AIB Partners
Asia Pacific Vision
Founded in1991,AsiaPacificVision (APV) is one ofAsia’s leadingproduction companies, specializing in television and corporatemedia production services. Based
in Hong Kong, with offices in Singapore and Beijing, APV produces news stories, television documentaries and corporate videos, broadcast promos, TV
commercial production services, satellite uplinking and media consultancy. The broadcast division specializes in news and business stories, sports and
feature programming for major international broadcasters from Europe, Canada, Australia and the United States.
APV offers editing services onAVID, Beta SP, Digital Betacam and Sony SX editing equipment and facilities. SP and SX editing is available for location-based
video assignments. The rental division offers a range of video camera kits, including Digital Betacam, Betacam SP and SX and DV camcorders for widescreen
and standard format shooting in PAL and NTSC.
The company also has a comprehensive library of broadcast-quality video footage, which includes generic coverage on business, industry, technology,
people, countries, cities, sport, tourism and leisure. The news archive contains exclusive footage and interviews from major stories covered by APV
since 1991, including unique footage from Afghanistan, North Korea, Indonesia, the Hong Kong 1997 Handover and extensive SARS footage from
Hong Kong and China.
CIBAR Conference
The annual meeting of CIBAR, the cross-broadcaster body of audience researchers, will take place in Moscow from October 27th to 29th. On the
table for discussion will be a range of topics covering the whole range of research issues as they affect international broadcasters. For more
information, contact Allen Cooper at
. The cost of attending the event, excluding accommodation, is
€
215 for CIBAR
members,
€
245 for non-members.
Screen Digest report
Screen Digest has published the
European Digital Pay Television Platforms:
Market assessment and forecasts to 2006
.
What role will pay television play in the conversion of Europe television
homes to digital? Which distribution platforms will dominate? How will
each platform’s subscriber base grow in the five years to 2006? What role
will digital terrestrial play in the pay television market? In which European
market will pay television be most significant? How important are video-
capable technologies like ADSL and Cable Internet?
Get the answers to all those questions and many, many more. The report
provides an in-depth analysis of the pay TV markets in Western Europe
and in key Eastern European territories. Detailed forecasts by delivery
platform (including video-capable technologies like ADSL and cable
modems) provides a detailed insight into the future of pay TV and the
speed of conversion of the paying subscriber base from analogue to digital.
This essential guide will prove an invaluable resource for cable, satellite
and telecoms operators; set-top box and hardware manufacturers; business
analysts and strategists and TV content and multimedia providers. European
Digital Pay Television Platforms: Market assessment and forecast to
2006 is the essential guide to the future of pay television in Europe.
Dr Guy Bisson, one of the authors of the report comments: “In many
European countries, it will have to be accepted that free-to-air platforms
offer the only route to full digital conversion. The UK is proving to be a
test ground for such a service, but in countries such as Germany and the
Netherlands, without a business model that will allow digital free-to-view
services to work, the time frame to reach analogue switch off will remain
a very long one.”
Dr Bisson spoke at a panel session titled ‘Serving Niches, or is this the
new order?’ at the AIB Global Media Business Conference 2003.
To receive your copy in print at £1245 or electronic at £2490 + VAT visit
or
e-mail
beata.coluk@screendigest.comwithdetailsofyoudeliveryaddressandpayment.
CASBAA Convention 2003 in Hong Kong
The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has
announced the tenth annual CASBAA Convention to be held in Hong
Kong, October 27th-31st. CASBAA is the region’s leading non-profit
trade organisation for the promotion of multi-channel television and
data transmission via cable and satellite networks. CASBAA represents
some 120 Asia-based corporations, which in turn serve more than 3
billion people.
Join market leaders at Asia’s Premier
Broadcasting Event. Experts from the
Cable, Satellite, Broadband,
Advertising, Digital, 3G and HDTV
businesses will discuss and debate the
future growth of the Industry during
this week long Convention.
“The event will again be an excellent
opportunity for the entire Cable and
Satellite TV industry to get together,
share experiences, and network to build
closer business relationships,” says James Ross, Director Media Marketing,
Bloomberg Television who is this year’s Convention Chairman.
This year’s Convention is themed “What’s Up Next” and the Conference
element will address key industry issues such as Piracy, Advertising,
Broadband Development and Program trends. This year the Convention
will incorporate the Satellite Industry Forum scheduled as a whole day
event on October 28th. The event’s overall focus is on the future of the
Industry and its challenges.
There will be top-rated Keynote Speakers and Guest Speakers setting the
tone for the all important intellectual aspect of the Conference element
and there will be no shortage of social events to attend, concluding with
the CASBAA Ball, which this year falls on Halloween.
“An event of stature with something for everyone. Look forward to
seeing you in Hong Kong in October” remarks James Ross.
The Association for International Broadcasting works closely with organisations around the world that are
involved with international broadcasting. The AIB co-operates on conferences, publications, exhibitions
and events that benefit the AIB’s membership and the industry as a whole. Here we present news from
some of the organisations with which the AIB is currently working.
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