Singapore – The 6th ASEAN Digital Broadcasting (ADB) Meeting held in Singapore on 19 June 2008 successfully concluded with officials agreeing on a common set of technical specifications for standard definition and high definition digital set-top-boxes for ASEAN. Progress was also made on discussions on policy parameters for ASEAN countries in considering the strategies and schedule for the switch-over to digital broadcasting, and closer collaborations forged on high definition (HD) content development. About 60 delegates consisting of policy makers, regulators and broadcasters from seven ASEAN countries – Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – and the ASEAN Secretariat attended the 6th ADB Meeting. The alignment of technical specification standards for set-top-boxes will create economies of scale for equipment manufacturers and help lower the prices of set- top-boxes for regional consumers. The members also proposed that ASEAN consider adopting Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) as the interactive middleware. MHP is a software that enables interactive applications and services to be made available through TV sets. ASEAN also agreed on the establishment of an ASEAN HD Centre which will provide training on HD productions and facilitate HD co-productions within ASEAN. ASEAN members also supported the proposal to produce a 10-part ASEAN documentary series focusing on lifestyle, heritage and culture, aligned with efforts to foster an integrated ASEAN community, as well as provide a window to ASEAN to the global audience.