Media Invitation
CASBAA Convention 2010
“Unlock Your Networks”
Hong Kong, 26 – 27 October 2010
The 17th annual CASBAA Convention 2010 will be held on October 26th and 27th at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong.
Asia is home to the world’s most active TV market, with new players in the industry all aiming to be the center of attention. In a crowded market with unparalleled potential, subscription TV has reached a global tipping point with virtually boundless opportunities for platforms, channels, technology, and partnerships to connect.
The Convention 2010 brings together 16 markets with more than 360 million subscribers to discuss the influence of digital media on the pay-TV industry. Questions raised that panels and speakers will strive to answer include:
– What are the most viable platform business models to maintain sustainable growth?
– What strategies are securing audiences as the TV news industry evolves?
– How can pay-TV providers increase subscriber revenues and deliver wider choice of quality content, keeping the many challenges in mind, such as piracy, intrusive regulations, and trade restrictions?
The Convention 2010 will feature a host of global media leaders including:
– Henry Tang, Chief Secretary, HKSAR
– Gary Wang, CEO, Tudou.com
– JS Sarma, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
– Tomoyuki Moriizumi, President & CEO, Jupiter Telecommunications
– Robert Bakish, President, MTV
– Meredith Amdur, Senior Director of Business Incubation, Microsoft Corporation
– Nick Brien, Chairman & CEO, McCann Worldgroup
– Tanawat Wansom. President, MCOT, Thailand
– KVL Narayan Rao, CEO, NDTV Group, India
– Andrea Radrizzani, Group CEO, MP & Silva
The two day Convention 2010 will feature an extensive range of “In Conversation” sessions, panels and specialist sessions addressing the critical issues of the industry, exploring the next big opportunities in the region and the effects they will have in Asia and rest of the world.
Programme Highlights
26 October (Tues)
09:30 The Great Asian Network
11:20 Newsflash! Making it, Fixing it, Selling it.
12:10 Media on the Move
14:50 Creativity and the Value Chain
16:10 Unlock Your Networks
17:00 The Kings of Speed
27 October (Wed)
09:30 Brand New China
10:15 Who’s Playing Away?
12:00 Advertising on the Loose
14:45 Satellite Television: Up in the Air
16:30 What’s Behind the Screen
17:10 The Show Stopper
For more details on the CASBAA Convention programme, please click here.
Pre-registration is required for all members of the media. To obtain a media pass, please complete and return the attached Media Registration Form on or before 19 October 2010.
About CASBAA – www.casbaa.com
CASBAA is an association dedicated to promoting multi-channel television via cable, satellite, broadband and wireless video networks across the Asia Pacific. CASBAA represents some 130 member organisations in the pay-TV business, which in turn serves more than three billion people.
CASBAA Patron members include AETN International, Al Jazeera, Arianespace, Asia Broadcast Satellite, AsiaSat, ASTRO, Australia Network, BBC Worldwide Channels Asia, Bloomberg Television, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, Disney Media Distribution, Fox International Channels, HBO Asia, Intelsat, Irdeto, ITV Global Entertainment, Macquarie Group, MTV Networks Asia, NDS, NOW TV, PricewaterhouseCoopers, SES World Skies, SingTel, Sony Pictures Television, Tiger Gate Entertainment, TrueVisions, Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Universal Networks International and Verimatrix. To view the full list of CASBAA members, please visit here.
Media Registration Form
CASBAA Convention 2010
“Unlock Your Networks”
Hong Kong, 26 – 27 October 2010
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