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The Centre for Content Protection (CCP) has announced the continuation of its Memorandum of Understanding with the Media Development Authority(MDA) of Singapore to engage the digital distribution industry at the Asia Television Forum this December.

At the signing of the MoU, MDA Chief Information Officer Yeo Chun Cheng reiterated the media authority’s goal of establishing Singapore as a regional hub for media services. CCP Managing Director Isa Seow stated that the Centre will conduct the Digital Future Symposium (DFS) Series event on Dec 2. Participants will include content owners, producers, technologists, content security companies, artistes, labels, management companies, agents, studios, songwriters and broadcasters.

Earlier, speaking at an international strategy meeting of the Motion Picture Association Sept 2, Yeo commended the CCP for actively driving fresh perspectives and policy discussions in the field of content protection. Representatives from six major Hollywood motion picture studios were present at the lunch.

DFS Series objectives are:
· To better enable composers to reach out to film and TV industries
· To provide a platform for artistes, producers, technologists, labels, studios, song writers, broadcasters, online distributors, government and vendors to interact
· To map and guide the future business of music
· To encourage new business models, partnerships, and solutions
· To build relationships between Singapore and foreign industries in this field
· To address current and new issues in relation to the music industry and future technology in the field of music
· To discuss government – industry cooperation

The Asia Television Forum is Asia’s leading programming market, where international content sellers meet with Asian buyers and partners to sell, buy and network.

Event : Signing of MoU between Isa Seow, Managing Director, CCP and Yeo Chun Cheng, CIO, Media Development Authority of Singapore. The CCP is to conduct the Digital Future Series Dec 2, themed “The Digital Future of Music.”

About CCP: Established in 2007, the Centre for Content Protection (CCP) is a consortium committed to shaping Asia Pacific’s digital future through innovative technologies that provide secure ways for consumers to enjoy anywhere, anytime access to their favourite movies and television programs.

As a neutral yet authoritative source of information on the latest content platforms and protection measures worldwide, the Centre fosters awareness and cooperation amongst various academic, governmental and industry organizations as well as consumer groups in order to implement best practices and solutions region-wide.

Primary Advisory members are Astro, HBO, Motion Picture Association of America, Nagravision, NDS, ST Microelectronics, Thomson, Verimatrix and Walt Disney Pictures.

Boulder Channel One had a booth set up in the Boulder Hometown Fair this past Labor day weekend. The popular local internet television channel set up its live streaming equipment and hosted three full days of events and activities. Viewers were registered from all over the world including London, Heath Australia, from our troops in Afghanistan and from former Boulderites in NYC, Florida, LA, and San Francisco. Boulder Channel one Host and founder Jann Scott said, “We registered over 40,000 viewers per day and 1561 online chatters. This was un-presented, something like this has never before happened in Boulder, and we were the ones that did it.”

In responding to the idea behind live Internet television, Scott had this to say, “The internet technical marvel of live casting a TV network from a Sony XF-7 Hi definition camera and a laptop from a cricket wireless card brings new meaning to Live Television. That concept is lost not only on old media but on new media too, proven by systems like YouTube, and Vemo are still losing money. Boulder Channel One is the financial model for Channel One Networks. At the local level it beats all of the above in viewership and advertising revenue.”

The live internet TV hosts included: Jann Scott, Gabe Lee, Heather Loser, Erin Smith and Dan Culberson. The show consisted of interviewing local politicians, such as Congressman Jared Polis who held a 30 minute interview with Dan Culberson; Former city councilman Don Mock and Dan Courson. City council candidates Rob Smoke and Seth Brigham appeared on the live show and other candidates who were on vacation wrote in or blogged. Some other events included a pie eating contest, a classic car show, musicians and poets, local acting troops, and performances by popular comedians.

“Some highlights of our live shows were the coverage of zucchini races followed by interviews with children and parents who won; it was touching, heartfelt and fun,” Scott said in response to his on air comment that was made just after a race, “It reminds me of my youth. When we kids learned of the true value of craftsmanship, I mean, you had to grow that zucchini from scratch and then carefully shove giant wheels into its flesh thus creating a monstrous beast of a vehicle that went speeds up to 2.5 miles an hour. Ahh the memories.”

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