CASBAA to Highlight Digital Cable, Broadband and Mobile

HONG KONG, March 26: The
Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) will stage the
15th CASBAA Convention in Hong Kong from October 28 to 30 with the theme
Subscribe to the Future—All Eyes are on Asia.

The three-day confab will
spotlight digital cable, high-speed broadband and mobile-TV services. It will
also provide in-depth looks at Japan, Korea and Australia, as well as examine
developments in Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. In addition, there are
sessions scheduled on the new face of China pay TV after the Beijing Olympics
and the latest developments in the India market.

“This year’s Convention is
set to unlock the value of pay-TV to enhance market growth,” said Simon Twiston Davies, the CEO of CASBAA.

“The CASBAA Convention
2008 will create unprecedented opportunity for sponsors and delegates to
experience the first-handed excitement of the latest technologies,” said Marcel
Fenez, the chairman of CASBAA. “It provides a unique bond between Asia-Pacific
industry leaders of the pay TV and related communications sectors.”

—By Mansha Daswani