FRANCE 24 debuts HD service on AsiaSat 5

Hong Kong, 8 September 2016 – FRANCE 24 has chosen AsiaSat 5 for the recent launch of its very first HD service in the world. This marks a major milestone for the expanded partnership between FRANCE 24 and AsiaSat and their continued commitment to bringing top quality international television from France to the Asia-Pacific.
FRANCE 24 and AsiaSat have been partners since 2009 when FRANCE 24 first launched its English language news channel into Asia. In 2010, FRANCE 24 further expanded its service with the addition of its French channel on AsiaSat 5. Through AsiaSat 5, FRANCE 24 now has access to more than 60 million TV households and close to 300,000 hotel guest rooms in Asia through key carriage agreements with major Asian cable networks, DTH and IPTV platforms, and hotels.
Broadcasting since 1 September, this new HD service transmits free-to-air in English, offering Asian viewers a brand new viewing experience of high quality culture, international news and current events from a French perspective.
Receive FRANCE 24’s HD and SD channels free-to-air on AsiaSat 5 (100.5°E) in C-band with the following reception parameters:

Reception Parameters	FRANCE 24 HD	FRANCE 24 SD (English & French channels)
Transponder	C11H	C10H
Downlink Frequency	4040 MHz	4000 MHz
Downlink Polarisation	Horizontal	Horizontal
Transmission Standard	DVB-S2	DVB-S
Compression Standard	MPEG-4	MPEG-2
Modulation	8PSK	QPSK
Symbol Rate	29.72 Msym/sec	28.125 Msym/sec
FEC	5/6	3/4

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About France 24, a France Médias Monde channel (FRANCE24.COM)
France 24, the international news channel, broadcasts 24/7 to 315 million homes around the world in French, Arabic and English. The three channels have a combined weekly viewership of 50.9 million viewers (measured in 64 of the 180 countries where the channel is broadcast). From its newsroom in Paris, France 24 gives a French perspective on global affairs through a network of 142 correspondent bureaus located in nearly every country. It is available via cable, satellite, DTT, ADSL, on mobile phones, tablets and connected TVs, as well as on YouTube in three languages. Every month, France 24’s digital platforms attract 16.3 million visits, 36.5 million video views (2015 average) and 21.5 million followers on Facebook and Twitter (December 2015).
About AsiaSat
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), the leading satellite operator in Asia, serves over two-thirds of the world’s population with its six satellites, AsiaSat 3S, AsiaSat 4, AsiaSat 5, AsiaSat 6, AsiaSat 7 and AsiaSat 8. The AsiaSat satellite fleet serves both the broadcast and telecommunications industries. Over 700 television and radio channels are now delivered by the company’s satellites offering access to more than 830 million TV households across the Asia-Pacific region. AsiaSat’s next satellite, AsiaSat 9 on order from the manufacturer is planned to be launched in early 2017. AsiaSat is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited, a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Stock Code: 1135). For more information, please visit www.asiasat.com

Telstra expands Professional Media Portfolio with New Global Media Network

8 SEPTEMBER, 2016 HONG KONG – Today at the International Broadcasting Conference (IBC) in Amsterdam, Telstra announced its new Global Media Network, a professional media contribution solution which enables broadcasters and content developers to take their content global.

Custom-built for the media industry, the Telstra Global Media Network provides simple and efficient delivery of live and file-based video content by combining Telstra’s world class network of global submarine cables, satellite stations, and broadcast operations into one solution.

Trevor Boal, Head of Telstra Broadcast Services, said that by using the Telstra Global Media Network customers can quickly deliver content across the world – whether it’s a broadcaster wanting to source a time critical sports event or content producers that need to deliver a television program between production facilities.

“The rapid growth of video on-demand consumption, particularly in Asia, has triggered a surge in demand for content with the number of unique channels estimated to reach nearly 30,000 globally by 2023, a more than 400 per cent increase from 2013. The Telstra Global Media Network was built to empower our customers to swiftly and smartly grasp the incredible opportunity at hand with the rise of demand for content.

“With the Telstra Global Media Network customers can easily book services online and choose the level of support they need from self-service to dedicated 24/7 monitoring provided by our dedicated Broadcast Operations Centres in Sydney and master control rooms in Hong Kong, London, New York and Los Angeles.

“Network reliability is crucial when it comes to live broadcasting which is why we have designed our Global Media Network with a geographically diverse dual path ring that allows traffic to be automatically diverted if there is an interruption on one part of the network.

“The launch of Telstra’s Global Media Network is an important addition to our professional media portfolio and further evidence of our commitment to providing the network and services necessary to support modern media companies. Expanding our presence in this market is a priority for Telstra’s enterprise business and we are investing heavily to bring to market the best solutions and technology for this industry,” continued Boal.

