Thaicom boosts capacity ahead of Thaicom 6 launch

(May 14, 2013) Thaicom will provide interim satellite services in advance of its Thaicom 6 satellite launch, to serve the growing demand of Thailand’s broadcasters.

“Realising the needs of our customers, we have acquired an interim satellite to provide services at 78.5 degrees East orbital slot well ahead of the launch of Thaicom 6.,” Suphajee Suthumpun, CEO and executive chairman, said in a statement. “Such interim satellite, according to the plan, can commence services in late of July.”

Bloomberg to premiere Cannes Festival business TV series

(May 14, 2013) The Film Finance Live sponsored TV show, which explores the financing and economics of a various film productions, will be broadcast by Bloomberg on 26-27 May.

Consisting of a series of interviews and roundtable discussions taking place during the Cannes Film Festival, Film Finance Live provides a behind-the-scenes look at how the critically acclaimed productions of the 2013 Festival were financed.

GroupM Implements Effective Solutions

(May 13, 2013) GroupM Malaysia has secured an agreement to implement Effective Measure’s Campaign Measurement and Campaign Impact solutions across its entire agency group.

Effective Measure’s Campaign Measurement feature allows agencies to optimise and enhance media buying, based on a comprehensive analysis of rich demographic and campaign exposure data which is available while a campaign is running.

SMIT releases CI+ 1.3 CAM series

(May 10, 2013) SMIT Corporation, a provider of security devices for digital content delivery, has released the advanced CI+ 1.3 CAM series.

CI+ 1.3 offers an enhanced feature set to meet various business demands of the pay-TV industry while keeping backward compatibility.

CTH acquires rights to 24 Fox channels

(May 14, 2013) Cable Thai Holding (CTH), the newly established cable TV operator, has acquired the broadcast rights to 24 channels from FOX International Channels (FIC) to strengthen its content line-up.

Krissanan Ngampatipong, CEO of CTH, said the additional channels will be launched in two phases. The first phase will go on air next month with 15 channels while nine other channels will be added later this year with highlights from FOX Movies Premium, Fox Family Movie and National Geographic.

Turkey’s SinemaTV inks output deal with NBCU

(May 13, 2013) The programming agreement gives the Turkish channel operator a raft of the studio’s TV and movie content. The deal covers TV and digital rights allowing Sinema to make the content available on its linear services as well as connected digital devices.

NHK WORLD TV joins Virgin Media in UK

(May 13, 2013) Japan International Broadcasting (JIB) has signed a deal with Virgin Media to bring its NHK WORLD TV channel to select customers of the UK cable TV service.

CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2013 An Industry in Transition

CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2013

An Industry in Transition

Singapore, 13 May 2013 – CASBAA’s annual Satellite Industry Forum will take place on 17 June 2013 at the Shangri-La, Singapore. The Association’s comprehensive forum on the thriving satellite market in the Asia-Pacific will examine An Industry in Transition this year, highlighting key issues top-of-mind with stakeholders in the region.

“CASBAA has again assembled an incredibly diverse group of guests and speakers for our annual Satellite Industry Forum 2013,” said Christopher Slaughter, CEO, CASBAA. “Representing the total value chain of the satellite industry, our panel of leading international executives will share their collective experience and knowledge across a wide range of topics and issues.”

Tackling the big issues for satellite operators and users in the Asia Pacific region, this year’s Forum will delve into the worries about spectrum access, market access and regulatory regimes and identifying growth markets and future trends in the region. Additional panels will explore emerging satellite technologies and how they will change the face of the industry, the booming launch services sector and an entire session devoted to the dynamic and complicated Indian market.

Opening the proceedings this year will be Keynote Speaker Gwynne Shotwell, President, SpaceX. Joining her on the day will be David Ball (CTO, NewSat), Thomas Choi (CEO, Asia Broadcast Satellite), Steve Collar (CEO, O3b Networks), Yvon Henri (Chief, Space Services Department, ITU), Huang BaoZhong (EVP, APT Satellite), Osamu Inoue (Director of the Board & Group President, Space & Satellite Business Group, SKY Perfect JSAT), Sameer Kanse (Global Head, Tata Communications Media Services), Tarun Katial (CEO, Reliance Broadcast Network), Ted McFarland (Regional VP, Business Development, GEO Satellite Communications, Orbital Sciences), Deepak Mathur (SVP, Commercial, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, SES), Serge Van Herck (CEO, Newtec), Bill Wade (President & CEO, AsiaSat), Bill Weller (VP, Marketing & Sales and Government Relations, SSL) among many others.

Partners for the CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2013 include Supporting Sponsor JSAT and Sponsors Arianespace, AsiaSat, Eutelsat, Marsh, MEASAT, MHI Launch Services, SES, SSL and SpaceX.

For more information about the CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2013 please visit http://www.casbaa.com/events/events-calendar/details/363-satellite-industry-forum.

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Broadcasting Network joins IPTV and broadband fray by offering lower prices

(May 10, 2013) The new digital cable TV operator, Asian Broadcasting Network (M) Sdn Bhd (ABN) is dangling high speed broadband (HSBB) and digital cable TV services at prices that are lower than the competition.

Its two competitors are Telekom Malaysia Bhd, which offers HSBB and Internet Protocol television (IPTV) services via its UniFi and HyppTV respectively, and Maxis Bhd/Astro which have forged a partnership to offer IPTV and broadband services.

AXN Premieres The Apprentice Asia

(May 13, 2013) AXN has rolled out The Apprentice Asia which premieres on 22 May with AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes as the face of the show.

The show is a spin-off from the US reality series, which goes in search of the best entrepreneurs to become Asia’s very first Apprentice.

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