Southeast Asia's New Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) Unveiled at CASBAA Convention 2017
November 07 2017 - 7:00AM
JCN Newswire (English)
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The Coalition Against Piracy members toast the launch of
CAP. |
MACAU, Nov 7, 2017 - (ACN Newswire) - Members and
supporters of the newly-established Coalition Against Piracy
gathered at the annual CASBAA Convention in Macau on November 7th
to mark the initiation of joint work in southeast Asia against
Illicit Streaming Devices (ISDs) and the app networks that underpin
them.
In toasting the launch, Birathon Kasemsri, Chief Commercial
Officer, True Visions Group said, "Piracy is an international issue
that cannot be dealt with by a single entity or country alone. It
cannot be dealt with by a single platform alone. It must be a
coordinated, integrated effort. We need to create an environment
where we can grow and prosper. I invite you to put all your efforts
together to make CAP the new initiative in the region a huge
success - because we can only prosper from CAP's success."
The Coalition, which brings together a wide range of content
providers and major Pay-TV platform operators, was established by
multichannel video Association CASBAA to provide a vehicle for
cooperation in copyright and anti-fraud enforcement against the
small streaming devices which media publications have described as
"the little black box(es) which took over piracy". The illicit TV
boxes have become a major drag on both traditional Pay-TV and "new
media" OTT markets in Asia; a recent market survey reported that
14% of consumers in Singapore, for example, admit to regularly
using an ISD. And those numbers are believed to be growing.
"The driving force behind establishment of CAP is the need for
united, collective action by all branches of the video industry",
said CASBAA Chief Policy Officer John Medeiros. "Sports, films, TV
series, international as well as local content - everyone trying to
deliver quality content to the public is threatened by the
inundation of ISD boxes and apps from commercial piracy syndicates.
CAP aims to bring all these stakeholders together, and work in
parallel with other similar coalitions around the world."
In outlining CAP's key priorities, Neil Gane, CAP General Manager,
said "Two immediate priorities will be the disruption of the ISD
ecosystem at its source and enhanced intermediary engagement with
both eCommerce platforms and financial processors to disrupt
transactions at the point of sale. Disrupting illicit commercial
transactions is a key component of any anti-piracy strategy."
PHOTO: The Coalition Against Piracy members toast the launch of CAP
(L-R): Jason Chan, CAP; Paras Sharma, Viacom International Media
Networks; Laila Saat, ASTRO; Malobika Banerji, A&E Networks;
Kevin Plumb, Premier League; Nirav Haji, Sony Pictures Television
Networks Asia; Lawrence Yuen, HBO Asia; Joe Welch, CASBAA Chairman;
Birathon Kasemsri, True Visions; Amit Malhotra, The Walt Disney
Company; Alexandre Muller, TV5MONDE; Rohit d'Silva, Fox Networks
Group; Neil Gane, CAP; Chih Yeong Voo, Turner Asia-Pacific; Mike
Kerr, beIN Asia; Keith Huang, PCCW Media; Erwin Galang, Cignal TV;
Gidon Freeman, NBCUniversal; Jake Smart, National Basketball
Association and John Medeiros, CASBAA. Not represented on stage
were BBC Worldwide and Media Partners Asia.
About CASBAA
Established in 1991, CASBAA is the association for digital
multichannel TV, content, platforms, advertising and video delivery
across a variety of geographic markets throughout the Asia-Pacific.
CASBAA's members reach over 500 million connections within a
regional footprint ranging from China to Australasia, Japan to
Pakistan. For more information, visit www.casbaa.com.
Source: CASBAA
Contact:
CASBAA
Tel: +852 2854 9913
pr@casbaa.com
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