24 March, 2015

TV World 2015 Opened with International Forum to Explore Opportunities Brought by Streaming Technology

On March 24, the opening ceremony and International Forum of TV World 2015, one of the headliner events of Entertainment Expo Hong Kong, was held at Exhibition Hall 1 of the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Since 2007, the event organizers have hosted an annual forum for an exchange of ideas between TV industry leaders, experts and scholars from both sides of the Strait and abroad.

To get the event underway, Mr. Tian Yuhong, Deputy Director-General. Publicity Affairs Department, State Administration of Press, Publications, Radio, Film and TV ; Mr. Zhang Ming Zhi, Chairman of the Chinese TV Broadcasting Association, TV Programing Committee; Mr Raymond Yip, Deputy Executive Director of of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC); Mr. Tsui Siu Ming, Chairman of the HKTVA ; Ms Janet Chu，Assistant Head of CreateHK; Mr Kit Szeto, Director & CEO of Dim Sum TV, and a number of local TV industry representatives were invited to perform the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

As a member of the TV World 2015 Consultative Committee, Dim Sum TV was actively involved in the event. Other committee members included: Asia Television , Hong Kong Cable Television, Mei Ah Entertainment, New Media of PCCW Limited, Phoenix SatelliteTV Holdings Ltd, Radio Television Hong Kong ( TV Section), Hong Kong Satellite, Star China Media Ltd.

In his opening speech, Mr. Raymond Yip, Deputy Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, said that Entertainment Expo Hong Kong has over the years grown to become the largest film and television trade show in Asia, and the second largest in the world. The number of participating media organizations has risen from the original 75 to 780 this year, of which 360 were TV World participants.

Also speaking at the opening ceremony was Mr. Tsui Siu Ming, Chairman of the Hong Kong Televisioners Association, who pointed out that while Internet technology has accelerated media integration, and the arrival of the digital TV receiver has broken down geographical barriers for TV viewers, there are copyright issues that surround the content provided through these channels. It is therefore necessary to review and expand the legislative purview of statutes regulating cross-media collaboration to ensure effective oversight.

The opening ceremony was followed by the International Forum in the afternoon. With the increasing availability of streamed content, the popularity of on-demand TV programs has been steadily growing, and the collateral impact on ratings has presented a challenge for traditional TV. With “Streaming – Opportunities and Challenges” as its theme, the International Forum brought together representatives of the online TV industry in China, Hong Kong and Korea to dissect the phenomenon and share their experiences. They were: Dr. Jonathan Ding, Chair of the Multiscreen Internet Access Standard Group, Ministry of Industry & Information Technology; Mr. Kim Jin Kwon, CEO of KBS-Media and Director of ICT; Mr. Li Chong, Director, Mango TV OTT Content Operations; Mr. Tang Qingzhi, Director & General Manager of Mei Ah Entertainment Group; Mr. Tin Mok, CEO of International Business, Letv.

As part of last year’s opening ceremony, a special Outstanding Artist Award was introduced to honour Hong Kong actors and actresses who have made substantial contributions in overseas TV markets. The recipients of the award this year were Mr. Ray Lui, Mrs. Cheng Pei Pei, and Ms. Kathy Chau Hoi Mei. This year also saw the addition of the Outstanding Filmmaker Award, which went to Dr. Shi Jianxiang, Chairman of the Shanghai Kuai Lu Investment Group.

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