Hong Kong & Singapore, June 21, 2005 — The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) today announced the appointment of John Medeiros as Vice President for Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs.
Mr. Medeiros will be responsible for oversight of the Association’s anti-piracy and regulatory activities across an Asia Pacific footprint covering 14 markets. He reports to CASBAA Chief Executive Officer Simon Twiston Davies. This new post is part of a significant expansion of the Association’s campaigns to counter piracy of pay-TV broadcasts and to advocate modern regulatory practices for the broadcasting industry.
Mr. Medeiros joins CASBAA following an extensive career with the US government, most recently as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore and Deputy U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong. With a dozen years experience in Asia, Mr. Medeiros responsibilities have included assisting media and telecommunications companies to overcome regulatory and anti-competitive barriers, such as piracy.
Mr. Medeiros most recent achievements include work on market access issues and on persuading regional governments to substantially upgrade law enforcement work, including copyright enforcement and co-operation against organised crime.
“The appointment of such an experienced executive as John Medeiros as our VP for Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs further highlights CASBAAs commitment to representing the pay-TV industrys interests at the highest level possible. Johns experience in Asia made him the best possible candidate for this new CASBAA role,” said Marcel Fenez, Chairman, CASBAA.
“Given the range of underlying regulatory, market access and copyright issues faced by our member companies in jurisdictions such as Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines, South Korea and India, this appointment is a significant step for the industry and the Association.”
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The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia is an industry-based advocacy group dedicated to the promotion of multi-channel television via cable, satellite, broadband and wireless video networks across the Asia-Pacific. CASBAA represents some 120 Asia-based corporations, which in turn serve more than 3 billion people. Members include ABN AMRO, AETN, AsiaSat, ASTRO, Bloomberg Television, Discovery Networks Asia, EMC (Taiwan), Galaxy, HBO Asia, IBM, MTV Networks Asia Pacific, Nokia, now Broadband (PCCW), PricewaterhouseCoopers, STAR Group, Sony Pictures Television International, STAR Group, Sun Microsystems, Turner International Asia Pacific, UBC (Thailand), Walt Disney Television International, CNBC Asia, BBC World, ESPN STAR Sports, HSBC, Juniper Networks, National Geographic, NDS, Mediacorp News, Nagravision, PanAmSat, Starhub, Boeing Satellite Systems and Synovate.
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