Hong Kong, April 10, 2006 – The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) today announced eight new memberships of CASBAA, Asias leading regional multi-channel television industry body, drawn from the pay-TV platforms, content, technology and service provider sectors.
The new members include two regionally powerful pay-TV platforms, Austar of Australia and Orbit of Dubai, two sports TV networks Taj TV (Ten Sports) and Eurosport Asia, along with public policy consultancy APCO, investment bank Macquarie, satellite industry consultancy Euroconsult of Paris and Canadian law firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon.
The new participation of pay-TV platforms such as Austar and Orbit speaks of a recognition that our industry needs a clear a voice when addressing regulatory issues, said Simon Twiston Davies, the CASBAA CEO.
The memberships taken out by Ten Sports and Eurosport indicate the appetite for new investment in Asian content, while the memberships signed by APCO, Euroconsult and Blake, Cassels and Graydon are an unequivocal vote of confidence in the future of Asias pay-TV market, said Mr Twiston Davies. The Patron membership taken out by Macquarie Bank is also a vote of investor confidence in our industry as well as the Association.
Meanwhile, in late 2005 billing specialist Comverse, satellite services provider Satlink, news channel Al Jazeera, food channel AFC, Taiwan-based cable operator China Network Systems, investment bank Standard Chartered and subscription satellite radio provider Worldspace India also joined CASBAA.
Our industry is increasing its reach and the issues we face are becoming more pressing, while the need to upgrade the information flow becomes ever more critical, said Mr. Twiston Davies. Working together with the common goal of improving the communications environment is a key objective.
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The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia 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 110 Asia-based corporations, which in turn serve more than three billion people. Members include ABC Asia Pacific, ABN AMRO, AETN International (History Channel), AsiaSat, Astro (Malaysia), Bloomberg Television, China Entertainment Television, Comverse, Discovery Networks Asia, EMC, HBO Asia, IBM, Macquarie, MTV Networks Asia Pacific, Nokia, now Broadband TV, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sony Pictures Television International, STAR Group, Sun Microsystems, Turner International Asia Pacific, UBC (Thailand), Walt Disney Television International, Zone Vision, AGB Nielsen, Al Jazeera, Asian Food Channel, BBC World, ESPN STAR Sports, HSBC Bank, Intelsat, JSAT, National Geographic, Starhub, TimeWarner and TVBI.
Contact:
Rebecca Kennedy/ Katie Wong
Communications
CASBAA
Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2854 9913
Fax: (852) 2854 9530
Email: pr@casbaa.com