ASTRO ALL ASIA NETWORKS plc (AAAN) is the holding company for MEASAT
Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd, the sole operator of direct-to-home
satellite pay television services in Malaysia under the “Astro” brand,
and Airtime Management & Programming Sdn Bhd, the leading
commercial radio broadcaster in Malaysia. Celestial Pictures Ltd, a
subsidiary of AAAN in Hong Kong, owns and distributes the world’s
largest Chinese film library as well as operates the Celestial Movies
Channel. Astro Entertainment Sdn Bhd, another AAAN subsidiary, creates
Bahasa Malaysia and Bahasa Indonesia content for distribution primarily
to the Malaysian and Indonesian markets. AAAN also has investments in
pay television and radio broadcasting in India. AAAN, which is listed
on Bursa Malaysia, operates out of the All Asia Broadcast Centre, a
fully-integrated digital broadcast and production complex in Kuala
Lumpur.
http://astro.com.my/
The Disney-ABC Television Group is home to all of The Walt Disney Company's worldwide entertainment and news television properties. The Group includes the ABC Television Network (including ABC Daytime, ABC Entertainment and ABC News divisions), the Disney Channels Worldwide global kids’ TV business, ABC Family and SOAPnet, as well as television production and syndication divisions ABC Studios, Disney-ABC Domestic Television and Disney-ABC International Television. The Disney-ABC Television Group also manages the Radio Disney Network, general interest and non-fiction book imprint Hyperion, and the Company’s equity interest in Lifetime Entertainment Services and A&E Television Networks.
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. conducts path-breaking R&D on a broad range of technologies that is helping to make ubiquitous networking a reality. From innovative IT services to computers, networks and other platforms, to cutting-edge electronic devices, we are creating the technologies of the future, and making them work together in bold new ways. As the central pillar of the Fujitsu Group's R&D organization, we make essential contributions to the IT solutions offered by Fujitsu to customers worldwide, while also achieving landmark advances in scientific research.
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and its
international counterpart, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) serve
as the voice and advocate of the American motion picture, home video
and television industries, domestically through the MPAA and
internationally through the MPA. Today, these associations represent
not only the world of theatrical film, but serve as leader and advocate
for major producers and distributors of entertainment programming for
television, cable, home video and future delivery systems not yet
imagined.
Founded in 1922 as the trade association of the
American film industry, the MPAA has broadened its mandate over the
years to reflect the diversity of an ever changing and expanding
industry. The initial task assigned to the association was to stem
criticism of American movies, which were then silent, and to restore a
more favorable public image for the motion picture business. Today the
association continues to advocate for strong protection of the creative
works produced and distributed by the industry, fights copyright theft
around the world, and provides leadership in meeting new and emerging
industry challenges.
Securing and enabling content anytime, anywhere, on any device.
NDS
creates the security and enabling technologies as well as the
applications that allow operators to generate revenues by delivering
digital content to TVs, STBs, DVRs, PCs, PMPs, mobile phones, and
removable security over one or more networks. NDS VideoGuard®
protects service revenues of more than $35 billion while its subscriber
base, currently 90.3 million, continues to grow. Headquartered in the
UK, with offices worldwide, NDS employs more than 3,950 people and
continues to make a major commitment to R&D with over 84% of our
employees dedicated to pioneering development work at centers in
Israel, France, Denmark, Korea, China, India, and the UK.
Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company, is the leading
supplier of open conditional access systems, DRM and integrated
on-demand solutions for content providers and digital TV operators over
broadcast, broadband and mobile platforms. Its technologies are
currently being used by more than 120 leading Pay-TV operators
worldwide securing content delivered to over 92 million active smart
cards and devices.
STMicroelectronics is the world’s fifth largest semiconductor company with net revenues of US$8.51 billion in 2009.
The Company’s sales are well balanced among the semiconductor industry’s major high-growth sectors (approximate percentage of ST’s sales in 2009(1)): Communications (40%), Consumer (11%), Computer (13%), Automotive (12%), Industrial (8%) and Distribution (16%).
According
to the latest industry data from iSuppli, ST holds market leadership in
many fields. For example, the Company is the leading producer of
application-specific analog chips and power conversion devices. It is
the #1 supplier of semiconductors for the Industrial market, set-top
box applications, and MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) chips for
portable and consumer devices, including game controllers and smart
phones. ST also occupies leading positions in fields as varied as
automotive integrated circuits (#3), chips for computer peripherals
(#3), and the rapidly expanding market for MEMS overall (#5).
