CASBAA Appoints New Head, Advertising Development

CASBAA bolsters advertising advocacy

Hong Kong, June 4, 2012 – To boost its effectiveness as an advocate of multichannel TV advertising, CASBAA has announced the appointment of Jenny Setnicker as Head, Advertising Development.

Jenny Setnicker“With her extensive knowledge and experience in this industry, the appointment of Jenny is another significant step in CASBAA’s efforts to increase awareness of the power of advertising on multichannel TV,” said Simon Twiston Davies, CEO, CASBAA.

Based in Singapore, Setnicker is responsible for marketing the benefits of multichannel advertising and new investment in the development of data and actionable insights relevant to the multi-channel TV sector in all its forms. As the lead and dedicated resource for CASBAA Advertising, she will promote the value proposition for pay TV to media agencies, clients and network owners.

In addition, and most importantly, she will promote the best interests of the CASBAA Advertising members AETN All Asia Networks, BBC Worldwide, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, FOX One Stop Media, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Television, TrueVisions and Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific.

An industry veteran, Setnicker brings more than 15 years of media industry experience to CASBAA including eight years at CNBC Asia in advertising sales and client content solutions. Prior to working with CNBC Asia, she worked in New York with the Omnicom Group developing client sponsorships for Millsport LLC and, before that, in Hong Kong at STAR TV in programming and acquisitions.

About CASBAA

Established in 1991, CASBAA is the Association for digital multichannel TV, content, platforms, advertising and video delivery across Asia for the past two decades. Spanning 18 geographic markets, CASBAA and its Members reach over 420 million connections through a footprint ranging from China to Australasia, Japan to Pakistan. The CASBAA mission is to promote the growth of multichannel TV and video content through industry information, networking exchanges and events while promoting global best practices. To view the full list of CASBAA members, and more information, please visit www.casbaa.com .

Contact:

Desmond Chung, PR & Communications Manager, CASBAA
Tel: +852 3929-1712
Email: desmond@casbaa.com

Adela Chen, Director, Marketing & Communications, CASBAA
Tel: +852 3929-1711
Email: adela@casbaa.com