June 2011

Vietnam’s New Pay-TV Regs

Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications invited CASBAA and member channels to a meeting to discuss new pay-TV regulations. Members can download a full summary here.
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Satellite Up Across Asia

Experts and industry leaders across Asia and the world were in Singapore to explore the state of the satellite industry in the region. For a full recap of the Forum, click here.

CASBAA Convention 2011: TV365 – Watch Closely!

Taking place from 31 Oct – 3 Nov at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, this year’s event explores TV in the myriad ways it can be experienced: 365 days a year…in over 365 million multichannel TV homes throughout Asia…on a full 360° range of platforms and devices.
More info here

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Content Coalition Against “Rogue Sites”

CASBAA and other members of the Coalition Against Online Video Piracy wrote to leaders of the US Senate Judiciary Committee urging passage of the “Protect IP” Act of 2011. Read the letter here

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Warns of International Repercussions

CASBAA urges Australia to avoid C-band for mobile broadband, as to do so will contribute to jeopardizing essential C-band communication services across a wide swathe of Australia’s neighbouring countries. Read the document here.

In the News

CASBAA keeps you up-to-date on the issues affecting the industry today. Some of the hot topics affecting our industry:

• Global pay-TV revenues reached $155 billion in 2010 and about 338 million digital homes were added globally between 2006 and 2010, according to a new report. More

• Top cable TV executives disputed suggestions that they are in danger of losing their connection with consumers because of the rise of digital technologies. More

• China’s IPTV market revenue is set to grow at a CAGR of 38% from 2012 to 2014. More

• Thousands of Malaysians joined an online protest against a government effort to block access to 10 popular websites often used to download movies, television shows and music illegally.More