MUMBAI: Out-going Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) CEO Simon Twiston Davies has been honoured with the annual Casbaa Chairman?s Award during the final day of the Casbaa Convention 2012 in Hong Kong.

Twiston Davies will step down from his current role on December 31st and will be succeeded by a new management team lead by in-coming CEO Christopher Slaughter.

Casbaa chairman Marcel Fenez said, "Under Twiston Davies? management Casbaa has become a central industry voice for the multichannel TV industry across 18 Asia Pacific markets running from Japan to Pakistan; China to Australasia and beyond".

"Most importantly, Casbaa has become the ?Go To? industry body in Asia if you are a serious multichannel TV player, or want to be one. That is Twiston Davies? most notable contribution."

According to Fenez, since taking up his appointment in 2000, Twiston Davies worked tirelessly to emphasise the value of the multichannel TV industry while more than doubling the number of participating Casbaa companies to the 130 Members of the Association of today.

Twiston Davies said that he was greatly honoured by the Award which was as much a tribute to the support of the CASBAA Membership since 2000 as it was to successive Executive Office teams.

MUMBAI: Indonesia in View: Growing Pay TV, an in-depth forum on the country?s pay-TV industry, will be held on 29 February in Jakarta Indonesia?s pay-TV industry recently passed the 2-million subscriber mark. With growth spurred by innovative pricing strategies, higher quality content and new advertising strategies, there is plenty of room to expand as new players enter the landscape.

The event is being organised by Casbaa. Said Casbaa CEO Simon Twiston Davies, "With this forum, Casbaa and the international industry recognize the growing role of Indonesia in this important facet of the regional information economy".

As part of Casbaa?s mandate to inform, represent and connect, Indonesia in View: Growing Pay TV will highlight increased distribution and a fast-growing advertising sector, supported by changes in broadcasting laws.

Casbaa has assembled local and international experts to explore the hot issues affecting the future of Indonesia?s pay-TV industry ? from content to regulation to piracy. Invited to open the event is Minister Tifatul Sembiring, Ministry ofCommunication and Information Technology.

Also scheduled to participate at the forum, among many leaders of industry and government, are KPI chairman Dadang Rahmat Hidayat, Film, Ministry of Culture and Tourism director Syamsul Lussa, PT Tiga Citra Sinema CEO Susy Sayers, APMI Secretary General Arya Mahendra Sinulingga, Fox territory head, Indonesia Campbell Walker and Kominfo director of broadcasting Agnes Widiyanti.
 

MUMBAI: Members of the multichannel TV industry in the Asia Pacific have rallied to raise more than $72,000 for Plan International Hong Kong.

Casbaa CSR Committee co-chair, Doug Fraser of Australia Network said, "We could not be more pleased with the generosity shown by individuals and organisations to support Plan International?s Early Childhood Care and Development Project benefitting underprivileged children in the Philippines."

Plan Hong Kong CEO James R Murray said, "The partnership between Casbaa and Plan International Hong Kong demonstrates the value of professional associations such as CASBAA and its members who are committed to addressing the ills that affect children without access to the basics of good health, nutrition and education."

Through a combination of individual and corporate donations along with a Top Table competition and silent auction during the annual Casbaa Charity Ball presented by Turner at the Casbaa Convention 2011, the Association raised much needed funds that will assist children living in poverty in the Philippines.

As part of Casbaa Cares, the partnership between Casbaa and Plan International Hong Kong supports over 5,600 children aged two to five living in rural areas of Masbate in the Philippines.

Plan International is a development organisation specifically focussed on children, supporting more than 1.5 million kids and their families around the world.