Hong Kong, Karachi, May 29th, 2007 – The Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) and the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) are pleased to announce details of the re-scheduled Electronic Media Exhibition and Conference (EMEC) in Karachi, Pakistan, July 17th – 18th 2007.
Themed “A Digital Future for Pakistan”, the international forum will be hosted by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and co-organised by the PBA and CASBAA.
Issues covered by the high-level forum will include the development of a world class pay-TV industry within Pakistan, international best practices for content development and the impact of digital technologies such as IPTV and Mobile TV. Speakers will be drawn from media companies from across the world.
“We are delighted to reschedule this extremely important event for the future of Pakistan’s broadcasting industry,” said Mr Iftikhar Rashid, the Chairman of PEMRA. “More than ever, the deployment of advanced cable systems, Direct-to-Home satellite services and IPTV systems, will underpin Pakistan’s communications market.”
“The staging of the the conference and exhibition will provide a unique opportunity to examine international best practices and new technologies that can be brought to Pakistan,” said Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, the chairman of the PBA and chairman of Pakistan broadcaster GEO TV.
“CASBAA greatly welcomes this new opportunity to forge closer relationships with the PBA and PEMRA and engender further market growth,” said Marcel Fenez, the Chairman of CASBAA.
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ABOUT CASBAA – www.casbaa.com
The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia is an industry association dedicated to the promotion of multi-channel television via cable, satellite, broadband and wireless video networks across the Asia-Pacific region. CASBAA represents some 120 Asia-based corporations, which in turn serve more than 3 billion people. Member organisations include AETN International (History Channel), Asia Broadcast Networks, Asia Broadcast Satellite, AsiaSat, ASTRO (Malaysia), Australia Network, Bloomberg Television, Chunghwa Telecom, Discovery Networks Asia, Granada International, HBO Asia, Intelsat, Macquarie Bank, Motorola, MTV Networks Asia Pacific, Nokia, now TV, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sony Pictures Television International, STAR Group, Sun Microsystems, TrueVisions (Thailand), Turner International Asia Pacific, Walt Disney Television International, Zonemedia, Anytime, BBC Global Channels, Asia-Pacific, ESPN STAR Sports, Eurosport, Hallmark Channel, Indovision, Irdeto, Kabelvision, Harmonic, Lovells, ProtoStar, Mabuhay, National Geographic, Paul Weiss, Seagate, Shin Satellite, Standard Chartered Bank, Synovate, Tata Sky, Ten Sports, TimeWarner and Zee TV.
ABOUT Pakistan Broadcasters Association
Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) is the representative body of all broadcast houses in Pakistan – comprising operators of TV channels as well as FM Radio stations. The various objectives that the Association has set for itself include augmenting a climate that is conducive for all stakeholders of this industry. Currently, besides putting an accreditation system in place that will ensure that rules for conducting business with advertising agencies, media buying houses, and advertisers are professionally implemented in a transparent manner, a research project for TV ratings is already on the anvil.
CONTACTS:
CASBAA
Katie Wong
Communications
Tel: +852 2854 9913
Fax: +852 2854 9530
Email: pr@casbaa.com
PBA
Jamil Syed
Executive Director
Tel: +9221 2793061
Fax: +9221 2793045
Email: jamil.syed@pakbroadcasters.org