Verimatrix
sets the standard for software-based content security and revenue
enhancement technologies in pay-TV networks, with a global customer
base of telecommunications providers. The Verimatrix Video Content
Authority System (VCAS™) offers a suite of next-generation technologies
that has been independently audited and ranked as the global leader in
IPTV content protection. VCAS security can be deployed on any type of
network to protect content and enhance revenue streams, while combating
digital piracy wherever it occurs within the distribution chain. The
company’s content security experts maintain close relationships with
the major studios, broadcasters and industry organizations to help
address the challenges facing pay-TV networks of today, and those of
tomorrow.
Asia Risk is a part of the Zuellig Group of companies, a private conglomerate which has over 100 years of operational history in Asia including pharmaceuticals, financial services and diverse other products where brand protection is important. They can provide companies with insights and advice regarding IPR and brand protection as a critical area of concern in the Asia Pacific region.
The Asia Risk team of over 30 consultants includes a number with significant experience in IPR and Brand Protection in Asia and globally. Asia Risk believes that whilst IPR enforcement remains critical, there is a clear imperative to also include a proactive life-cycle approach. Specifically, their view is that the most cost-effective approach is a focus on protection and controls from the very start of a product life-cycle from concept stage into design, trials and production through to launch (where the product has the most value), and throughout sales and distribution.
Asia Risk would like to get a better understanding of the key issues that you face in protecting your IPR and brands and the support that you would like to see coming from us.
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft was established in 2004 to protect the film and television industry, retailers and movie fans from the adverse impact of copyright theft in Australia. AFACT works closely with industry, government and law enforcement authorities to achieve its aims. AFACT acts on behalf of the 50,000 Australians directly impacted by copyright theft including independent cinemas, video rental stores and film and television producers across the country.
BayTSP is an innovator in digital copyright, image, trademark, music and text protection.
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, BayTSP offers a revolutionary way for digital content owners to track down their valuable online property, in order to effectively deter its theft and misuse.
BayTSP has designed an entire suite of proprietary file branding and tracking applications. Our end-to-end solution inspires clients' maximum confidence that the illegal use and redistribution of their valuable copyrighted works will be deterred; and if their works are being used in a manner contrary to their best business and/or legal interests they will be notified, and the infringers pursued until the problem is resolved.
Conax - A leading global provider of security solutions for digital TV and
content distribution, Conax provides the highest level of protection
available for premium pay-TV content, via all types of networks; cable,
satellite, IP, terrestrial, and MMDS.
Through a global network of local partners, Conax is able to offer
state-of-the-art content security to more than 350 digital TV operators
in over 80 countries.
DataMark Technologies Pte Ltd,
a company based in Singapore and a subsidiary of Singapore Technologies
Electronics, is a pioneer provider of patented digital watermarking
technologies and solutions. DataMark employs the state-of-art infocomm
security technologies and patented digital watermarking technologies to
address copyright and authentication issues pertaining to digital
imaging.
DatatraceDNA
is a tracking and authentication system targeted at the newly emergent
and rapidly growing needs of industry for the protection of brands,
industrial products, and bulk materials. DatatraceDNA uses an
exceedingly durable “forensic marker” system to provide a tracking and
authentication capability. Datatrace markers (or “tracers”) are highly
specialized materials with uncommon physical properties that are
typically added into or onto products in extremely small (“forensic”)
quantities. The presence of the markers then serves to identify the
origin (or distribution chain) of the product. The markers are supplied
to industry in forms (vectors) that resemble existing input materials
and therefore require no special tooling or training on the part of the
customer. DatatraceDNA provides a highly sophisticated digital
detector, The Authenticator, that instantly detects the marker
materials and verifies their presence. The Authenticator is fast,
non-invasive, powerful, and hand-held. It is capable of detecting all
available DatatraceDNA codes. The Authenticator is software
programmable, with online edit, reporting and upgrade capability. It is
capable of integration with production & process control systems.
DIGITAL KEYSTONE develops digital entertainment technologies that bridge the Pay TV, personal computer and consumer electronics industries. DK solutions include content security and home gateway software stacks, as well as test, certification and manufacturing tools. DK technology enables content to flow securely to the entire digital home, providing content security, device connectivity, and interactive services. Digital Keystone has offices in Silicon Valley, California and Aix-en-Provence, France.
Dentsu
Inc., founded in 1901, is the largest advertising company brand and the
fifth largest marketing and communications organization in the world.
Based in Tokyo, Dentsu offers national, multinational and global
clients the most comprehensive range of advertising and marketing
services through its unique "Total Communications Services" approach.
Dentsu has pioneered and set global standards for integrated
communications, which in later years have been adopted by a number of
major international networks. The group has more than 6,000 clients and
17,454 employees* in both Japan and in its offices overseas.
