Hong Kong, July 13, 2005 — The real impact of IPTV, the relationship between industry investment and government regulation, the deployment of new wireless and broadband technologies and the implications for the pay-TV advertising model will be highlighted during the CASBAA Convention 2005 when the regions leading cable operators, satellite platform operators, broadcasters, broadband video and wireless providers meet in Hong Kong, October 25th-28th.
To be staged at the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts, the Convention 2005 theme ‘Creativity in a Digital World’ promises to deliver delegates to the heart of the digital revolution where creativity in business models, technology and content is critical to success.
“The year 2005 has already proved a benchmark for our industry,” said Marcel Fenez, Chairman of the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA). “This is an important time for those with a core stake in the Asia-Pacific pay-TV market to come together, what with the unrivalled opportunities that are still opening up in China and India and the excitement of the genuine convergence of content with carriage,”
The CASBAA Convention is the one time in Asia Pacific calendar where pay-TV decision-makers meet market dynamics head on; where broadcast and studio executives, specialists on technology and industry regulation exchange views and information during high-powered interactive debates.
During CASBAA 2005:
We launch the innovative CASBAA Technology Showcase, an entire day dedicated to the next generation back-end technical solutions that will support the business models of second half of this decade.
We celebrate the power of pay-TV with the CASBAA Advertising Forum where the worlds of on-line, off-line multi-channel advertising and the product placement opportunity go head-to-head.
We unveil the CASBAA Investment vs Regulation Scorecard (tktk)
We once again grasp the nettle of pay-TV revenue leakage and with the CASBAA Pay-TV Piracy Estimates 2005/2006 when solutions and remedies will be presented for the industry and the community at large
We underline the importance of the Asian mega markets, India and China, with half-day Forums that will dissect truth from wishful thinking, and the prospects for real growth.
Simon Twiston Davies, CEO of CASBAA, said this years line-up of speakers and topics extends the Asia Pacific pay TVs industrys horizons into new territory.
“With the focus on the key areas of technology, content, advertising and the China and India markets, we examine the central issues of the day, Mr Twiston Davies said. The CASBAA Convention 2005 is all about approaching the new convergence technologies as platforms for delivery of multi-channel content and how our businesses can be regulated for growth.”
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