Pay-TV and broadband operators serving over 40 million pay-TV subscribers across more than 10 markets in Asia attended the first Asia Pacific Operators Summit (APOS) in Bali on May 6-7, an event organized by Media Partners Asia (MPA). At present, concerns for mature high-tech markets like Japan, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong include the saturation of traditional pay-TV; the commoditization of broadband (even in the premium 20-100 Mbps segment); irrational levels of video and … [Read more...] about Asia Pacific Operators Summit 2010
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Pay-TV demand robust despite recession – MPA
Hong Kong - Asia's top 40 pay-TV operators added 5.8 million net new subscribers during the six months to end-June 2009, according to latest research from Media Partners Asia (MPA). These additions take the combined customer base of Asia's top 40 operators to 65.3 million, around a third of the region's installed pay-TV base. MPA forecasts indicate that these leading operators will end the year with 70.7 million customers, implying annual net additions of 11.3 million and close to 20 percent … [Read more...] about Pay-TV demand robust despite recession – MPA
