BAD news is good news for the news and business news channels covering the Asia Pacific. Recent events such as the bloodshed in Myanmar,earthquakes in Indonesia and a plane crash in Thailand have driven more eyeballs to the regional news channels. Broadband and smarter technology are enabling news teams in the field to speedily transmit their stories. ‘Citizen journalism’ is playing an increasingly active role in news coverage as folks send usergenerated videos to the channels from … [Read more...] about News and business news channels ride the Asian tiger
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Mo’ me the money!
THE numbers are certainly impressive, with the potential market for mobile TV put at 460 million by 2011 – based on the countries that have deployed a mobile network and a digital TV network. By the end of 2006, however, according to ABI Research, the total number of subscribers stood at about 1.5 million. … [Read more...] about Mo’ me the money!
Unlocking the power of Pay-TV
WHEN the CASBAA Convention 2007 commences October 30 till November 2, at the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts, this year’s agenda is all about content. “The relationship between content, carriage, customers and revenue is indivisible,” said Marcel Fenez, the chairman of CASBAA. “There is now a deeper industry-wide recognition that whether the platform is cable, satellite, broadband, mobile or any other delivery mode consumers ultimately pay for the images on … [Read more...] about Unlocking the power of Pay-TV
New media – the challenges and opportunities
THERE is no doubt that the digital revolution is transforming both society and the media industry. Technology has encroached upon all aspects of our daily lives. People watching television now have more choice not just on what they watch, but how they watch it. The proliferation of content and viewing platforms has led to the rise of the ‘my-time’ generation; the consumer who wants media in their own time and on their own terms. Advances in technology have given the consumer more … [Read more...] about New media – the challenges and opportunities
StarHub gets it together
StarHub is no stranger to competition, having been the new telco in town when it launched back in 2000. But this year’s challenge was a different one, as it geared up for the launch of a pay-TV service from arch-rival SingTel. Tham Loke Kheng, StarHub’s Senior Vice President of Content and Marketing outlines their marketing efforts Overview StarHub offers a full and diverse range of information, communications and entertainment services over its advanced fixed, cable, mobile and … [Read more...] about StarHub gets it together
From selling houses to buying satellites
EVERY year, billions of dollars of debt is raised by satellite operators to finance the purchase of new satellites. And this makes financial sense with debt a capitally efficient approach to fund large investments able to provide a steady cash flow over an extended period. For project based investments, operators will typically put up 30% of the project cost with the remaining 70% being financed by banks. More debt can be justified for replacement satellites – with customers and hence … [Read more...] about From selling houses to buying satellites