Macau – The CASBAA Convention annual conference got underway at its exciting new venue, Studio City, Macau. This year marks the 25th anniversary of CASBAA which is dedicated to representing key players from the cable and satellite broadcasting industry under the motto ‘represent, inform, connect’. Today’s sessions looked at the deals being made in the industry today, as well as the tools to aggregate and measure audiences. As ever, content was hotly discussed, with a focus on how … [Read more...] about CASBAA Convention kicks off the first conference
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Love Nature HD on StarHub TV
Macau, China – Love Nature, a joint venture between Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks, announced from the Casbaa Convention in Macau, China that the natural history brand will be available later this month to audiences in Singapore via HD television on StarHub TV. The deal marks Love Nature’s debut into the Asian market as the brand continues to reach out to audiences globally via multiple platforms. “The introduction of Love Nature to Singapore is an important milestone for … [Read more...] about Love Nature HD on StarHub TV
Security advisor Conax featured in CASBAA
CASBAA, Macau - Conax, part of the Kudelski Group and a leader in total service protection for digital entertainment services worldwide via broadcast, broadband and connected devices, announced its participation at CASBAA Convention 2016. In a special on-stage session, Conax EVP Products and pay-TV advisor Tom Jahr will join industry expert - CASBAA Convention moderator, Paul Jackson, for a complete Q&A session “Five tips on how to be top: Winning strategies for pay-TV operators”. Jahr … [Read more...] about Security advisor Conax featured in CASBAA
Asian Vision Cable selects Paywizard
London – Paywizard, the specialist in subscription, billing and CRM for pay-TV, has announced that Asian Vision Cable, one of the leading cable service providers in the Philippines, has selected the Paywizard Agile platform to enable a seamless approach to customer relationship management (CRM) and create a more unified approach to its marketing and promotions. By selecting Paywizard, Asian Vision Cable can build a single customer view, bringing together data from each of the … [Read more...] about Asian Vision Cable selects Paywizard
India, moving on the fast track
Livemint reported that India’s pay-TV industry is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.2% to hit $14.5 billion in revenue by 2021 compared to a projected $ 9.4 billion in 2016. By 2025, 70% of India’s pay-TV base is estimated to be digitised, growing from 93 million subscribers to 129 million from 2016 to 2025 in light of the digital addressable system (DAS) being implemented by the government. According to the Information & Broadcasting Ministry, nearly … [Read more...] about India, moving on the fast track
Pay-TV innovation landscape in Asia-Pacific
In many respects, the pay-TV industry is a global success story, exceeding a billion subscribers and US$200 billion in global industry revenue earlier this decade, and widely expected to approach US$250 billion in global industry revenues by 2020. However, the industry is going through a period of change and development, with service providers in many markets facing a perfect storm of slowing growth, intensifying competition and business model disruption, driven by improving broadband quality … [Read more...] about Pay-TV innovation landscape in Asia-Pacific