Consolidated billings (net sales) for fiscal year 2007 were recorded at
2,057.5 billion yen. Dentsu is publicly quoted on the Tokyo Stock
Exchange.
Digital TV Labs was formed by a group of digital TV experts who
realised DVB receiver manufacturers were struggling to understand each
individual country’s requirements and were suffering from high return
rates as a result of incompatible products.
The company has 15 employees, with test facilities in Bristol, England
and in Taiwan. Our client list of over 70 companies contains some of
the largest companies in consumer electronics including Philips,
Panasonic, Broadcom and Microsoft.
Digital TV Labs provides independent specialized testing services and
products to ensure that DVB receivers meet the numerous legal,
technical and market requirements in Europe and beyond, enabling
suppliers to launch high quality products at the right time.
Cyberport is a US$2 billion (HK$15.8 billion) landmark project managed by Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, and wholly owned by the Hong Kong SAR Government. Focusing on enterprise and professional development, Cyberport helps commercialise creative ideas and incubate start-ups. We have an energetic cluster of creative ICT and digital content tenants who enjoy synergies from co-locating with each other, and we are Hong Kong’s unique Creative Digital Community. Interconnected by a state-of-the-art broadband network, the Cyberport community is home to four grade-A intelligent office buildings, a five-star design hotel, a retail entertainment complex and about 2,800 deluxe residences.
The International Federation Against Copyright Theft – Greater China
(IFACT-GC) was established in 2006 by the Motion Picture Association to
protect the film and television industry in the Greater China region
from the adverse impact of piracy. IFACT-GC works closely with
industry, government, law enforcement authorities and educational
institutions to protect the film and television industry, retailers and
consumers in Greater China.
ISAN is a voluntary numbering system to identify any kind of
audiovisual content ( films, shorts, documentary, television programs,
trailers etc). ISAN has been developed within ISO (ISO:15706 - 1&2)
and is internationally recognized as the audiovisual content
identification of reference. Created by the major players of the
audiovisual industry,, ISAN is recommended or required as the content
identifier of choice for studios, broadcasters and Internet media
providers who need to encode, track and distribute video in a variety
of formats. It provides a unique, global and permanent reference number
for each audiovisual content registered within the central ISAN
database (with related descriptive metadata) run and managed by
ISAN-IA, the ISAN International Agency (a non for profit Swiss Geneva
based organization, founded by AGICOA, CISAC and FIAPF). ISAN codes are
used in production and distribution systems, as well as broadcasting
applications. ISAN makes data exchanges easier among the diverse
players of the audiovisual supply chain. ISAN improves as well the
tracking of works and therefore facilitate the process of the rights
management highly needed nowadays in the digital distribution
Irdeto empowers companies to protect and monetize their digital assets and maximize return on content with innovative and reliable software technologies, end-to-end solutions and services. The company’s products include conditional access, digital rights management, business support systems and set-top box software solutions. Through group company Cloakware, it provides software and datacenter security solutions, while Entriq delivers content management and distribution solutions and services. More than 500 customers worldwide trust Irdeto to secure and enable the delivery of their valuable content across digital broadcast, IP, mobile, enterprise and government networks. Irdeto solutions currently enable simple to advanced business models on more than one billion devices and applications.
Founded in 1969, Irdeto employs over 850 people in 25 offices across the globe, including the dual corporate headquarters in Amsterdam and Beijing. The company is a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers (JSE: NPN), which includes a wide range of pay TV, Internet, instant-messaging, technology and publishing businesses. For more information, please visit www.irdeto.com.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Pvt. Ltd. (www.pwc.com/India) provides industry - focused tax and
advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for its
clients and their stakeholders. PwC professionals work collaboratively
using connected thinking to develop fresh perspectives and practical
advice. Complementing our depth of industry expertise and breadth of
skills is our sound knowledge of the local business environment in
India. PricewaterhouseCoopers is committed to working with our clients
to deliver the solutions that help them take on the challenges of the
ever-changing business environment.
PwC has offices in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune.
SecureMedia, a Cavalier Telephone and TV company, is the technology
leader in the field of conditional access and digital rights management
software for the secure delivery and management of digital content.
Founded in 1996, SecureMedia was the first company to introduce the
Hollywood studios and leading broadcasters to the advantages of
software-based content security systems.
The company’s flagship product, the Encryptonite ONETM System, was first deployed by RealNetworks in 1999. The Encryptonite ONETM
System is used today by media companies and service providers worldwide
including Sony, Reeltime Infotainment, China Data Broadcast and
Cavalier Telephone.