The Global Media Network is built on Telstra’s global infrastructure, which combines its high capacity submarine fibre cable network, with access to four teleports and over 40 satellites covering strategic media hubs across Asia, Europe, the United States and Australia.

Telstra will be exhibiting and presenting at IBC until 13 September. You can visit the Telstra Broadcast Services team, and see a demo of the Global Media Network technology in action, at Stand F37 in Hall 14.

The Telstra Global Media Network will be available internationally from early 2017.

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Telstra Media contact: Gladys Kwok/ +852 2837 4730

Email: gladys.kwok@edelman.com

Media reference number: 121/2016

About Telstra
Telstra is a leading telecommunications and information services company. We offer a full range of services and compete in all telecommunications markets in Australia, operating the largest mobile and Wi-Fi networks. Globally, we provide end-to-end solutions including managed network services, global connectivity, cloud, voice, colocation, conferencing and satellite solutions. We have licenses in Asia, Europe and the United States and offer access to more than 2,000 points of presence across the globe. For more information visit www.telstra.com.

Essel Group’s Dish TV India – Asia Pacific’s largest DTH brand – and leading MSO SITI Cable select Conax Cardless content protection for pay-TV expansion

Essel Group building state-of-art STB utilizing multiple layers of chipset security to protect premium content including Conax Cardless’ integrated secure hardware mechanisms

Oslo and Delhi, September 6^th, 2016: Conax, part of the Kudelski Group, and a leader in total service protection for digital entertainment services worldwide via broadcast, broadband and connected devices, today announced that Dish TV India Limited, Asia Pacific’s largest DTH (direct-to-home) TV provider and SITI Cable have selected Conax (for Cardless content protection) as one of the key partners for their pay-TV expansion in the region. Based on flagship Conax Contego™ security hub, the Conax Cardless conditional access technology will be a key and essential security component integrated in the chipsets, which will enable use of multiple layers of content protection in the new Dish TV and SITI Cable cardless set-top-boxes. The arrangement signifies a continued commitment between the Essel Group and Conax to further their long-term partnership and jointly bring new generations of technology to the Group’s platforms.

Conax Cardless technology employs a unique combination of hardware security and software security providing a hardware root of trust for the best level of protection. The secure software is executed within a purpose-built hardware protected environment (Secure Execution Environment) within the chipset. The Conax Cardless technology provides seamless co-existence with legacy smart card population, all based on a single, unified back-end, meaning in any operation only one back-end is necessary.

“With the increasingly competitive landscape in the operator segment, and the need for access to premium content and at the same time keeping operational costs low, it is essential to employ flexible solutions that also offer a high level of security as we look to continue to grow our business”, says Jawahar Goel, Managing Director, Dish TV. Conax has been a long term partner and we believe their strong security solutions will provide an important layer of security to our growing pay-TV business already servicing over 13 million subscribers.”

“As we continue to advance our footprint in the Indian cable TV market and venture into digitization in phase 3 and phase 4 markets it is essential that new and cost-effective security solutions are available to us. SITI Cable is pleased to further its existing relationship with Conax and implement the Conax cardless technology going forward in our markets,” says V S Wadhwa, CEO and Executive Director of SITI Cable.

“Conax’ long term relationship and partnership with the Essel group reaches a new milestone today as we look to further strengthen both the Dish TV and Siticable platforms and help expand its customer base with a new high security, flexible and revolutionary solution, says Morten Solbakken, President and CEO, Conax. With this unique concept they are well positioned to capture additional new market share and protect the premium content demanded by savvy consumers. We are honored to work together with Essel Group in the next step of their journey.”

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About Dish TV India Limited

Dish TV is Asia Pacific’s largest direct-to-home (DTH) company and part of one of India’s biggest media conglomerate – the ‘Zee’ Group. Dish TV has on its platform more than 545 channels & services including 22 audio channels and over 50 HD channels & services. Dish TV uses the NSS-6 satellite platform which is unique in the Indian subcontinent owing to its automated power control and contoured beam which makes it suitable for use in ITU K and N rain zones ideally suited for India’s tropical climate. The company also has transponders on the Asiasat 5 platform and on the SES-8 platform which makes its total bandwidth capacity equal to 828 MHZ, the largest held by any DTH player in the country. The Company has a vast distribution network of over 2,297 distributors & over 241,346 dealers that span across 9,350 towns in the country. Dish TV customers are serviced by thirteen 24* 7 call centres catering to 11 different languages to take care of subscriber requirement at any point of time. For more information on the company, please visit www.dishtv.in

