New Delhi – The recent CASBAA India Forum mapped out the direction of the multichannel TV industry across India’s market of 120 million cable TV subscribers. Almost 200 delegates, speakers and media were on hand to discuss the most important opportunities emerging from the ongoing digital deployments.

“The Forum 2012 provided the ideal platform to monitor the progress of the impending deadlines and to review the overall health of the multichannel-TV industry in India,” said Simon Twiston Davies, CEO, CASBAA. “India is at a crossroads and there are real opportunities that will be created once the first stage of the digitisation process is completed in the next 18 months.”

Uday Kumar Varma, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting delivered the opening keynote at the CASBAA Forum. As the fragmented cable TV industry moves towards digitisation, he foresees the long-term benefits as transforming both the quality and quantity of television content and delivery across India.

The CASBAA India Forum 2012 took place on March 20 at the Shangri-La hotel, New Delhi.