing on the government to end the MCTV (theoretical) exclusive franchise when the concession contract expires in April 2014.
Mandy Wu Regulatory Assistant	If we ever really needed to justify our love for television, this report helps illustrate 10 reasons why we (namely the British here) are watching more TV. For me, the wide selection of international shows and reality TV at the click of a button definitely keeps me hooked on my home TV.
Sara Madera Director, Member Relations & Marketing	Think there is only money to be lost to by investing in Broadway? Think again. Hollywood studios are increasing putting up money to mount shows on the Great White Way in hopes for a return similar to Universal’s $3 billion gross from Wicked. While they are still working on their formula for turning movies into a theatre success (Did you see Dirty Dancing here in Hong Kong?), it seems that it’s a win: win for both studios, who find theatre more cost effective than movies, and theatre producers, who appreciate one large investor over many smaller checks. Movies turned musicals are here to stay.
Jane Buckthought Advertising Consultant	Rival or Partner: Facebook and Twitter are stepping up their efforts to increase their share of the global TV ad budget as technical developments begin to enable advertisers to target people who use digital devices while watching TV.
Mandy Wu Regulatory Assistant	During your TV program, do you “mesh” (engaging in activities related to your program) or “stack” (engaging in activities unrelated to your program)? OFCOM illustrates in its new research that we are watching more TV than ever, alongside our “media multi-tasking” devices on hand.

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26 July, 2013

Welcome to News Views, CASBAA’s news round-up culled from sources across the industry for the week ending Jul 26th. Curated by CASBAA’s staff, News Views carries on in the tradition of Market Watch to keep you in the loop. We always value your feedback, so tell us what you think!

Christopher Slaughter CEO	When we talk (or tweet) about social TV, Twitter is generally seen to be the default social media platform on which the trend takes place. But new data released by social media research company Trendrr indicates that Facebook has five times more social TV activity than Twitter. Which is great… but Twitter has a song about it in a new Broadway musical (which is actually about a reality TV show, how meta)… so take that, Facebook!
Sara Madera Director, Member Relations & Marketing	Departing Time Warner CEO, Glenn Britt, a long time TV veteran, shares his real thoughts on the industry before stepping down at the end of the year. Weighing in on a variety of topics from carriage contracts to making money via OTT and “four anys”, Britt tells it like it is. And what if people don’t like what he says? What are they going to do… fire him?
Desmond Chung Associate Director, PR & Communications	Perhaps there really is too much of a good thing. According to a recent report, Aussies spend one month a year sitting watching TV and this doesn’t bode well for a country that is seeing obesity rates hitting a quarter of the population! Funny though – as TV has long been touted as the great influencer – you would think more people would be inspired after watching all those hard bodies on the small screen for so many hours!
Jane Buckthought Advertising Consultant	The number of pay TV households (analog and digital) reached 772 million in 2012, up from 585 million in 2008, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. Additionally, on-demand TV revenues in the Asia Pacific region are predicted to more than double between 2012 and 2018 to $1.5 million, increasing from 16% to 24%. The rumored demise of television has been greatly exaggerated it seems!
Godfrey Chan Member Relations & Marketing Executive	Google has just announced Chromecast, a device to enable the delivery of OTT Internet video to HDTVs using a mobile device as a remote control – and with a very competitive retail price. But people may question whether Google has now given up on its original Google TV idea, requiring hardware manufacturers to incorporate the Google TV software into their TV sets, in favor of this dongle.
Mandy Wu Regulatory Assistant	Armchair mall rats may find their shopping spree cut short in Thailand as the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission announced they will regulate the Bt10-billion TV home-shopping market next year through new licensing rules. What this means for the future remains unclear but in those immortal words every shopping VO artists: Act now! This current offer may not last!

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19 July, 2013

Welcome to News Views, CASBAA’s news round-up culled from sources across the industry for the week ending Jul 19th. Curated by CASBAA’s staff, News Views carries on in the tradition of Market Watch to keep you in the loop. We always value your feedback, so tell us what you think!