SITI Cable Network Limited

SITI Cable Network Limited (erstwhile known as Wire and Wireless (India) Ltd) is a part of the Essel Group, which is one of India’s leading business houses with a diverse portfolio of assets in media, packaging, entertainment, technology-enabled services, infrastructure development and education. SITI Cable Network Limited is one of India’s leading Multi System Operator (MSO). With 36 analogue and 18 digital head ends and a network of more than 30,000 Kms of optical fibre and coaxial cable, it provides its cable services in India’s 300+ key cities and the adjoining areas, reaching out to over 12.2 million cable universe. SITI Cable deploys State-of-the-art technology for delivering multiple TV signals to enhance consumer viewing experience. Its product range includes, Analog Cable Television, Digital Cable Television, Broadband and Local Television Channels. SITI Cable has been providing services in analogue and digital mode, armed with technical capability to provide features like Video on Demand, Pay per View, Electronic programming Guide (EPG) and gaming through a Set Top Box (STB). All products are marketed under SITI brand name. www.siticable.com

About Conax

A part of the Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD:S), Conax is a leading global specialist in total service protection for digital TV and entertainment services via broadcast, broadband and connected devices. The Conax Contego™ unified security hub provides telcos, cable, satellite, IP, mobile, terrestrial and broadband operations with an innovative portfolio of flexible and cost-efficient solutions to deliver premium content securely. Conax’ future-ready technology offers modular, fast-time-to-market solutions that enable easy entry into a world of secure multiscreen, multi-DRM content delivery and secures rights for premium content delivery to a range of devices over new hybrid network combinations. Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, ISO 9001 & 27001 certified Conax technology enables secure content revenues for 400 operators in 85 countries globally. For more information, please visit www.conax.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to join in the conversation.

Conax media contact
Leslie Johnsen
Head of Public Relations & Communications

Mob: +47 41 45 80 43
Email: leslie.johnsen@conax.com

Discovery Communications appoints Ralph Rivera as Managing Director Of Eurosport Digital

Ralph Rivera 2

LONDON – September 6, 2016 – In line with its strategy to bring premium content to more viewers on more screens than ever before, Discovery Communications has appointed Ralph Rivera to the newly created position of Managing Director, Eurosport Digital. He will begin the role on September 26, based in London, and will report to Michael Lang, Executive Vice President of International Development & Digital for Discovery Communications, as well as work closely with Peter Hutton, CEO of Eurosport, and his leadership team.

Eurosport is the number one sports destination in Europe and connects fans and athletes around the greatest sporting events across all screens. Rivera is charged with leading the aggressive expansion of Eurosport’s digital businesses, which today include Eurosport.com – the continent’s number one sports news website, and Eurosport Player – the leading subscription-based OTT sports platform across Europe giving fans an all-access pass anytime and on any device in 52 countries. He will collaborate with local teams to drive innovation for next-generation digital sports products and make the brand’s content available across all screens, to enhance viewers’ digital sports experience.

With hundreds of millions of mobile data subscribers and growing OTT momentum via connected TVs, Europe provides a significant strategic opportunity to leverage both Rivera’s successful track record of creating immersive digital video products and Discovery’s recent investments in premium sports content. In Asia Pacific, Eurosport reaches more than 10 million fans.

Rivera joins from the BBC, where he spent six years as Director, BBC Digital and was responsible for all of the BBC’s digital media services, leading on the implementation and operation of BBC iPlayer as it grew by over 300% and delivering the first truly digital Olympic Games for London 2012, setting a new standard for live sports coverage online. Prior to the BBC, Rivera spent ten years at AOL, most recently as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Games, where he transformed the division from a loss leader to one of their most profitable media units.

Commenting on the appointment, Lang said, “Recognized as one of the most forward-thinking digital executives in the world, Ralph brings extensive knowledge in the direct-to-consumer space, with a deep understanding of the digital landscape in Europe and a strong reputation for innovation and transformation. His product-centric mind set and technology orientation will help us to grow Eurosport Digital, which is one of Discovery’s top priorities, as we continue our march to making sports and all of our content accessible to viewers across all screens, in a highly meaningful and profitable way.”

Hutton said, “Eurosport is focused on the further acquisition and delivery of locally relevant, premium sports content that will continue to attract more subscribers to the Eurosport Player. We continue to build momentum through the recent acquisition of premium rights such as Wimbledon across Europe and the Bundesliga in Germany. As we plan the enhanced delivery of these acquisitions and take ownership of the Olympic Rings from January 1, 2017, as the official multi-platform broadcast rights holder for Europe through 2024, we look forward to having Ralph as part of the Eurosport team.”

Rivera said, “Having enjoyed numerous successes with the BBC, my next move had to be big. The opportunity I have in leading the digital business at Eurosport is an amazing challenge, and working closely with Discovery’s world-class teams at Eurosport and across local markets, I hope to build next generation digital sports products, ensuring Eurosport consumers across Europe can enjoy more action, when and where they choose to view it.”

