Hong Kong, March 7, 2008 – The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) today announced new membership growth for Q1 2008 of one new Patron Member and seven new Corporate Members of the Association.
The new Patron Member is VOOM HD Networks Asia, a high-definition channel operator based in the US, while the seven Corporate Members include multilingual, pan-European television news channel EuroNews; India-based communications, media and entertainment services provider Reliance Big Entertainment Pvt. Ltd; Taipei-based cable TV MSO Kbro; Arqiva a UK-based broadcasting network solutions and services provider; India-based channel operator INX Network; global media and telecoms strategy consultancy Spectrum Value Partners and US-based wireless entertainment device manufacturer Universal Electronics.
“The further growth of the CASBAA membership across so many markets and sectors is a demonstration of the expanding reach of the Association,” said Simon Twiston Davies, the CEO of CASBAA. “The Asia Pacific video communications industry is set for great market growth in 2008 and the new memberships will only increase our effectiveness.”
Meanwhile, CASBAA will stage its first formal event of the year – the CASBAA India Satellite Forum – on March 18th in New Dehli.
The India Satellite Forum 2008 follows the success of the seventh CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum in Singapore in June last year.
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The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) is an industry-based advocacy group dedicated to the promotion of multi-channel TV via cable, satellite, broadband and wireless video networks across the Asia-Pacific. CASBAA represents some 128 Asia-based corporations, which in turn serve more than three billion people. Members include Asia Broadcast Satellite, AsiaSat, Astro, Australia Network, Bloomberg Television, Chello Zone, Chunghwa Telecom, Discovery Networks Asia, Genesis Networks, Granada International/ITV Worldwide, HBO Asia, Intelsat, Macquarie Group, MediaFLO Technologies, Motorola, MTV Networks Asia Pacific, Nokia, now TV, PricewaterhouseCoopers, SES New Skies, Sony Pictures Television International, STAR Group, Sun Microsystems, TrueVisions, Turner International Asia Pacific, VOOM HD Networks Asia, Walt Disney Television International, Al Jazeera, Amarchand Mangaldas, Arqiva, Asian Food Channel, BBC Global Channels Asia-Pacific, Celestial Movies, Deutsche Welle, ESPN STAR Sports, EuroNews, GMA Network Inc., GroupM, Hallmark Channel, Hong Kong Cable TV, INX Network, Irdeto, KDB Skylife, Kbro, Lovells, Measat, MGM Networks, Microsoft Corporation, Minter Ellison, National Geographic, Network18, Paul Weiss, Playboy TV, ProtoStar, Providence Equity, PT Direct Vision, Reliance Big Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, SAT-GE, Spectrum Value Partners, Tandberg Television, Tata Sky, TBN, Ten Sports, TFN Media, TimeWarner, TV5MONDE, Universal Electronics, Viaccess and Zee TV.
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