Broadband subscription growth took an upswing during the first quarter of 2010, supported in part by healthy DSL growth in every region, strong fiber rollouts in Asia and aggressive IPTV service offerings. These statistics were revealed today by the Broadband Forum at a CommunicAsia press conference, in conjunction with research by industry analysts Point Topic. 

CASBAA today  the launch of its exclusive Members Report, "The Philippines in View", highlighting fast-moving pay-TV market trends including pay-TV penetration, advertising revenue, licensing issues, piracy and the general regulatory environment in the Philippines.  

The full report is now available for download by CASBAA Members at the CASBAA Member Zone  at www.casbaa.com. Meanwhile, non-members can access the executive summary from here.

More than 719 million pay-TV subscribers are expected to sign up in 2010 as the economic recovery continues to gain momentum, according to latest forecasts from ABI Research. Digital Home industry analyst Michael Inouye notes, "ABI Research estimates that worldwide pay-TV subscriber numbers will surpass 719 million by the end of 2010 as novel solutions such as Google TV move from trial to commercial launch."

With almost 3.8 billion people, the Asia-Pacific accounts for over 60 percent of the world population. China and India alone has about 40 percent of the world’s total. Given the rising incomes and improving economic conditions, Asia continues to draw satellite service vendors and equipment manufacturers who are always on the lookout for new opportunities.

Connecting the growing mobile and wireless infrastructure in Asia to the World Wide Web is by far the best potential long term market for satellite capacity in this part of the world after television broadcast driven requirements. Our data collection, research and resulting analysis shows that over the next 2 – 5 years internet driven markets will represent 25 – 35% of the South East Asian satellite broadband customer base and by the year 2020 this market will have grown to represent 80% - 90% of the customer base.  

With the 2010 World Expo, Shanghai is shining a spotlight on China’s past, present and future. A new Ericsson ConsumerLab report is turning that spotlight onto the consumer behavior powering the growth, potential and diversity of the world’s biggest telecom market. The report, released in conjunction with the Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) Business Innovation Forum in Shanghai from May 17-19, explores the behaviors, trends and circumstances of China’s nearly 800 million mobile phone subscribers and 380 million internet users.

Singapore, May 17, 2010-There were 2.04 billion mobile subscribers at the end of 2009 in Asia and this translated into a significant 22.7% growth over the year. By the end of 2009, mobile accounted for 79.7% of all telephone connections in the region, compared with 60.1% in 2005. The number of mobile subscribers is forecasted to have grown by an average of 10.6% to 3.4 billion by the end of 2014 and at that time, mobile penetration should have reached 94.3%.

Singapore’s future as a regional media hub is under threat as a result of new government rules for the pay-TV industry, said the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA), which represents the interests of 130 content producers, pay-TV platform operators and equipment-and-service suppliers across 16 Asian markets.

At the 2010 NAB Show, World Teleport Association was co-producer of the Destination Broadband Theater in the Upper South Hall. In 16 panel sessions over three days, we focused on two closely-related topics: delivering and monetizing video content delivered over broadband, and how traditional television distribution is evolving in response to the broadband revolution.  

Ernst & Young  released a report on the media and entertainment landscape in the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC). The report provides an overview of the latest indicators of market attractiveness, as well as the opportunities, challenges and critical success factors in conducting business in these four countries.