Warner TV Announces Fall Line-up Featuring New Series: Lethal Weapon

WARNER TV ANNOUNCES FALL LINE-UP FEATURING NEW SERIES: LETHAL WEAPON

Other same-day-as-US titles include Blindspot, The Big Bang Theory, Arrow,

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Gotham

Lethal Weapon on Warner TV

SAME-DAY SERIES DEBUTING THIS SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER:

Lethal Weapon (S1) – Thursday, Sep 22
Blindspot (S2) – Thursday, Sep 15
Gotham (S3) – Tuesday, Sep 20
The Big Bang Theory (S10) – Tuesday, Sep 20
Arrow (S5) – Thursday, Oct 6
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (S2) – Friday, Oct 14

HONG KONG (September 6, 2016) – This Fall, Warner TV offers up a dose of action, drama and comedy to round out its end of year programming. Leading the charge is new Warner Bros. Television series Lethal Weapon, complemented by Blindspot, last year’s breakout new series, and the best of DC Super Hero-inspired shows, including Gotham, Arrow and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.

Marianne Lee, Vice President of General Entertainment Content at Turner Asia Pacific and Warner TV Content Head, said: “With the arrival of Lethal Weapon to the slate, Warner TV is fully loaded with strength and depth right across the board. By October, we’ll be up to six ‘same-day’ titles, and when we launch one other Turner series in November and iZombie returns in 2017 it will be eight – making the channel the place to be for exclusive, first-run content.”

Continuing series that are first from the US are Murder in the First (S3) and The Last Ship (S3), while popular shows Major Crimes, Supergirl and The Flash also add to the depth of entertainment throughout the year.

Based on the hit movie franchise of the same name, Lethal Weapon tells the story of classic cop duo Riggs and Murtaugh, as they work a crime-ridden beat in modern-day Los Angeles. Grief-stricken after the loss of his young wife and unborn child, ex-Navy SEAL-turned-detective Martin Riggs (Clayne Crawford – Rectify) moves to California to “start over” at the LAPD.

He’s paired up with Roger Murtaugh (Emmy® nominee Damon Wayans – My Wife and Kids, In Living Color), who’s just coming back to the job after a near-fatal heart attack. Riggs’ penchant for diving headfirst into the line of fire immediately clashes with Murtaugh’s prudent, by-the-book technique. In anticipation of the series launch, as part of Warner TV’s “Cinema Sundays” block, the four iconic Lethal Weapon movies will air in the build-up.

To celebrate Wonder Woman’s 75th birthday, the channel will be airing a number of movies in late October. The super-powered selection includes the 1976 original Wonder Woman with Lynda Carter, Man of Steel (starring Henry Cavill) and The Dark Knight Rises (with Christian Bale). Other films on the cards include some real blockbusters: 300: Rise of an Empire, Pacific Rim and Gravity.

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Watch a sneak peek of Lethal Weapon here: https://vimeo.com/179423668

For further information, contact:

James Moore, Director of Communications, Turner Asia Pacific

+852 3128-3720 / James.Moore@turner.com

About Warner TV

Warner TV offers viewers in Asia the chance to get into it, with an unprecedented mix of hit TV series and blockbuster movies. Its line-up boasts the world’s biggest franchises, first-run exclusives for the region and fan-favorites across a wide range of genres from action, comedy and drama. Warner TV is also home to feature films from the legendary studios of Warner Bros. Entertainment. Warner TV is a brand available across Asia Pacific, and is created and distributed by Turner, a Time Warner company. Visit WarnerTVAsia.com and Facebook.com/WarnerTVAsia for more information.

About Turner Asia Pacific

Turner Asia Pacific creates and distributes award-winning brands throughout the region, running 63 channels in 14 languages in 37 countries. These include CNN International, CNNj, CNN, HLN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang, POGO, Toonami, World Heritage Channel, Warner TV, Oh!K, TCM Turner Classic Movies, truTV, MondoTV, TABI Channel, and HBO and WB in South Asia. Turner manages the business of Pay- and Free-TV-channels, as well as Internet-based services, and oversees commercial partnerships with various third-party media ventures; it teams with Warner Bros. and HBO to leverage Time Warner’s global reach. Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. (“Turner Asia Pacific”) is a Time Warner company.

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Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia Names Georgette Tengco as Business Head, Philippines

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Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia Names Georgette Tengco as Business Head, Philippines

MANILA (September 5, 2016) Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia announced today the appointment of Georgette Tengco as Business Head, Philippines.

Based in Manila and reporting to Ang Hui Keng, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Ms. Tengco will oversee the strategic management of SPT Networks’ Philippines portfolio comprising entertainment powerhouses Animax, AXN, GEM, ONE and Sony Channel.

“SPT Networks, Asia has enjoyed a long history in the Philippines and the market remains a top priority for our business,” said Mr. Ang. “Georgette brings over 25 years’ of broadcast and entertainment experience to our team, and we look forward to working with her to deliver even more multi-genre entertainment to Filipino viewers.”

