| Launched in 2000 by Reed Exhibitions, Asia Television Forum, Asia Film Market, Asia Animation are leading programming markets that bring together international sellers organizations and buyers from all over Asia including China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Every year, these events offer not only many floors marketplace, but also world-class conferences devoted to the latest trends in the industry. These events are organized in Singapore, a tiny flourishing country that lies near the equator in Southeastern Asia with tropical climate round the year and lovely exotic gardens. Famous as the "Lion City ", Singapore lies at the focal point of age-old trading routes, where cultures and traditions have come together for almost 200 years, creating an enthralling mix of sights and sounds.
Asia-Pacific with its multicultural diversity of many countries continues to demonstrate the fast-growing development of the television landscape and a growth of revenues from the exporting and importing of television programming. A new survey from Kagan Research, Asia Pacific Multichannel Markets 2005, forecasts that the top 13 Asia Pacific countries' aggregate multichannel subscriber base will grow from 188 million in 2004 to 356 million by 2015, driven primarily by a high-growth Chinese market.
The 2005 edition of ATF/AFMC/AAN drew to a close in December 2005 after breaking new ground along the way. A total of 200 international seller companies from 29 countries congregated at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore to network and trade with 450 buyer companies from 28 countries. US$32.7 million worth of sales were concluded at the market, surpassing last year's US$21 million. In addition, the presence of a heavyweight contingent of studios such as Buena Vista International Television, CBS Paramount International Television, Twentieth Century Fox International Distribution, NBC Universal, Sony Pictures Television International and Warner Bros International Television Distribution clearly reflected their substantial support towards the market and further enhanced its international appeal as a strategic business platform.
ATF/AFMC is also an anchor event of Asia Media Festival (AMF) hosted by MDA. It 's a 3-week long media festival encompassing trade and public events ranging from trade markets, conferences, symposiums to master classes, networking sessions and awards. The Asia Media Festival underlines Singapore 's vision to establish itself as a media hub for Asia Pacific region.
ATF/AFMC/AAN will be held from 29 November to 1 December 2006 in Singapore.
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"The presence of major players and partners from around the world, and their strong support and commitment will ensure that ATF, AFMC and AAN continue to evolve and keep its key position as the leading business platform for Asia 's vibrant media and entertainment industry."
Mr. Ed Ng - President, Singapore & Malaysia, Reed Exhibitions |
