2004
Post Event Report
Participants to the Cable Communication Convention 2004
Over 400 participants representing 176 companies (CATV operators, equipment suppliers, TV programs providers, authorities, professional associations)
Participants to the Cable Communication Exhibition 2004
21 TV programs suppliers and their representatives in Romania (AXN, BBC Prime, Discovery Networks Europe, Euronews, Eurosport, Extreme Sports Channel, Fox Kids, Hallmark Channel, HBO Romania, Iko Kabelteve, Inner Consulting Group, Minimax Romania, MTV Networks Europe, National Geographic Channel, Telesport, Televisa Networks, Travel Channel, Turner Broadcasting Systems Europe, TV 5, TV Sport, Zone Vision )
17 equipment suppliers (Canad Systems Telecom, Danlab, Diamond the Fiber Meeting, Kabelkon, Media Concepts & Engineering, Micromedia System, Mondo Plast, Peruvision, Romtek Electronics, Softtel Consulting, Teledatanet, Tehnic B, Telemach Holdings, Teleste, Teletronik, TVK-EQ, Unitech Electronics)
Authorities attending the event (in alphabetical order):
USA Embassy, France Embassy, Romanian Agency for Foreign Investments, National Authority for Consumers Protection, National Communications Regulation Authority, National Control Authority, Chamber of Deputies, National Audiovisual Council, Competition Council, Delegation of European Union in Romania, General Inspectorate for Communications and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Finance, Ministry of Culture, ORDA [Romanian Office for Copyright], Romanian Parliament, Romanian Senate
Main themes approached:
Unauthorized access to cable communication networks
Necessity for infrastructure development
Diversification of the services pack provided by cable providers. Video – date – voce
Television channels offer on the Romanian market
Technology. Solutions and equipments
Conclusions of the Cable Communication Convention 2004
The unauthorized access to the communication networks is the main issue of the cable operators. This phenomenon represents an attempt upon the quality of service, upon the development of the cable companies and upon the state budget, by decreasing the tax basis. The provisions of the new Criminal Code to be enforced in 2005 are extremely clear and shall sanction this sort of offences.
Cable operators in Romania are able to provide advanced and innovative services to their customers, but at the same time an incentive stable regulating framework needs to be created in order to encourage the necessary investments.
At present, several Romanian cable networks can broadcast only 30-35 television channels of over one hundred channels available for broadcasting, of which 50 channels have a Romanian language version. There is pressure upon the cable operators to take over as many channels as possible and this shall be possible together with the modernization of the infrastructure. Although the average price of the subscription is among the lowest in Europe, cable operators have accelerated investments in technology. In the context of a low purchase power, optional programs packs are one of the ways to provide subscribers with services adapted to their needs.
Sponsors of the Cable Communication Convention 2004:
Platinum sponsors: Eurosport, Credo tv
Special sponsors: f+, HBO Romania
Gold sponsors: Hallmark Channel, Discovery
Silver sponsors: Deutsche Welle, Scientific Atlanta& Cisco Systems, TV5, Naţional TV,
Bronze sponsors: Fox Kids, Cartoon Network, Viasat, Televisa, MTV
Website Sponsor: Telemach, Linetron, TV K Lumea
List of participants
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