Ms. Tengco’s professional experience spans channel management, television production, content creation, programming and branding, acquisitions, media and investor relations. She joins SPT Networks, Asia from Solar Entertainment where she was Vice President, Channel Management, Entertainment Channels. In this capacity, Ms. Tengco oversaw the brand and creative direction, operations, programming, local productions including format adaptations, and new business initiatives for Solar’s six channels.

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia is a leading operator of ad-supported channels including English general entertainment powerhouses AXN and Sony Channel, and Asian content giants Animax, GEM and ONE. SPT Networks Asia’s portfolio, available across 19 territories and in over 42 million homes, collectively features the biggest and best titles from Korea, Japan and the U.S that are first run, exclusive and aired close to the original telecast. Taking the content beyond the screen, SPT Networks, Asia immerses viewers in its premium entertainment via large-scale festivals, celebrity fan meets and social platform conversations.

About Sony Pictures Television Networks

Sony Pictures Television Networks operates branded entertainment channels reaching over one billion households around the world. Based in Culver City, Amsterdam, Budapest, London, Madrid, Miami, Milan, Moscow, Mumbai, Munich, Singapore and Tokyo, Sony’s linear and digital networks offer high quality film and television content from Sony Pictures and third-parties, as well as original content commissioned globally and locally. Sony Pictures Television Networks is a division of Sony Pictures Television Inc., a Sony Pictures Entertainment company.

www.SonyPicturesTelevision.com

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Jennifer Doig
Executive Director, Marketing & Communications, English Content

Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia

10 Changi Business Park Central 2, #03-01

Hansapoint@CBP, Singapore 486030

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a Sony Company

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August 2016

CASBAA Convention 2016

We are just two months away from the Macau event, and with that in mind, we have just released the CASBAA Convention 2016 Programme. This year we are celebrating CASBAA’s 25th birthday, and 2016 is also The Year of the Operator. So far some 40 platform operators from 15 countries across the region have confirmed their attendance at this year’s Convention, with many more still to come. Be sure to join us in Macau to meet with your
business partners, create new relationships, and discover new opportunities. Be on hand as global players, cable providers from across Asia, and various local market telcos share their insights as they shape the environment for the next generation of operators.

Early Bird rates expire on Friday 09 September, so get yourself registered now!

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For a cool cocktail with old and new friends, join us at the CASBAA Autumn mixers in Singapore and Hong Kong!

Singapore Mixer at Loof

Date: 20 Sep 2016 (Tue)

Time: 18:30-21:00

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Date: 28 Sep 2016 (Wed)

Time: 18:30-21:00

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“Thailand in View 2016” Market Report (Members Only)

CASBAA Thailand in View 2016 conference in Bangkok is just around the corner. The CASBAA “Thailand in View 2016” Market Report
has been released to reflect the Thai video sector’s resilience in the face of economic, regulatory and economic headwinds. Members are now able to download the report through CASBAA website. With 23 million TV households, 76% cable and satellite TV penetration and 38 million internet users the Thai market continues to brim with potential. Yet, despite the increasing popularity of multi-screen video, there is no specific Thai licensing scheme for mobile 3G and 4G Mobile TV services or for OTT platforms. Join us for
Thailand in View, Co-existence and Cooperation in a Crowded Market, on Sept 6th at the Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld, Bangkok. For registration: mandy@casbaa.com

OTT & Connected Media Webinar

New Resource Page for CASBAA OTT & Connected Media Group

Under the leadership of Radha Raman and Shad Hasmi, the OTT Group has launched an OTT Group Resource Page. The library OTT relevant information will continue to grow as more Webinars, Research Reports, White Papers and other materials are added. Only available to CASBAA members, if you don’t have a login and password, please contact kevinng@casbaa.com
for one now. CASBAA members should submit their relevant materials to Mark Lay at mark@casbaa.com

OTT & Connected Media Group

During the August OTT Group webinar CASBAA member Olswang presented “What’s really shaping OTT: Rights, Regulation and M&A.”

With so much hype on new regional and global launches, innovative technologies and payments platforms, it’s easy to forget three “hidden” factors shaping the OTT landscape. In this special session, Olswang Partners, Andrew Stott and Matt Pollins, argued that each of these factors is playing a key role in the development of OTT. To listen to the Olswang presentation log into OTT Group Resource Page

Follow-ups

September 22, 4:30pm – 2020 Webinar

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APSCC 2016 Satellite Conference & Exhibition

4 – 6 October 2016

Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur

APSCC 2016 – #SATECHrevolution focus

New technology, innovations, niche markets and new strategies from new perspectives: economic, technological, services, regulatory and customer needs.

CASBAA Member discounts (20%) apply: erica@casbaa.com

CASBAA @ All That Matters

The
All That Matters 2016 conference, Singapore September 11-15 brings Music Matters, Sports Matters and Digital Matters under one roof.

