April 2011

“Open Access” Better than “Cross Carriage”

CASBAA recommends an “open access” alternative to the MDA proposed “cross-carriage” system in Singapore. More

CASBAA Connects with Digital Matters
24-25 May 2011, The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore

Navigate your brand and optimize your content in today’s converging world at the CASBAA
“Connected Media” discussion. Special rates for CASBAA Members.Register here!
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CASBAA Singapore Satellite Industry Forum
20 June 2011, Shangri-La Hotel Singapore

Global satellite industry leaders take to the CASBAA stage including Dave McGlade (Intelsat),
Romain Bausch (SES) and many more top names.
Register now!

All Eyes on CASBAA

Switch on to casbaa.com/video – the visual resource for the Asian multichannel TV market

CASBAA Sizzler 2011	Taxability of Foreign Satellite Operators in India	Thai PM endorses the power of Pay-TV
Star Movie	Al Jazeera	CI
HBO	TrueVisions	Animal Planet

Papers and Reports

WAG gets Working:

The CASBAA Wireless Action Group (WAG) publishes several briefing papers on protecting the satellite usage of
C-band. More

Spending Behaviour

The fifth annual survey of Media Atlas data from Synovate reveals the lifestyles, attitudes, spending, media and digital habits of pay-TV subscribers from Hong Kong & the Philippines.

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Indonesia Pay-TV 2011

Get the latest year-in-review snapshot of the Indonesian pay-TV market and find out what lies ahead this year. More

Vietnam’s Pay-TV Regulations

In late March, the Vietnamese government approved new requirements for international pay-TV channels. Read CASBAA’s translation of the regulations here.

In The News

• The $7.5-billion Changhong Group is considering a joint venture company to manufacture set-top boxes in India. More

• VOD has established itself rapidly as a mainstay in pay-TV homes and will become an even faster growing entity for providers as it integrates over the top streams. More

• The Supreme Court raises rates for DTH operators in India. More

CASBAA Supports Future Leadership

Marketing and Communication Master students from the University Pantheon Assas Paris 2 in France will be undertaking a study tour in Hong Kong and Shanghai from May 28 to June 4.

During this trip, the school is looking to arrange meetings with television companies in Hong Kong on Tuesday May 31 to educate students about the television business in the Asian region.

Companies interested in doing a presentation to these students should contact Mr Philippe Legendre at philippelegendre@irep.asso.fr;
Tél. +331 45 63 71 73; Mob. +336 16 90 13 83