APAC counts 446m multichannel TV homes

CASBAA has released its annual estimate of Asia Pacific Multichannel TV homes, reinforcing the overall healthy state of the market.

Massive upsides for Asian satellite sector

The annual CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum concluded June 18 on a strong note as delegates agreed that growth opportunities for the sector in Asia remained emphatically positive.

CASBAA reports membership growth

Asia’s trade organisation CASBAA added seven companies to its membership roll in Q1 2012.

Indonesia is a market to watch

Indonesia’s pay-TV market is taking off, speakers told a capacity crowd of delegates at CASBAA’s Indonesia in View: Growing pay-TV forum, held in Jakarta.

CASBAA 2011: you can’t stop OTT

“You can’t stop the OTT revolution,” said Johannes Larcher, SVP of International, Hulu, at this year’s CASBAA convention in Hong Kong. “There are many incremental revenues to be made from OTT.”

CASBAA announces new members

CASBAA has announced that Google, along with Indonesian media platform Skynindo and Australian telco and information services provider Telstra, have joined CASBAA as corporate members.

Content costs main concern for Asian operators

Content costs are the number one concern affecting overall business in 2011 (71.4%), followed by distribution costs and regulatory environment (both 42.9%), according to the findings from CASBAA’s latest operators group survey.

Jill Grinda appointed as CASBAA VP

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CASBAA has announced the appointment of Jill Grinda as VP, operations based in Hong Kong.

Pay-TV reaches 50% of all Asian TV homes

CASBAA has announced that pay-TV in Asia has reached the tipping point of 50% penetration of all Asian TV homes. This development opens the door to massive growth in ad revenues over the next five years.

CASBAA announces Convention details

CASBAA announced full details of its Convention 2010 to be staged at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong on October 25th – 28th.