Featuring Christopher Slaughter, CEO of CASBAA “In Conversation” with Arthur Bastings, President and Managing Director, Discovery Networks Asia Pacific, CASBAA Members are offered a 15% off VIP rate. Please use promo code CASBAAVIP16 at checkout.

Welcome to our New Corporate Member

Metrasat, a satellite based network provider, providing VSAT service to more than 10,000 points across Indonesia with responsive, flexible and high quality services. Now expanding to adjacent businesses such as Satellite Broadband, Content Network delivery and MediaHub. Metrasat is a business unit under Metra – a fully owned subsidiary of PT Telkom Indonesia

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27 Sep 2016

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Punit Goenka is new IBF President

New Delhi, 02 September 2016: The 17^th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) was held in New Delhi today. In the IBF Board of Directors meeting thereafter, Mr. Punit Goenka (Managing Director & CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises) was elected as the Foundation’s President.

Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, ZEEL
Mr. Punit Goenka (Managing Director & CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises)

The IBF Board also elected Mr. Rajat Sharma (Chairman, India TV), Mr. N.P. Singh (CEO, Sony Pictures Network), Mr. Sudhanshu Vats (Group CEO, Viacom 18), Mr. K. Madhavan (Managing Director, Asianet Communications) as Vice-Presidents; and Mr. K.V.L. Narayan Rao (Executive Vice-Chairperson, NDTV) as the Treasurer of the Foundation for a period of one year.

After being appointed, Mr. Punit Goenka said, “I am delighted to lead the Indian broadcasting sector at a time when there is a lot of churning and India is being looked upon as global destination for investments. In the ensuing and continuing efforts of making India as a broadcasting superpower, I wish to work in a most collaborative manner with the Government, Industry and other stakeholders for realization of the sector’s value chain to the optimum.”

Outgoing IBF President Mr. Uday Shankar said, “I cannot think of a more suitable person than my dear friend, Punit Goenka to handover the leadership of IBF. Over the years, Punit has eminently helped me in navigating IBF through these volatile times. He is also the primary architect of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC). His intelligence, dynamism and maturity will be great assets for IBF and the Indian media.”

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Note to Editors

IBF

Indian Broadcasting Foundation is a not-for-profit industry association. IBF represents and is dedicated to the promotion of television broadcasting in, to and from India. IBF members provide channels and programmes that deliver about 90% of television viewership in India. Member offerings cater to most of India’s diversity and plurality in every language and in every genre of television viewing. The Foundation provides a meeting ground for its members to work in consensus on common goals. The Foundation offers a common platform/forum in which members’ air new or improvement opportunities to arrive at implementable solutions. IBF has, over the years, achieved the unique position of the accredited spokes-body of the television broadcasting industry. IBF endeavours to work closely with and align industry, policy makers, regulators and partners so that the television sector in the media and entertainment industry grows to its fullest potential in an equitable manner.

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Corporate Brand – Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL)

Mobile: +91 9769286661 / +91 9820336890

Landline: +91-22-7106 1367 / 7108 5464

Email: jayshree.kumar@zee.esselgroup.com / arantxa.gonsalves@zee.esselgroup.com

2 September, 2016

Welcome to News Views, CASBAA’s news round-up culled from sources across the industry for the week ending September 2nd. Curated by CASBAA, News Views keeps you in the loop. We always value your feedback, so tell us what you think!

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Christopher Slaughter

CEO

Here’s something I bet you didn’t expect… despite all the talk of cord-cutting, Nielsen says the number of US television households has actually increased by 1.7% against this time last year. That might not sound like a huge increase, but it’s actually 2 million households, and it means the number of homes “…receiving traditional TV signals via broadcast, cable, DBS or telco, or having a broadband Internet connection…” is now at 96% penetration in the US. It’s that last bit — broadband — that accounts for the change; since 2013, Nielsen has been including in its numbers homes where TVs are connected to broadband, so now it also captures viewers watching services like Netflix, HBO Now, Hulu, or Sling TV. Which is only slightly confusing, especially since SNL Kagan just came out with an estimate that some 812,000 US pay TV subscribers cut the cord in Q2 — the biggest quarterly loss so far.

John Medeiros

Chief Policy Officer

Ominous signs in Thailand: Read all the way down in the Bangkok Post’s description of a recent disciplinary hearing by the official regulator (NBTC) for a TV channel (Voice TV). It wasn’t the first time Voice TV had been called to account, but it was “the first time an army officer sat at the head of the table.” Reminds me of the ominous closing scene in “Cabaret,” where Joel Grey departs and the camera pans to show that the tables were full of people wearing….umm….uniforms. (Cabaret is being revived in the USA – appropriate given the nature of this year’s electoral politics there……)

John Medeiros

Chief Policy Officer

Meanwhile, in other censorship news, China’s bureaucrats have said they don’t want any “admiration of western lifestyles” on TV. Yawn. How do you say “laughing stock” in Mandarin? Too much singing and dancing is clearly a threat to the Communist Party. Add the latest prohibitions to the long long list of other stuff that can’t be shown, including cleavage, celebrity children, homosexuality, drinking and vengeance, time travel, South Koreans, and space aliens.
Panda shows…..that’s what China needs. Lots of panda shows.

