CASBAA Acquires New Member With Media Clout

SNL Kagan has joined the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA), the media broadcasting industry advocacy group devoted to promoting multichannel television via cable, satellite, broadband and wireless video networks in the Asia-Pacific region. SNL Kagan is a provider of financial and operational information and exclusive insight on the media and communications sector, including networks, multichannel operations, wireless and wireline, broadcast, international multichannel, and filmed entertainment. With a global reach that includes Asia-Pacific, SNL Kagan provides in-depth analysis of the competitive dynamics shaping multichannel TV economics including cable digitization, IPTV service adoption, digital terrestrial TV deployments and piracy. By the way, CASBAA‘s membership has grown to more than 125 and represents a diverse cross-section of the industry that includes cable and satellite systems operators, television networks, technology suppliers and manufacturers, telecommunications companies, regulatory groups and related business service providers. Members include Sony Pictures Television International, Microsoft Corporation, NBC Universal Global Networks Asia Pacific, Motorola, Macquarie Group, and TimeWarner—Charlottesville, Virginia