Mar 21, 2009
The global economic crisis has added new and unprecendented pressures to the media industry. Already reeling from the pace of change brought by the Internet, media companies around the world now face further economic pressures. What will happen and what can media companies do? I look forward to moderating an event in Hong Kong on
Oct 31, 2008
Playing a disturbingly realistic Joker, Steve Marcopoto, president and MD of Turner Broadcasting in Asia, awarded Sarah Palin look-alike Christine Fellowes, MD of Comcast, with first prize for frightening costume at the CASBAA ball last night. A good time was had by all (Apart from the Sarah Palin’s moose, who got shot on stage.)
Oct 29, 2008
Running notes from on stage interview of Bill Roedy, CEO and Chairman MTV International. LOCALIZATION“MTV launched into localized content ‘back before it was cool’”.“At the time, this was controversial because of opening local offices, transponders and all the expense. Now the local strategy has hooked us into many centers of cool around the world.” “Our
Oct 29, 2008
Stunning complacency shown by pay TV industry executives following a great panel by Steve Marcopoto, the Hong Kong-based president of Turner Broadcasting System Asia. Steve’s panel featured four high school students talking about their media consumption habits and afterwards the audience was polled to find out whether they thought Asia’s pay TV industry was doing
Oct 29, 2008
Anyone eager for a little cheeriness amid the financial maelstrom would have found a relatively high level of optimism at this morning’s panel on media investment at the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia convention. Moderated by May Lee of Lotus Media House, the panelists fought the perception that Asia and the world are
Oct 27, 2008
Attending the CASBAA annual convention on Cable and Satellite industry in Asia. Some notes from today, the first day. Will update periodically. UPDATE: Follow conference on Twitter, David Wolf is also updating with the #casbaa tag. Marcel Fenez of PwCAsia’s pay tv had 17 percent growth last year to 300 million subscribers, 62 million of
Oct 22, 2008
As CEO of the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia, Simon Twiston Davies represents the interests of the pay-TV industry and related telecoms and new media companies in 15 markets across the region. Twiston Davies joined CASBAA in 2001 after working as CEO of Kagan Asia Media and before that as a Hong Kong-based
Oct 22, 2008
Caught up with Simon Twiston Davies, CEO of the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia, for his assessment of Asia’s pay TV industry on the eve of the annual CASBAA convention here in Hong Kong. I will liveblog next week’s convention. Good news for TV in Asia:- Advertising revenue remains stable (for now). Historically:-
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Thomas Crampton was a correspondent for the
International Herald Tribune and The New York Times for more than a decade, reporting from five continents, writing a column on Asia and covering Asian politics, economics and culture. Currently based in Hong Kong, he writes here about China, the Internet and New Media seen from Asia, while also advising companies on digital communication strategies. For more information click here...