Christopher Slaughter

CEO

Funny you should mention it, John, because Panda TV is actually a thing… but it’s not about pandas, it’s China’s answer to twitch.tv, and features clips of people playing online games (like Dota2 but that’s another story… see below). And while we’re on the subject, when you hear Chinese Communist Party officials saying things like “…the arts should be centered on the people, guided by core socialist values, based on traditional Chinese culture and fueled by innovation…” they’re actually parroting Mao Zedong’s dictums from the Yan’an Forum on Literature and Art held in 1942. But those meetings were held in a cave — Long March-era Mao certainly didn’t have to deal with the exorbitant actors’ fees of today’s China.

Anjan Mitra

Executive Director, India

The gorilla in the telecoms room has flexed its muscles. Reliance Industries Ltd chairman Mukesh Ambani has announced that the long awaited Reliance Jio service will launch on September 5th. During the 45 minutes it took Ambani to deliver his speech at the company’s AGM, share prices of other Indian telcos tumbled, wiping off millions of dollars. Reliance JIO’s roadmap – free voice calling, data cost at almost 1/10th of the prevalent ones, no roaming charges for JIO users and other freebies — clearly signals the battle is about to begin. Media and analysts are collating the takeaways from Ambani-speak… and still counting.

Mark Lay

Vice President, Singapore

According to a Pew Research Center, 40 percent of American adults get their news from Facebook and more than 600 million people see a news story on Facebook every week. And this drove over $6 billion dollars worth of revenue last quarter. But Mark Zuckerberg insists that Facebook “Is Not a Media Company”. Recode disagrees. Facebook are very good at making money using other people’s content. But a real media company would probably be a lot better at curating it. It seems that after replacing 15 editors with an algorithm Facebook’s Trending News Is A Total Mess. Maybe there is some merit to Zuck’s comment.

Kevin Jennings

Vice President, Programme

Kim Dotcom, who is fighting extradition from New Zealand to the U.S., where he’s accused of reproducing and distributing copyrighted content on a massive scale, has successfully petitioned the Judge hearing his appeal in New Zealand to allow video streaming of the court proceedings. Dotcom is the millionaire founder of file-sharing site Megaupload, which was shut down by the U.S. government who allege that Megaupload netted more than US$175m in criminal proceeds and cost copyright owners more than US$500m by offering pirated content. After years of legal wrangling, a court ruled in December that Dotcom could be sent to the U.S., to face charges including conspiracy to commit racketeering and money laundering. Kim has hired his own cameraman to film the appeal and believes sharing the court video online on YouTube will help his case. The video is being delayed by twenty minutes and the judge has ruled that the online video cannot be replayed once the case concludes!!

John Medeiros

Chief Policy Officer

Ahahahahhahahahahahaha! I think the judge is going to get a sudden education in how the transnational internet piracy cabal works, and how much respect they have for courts in ANY country. I’m with the BBC, which points out that “The video of Kim Dotcom’s hearing will be all over the internet, in perpetuity, whether the judge wants it to be or not.”

John Medeiros

Chief Policy Officer

Related to that last, an indictment was issued against the promoters of Kickass Torrents, saying they engaged in a criminal conspiracy to defraud the creative industries of many millions of dollars, and then laundered the proceeds. Again, like Megaupload, the group was providing incentives for people to upload pirated content, and then making millions on advertising. (You can read the full indictment here.) The group’s leader Artem Vaulin was arrested in July in Poland, where he is now being held pending extradition.

Mark Lay

Vice President, Singapore

Anyone who deals with the windowing of their own content or of purchased content will want to take a look at Matthew Ball’s latest Originals piece in REDEF. When no direct-to-consumer offerings were possible and there was a physical constraint on distribution, the old model made sense. In Letting It Go: The End Of Windowing (And What Comes Next), Ball explores how rights owners will maximize the value of their content in a post-window era. This new era may have content creators looking more at the needs of their viewers and fans than the needs of middlemen buyers. (This is also the last piece by Ball we’re likely to see, since he’s been hired by Amazon Studios as Head of strategy.)

Anjan Mitra

Executive Director, India

Touted as the biggest M&A deal in the Indian broadcast industry, Zee-owned TEN Sports’ buyout by Sony Pictures Network India for US$ 385 million should redraw the India’s broadcast map making it a two-horse (Star & Sony-ESPN) market for sports, while signalling consolidation in a fragmented market. Zee could use the money to concentrate on initiatives it wants to. Still, it must have been tough for Subhash Chandra and Zee to let go of sports business. But a commentator aptly termed it business acumen (of Chandra and family) triumphing over emotions.

