Eugenio Lopez III CASBAA Convention 2009 Speaker

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May good news kayang ma-announce? Hm....

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CASBAA Convention Unveils Speaker Lineup
By Mansha Daswani
Published: July 2, 2009

HONG KONG: UTV's Ronnie Screwvala, FOXTEL's Kim Williams and ABS-CBN's Eugenio Lopez III are among the speakers lined up for this year's CASBAA Convention, taking place November 3 to 6 at Hong Kong's Grand Hyatt Hotel.

The theme of this year's event is "Extending Your Reach," bring together executives from the satellite, cable TV, broadband, production, online, telco, technology, advertising and regulatory sectors across Asia’s 14 markets. The speaker lineup includes UTV Software Communications' founder and CEO, Ronnie Screwvala; David Haslingden, the CEO of Fox International Channels and National Geographic Channels Worldwide; Kim Williams, the CEO of FOXTEL; Tomoyuki Moriizumi, the president and CEO of Jupiter Telecommunications; Eugenio Lopez III, the chairman and CEO of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation; Mark Hollinger, the COO of Discovery Communications; and Russell Wolff, the executive VP and managing director of ESPN International, among others.

The three-day event will feature speeches and presentations on issues such as reaping the dividends from digital broadcasting; the changing role of telecoms operators and advertising trends for broadcast, online and mobile programming platforms. The panels, meanwhile, will explore the impact of new technologies on media consumption; co-operation between content providers and pay-TV operators to maximize their revenues; pay-TV opportunities in developing markets and the next consumer digital experience. There will also be sessions exploring the Chinese and Indian markets.

From: http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/21586

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Bro HAL2001:

Pare tayo ng Haka haka???, Masmaganda kung Kasama "SANA" ni Mr. E.Lopez ang isa sa Top Brass Ng NTC. Para malamang niya ang Libre na Signal at sa paid signal....

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Looks like nag-CANCEL si Mr. Lopez o kaya hindi siya gaano ka-influential kaya hindi nasali sa listahan... I wonder why...
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CASBAA Convention 2009, 'Extending Your Reach', 4-5 Nov, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2009 - (ACN Newswire) - The CASBAA Convention 2009, organised by the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA), will be held on November 4th and 5th at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong.

Asia has continued to power dynamic change and global growth in the pay-TV industry in the past year, fuelled by increased co-operation between content providers and pay-TV operators with a range of regulatory initiatives and new technologies.

The most influential Asian industry event of the year, CASBAA Convention 2009 unites leading visionaries and influencers from the pay-TV business across 14 markets and 315 million subscribers.

John Tsang, Financial Secretary, Hong Kong SAR Government, will open the CASBAA Convention 2009, featuring a roster of global media leaders:

- Subhash Chandra, Chairman, Zee Entertainment Enterprises
- David Haslingden, CEO, Fox International Channels and National Geographic Channels Worldwide
- Jeffrey Cole, Director, Center for the Digital Future, USC Annenberg School for Communication
- Hideaki Kido, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Group President, Broadcasting Business Group, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation
- Kim Williams, CEO, FOXTEL
- Lalit Modi, Chairman and Commissioner, India Premier League
- Bernhard Glock, President, World Federation of Advertisers
- Ma Guoli, CEO and MD, Infront Sports & Media
- Ronnie Screwvala, CEO and Founder, UTV Software Communications
- Russell Wolff, Executive VP and MD, ESPN International
- Makoto Harada, Director-General, International Planning and Broadcasting Department, NHK
- Jean-Noel Tronc, Chairman and CEO, Canal Overseas
- Mark Hollinger, COO, Discovery Communications
- Li Feng, Founder, President and CEO, Beijing Netmovie
- Jed Meyer, MD, Media Services, Nielsen Greater China

The two-day Convention 2009 will feature a wide-ranging array of presentations, CXO panels and specialist sessions tackling the critical issues of the industry, exploring what and where the next big untapped opportunities are in the region and what they mean to industry players in Asia and rest of the world.

Notes to Editor:
1. Pre-registration is required for all members of the media. To obtain a media pass, please complete and return the attached Media Registration Form on or before 30 October 2009.
2. The CASBAA Convention Media Centre is located at Meeting Room 1201, 12/F, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong.
3. Snacks and light lunch will be served at the Media Centre during the Convention.


About CASBAA

The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) is an industry-based advocacy group dedicated to the promotion of multi-channel TV via cable, satellite, broadband and wireless video networks across the Asia-Pacific. CASBAA represents some 130 member organisations in the pay-TV business, which in turn serve more than three billion people. Patron members include Al Jazeera, Asia Broadcast Satellite, AsiaSat, ASTRO, Australia Network, Bloomberg Television, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, Disney-ABC International Television (Asia-Pacific), Genesis Networks, HBO Asia, Intelsat, Irdeto, ITV Global Entertainment, Macquarie Group, MTV Networks Asia, NBC Universal Networks Asia Pacific, NDS, now TV, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Qualcomm MediaFLO Technologies, SES WORLD SKIES, SingTel, Sony Pictures Television International, STAR Group, Tiger Gate Entertainment, Tom Group, TrueVisions, Turner International Asia Pacific and VOOM HD Networks Asia. To view the full list of CASBAA members, please visit here. For more information, please visit http://www.casbaa.com/.


Contact:

Will Ip / Johnson Hui iPR communications Tel: +852 2107 4221 / 2131 8961 Fax: +852 2131 8955 Email: willip@iprcomm.com.hk; johnsonhui@iprcomm.com.hk Helen Shek CASBAA Tel: +852 2854 9943 Fax: +852 2854 9530 Email: helen@casbaa.com