Speakers Lined Up for 2014 CASBAA Convention

HONG KONG: A number of key executives from the global broadcast industry, including Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer, are slated to speak at next month's CASBAA convention in Hong Kong.

Other confirmed speakers include Victor Koo, chairman and CEO of Youku Tudou; Mike Weatherley, IP advisor to the U.K.'s Prime Minister; Andrew Rashbass, chief executive at Reuters; Tom Mockridge, CEO of Virgin Media; Kim Moses, co-founder of Sander/Moses Productions; and David Haslingden, CEO of NHNZ. There is also Jay Rosentock, president of Discovery Education International and executive VP of corporate development at Discovery Communications; Bruce Tuchman, president of AMC and Sundance Channel Global and president of AMC Networks Asia Pacific; Jim Samples, president of international at Scripps Network Interactive; and Barry Cupples, global CEO of investment at Omnicom Media Group.

CASBAA 2014 will unite operators, content providers, satellite services, technology carriers and ad agencies from across Asia and the globe. It is scheduled to take place at Hong Kong's Grand Hyatt from October 27 to 30. The event's theme will be 'beyond the box,' which takes a look at how technology is transforming TV consumption habits in the region. Topics to be discussed include developments in OTT, opportunities in mobile broadcasting and the impact of 4K television, to name a few.

"While linear TV is still an important industry growth factor in the region, the proliferation of new technologies and platforms herald a new era for the industry," said Christopher Slaughter, CEO of CASBAA. "These developments have enabled content providers to meet new consumer demand by offering access to TV content how they want, and when they want.

"We hope that, with the superb line of up industry stalwarts speaking on the 'beyond the box' theme this year, our members will feel well-placed to take advantage of the opportunities that content 'beyond the box' presents and explore how different business models and strategies can work for them."