Christopher Slaughter CEO	The important part of this week’s blog post from former WSJ reporter Jessica Lessin isn’t that Apple is considering making ad-skipping a feature of its Apple TV service — it’s the suggestion that the company is offering to compensate TV networks for ads skipped by viewers using its service. The New York Times picked up on the story and added a bit more depth, offering the conclusion that while potentially disruptive, Apple seemed to be trying to position itself a friend to the Pay TV industry.
John Medeiros Chief Policy Officer	An update on Macau’s public “antenna companies” – perhaps they are finally willing to cooperate with Cable TV but the catch is that only time will tell how effective this agreement will become.
Christopher Slaughter CEO	Netflix has picked up 14 nominations at this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards, the 65th year the awards will be given, but the first time that programmes distributed solely online have been allowed to be nominated. It was only in 1988 that the US Academy of Television Arts & Sciences first allowed pay TV programmes to be nominated to the competition — this year, HBO was nominated for 108 Emmys, the most received by any channel.
Sara Madera Director, Member Relations & Marketing	As with most things, limiting your child’s TV viewing time means nothing if you aren’t modeling the behavior yourself. If you look forward to watching a couple of episodes of Lost in the evening, so will they, depending on their age range. I wonder—will kids pick up your taste in shows too?
Desmond Chung Associate Director, PR & Communications	Have you noticed the marked increase in the amount of people watching video on their personal tech devices – especially during peak commuting times? And this trend looks to continue growing. According to a new report, almost half of TV viewing will be app-based by 2020. Now, I love watching TV as much as the next person…but please not while navigating the busy streets during rush hour!
Jenny Setnicker Head of Advertising Development	Along with several other tech companies, Google appears to be jumping on the web TV bandwagon in the race to launch an online version of pay television. If successful, Internet-TV services could have major implications for the traditional TV ecosystem. But will Google dominate as it has had with search? Only time will tell.
Jane Buckthought Advertising Consultant	The latest Nielsen global ad-revenue numbers are out for Q1 2013 and global ad revenues are up 1.9% YoY with Asia Pacific up 5.8% Y0Y. TV is the dominant media taking 59% of all ad revenue with the Internet at 4.4%. Top line reports are available at here and CASBAA members can purchase full reports at a 10% discount.
Godfrey Chan Member Relations & Marketing Executive	It may appear that soccer is all about the money nowadays but, luckily, this is not the case. FIFA and UEFA’s attempt to take tournaments off free TV has been squashed, with the EU’s highest court ruling that major int’l tournaments should remain on free TV in Britain and Belgium rather than being sold to the highest bidder. As a soccer fan, I hope these associations can find a balance between profits and developing the sport in the future.

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12 July, 2013

Welcome to News Views, CASBAA’s news round-up culled from sources across the industry for the week ending Jul 12th. Curated by CASBAA’s staff, News Views carries on in the tradition of Market Watch to keep you in the loop. We always value your feedback, so tell us what you think!

Christopher Slaughter CEO	Despite the buzz around social TV, there are questions about how broad or deep the trend is. And as actual numbers are starting to come in, doubts persist about what audiences are doing on that second screen.
John Medeiros Chief Policy Officer	Indonesia’s latest raid against cable pirates took place in Batam, one of the country’s richer areas. No more pirate programming for Singaporean day-trippers!
Sara Madera Director, Member Relations & Marketing	When tragedy strikes, where do you turn for information? Most likely TV, says a recent Gallup poll. And interestingly, that hasn’t changed much since 1957.
Desmond Chung Associate Director, PR & Communications	There’s music in the air as Google YouTube makes a US $40Mn investment in VEVO. This generation’s version of MTV, VEVO is YouTube’s top channel partner, with 50.2 million viewers tuning-in in May alone, and is planning to use the money to continue its international expansion along with making an investment in creating original music-related content. Let the music play!
Jane Buckthought Advertising Consultant	The new ad regulations in India restricting advertising to 12 minutes an hour is affecting news channels. This compounded by some ad sectors reducing spending and some channels not being re-subscribed to post digitization. What’s the fallout?
Godfrey Chan Member Relations & Marketing Executive	Are Smart TVs turning Japanese broadcasters and manufacturers from collaborators to rivals? Japanese broadcasters are refusing to air commercials for a new Smart TV, amid speculation they feel threatened by its combined TV-internet function. Despite a reputation for innovative wizardry, Japan traditionally adopts “protectionism” for its high-tech industry (i.e. automobiles, cell phone, etc.). With the rapid growth of new media technology, will the broadcasting business be next?

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Advertising Consultant

Mandy Wu

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John Medeiros

Chief Policy Officer

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Advertising Consultant

Christopher Slaughter

CEO

Jill Grinda

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Chief Policy Officer

Desmond Chung

Associate Director, PR & Communications

Jane Buckthought

Advertising Consultant

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Chief Policy Officer

Christopher Slaughter

CEO

John Medeiros

Chief Policy Officer

Christopher Slaughter

CEO

Jill Grinda

Executive Vice President

John Medeiros

Chief Policy Officer

Jill Grinda

Executive Vice President

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Director, Member Relations & Marketing

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