SecureMedia has been at the forefront of digital content security
since its inception. Today the company is working to build new
businesses based on the secure delivery of digital content “anywhere at
anytime”.
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA,
SecureMedia today has offices in San Francisco, London, Beijing and
Auckland with representatives in Moscow, Bucharest, Tokyo, Hong Kong,
Seoul, Taipei and Melbourne.
STAR
is a leading media and entertainment company in Asia. STAR broadcasts
60 television services in nine languages to more than 300 million
viewers across 53 Asian countries. STAR channels cover all genres
including general entertainment (Star Plus, Xing Kong, Star Chinese
Channel, Star One, Star Utsav, Star World, Vijay, Phoenix Chinese),
sports (ESPN, Star Sports), movies (Star Chinese Movies, Star Gold,
Star Movies), music (Channel [V]), and news and current affairs (Star
News, Star Ananda, Phoenix InfoNews Channel). STAR controls over 20,000
hours of Indian and Chinese programming and also owns the world's
largest contemporary Chinese film library, with more than 600 titles,
featuring superstars including Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat and Bruce Lee.
In partnership with leading companies in Asia, STAR businesses extend
to filmed entertainment, television production, cable systems,
direct-to-home services, terrestrial TV broadcasting, wireless and
digital services. STAR is a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation.
WongPartnership is one of the largest law firms in Singapore with over 230 lawyers offering a full range of legal services. WongPartnership has a twin focus on advisory/transactional work in the areas of finance, corporate and capital markets where it has been involved in landmark mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions, as well as commercial dispute resolution where it has handled complex and high profile litigation and arbitration matters. The Firm also has specialised practices focusing on the areas of corporate governance, financial services regulatory, intellectual property, media and technology, restructuring and tax, amongst others. The Firm’s Intellectual Property, Media and Technology (”IPMT”) Practice offers rights owners a full complement of IP-related advice and services including brand protection and IP portfolio management, commercialisation of IP rights and other IP transactions, anti-counterfeiting and IP infringement. The lawyers in the Practice have extensive experience working on technology, media and telecommunications projects, enabling clients to understand the technical needs and challenges of these sectors, and to find solutions which are practical and relevant.
Time Warner Inc., a global leader in media and entertainment with
businesses in television networks, filmed entertainment and publishing,
uses its industry-leading operating scale and brands to create, package
and deliver high-quality content worldwide through multiple
distribution outlets.
Whether measured by quality, popularity or financial results, our
divisions are at the top of their categories. Time Inc., Home Box
Office, Turner Broadcasting System and Warner Bros. Entertainment
maintain unrivaled reputations for creativity and excellence as they
keep people informed, entertained and connected.
Our enterprise is more than a collection of great brands that are
owned under one roof. Time Warner’s businesses strive to gain
competitive advantage from opportunities for constructive
collaboration.
Viaccess SA, a France Telecom company, delivers solutions for digital pay television and secured content distribution. Its mission is the development, production and marketing of conditional access and DRM-based systems for all types of networks, broadcast (satellite, cable, terrestrial, MMDS, DVB-H, etc.) and broadband (DSL,FTTH, 3G, etc.). The constant growth of the pay TV market and digital content not only boosts direct to home distribution by satellite, cable, terrestrial and broadband over IP networks, but it also represents an enormous opportunity for the entertainment industry.
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 125 member organisations in the pay-TV business, which in turn serve more than three billion people.
CESI (CHINA Electronics Standardization
Institute) founded in
1963 is a professional institute for standardization in the field of
electronics and IT industry under the Ministry of Industry and
Information Technology(MIIT).
The core business of CESI is
standardization work in the field of electronics and information
technology. By developing scientific research for standards，testing,
measurement，certification and information service，CESI provides
professional support for the government’s strategic study, industry
management and strategic decision, and provides technical service in
standardization field to the society.
The Media Development Authority (MDA)was created to develop Singapore
into a vibrant global media city as well as foster a creative economy
and a connected society. MDA was formed on 1 January 2003 from the
merger of the Singapore Broadcasting Authority, the Films and
Publications Department, and the Singapore Film Commission. Guiding its
work was the Media 21 plan, a blueprint charting the directions for
growth for the media industry.
MDA plays a vital role in transforming Singapore into a Trusted Global
Capital for New Asia Media. MDA spearheads initiatives that promote
industry growth in film, television, radio, publishing, music, games,
animation and Interactive Digital Media. At the same time, in ensuring
clear and consistent regulatory policies and guidelines to protect core
values and safeguard consumers' interests, MDA helps to foster a
pro-business environment for industry players and increase media
choices for consumers.
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