Kevin Jennings

Vice President, Programme

South Korean behemoth telcom KT has launched a commerce-focused mobile video platform service “dovido”, KT started the ball rolling by concentrating on providing beauty-related commercial content to the Chinese market and expects to raise more than US$ 65 million in sales over the next four years with more than 200 million viewers globally. The dovido service will combine video content, online-to-offline (O2O) services as well as social networking services (SNS) and regard their main competitor as YouTube (which helps when you are initially launching into a market where YouTube is banned). KT plan on rolling out the service globally and are already in discussions with telecom companies in the content sector such as China Mobile and NTT DoCoMo. Dovido is, however, currently only available through Google Play and Apple-ites will have to wait a bit longer.

Christopher Slaughter

CEO

Meanwhile, that ban on South Korean content seems to be broadening. The latest high-profile casualties include director Kim Ki-duk, who has been denied a work visa for a film he was planning to shoot in China, and actress Yoo In-na, who has been dropped as the lead in Chinese soap opera that had almost finished filming its 28 episodes. Unlikely to help matters much: China’s loss to Korea in an AFC World Cup qualifying match this week.

Kevin Jennings

Vice President, Programme

New rules come into force this week in the UK, meaning for the first time all BBC iPlayer users must now own a TV licence, regardless of whether or not they watch programmes live. Previously households only needed a licence to watch broadcast TV – including through Sky and Freeview The new laws mean iPlayer users need to hold a £145.50 a year licence to watch live BBC channels, stream or download programmes on demand. The ruling is likely to particularly affect younger people, who generally consume more content on smartphones or tablets and may not necessarily be covered by their parents licence fee. It is still unclear how the new rules will be enforced, as yet no plans to ask viewers to enter licence fee details on iPlayer have been announced.

Christopher Slaughter

CEO

China might have been disappointed with its medal count at the Rio Olympics, but the nation now has a different reason to rejoice — Wings Gaming has won the Aegis of Champions at The International 2016…! (Translation: a Chinese eSports team won the top prize in gaming company Valve’s “Defense of the Ancients 2” international gaming tournament held in Seattle last week.) Along with the curiously-shaped Aegis shield, Wings are taking US$9.1 million in prize money, out of a total pool of US$20 million. The tournament is a massive production, with every match broadcast live on Sky Sports to serve a global player and fan base that is bordering on rabid. Perhaps it’s just a coincidence, but just a few days before the Chinese team emerged victorius, Valve introduced a new character to the game, The Monkey King, drawn from the Chinese classic “Journey to the West.”

John Medeiros

Chief Policy Officer

File this under “But OF COURSE They Would Say That”: Google got Nielsen to do a case study that found “…TV reach seems to drive YouTube engagement, and in turn, YouTube exposure drives TV reach.” Well, duh…..that sounds like the company line delivered by Youtube in conferences at least 3 years ago: I remember the presentations about how Disney’s Frozen had hugely benefitted from all the videos of little girls singing “Let It Go.” (whether they could sing or not.) And Google spokespeople continue to use the same example. I guess the line hasn’t changed in 3 years……. Another line-to-take is put forth in the recent “How Google Fights Piracy” report. Content ID will take the war on piracy to “unprecedented heights.” But…oh, there are naysayers. Like the British music industry, which says “Google hasn’t managed to implement a Content ID system that people can’t easily get around; of course the fact that Google refuses to remove YouTube videos that show you exactly how to circumvent Content ID doesn’t help.”

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Using the return path data (RPD) experience of Kantar Media allows MultiChoice and DStv Media Sales to understand their subscribers viewing behaviour and identify key customer segments, across markets in Africa.

Challenge

MultiChoice is the leading pay TV operator in sub-Saharan Africa, with DStv Media Sales responsible for commercial airtime sales and on-air sponsorship. With the TV environment in Africa becoming more competitive, both businesses require a deeper understanding of their audiences and their different requirements across multiple markets.

What we did

We began operating RPD panel services for MultiChoice and DStv Media Sales in 2010, and currently run services in South Africa, Angola, Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia, using subscriber viewing data directly from the set top boxes of DStv subscribers. The data sets are harmonised across countries to ensure consistent demographics enabling multi-country analyses to be carried out.

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This is a ground-breaking service for Africa where there is little by way of passive measurement and audience understanding. The audience data we deliver allows MultiChoice and DStv Media Sales to look at the viewing patterns of their subscribers in all of their major markets. The continuous data that is provided allows the sales, marketing, programming and commercial teams to analyse the impact of new channels or big events as they happen, segment the subscriber base and identify key life stages and attitudes to drive their content decisions.

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